Formula 1: Alonso puts in two-place recovery
In the fourth race of the Formula 1 World Championship, Ferrari put in a better performance than it had the day before during the timed practice session. Fernando Alonso finished in seventh place for Ferrari in the Bahrain Grand Prix, having started the race from position number nine. His teammate Felipe Massa worked his way up from 14th place to finish in ninth position. Both of their Ferraris are fitted with dampers made by ZF Friedrichshafen AG. Two other teams, Sauber-Ferrari and Toro Rosso-Ferrari, likewise place their trust in ZF’s dampers.
Alonso is currently ranked fifth in the World Championship drivers’ standings. Ferrari occupies fourth place in the constructors’ standings.
Results, GP Bahrain (BHR), 4th round, FIA Formula 1 World Championship, 20–22 April 2012:
1. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, 1h 35m 10.990s
2. Kimi Räikkönen, Lotus-Renault, + 3.333s
3. Romain Grosjean, Lotus-Renault, + 10.194s
4. Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault, + 38.788s
5. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, + 55.460s
6. Paul Di Resta, Force India-Mercedes, + 57.553s
7. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, + 57.803s, ZF
8. Lewis Hamilton, McLaren-Mercedes, + 58.984s
9. Felipe Massa, Ferrari, + 1m 4.999s, ZF
10. Michael Schumacher, Mercedes, + 1m 11.490s
Drivers’ standings:
1. S. Vettel, 53 points; 2. L. Hamilton, 49; 3. M. Webber, 48; 4. J. Button, 43; 5. F. Alonso, 43; 6. N. Rosberg, 35; 7. K. Räikkönen, 34; 8. R. Grosjean, 23; 9. S. Pérez, 22; 10. P. Di Resta, 15.
Constructors’ standings:
1. Red Bull-Renault, 101 points; 2. McLaren-Mercedes, 92; 3. Lotus-Renault, 57; 4. Ferrari, 45; 5. Mercedes, 37; 6. Sauber-Ferrari, 31; 7. Williams-Renault, 18; 8. Force India-Mercedes, 17; 9. Toro Rosso-Ferrari, 6.
Results, Bahrain (BHR), 1st round, Supercup, 20–22 April 2012:
1. René Rast, Porsche, 21m 6.673m ZF
2. Sean Edwards, Porsche, + 2.496s ZF
3. Norbert Siedler, Porsche, + 4.332s ZF
4. Michael Ammermüller, Porsche, + 9.045s ZF
5. Christian Engelhart, Porsche, + 11.319s ZF
6. Sebastiaan Bleekemolen, Porsche, + 14.016s ZF
7. Nicki Thiim, Porsche, + 19.669s ZF
8. Kuba Giermaziak, Porsche, + 22.370s ZF
9. Kévin Estre, Porsche, + 23.001s ZF
10. Patryk Szczerbinski, Porsche, + 24.234s ZF
Results, Bahrain (BHR), 2nd round, Supercup, 20–22 April 2012:
1. Norbert Siedler, Porsche, 20m 55.702s ZF
2. Christian Engelhart, Porsche, + 0.654s ZF
3. René Rast, Porsche, + 8.086s ZF
4. Kévin Estre, Porsche, + 10.693s ZF
5. Kuba Giermaziak, Porsche, + 10.880s ZF
6. Nicki Thiim, Porsche, + 14.527s ZF
7. Renger van der Zande, Porsche, + 17.654s ZF
8. Sebastiaan Bleekemolen, Porsche, + 18.124s ZF
9. Patryk Szczerbinski, Porsche, + 26.315s ZF
10. Stefan Rosina, Porsche, + 30.063s ZF
Drivers’ standings:
1. N. Siedler, 40 points; 2. R. Rast, 36; 3. C. Engelhardt, 30; 4. S. Edwards, 21; 5. K. Estre, 21; 6. K. Giermaziak, 20; 7. N. Thiim, 19; 8. S. Bleekemolen, 18; 9. M. Ammermüller, 16; 10. R. van der Zande, 14.
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