The German driver Nico Rosberg (Mercedes) today won the thirteenth China Grand Prix Formula One third round of the World 2016, which further consolidated its leadership of the championship, It followed on the podium, after a tough battle, Sebastian Vettel (Ferrari) and Daniil Kvyat (Red Bull).
The Spanish Fernando Alonso (McLaren), who had gone in tenth place on his return to competition since his accident last month in the first race of the season in Australia , eventually finished twelfth.
His countryman Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso), meanwhile, finished ninth, while Brazilian Felipe Massa (Williams) was the fastest in Latin America and finished sixth after a flawless defense of his position despite the insistent pressure of Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes ), seventh.
Rosberg gave the 56 laps of the Chinese circuit, 5,451 meters (which has a total of 305.256 kilometers) in a time of 1 hour, xx minutes xxx xxx seconds and milliseconds.
After positions Vettel and Kvyat on the podium today scored pilots, in this order, Daniele Ricciardo (Red Bull), Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari), Felipe Massa (Williams), Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Max Verstappen (Toro Rosso ), Carlos Sainz (Toro Rosso) and Valtteri Bottas (Williams).
Today's victory strengthens the position as leader of the classification for Rosberg, who left his first "pole" of 2016 without losing the advantage which became more than half minute- throughout the race, as he unleashed a spectacular battle in all positions of points, and even beyond, behind him.
The German, back to the Chinese circuit where the first "pole" achieved in 2012 and the first victory of his career in Formula 1, and amount to 25 today a total of 75 points after achieving perfect record signing three wins consecutive in the first three Grands Prix championship (Australia, Bahrain, China).
The next and fourth round of the World Formula One Grand Prix will be Russian, to be held in Sochi between 28 April and 1 May.
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