Alonso: stands 11 points clear
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso moved into the world championship lead on Sunday after winning the Korean Grand Prix, as Red Bull suffered a double retirement. The Spaniard moved top of the standings after the race's previous leader, Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, suffered an engine failure.
Vettel had himself appeared set to take the lead in the title race after team-mate Mark Webber had earlier spun out in wet conditions at Yeongam. Webber headed into the weekend with a 14-point lead but now finds himself 11 points behind Alonso, whose win was his fifth of the season and third in four races.
He now stands on 231 points with Webber second on 220. Lewis Hamilton finished second in Korea to go third with 210 points ahead of Vettel, who has 206. Defending champion Jenson Button, meanwhile, could only finish 12th and now appears out of contention. Although he still has a mathematical chance, Button now stands 42 points behind Alonso with just 50 available across the remaining two races.
Ferrari's Felipe Massa finished third to boost the team's position in the constructors' championship, while Mercedes GP's Michael Schumacher equalled his best result of the season with fourth. Renault's Robert Kubica finished fifth ahead of Force India's Vitantonio Liuzzi and Williams' Rubens Barrichello. Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi finished eighth ahead of team-mate Nick Heidfeld, with Williams driver Nico Hulkenberg claiming the final championship point.
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