Bahrain Grand Prix: Fernando Alonso leads one-two for dominant Ferrari

Date published : 14 Mar 2010 - 13:57:28

Felipe Massa, in his first race back since the horrific crash which ended his 2009 season, completed a Ferrari one-two to round off a superb weekend for the pre-season favourites. Lewis Hamilton was third for McLaren after catching pole-sitter Sebastian Vettel, who lost power in his Red Bull Racing car after holding off the Ferrari's until the 25th lap.  Related ArticlesBahrain Grand Prix actionAlonso hails 'special day' for FerrariDavid Coulthard's guide to BahrainJenson Button serene in midst of F1 phoney warSchumacher's return overshadows Bahrain GPF1 2010: Bahrain Grand Prix circuit guideMichael Schumacher, in his first race back, finished sixth, one place behind his new Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg. World champion Jenson Button, after a fairly disappointing weekend, finished in seventh. Alonso's win was his first since and first since the Japanese Grand Prix of 2008, and he finished the race in complete control, 16 seconds clear of Massa. It was also Ferrari's first one-two since the French Grand Prix in July the same year, underlining how poorly they performed during 2009. Bahrain Grand Prix 2010 1. Fernando Alonso (ESP) Ferrari 1hr 39min 20.396sec 2. Felipe Massa (BRA) Ferrari at 16.099s 3. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren 23.182 4. Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull 38.7995. Nico Rosberg (GER) Mercedes GP 40.2136. Michael Schumacher (GER) Mercedes GP 44.1637. Jenson Button (GBR) McLaren 45.2808. Mark Webber (AUS) Red Bull 46.3609. Vitantonio Liuzzi (ITA) Force India 53.00810. Rubens Barrichello (BRA) Williams F1 1:02.48911. Robert Kubica (POL) Renault 1:09.09312. Adrian Sutil (GER) Force India 1:22.95813. Jaime Alguersuari (ESP) Toro Rosso 1:32.65614. Nico Hulkenberg (GER) Williams F1 1 lap15. Heikki Kovalainen (FIN) Lotus 2 laps16. Jarno Trulli (ITA) Lotus 3 laps17. Sebastien Buemi (SUI) Toro Rosso 4 laps