Alonso on the march

Fernando Alonso’s rise up the championship table continued apace on Sunday as he won for the second race in succession. There was little to choose between his Ferrari and Sebastian Vettel’s Red Bull, but a stout defence of P1 at the start helped secure the Spaniard a crucial victory, his fourth of the season. With both cars on the podium, and an extended lead in both tables, Red Bull had little to complain about. Indeed, of the title contenders, only at McLaren did you find long faces. We take a team-by-team look at how events at Marina Bay played out…

Hulkenberg penalised after Force India protest

Williams’ Nico Hulkenberg has had 20s added to his Singapore race time for leaving the track and gaining an advantage on lap one. It follows an identical penalty for Force India’s Adrian Sutil.

After receiving Sutil’s penalty, which dropped him from eighth to tenth in the results, Force India protested, claiming that Hulkenberg had committed the same offence.

After hearing evidence from Hulkenberg and Force India’s Vitantonio Liuzzi, the stewards agreed and also penalised the German, dropping him to tenth place. He originally crossed the line in ninth.

Sutil now moves up to ninth, having originally fallen to tenth following his penalty. Ferrari's Felipe Massa, who was tenth at the flag, moves up to eighth.