Vettel wins thrilling Spanish GP

May 22, 2011 07:19 pm | Updated 07:19 pm IST - Barcelona

Red Bull's Sebastien Vettel came home in first place to win a thrilling Spanish GP on Sunday.

Red Bull's Sebastien Vettel came home in first place to win a thrilling Spanish GP on Sunday.

World champion Sebastian Vettel in a Red Bull on Sunday won the Spanish Grand Prix from McLaren’s Lewis Hamilton.

Hamilton’s team-mate Jenson Button made the most of a three-stop strategy to finish third ahead of Red Bull’s Mark Webber, who started from pole.

Vettel’s fourth victory from five season races so far, sees him extend his lead at the top of the standings to 41 points. The German is on 118 points, while Hamilton is on 77.

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