Brazil: Webber posts first win of season

After breaking the record for total pole positions in a single season on Saturday, Sebastian Vettel had a twelfth win of 2011 in his sights. But the Red Bull driver was to be ultimately thwarted by a gearbox problem. Victory in the Brazilian Grand Prix went instead to team-mate Mark Webber ahead of Vettel and Jenson Button.

The pole sitter defended his position to perfection at the start and entered the first corner well clear of Webber and Button. Alonso nailed Hamilton off the line as both Mercedes GP drivers dropped back by one position. Rosberg was in eighth place, Schumacher was eleventh, but the record championship winner reclaimed his tenth position from Paul di Resta on Lap 2.