Congratulations to Fernando Alonso and Ferrari on a superb performance in Spain. Also, Ferrari have set a new record for finishes without a mechanical failure. Thank you for your company and do join us again in two weeks' time for the Monaco Grand Prix.

One person who failed to finish in the top 10 is Lewis Hamilton, who started second on the grid. That is some drop from the Mercedes driver.

The Red Bulls of Vettel and Webber were fourth and fifth respectively while Rosberg held on for P6 with Di Resta seventh. Button, Perez and Ricciardo were the final points finishers. So that's both McLaren's in the points.

Alonso eases his way over the finish line to claim his second Spanish Grand Prix victory. Raikkonen is second with Massa claiming the final podium place. Massa's wife and son were next to the track to celebrate third place.

The Ferrari crew are getting ready to celebrate, as are the Spanish fans as Alonso starts his final lap. This is some victory from the Spaniard.

Di Resta has dropped off now and Rosberg looks to have sixth place wrapped up. At the front, Alonso is in a class of his own.

Di Resta has his DRS wing open as soon as they hit the DRS zone, but Rosberg is holding firm.

Rosberg is just about hanging onto P6 as Di Resta is not close enough just yet. Further down the track, Ricciardo and Gutierrez are fighting over the final point.

Perez has been told 'we can't afford to damage the tyres too much trying to get past Jenson'. I take it that's their way of saying 'multi 5-6' (that's down to their car numbers with Button finishing ahead of Perez).

The top five places appear to be settled with Alonso, Raikkonen, Massa, Vettel and Webber wrapping op those places. Rosberg is sixth, but Di Resta is less than a second behind him.

Button is keeping his team-mate at bay for now, but Perez still has a few laps to finish ahead of the former World Champion.

Another McLaren battle developing as Button and Perez are scrapping over eighth place. Button is just over one second ahead of his team-mate.

A new fastest lap from Massa, but he doesn't hold onto it for very long as Gutierrez goes quicker with a 1:26.217.

Alonso has this race all wrapped up as he is 12 seconds ahead of Raikkonen with Massa just over 11s behind the Finn. The Brazilian, though, is flying and he's making up more than two seconds per lap.

Di Resta pits from P6, but he rejoins in seventh place and he's putting some pressure on Rosberg already.

Vergne is told he needs to retire due to damage on his left-rear tyre. He is the third retirement following Giedo van der Garde and Romain Grosjean.

Di Resta continues to impress in P5, but there's not much he can do as Webber overtakes him in the DRS zone. Rosberg is up to P7 after Ricciardo makes his final stop.

Massa and Vettel pit from second and fourth respectively. They both put on a hard tyres. Massa's stop means Raikkonen has been set free to put some pressure on Alonso in the final stint.

Webber and Perez pit. A little further down, former team-mates Button and Hamilton are side-by-side. The McLaren man moves ahead of Hamilton to claim P11.

Hamilton, who is struggling down in 11th place, is once again told to look after his tyres.

Race leader Alonso pits for a final time this afternoon and he comfortably rejoins in P1 after being stationary for just 2.6s. He has Massa as a buffer to Raikkonen for the time being.

Alonso has a 19s lead over Massa and he is on course to win his home race for a second time after his victory in 2006. Raikkonen is 8.4s behind Massa with Vettel in fourth place.

Another good afternoon for Di Resta as he overtakes Button to move into seventh place. Speaking of Button, the McLaren driver pits.

Raikkonen is told to 'box this lap'. The Finn puts on hard tyres and he is out ahead of Vettel, who is in fourth place.

Here's the top 10 for you with just over 20 laps still to go: Alonso, Raikkonen, Massa, Vettel, Webber, Rosberg, Button, Di Resta, Perez and Ricciardo.

Raikkonen negotiates his way through traffic, but he has now dropped eight seconds off Alonso's pace. Vettel is told to 'use up his tyres'. He's also set for four stops and his final stop is coming up any time now.

Button goes on the outside and the Sauber man is defenceless. At the front, Alonso is already five seconds ahead of Raikkonen with Massa another six seconds behind the Finn. Alonso is set for a four-stopper while Raikkonen is on course to stop only three times.

Gutierrez and Button are scrapping over seventh place, but the Mexican is holding firm for now and is told to 'push, push' by his race engineer.

Vergne's right rear tyre is gone and he nurses his car back to the pits. Vettel pits from third and he comes back out in fourth place.

