Sebastian Vettel’s hard-fought pole position was squandered on the very first lap, with an uncharacteristic retirement from Red Bull. That allowed McLaren to take the top spot with a much-needed boost for Lewis Hamilton. Further back, there was a mixture of strategies going on, with Webber waiting until the last lap to pit, and Paul di Resta opting for a one stop strategy. There were three retirements alongside Vettel, but no major crashes along the way.
Position | Driver | Team | Time | Stops |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1:37:11.886 | 2 |
2 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | +8.4 | 2 |
3 | Jenson Button | McLaren | +25.8 | 2 |
4 | Mark Webber | Red Bull | +35.7 | 3 |
5 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | +50.5 | 2 |
6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | +52.3 | 2 |
7 | Michael Schumacher | Mercedes | +75.9 | 2 |
8 | Adrian Sutil | Force India | +77.1 | 2 |
9 | Paul di Resta | Force India | +101.0 | 1 |
10 | Kamui Kobayashi | Sauber | +1 Lap | 2 |
11 | Sergio Pérez | Sauber | +1 Lap | 2 |
12 | Rubens Barrichello | Williams | +1 Lap | 2 |
13 | Vitaly Petrov | Renault | +1 Lap | 2 |
14 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams | +1 Lap | 2 |
15 | Jaime Alguersuari | Toro Rosso | +1 Lap | 2 |
16 | Bruno Senna | Renault | +1 Lap | 3 |
17 | Heikki Kovalainen | Lotus | +1 Lap | 2 |
18 | Jarno Trulli | Lotus | +2 Laps | 2 |
19 | Timo Glock | Virgin | +2 Laps | 2 |
20 | Tonio Liuzzi | HRT | +2 Laps | 1 |
DNF | Daniel Ricciardo | HRT | Lap 52 | 2 |
DNF | Sébastien Buemi | Toro Rosso | Lap 22 | 1 |
DNF | Jérôme D’Ambrosio | Virgin | Lap 21 | 1 |
DNF | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull | Lap 2 | 1 |