With Sebastian Vettel back on form for the European Grand Prix, and McLaren struggling for pace, it fell to Ferrari to challenge Red Bull for the win. Fernando Alonso put on a good show for his home fans, but ultimately the victory was Vettel’s for the taking. Alguersuari finished in the top ten, making the best of a two-stop strategy, whilst an extra pit stop for Schumacher for a new nose saw him way down the order.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Stops |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | 1:39:36.169 | 3 |
| 2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | +10.8 | 3 |
| 3 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | +27.2 | 3 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | +46.1 | 3 |
| 5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | +51.7 | 3 |
| 6 | Jenson Button | McLaren | +60.0 | 3 |
| 7 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | +98.0 | 3 |
| 8 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 9 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 10 | Nick Heidfeld | Renault | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 11 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | +1 Lap | 1 |
| 12 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 13 | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 15 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 16 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | +1 Lap | 2 |
| 17 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 18 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | +1 Lap | 3 |
| 19 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | +2 Laps | 3 |
| 20 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 21 | Timo Glock | Virgin | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 22 | Jérôme D’Ambrosio | Virgin | +2 Laps | 2 |
| 23 | Tonio Liuzzi | HRT | +3 Laps | 3 |
| 24 | Narain Karthikeyan | HRT | +3 Laps | 3 |