Hulkenberg gets a stop-go penalty for that unsafe release. Alonso is right on Raikkonen's tail and he makes it stick in the DRS zone. The fans are once again on their feet. Massa is 14.9s off the lead.

Raikkonen leads and he's got plenty of traffic coming up. Hamilton and Sutil also pit from P12 and P15 respectively.

Hulkenberg's nose was damaged and he's in for a new front wing. Alonso was leading by 14.3s, but he pits for a new set of medium tyres. Massa also pits and he also puts on medium tyres again. Webber is also in for medium tyres.

Hulkenberg, from P7, and Vergne stopped at the same time. The Sauber driver was released just in front of Vergne and they made contact in the pit lane. Sauber can expect a fine for an unsafe release from the stewards while Hulkenberg could also get a penalty.

Jenson Button has moved up to 13th and he is now ahead of Hamilton, who is a place behind him. At the front of the pack, Raikkonen is lapping nearly one second faster than race leader Alonso. He's 18s behind the Ferrari driver.

Raikkonen's move on Vettel was cheered pretty loudly by the Ferrari mechanics. Ricciardo is having the time of his life as he moves ahead of Perez and up to P9.

Raikkonen goes on the outside of Vettel, but the Red Bull driver closes the gap and manages to hang onto P3. Raikkonen has another go at Turn 1 and this time he makes it stick. Raikkonnen is up to third place.

The one Marussia is out of the way after making a pit stop while the other one moves out of the way. Raikkonen, though, is not really having a go at the Red Bull at the moment. Massa is told 'bring it home together, you can do this'.

Raikkonen needs to make the move quickly if he doesn't want to lose too much time to the two Ferraris. They have two Marussias coming up.

Raikkonen is about one second of Vettel and he will soon be having a go in the DRS zone. The Finn gets right on the tail of the Red Bull at Turn 4, but he's not quite close enough.

Hamilton unimpressed that he was overtaken by a Williams, but he quickly reclaims that position from Maldonado. Gutierrez and Button pits.

And here's something you haven't seen in a while. Ferrari are running 1-2. That must be the first time in quite a few years that it's happened, but both Alonso and Massa are flying today. Rosberg stops and he drops to P11.

Maldonado is the latest to take a place off Hamilton as he moves up to P14. It's 'pass a Mercedes day, apparently'. Vettel is told to look after his left-front.

Hamilton ducks into the pit lane and it's once again not the fastest of stops as he was stationary for 3.6s. He rejoins the track in P14. Raikkonen also pits and he puts on another set of medium tyres. He's back out in P4, just ahead of Rosberg.

Vettel stops from the lead and he puts on a new set of hard tyres. He comes out in fifth place behind Massa. Vettel's Red Bull team-mate Webber moves up to P7 after moving past Hamilton, who is once again struggling with his tyres.

Massa is the latest to overtake Rosberg and he is now up to fourth place. He is now just behind his team-mate Alonso with Vettel and Raikkonen yet to make a second stop. Perez pits and he gets another set of hard tyres.

Alonso is flying again and he has caught up with Rosberg. He doesn't waste much time as he overtakes the German to move up to third place. Van der Garde was right about his wheel as the rear left wheel rolled off the car. He has managed to get the car back to the pits though.

Race leader Alonso also pits and he rejoins in fourth place. His team-mate Massa dives past Perez and he's up to P5. At the back of the grid, Giedo van der Garde complains that the wheel is coming. He's told to nurse his car back to the pits.

Massa pits from third place and he puts on another set of hard tyres. The Brazilian rejoined in seventh, but Ricciardo is putting pressure on him. Webber, Vergne and Maldonado are also in.

Alonso is now 4.1s ahead of Vettel and he is pulling away a bit more every lap. Massa, in turn, is not getting dropped by Vettel. The Ferraris are really flying today.

Ricciardo is flying as he goes on the inside of Di Resta for eighth position. Guiterrez, meanwhile, moves ahead of Vergne and he's into 12th.

With Webber struggling with his front-left tyre, Perez has closed the gap to the Red Bull. The gap is less than one second. Di Resta, Ricciardo and Hamilton are also not too far behind them.

Perez gets a bit of ego boost 'you are doing a great job, but now look after your tyres'. He's also told that Webber and Rosberg in front of him are struggling with their tyres. Alonso is starting to pull away from Vettel as the gap is 2.4s.

