Fernando Alonso came through from 11th on the grid to take a remarkable home victory in the European Grand Prix in Valencia.
The result made the Ferrari driver the first repeat winner of the incredible 2012 Formula 1 season, and also moved Alonso into the championship lead.
The European Grand Prix, Valencia, Spain
57 laps, 308.883km, Weather: Sunny.
Classified:
Pos Driver Team Time
1. Fernando Alonso Ferrari 1h44:16.449
2. Kimi Raikkonen Lotus-Renault + 6.421
3. Micahel Schumacher Mercedes + 12.639
4. Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault + 13.628
5. Nico Hulkenberg Force India-Mercedes + 19.993
6. Nico Rosberg Mercedes + 21.176
7. Paul Di Resta Force India-Mercedes + 22.866
8. Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes + 24.653
9. Sergio Perez Sauber-Ferrari + 27.777
10. Pastor Maldonado Williams-Renault + 34.653
11. Bruno Senna Williams-Renault + 35.961
12. Daniel Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 37.041
13. Vitaly Petrov Caterham-Renault + 1:15.871
14. Heikki Kovalainen Caterham-Renault + 1:34.654
15. Charles Pic Marussia-Cosworth + 1:36.551
16. Felipe Massa Ferrari + 1 lap
17. Pedro De la Rosa HRT-Cosworth + 1 lap
18. Narain Karthikeyan HRT-Cosworth + 1 lap
19. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes + 2 laps
Fastest lap: Nico Rosberg - 1:42.163
Not classified/retirements:
Driver Team On lap
Romain Grosjean Lotus-Renault 41
Sebastian Vettel Red Bull-Renault 34
Kamui Kobayashi Sauber-Ferrari 34
Jean-Eric Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari 27
Timo Glock Marussia-Cosworth 1
After 8 races:
Drivers: Constructors:
1. F.Alonso 111 1. Red Bull-Renault 176
2. M.Webber 91 2. McLaren-Mercedes 137
3. L.Hamilton 88 3. Lotus-Renault 126
4. S.Vettel 85 4. Ferrari 122
5. N.Rosberg 75 5. Mercedes 92
6. K.Raikkonen 73 6. Sauber-Ferrari 60
7. R.Grosjean 53 7. Williams-Renault 45
8. J.Button 49 8. Force India-Mercedes 44
9. S.Perez 39 9. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 6
10. P.Maldonado 30
11. P.Di Resta 27
12. K.Kobayashi 21
13. N.Hulkenberg 17
14. M.Schumacher 17
15. B.Senna 15
16. F.Massa 11
17. J.Vergne 4
18. D.Ricciardo 2
