Fernando Alonso wins Bahrain Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso and Ferrari fellow driver Felipe Massa notched a one-two finish for the Italian constructor.

The Spaniard took 34 laps to get in front of early leader Sebastian Vettel, and from there onwards never looked back.

Alonso was quoted, “It’s a very special day for me. But this is more special with Ferrari, with the history behind the team and the expectation a driver has with Ferrari. I am in the best team in the world.”

Lewis Hamilton was third for McLaren, while the returning seven-time World Champion Michael Schumacher finished a credible sixth.

Bahrain GP Sun. Race (14 Mar 2010)

1. Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) 49 laps [1:39:20.396] 25 pts
2. Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 49 laps [+16.0 secs] 18 pts
3. Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) 49 laps [+23.1 secs] 15 pts
4. Sebastian Vettel (RBR-Renault) 49 laps [+38.7 secs] 12 pts
5. Nico Rosberg (Mercedes Benz GP Ltd) 49 laps [+40.2 secs] 10 pts
6. Michael Schumacher (Mercedes Benz GP Ltd) 49 laps [+44.1 secs] 8 pts
7. Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) 49 laps [+45.2 secs] 6 pts
8. Mark Webber (RBR-Renault) 49 laps [+46.3 secs] 4 pts
9. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India-Mercedes) 49 laps [+53.0 secs] 2 pts
10. Rubens Barrichello (Williams-Cosworth) 49 laps [+62.4 secs] 1 pts
11. Robert Kubica (Renault) 49 laps [+69.0 secs]
12. Adrian Sutil (Force India-Mercedes) 49 laps [+82.9 secs]
13. Jaime Alguersuari (STR-Ferrari) 49 laps [+92.6 secs]
14. Nico Hulkenberg (Williams-Cosworth) 48 laps [+1 Lap]
15. Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus-Cosworth) 47 laps [+2 Laps]
16. Sebastien Buemi (STR-Ferrari) 46 laps [+3 Laps]
17. Jarno Trulli (Lotus-Cosworth) 46 laps [+3 Laps]
18. Pedro de la Rosa (BMW Sauber-Ferrari) 28 laps [Hydraulics] Retired
19. Bruno Senna (HRT-Cosworth) 17 laps [+32 Laps] Retired
20. Timo Glock (Virgin-Cosworth) 16 laps [+33 Laps] Retired
21. Vitaly Petrov (Renault) 13 laps [+36 Laps] Retired
22. Kamui Kobayashi (BMW Sauber-Ferrari) 11 laps [Hydraulics] Retired
23. Lucas di Grassi (Virgin-Cosworth) 2 laps [+47 Laps] Retired
24. Karun Chandhok (HRT-Cosworth) 1 laps [+48 Laps] Retired

Drivers Points

1. Fernando Alonso (Spanish) Ferrari / 25pts
2. Felipe Massa (Brazilian) Ferrari / 18pts
3. Lewis Hamilton (British) McLaren-Mercedes / 15pts
4. Sebastian Vettel (German) RBR-Renault / 12pts
5. Nico Rosberg (German) Mercedes Benz GP Ltd / 10pts
6. Michael Schumacher (German) Mercedes Benz GP Ltd / 8pts
7. Jenson Button (British) McLaren-Mercedes / 6pts
8. Mark Webber (Australian) RBR-Renault / 4pts
9. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Italian) Force India-Mercedes / 2pts
10. Rubens Barrichello (Brazilian) Williams-Cosworth / 1pts
11. Robert Kubica (Polish) Renault / 0pts
12. Adrian Sutil (German) Force India-Mercedes / 0pts
13. Jaime Alguersuari (Spanish) STR-Ferrari / 0pts
14. Nico Hulkenberg (German) Williams-Cosworth / 0pts
15. Heikki Kovalainen (Finnish) Lotus-Cosworth / 0pts
16. Sebastien Buemi (Swiss) STR-Ferrari / 0pts
17. Jarno Trulli (Italian) Lotus-Cosworth / 0pts
18. Pedro de la Rosa (Spanish) BMW Sauber-Ferrari / 0pts
19. Bruno Senna (Brazilian) HRT-Cosworth / 0pts
20. Timo Glock (German) Virgin-Cosworth / 0pts
21. Vitaly Petrov (Russian) Renault / 0pts
22. Kamui Kobayashi (Japanese) BMW Sauber-Ferrari / 0pts
23. Lucas di Grassi (Brazilian) Virgin-Cosworth / 0pts
24. Karun Chandhok (Indian) HRT-Cosworth / 0pts

Constructor Points

1. Ferrari 43pts
2. McLaren-Mercedes 21pts
3. Mercedes Benz GP Ltd 18pts
4. RBR-Renault 16pts
5. Force India-Mercedes 2pts
6. Williams-Cosworth 1pts
7. Renault 0pts
8. STR-Ferrari 0pts
9. Lotus-Cosworth 0pts
10. BMW Sauber-Ferrari 0pts
11. HRT-Cosworth 0pts
12. Virgin-Cosworth 0pts