Fernando Alonso has won the German Grand Prix at Hockenheim, taking his 3rd win of the season and extending his championship lead.
Sebastian Vettel managed to battle Jenson Button towards the very end of the race, as Button looked to seal the deal in 2nd place, before the German made a move on the outside of the hairpin, a move that could be controversial, as Vettel passed Button outside the track. This is under investigation. Still, for now the results stands, as Kimi Raikkonen made it 4th for Lotus, Kamui Kobayashi and Sergio Perez finished 5th and 6th, with Michael Schumacher 7th, Mark Webber 8th, Nico Hulkenberg 9th and Paul di Resta 10th.
Paul di Resta just missed the points in 11th, and behind him is another lacklustre performance from Felipe Massa for 12th. 13th is Daniel Ricciardo, then Jean-Eric Vergne, Pastor Maldonado, Vitaly Petrov, Bruno Senna, Romain Grosjean, Heikki Kovalainen, Charles pic, Pedro de la Rosa, Timo Glock and Nrain Karthikeyan. Lewis Hamilton retured on lap 56.
| Pos. | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |  Fernando Alonso |
Ferrari | 1:31:05.862 |
| 2. | Sebastian Vettel |
Red Bull | +3.732 |
| 3. | Jenson Button |
McLaren | +6.949 |
| 4. | Kimi Räikkönen |
Lotus | +16.409 |
| 5. | Kamui Kobayashi |
Sauber | +21.925 |
| 6. | Sergio Perez |
Sauber | +27.896 |
| 7. | Michael Schumacher |
Mercedes | +28.970 |
| 8. | Mark Webber |
Red Bull | +46.491 |
| 9. | Nico Hülkenberg |
Force India | +48.162 |
| 10. | Nico Rosberg |
Mercedes | +48.889 |
| 11. | Paul di Resta |
Force India | +59.227 |
| 12. | Felipe Massa |
Ferrari | +1:11.428 |
| 13. | Daniel Ricciardo |
Toro Rosso | +1:16.829 |
| 14. | Jean-Eric Vergne |
Toro Rosso | +1:16.965 |
| 15. | Pastor Maldonado |
Williams | +1 Lap |
| 16. | Vitaly Petrov |
Caterham | +1 Lap |
| 17. | Bruno Senna |
Williams | +1 Lap |
| 18. | Romain Grosjean |
Lotus | +1 Lap |
| 19. | Heikki Kovalainen |
Caterham | +2 Laps |
| 20. | Charles Pic |
Marussia | +2 Laps |
| 21. | Pedro de la Rosa |
HRT | +3 Laps |
| 22. | Timo Glock |
Marussia | +3 Laps |
| 23. | Narain Karthikeyan |
HRT | +3 Laps |
| Did not finish | |||
| 24. | Lewis Hamilton |
McLaren | +11 Laps |
More to come on results and the investigation. Stay tuned!
