Red Bull's Formula One World champion Sebastian Vettel of Germany on 26 June 2011 won the European Grand Prix into a stroll in the Spanish sunshine on Sunday as he racked up his sixth victory in eight races this season. He finished 10.8 seconds ahead of Ferrari's Fernando Alonso.
After the win Vettel is 77 points clear of McLaren's Jenson Button and his own Australian teammate Mark Webber, who finished a solitary third and 27.2 seconds down the road in the championship.
The German's 16th career triumph put him level with British great Stirling Moss in the all-time winners' list. Vettel can be sure of leading the championship to the end of August even without scoring another point.
Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), Mark Webber (Red Bull – Renault), Lewis Hamilton (McLaren), Felipe Massa (Ferrari) followed him from the second to the fifth position respectively.
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