Vettel Wins Indian Grand Prix

Sebastian Vettel has won the inaugural Indian Grand Prix with Jenson Button and Fernando Alonso in second and third. Vettel described his car as “perfectly balanced” taking the machine to his eleventh victory of the season. Michael Schumacher had a good race improving on his grid position at 11 to make it to fifth place.

Lewis Hamilton had yet another collision, this time with Felipe Massa. Hamilton made a pass up the inside of a corner when Massa turned in. The stewards gave Massa a drive through penalty and both drivers were clearly angry with one another in the post-race interviews. Hamilton finished seventh while Massa later retired with damaged suspension in an unrelated incident. The crash follows a series of collisions between the two both on and off the track.

Results

Pos Driver Team Time/Retired Points
1 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:30:35.002 25
2 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes +8.4 secs 18
3 Fernando Alonso Ferrari +24.3 secs 15
4 Mark Webber RBR-Renault +25.5 secs 12
5 Michael Schumacher Mercedes +65.4 secs 10
6 Nico Rosberg Mercedes +66.8 secs 8
7 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes +84.1 secs 6
8 Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari +1 Lap 4
9 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes +1 Lap 2
10 Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari +1 Lap 1
11 Vitaly Petrov Renault +1 Lap
12 Bruno Senna Renault +1 Lap
13 Paul di Resta Force India-Mercedes +1 Lap
14 Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Renault +2 Laps
15 Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth +2 Laps
16 Jerome d’Ambrosio Virgin-Cosworth +3 Laps
17 Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth +3 Laps
18 Daniel Ricciardo HRT-Cosworth +3 Laps
19 Jarno Trulli Lotus-Renault +5 Laps
Ret Felipe Massa Ferrari Suspension
Ret Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari Technical
Ret Pastor Maldonado Williams-Cosworth Gearbox
Ret Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth Accident damage
Ret Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari Accident damage

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