Formula 1: Fernando Alonso takes second place
Ferrari driver Fernando Alonso clinched second place with a fighting performance during the German Grand Prix at the Nürburgring. It was the third consecutive podium finish for the Spaniard whose race car uses ZF Sachs Race Engineering dampers. Team mate Felipe Massa, who also relies on dampers from Schweinfurt in his Ferrari, was fifth in the Eifel. A slower pit stop than defending champion Sebastian Vettel saw the Brazilian lose fourth position on the last lap.
Sauber driver Kamui Kobayashi collected points for the seventh time in ten races this season after finishing ninth. The Japanese’s race car is also equipped with ZF Sachs dampers.
Result German Grand Prix (D), FIA Formula 1 World Championship, round 10, 22.07-24.07.2011:
1. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes, 1h 37m 30.334s
2. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, + 3.980s, ZF Sachs
3. Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault, + 9.788s
4. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, + 47.921
5. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, + 52.252s, ZF Sachs
6. Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes, + 1m 26.208s
7. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, - 1 lap
8. Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, - 1 lap
9. Kamui Kobayashi, Sauber-Ferrari, - 1 lap, ZF Sachs
10. Vitaly Petrov, Renault, - 1 lap
Drivers’ World Championship standings:
1. S. Vettel, 216 points; 2. M. Webber, 139; 3. L. Hamilton, 134; 4. F. Alonso, 130; 5. J. Button, 109; 6. F. Massa, 62; 7. N. Rosberg, 46; 8. N. Heidfeld, 34; 9. V. Petrov and M. Schumacher, each 32.
Manufacturers’ World Championship standings:
1. Red Bull-Renault, 355 points; 2. McLaren-Mercedes, 243; 3. Ferrari, 192; 4. Mercedes, 78; 5. Renault, 66; 6. Sauber-Ferrari, 35; 7. Force India-Mercedes, 20; 8. Toro Rosso-Ferrari, 17; 9. Williams-Cosworth, 4.
Other results:
Result Nürburgring (D), Supercup, round 6, 22.07-24.07.2011:
1. René Rast, Porsche, 30m 00.552s, ZF Sachs
2. Kuba Giermaziak, Porsche, + 1.001s, ZF Sachs
3. Sean Edwards, Porsche, + 5.288s, ZF Sachs
4. Norbert Siedler, Porsche, + 8.042s, ZF Sachs
5. Stefan Rosina, Porsche, + 8.628s, ZF Sachs
6. Jeroen Bleekemolen, Porsche, + 9.964s, ZF Sachs
7. Patrick Huisman, Porsche, + 10.411s, ZF Sachs
8. Christian Engelhart, Porsche, + 12.873s, ZF Sachs
9. Christian Menzel, Porsche, + 18.517s, ZF Sachs
10. William Langhorne, Porsche, + 27.945s, ZF Sachs
Drivers’ Championship standings:
1. R. Rast, 105 points; 2. S. Edwards, 90; 3. N. Siedler, 83; 4. N. Tandy, 73; 5. K. Giermaziak, 70; 6. J. Bleekemolen, 68; 7. C. Engelhart, 61; 8. K. Estre, 50; 9. S. Rosina, 46; 10. P. Huisman, 45