Vettel untouchable, Grosjean excellent second!

At the end of a race led from start to finish (with the exception of the pit stops. Ed.), the German Sebastian Vettel won his thirty-eighth career victory, his eleventh of the season and his eighth in a row. A record in Formula 1 !

As usual since the Indian Grand Prix, Vettel celebrated his victory with a new donut. The young 26-year-old German, who now has more victories than second or third places, did not fail to thank his team by radio once he crossed the line.

“We have to remember these days, it may not last forever. I love you, you are a great team. »

Vettel, who started from pole position, took the best start in front Grosjean et Hamilton. Webber started second on the dirty side of the track and dropped to fourth at the first turn.

The race was marked by the entry of the safety car on the track for four laps following Adrian Sutil's accident on the first lap. At the restart, Vettel took the best start ahead of Grosjean, Hamilton and Webber.

On the thirteenth lap, Mark Webber managed to get rid of Lewis Hamilton to begin a long comeback on Frenchman Romain Grosjean. The Australian finally failed just over two seconds behind the Lotus driver. Behind, Hamilton managed to maintain his fourth position ahead Alonso et Hulkenberg. In the final laps, the German came back into the Spaniard's exhausts without being able to overtake him.

Pérez, who will leave the team McLaren at the end of this season, scores points for the third consecutive time and is ahead of the rookie Valtteri Bottas. The Finn scores his first career points and consolidates the team's ninth place Williams in the manufacturer's classification. Nico Rosberg saves two points with a view to the championship and is ahead of Jenson Button, who had a success this weekend, who got rid of Daniel Ricciardo in the 56th and final lap.

Sebastian Vettel therefore celebrated his thirty-eighth career victory ahead of Romain Grosjean, who equals his best career result.

Race results:

1. Vettel Red Bull-Renault 1:39:17:148
2. Grosjean Lotus-Renault + 6.2
3. Webber Red Bull-Renault + 8.3
4.Hamilton Mercedes + 27.3
5. Alonso Ferrari + 29.5
6. Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari + 30.4
7. Perez McLaren-Mercedes + 46.6
8. Bottas Williams-Renault + 54.5
9. Rosberg Mercedes + 59.1
10. Button McLaren-Mercedes + 1:17.2
11. Ricciardo Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1:21.0
12. Vergne Toro Rosso-Ferrari + 1:24.5
13. Massa Ferrari + 1:26.9
14. Gutierrez Sauber-Ferrari + 1:31.7
15. Kovalainen Lotus-Renault + 1:35.0
16. Di Resta Force India-Mercedes + 1:36.8
17. Maldonado Williams-Renault + 1 lap
18. Bianchi Marussia-Cosworth + 1 lap
19. van der Garde Caterham-Renault + 1 lap
20. Pic Caterham-Renault + 1 lap
21. Chilton Marussia-Cosworth + 1 lap

Best lap: Vettel, 1:39.856