Fernando Alonso Wins the 2012 German Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso took victory at the German Grand Prix after a tense finish in which Jenson Button threatened the Ferrari but eventually finished second after a post-race penalty for Sebastian Vettel. 

Alonso led from lights to the chequered flag, managing to hold off any and all challenges from Vettel (in the second stint) and Button (in the third), as the race eventually came down to tyre management. Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel passed Button on the penultimate lap, but only after he ran off the circuit (all four tyres) on the exit of the hairpin to do so. Sebastian Vettel was given a retrospective drive-through penalty (20s added to his race time) after the race and eventually ended in fifth place behind Jenson Button, Kimi Raikkonen and Kamui Kobayashi.

The race it's self was not very note worthy. With many fans stating that they didn't expect the Hockenheim Ring to turn into Valencia (which, by the way, was actually quite an exciting race).

The entire race only saw one retirement. Though Ferrari’s Felipe Massa collided with Daniel Ricciardo at the start of the race, sending debris (and the Ferrari's front wing) across the circuit, not one single driver saw themselves off track and out of the race.

That was until Lewis Hamilton. His 100th race was a disaster as he cut his left-rear tyre on some of the Massa/Ricciardo debris on the third lap and dropped to the back of the field. A very long (28-lap) stint on medium Pirellis helped him to climb back up before his race ended 11 laps from the end.

"My second-lap puncture was incredibly unfortunate: there was debris scattered across the full width of the track and I didn't have any option other than to drive straight through it," he said. "What's more frustrating is that, at the time, I was the eighth car through - so to be the one to get the puncture is just cruel luck."

Fernando Alonso	Winner
Jenson Button	Second   Fan's Choice
Kimi Räikkönen	Third
Kamui Kobayashi	P4
Sebastian Vettel	P5
Sergio Pérez	P6
Michael Schumacher	P7
Mark Webber	P8
Nico Hülkenberg	P9
Nico Rosberg	P10
Paul di Resta	P11
Felipe Massa	P12
Daniel Ricciardo	P13
Jean-Éric Vergne	P14
Pastor Maldonado	P15
Vitaly Petrov	P16
Bruno Senna	P17
Romain Grojean	P18
Heikki Kovalainen	P19
Charles Pic	P20
Pedro de la Rosa	P21
Timo Glock	P22
Narain Karthikeyan	P23
Lewis Hamilton	Retired (suspension)