Alonso wins from pole in German Grand Prix 2012

Alonso wins from Pole in German Grand Prix 2102

In a close race, Alonso kept his composure and won despite being challenged at one point by Jenson Button.

In the opening lap, Sebastian Vettel was challenged by Michael Schumacher. However, Alonso and Vettel quickly pulled away and Schumacher appeared to be driving a lone race at No. 3 till Jenson Button appeared in the scene and overtook him. Michael Schumacher used a three stop strategy and finished at 7th position. He posted the fastest lap times at the end after changing into soft tires, however he despite being on the tail of Sergio Perez finished at No. 3.

Sebastian Vettel controversially overtook Jenson Button "off the race track". McLaren team was heard on the radio saying "FIA is away". However, Vettel's overtaking is being investigated by FIA and the result of the investigation will be known later.

India's Narain Karthikeyan finished 23rd. Lewis Hamilton of McLaren etired. With Alonso winning the German Grand Prix, he retains the lead in the drivers championship.

Position	Name	Team
1	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
2	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull
3	Jenson Button	McLaren
4	Kimi Raikkonen	Lotus
5	Kamui Kobayashi	sauber
6	Sergio Perez	Sauber
7	Michael Schumacher	Mercedes
8	Mark Webber	Red Bull
9	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India
10	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
11	Paul di Resta	Force India
12	Felipe Massa	Ferrari
13	Daniel Ricciardo	Toro Rosso
14	Jean-Eric Vergne	Toro Rosso
15	Pastor Maldonado	Williams
16	Vitaly Petrov	Caterham
17	Bruno Senna	Williams
18	Romain Grosjean	Lotus
19	Heikki Kovalainen	Caterham
20	Charles Pic	Marussia
21	Pedro de la Rosa	HRT
22	Timo Glock	Marussia
23	Narain Karthikeyan	HRT
RET	Lewis Hamilton