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Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull) completed a perfect weekend with a fourth consecutive win, at the Buddh circuit near New Delhi in India.
Title rival Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) made it through from fifth on the grid to pick up second position in the race, therefore limiting the extent of Vettel's lead. The German's teammate Mark Webber lost second position to Alonso because of KERS problems during his last stint.
McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button made the most of their machines, coming in fourth and fifth positions respectively. The two Brits each experienced tire problems which hindered their race speed. Nonetheless, Button did well in raw pace, posting the fastest lap of the race.
Felipe Massa (Ferrari) finished where he started, in sixth position. He had to race pretty much the entire time with Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus stuck to his gearbox. The Finn crossed the finish line not even a second behind his former Ferrari teammate.
Nico Hulkenberg (Force India) had another strong performance that allowed him to pick up some more points, in eighth. Romain Grosjean (Lotus), ninth, too finished in a points scoring position. He did well to avoid his usual first lap drama. Bruno Senna (Williams) capped off an impressive weekend by coming in tenth. Racing with his head, the Brazilian made some nifty passes.
HRT's Pedro de la Rosa (brakes issues), Sauber's Sergio Pérez (puncture) and Mercedes' Michael Schumacher (puncture) were the only non-classified drivers.
Race results* - Indian Grand Prix (Buddh circuit)
1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB8-Renault) - 60 laps 1.31'10"744
2 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F2012) - 9"437
3 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB8-Renault) - 13"217
4 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) - 13"909
5 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) - 26"266
6 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F2012) - 44"647
7 - Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus E20-Renault) - 45"227
8 - Nico Hulkenberg (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) - 54"998
9 - Romain Grosjean (Lotus E20-Renault) - 56"103
10 - Bruno Senna (Williams FW34-Renault) - 1'14"975
11 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes MGP W03) - 1'21"694
12 - Paul Di Resta (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) - 1'22"815
13 - Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) - 1'26"064
14 - Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber C31-Ferrari) - 1'26"495
15 - Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) - 1 lap
16 - Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW34-Renault) - 1 lap
17 - Vitaly Petrov (Caterham CT01-Renault) - 1 lap
18 - Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham CT01-Renault) - 1 lap
19 - Charles Pic (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) - 1 lap
20 - Timo Glock (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) - 2 laps
21 - Narain Karthikeyan (HRT F112-Cosworth) - 2 laps
Fastest lap of the race: Jenson Button (1'28"203)
Retirements
Lap 21 - Sergio Perez
Lap 41 - Pedro De La Rosa
Lap 55 - Michael Schumacher
Drivers' championship
1.Vettel 240; 2.Alonso 227; 3.Raikkonen 173; 4.Webber 167; 5.Hamilton 165; 6.Button 141; 7.Rosberg 93; 8.Grosjean 90; 9.Massa 89; 10.Perez 66; 11.Kobayashi 50; 12.Hulkenberg 49; 13.Di Resta 44; 14.Schumacher 43; 15.Maldonado 33; 16.Senna 26; 17.Vergne 12; 18.Ricciardo 9.
Constructors' championship
1.Red Bull-Renault 407; 2.Ferrari 316; 3.McLaren-Mercedes 306; 4.Lotus-Renault 263; 5.Mercedes 136; 6.Sauber-Ferrari 116; 7.Force India-Mercedes 93; 8.Williams-Renault 59; 9.Toro Rosso-Ferrari 21.
*Unofficial results
Title rival Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) made it through from fifth on the grid to pick up second position in the race, therefore limiting the extent of Vettel's lead. The German's teammate Mark Webber lost second position to Alonso because of KERS problems during his last stint.
McLaren drivers Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button made the most of their machines, coming in fourth and fifth positions respectively. The two Brits each experienced tire problems which hindered their race speed. Nonetheless, Button did well in raw pace, posting the fastest lap of the race.
Felipe Massa (Ferrari) finished where he started, in sixth position. He had to race pretty much the entire time with Kimi Raikkonen's Lotus stuck to his gearbox. The Finn crossed the finish line not even a second behind his former Ferrari teammate.
Nico Hulkenberg (Force India) had another strong performance that allowed him to pick up some more points, in eighth. Romain Grosjean (Lotus), ninth, too finished in a points scoring position. He did well to avoid his usual first lap drama. Bruno Senna (Williams) capped off an impressive weekend by coming in tenth. Racing with his head, the Brazilian made some nifty passes.
HRT's Pedro de la Rosa (brakes issues), Sauber's Sergio Pérez (puncture) and Mercedes' Michael Schumacher (puncture) were the only non-classified drivers.
Race results* - Indian Grand Prix (Buddh circuit)
1 - Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull RB8-Renault) - 60 laps 1.31'10"744
2 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F2012) - 9"437
3 - Mark Webber (Red Bull RB8-Renault) - 13"217
4 - Lewis Hamilton (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) - 13"909
5 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/27-Mercedes) - 26"266
6 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F2012) - 44"647
7 - Kimi Raikkonen (Lotus E20-Renault) - 45"227
8 - Nico Hulkenberg (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) - 54"998
9 - Romain Grosjean (Lotus E20-Renault) - 56"103
10 - Bruno Senna (Williams FW34-Renault) - 1'14"975
11 - Nico Rosberg (Mercedes MGP W03) - 1'21"694
12 - Paul Di Resta (Force India VJM05-Mercedes) - 1'22"815
13 - Daniel Ricciardo (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) - 1'26"064
14 - Kamui Kobayashi (Sauber C31-Ferrari) - 1'26"495
15 - Jean-Eric Vergne (Toro Rosso STR7-Ferrari) - 1 lap
16 - Pastor Maldonado (Williams FW34-Renault) - 1 lap
17 - Vitaly Petrov (Caterham CT01-Renault) - 1 lap
18 - Heikki Kovalainen (Caterham CT01-Renault) - 1 lap
19 - Charles Pic (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) - 1 lap
20 - Timo Glock (Marussia MR01-Cosworth) - 2 laps
21 - Narain Karthikeyan (HRT F112-Cosworth) - 2 laps
Fastest lap of the race: Jenson Button (1'28"203)
Retirements
Lap 21 - Sergio Perez
Lap 41 - Pedro De La Rosa
Lap 55 - Michael Schumacher
Drivers' championship
1.Vettel 240; 2.Alonso 227; 3.Raikkonen 173; 4.Webber 167; 5.Hamilton 165; 6.Button 141; 7.Rosberg 93; 8.Grosjean 90; 9.Massa 89; 10.Perez 66; 11.Kobayashi 50; 12.Hulkenberg 49; 13.Di Resta 44; 14.Schumacher 43; 15.Maldonado 33; 16.Senna 26; 17.Vergne 12; 18.Ricciardo 9.
Constructors' championship
1.Red Bull-Renault 407; 2.Ferrari 316; 3.McLaren-Mercedes 306; 4.Lotus-Renault 263; 5.Mercedes 136; 6.Sauber-Ferrari 116; 7.Force India-Mercedes 93; 8.Williams-Renault 59; 9.Toro Rosso-Ferrari 21.
*Unofficial results