Rosberg is now having to worry about Webber behind him. The Australian is on a four-stop strategy and he's just over three seconds off his pace.

Raikkonen and Rosberg go side-by-side and the Lotus driver finally on the inside in the DRS zone and there's nothing the Mercedes man can do. Vettel is told to look after his tyres. Further down the line, Ricciardo is up to ninth place after passing Hamilton.

Raikkonen is next to line up Rosberg, but the German holds firm for now. Alonso has already managed to build a one-second lead over Vettel while Massa has also dropped a second off the pace of the Red Bull.

Alonso is on the rear wing of leader Rosberg with Vettel and Massa not too far behind the front two. We are in DRS zone and Alonso gets past the Mercedes. The Spanish fans are on their feet. Vettel is next to attack Rosberg. The Red Bull man does the business. Massa also goes on the outside and he's up to P3.

Drive-through penalty for Maldonado for speeding in the pit lane. Rosberg is leading the race after the first round of stops and he's followed by Alonso, Vettel, Massa, Raikkonen and Webber.

The two front-runners Rosberg and Vettel stop at the same time. Clean stops from the Mercedes and Red Bull pit crews and it's Rosberg who is the winner as he stays in front. They have to be careful as they rejoin the track though as Alonso is flying. Rosberg somehow manages to rejoin in P1, but Alonso gets ahead of Vettel and he's up to P2.

Alonso is also in and it's a smooth stop of 2.5 as he rejoins in P8. Hamilton also makes a stop, but he was stationary for about 5s. Not a good one for the Mercedes guys. Webber is flying after his early stop.

The Lotus pit crew are also out and it's for Grosjean. The Frenchman appears to have a problem though and he has a broken suspension. He crawled to the pit box, but it looks like his problem is fatal. Sutil also had a problem and there was a bit of smoke coming form his car, but they have managed to get him back out.

Webber is told to 'push early in this stint'. Massa goes on the outside of Hamilton and he's up to P5. It was once again a very move. The Ferrari guys are out in the pitlane and Massa is in. Adrian Sutil has also ducked into the pits along with Maldonado and Pic.

Raikkonen attacks on the inside and he passes Hamilton with ease. A bit of oversteer from Raikkonen, but he's already got a bit of breathing space. Hamilton is now under pressure from Massa. Webber has been told to box and he takes on a new set of hard tyres.

Raikkonen is starting to put pressure on Hamilton, but he's not close enough to make any moves. He can't focus too much on what's ahead of him as Massa has appeared in his rear-view mirrors. Perez, meanwhile, is catching up with them.

Rosberg is only 0.7s ahead of Vettel, who in term is 0.5s faster than Alonso. Hamilton has slipped to just over one second off the Ferrari of the Spaniard.

Bianchi not only changed tyres, but he also got a new nose after he picked up some front wing damage during the opening lap. Both Ferraris have done brilliantly so far with Alonso up to P3 and Massa in P6.

Speaking about those at the back, Jenson Button is down in 17th place. Not quite sure what happened there. Rosberg has already been told to 'look after the left rear tyres'. Yes, that's after only a handful of laps. Could be a long race for the Mercedes drivers.

The top six are very bunched up at the moment and Perez in seventh is also not that far. With DRS now enabled, it will make things interesting. Massa is flying in sixth. Jules Bianchi pits

Massa has managed to go on the outside of the McLaren of Perez and he's up to P6. The Brazilian is told 'good job you are up in the pack now'. Here's the top five: Rosberg, Vettel, Alonso, Hamilton and Raikkonen.

Rosberg remains in the lead, but Vettel is already putting pressure on his German compatriot. Perez and Massa have a tussle over P6. Adrian Sutil is up to P8 and Paul di Resta is in 10th with Mark Webber P12.

The lights go out and Rosberg, who was told the bunch up the field by his team during the formation lap, and Hamilton are away cleanly initially. Vettel goes on the outside of Hamilton. Alonso also goes on the outside and he overtakes Raikkonen and Hamilton and he's up to P3.

Off comes the tyre warmers and the whole of the top 10 have the medium tyres on their cars. Rosberg leads the pack on the formation lap for the second time this season. There are just under 95 000 people at the Circuit de Catalunya this afternoon.

Tyre degredation is once again the main concern for most teams today. Pole-sitter Rosberg and Merc team-mate Hamilton are two of those who fear that they could slide down the grid as the race progresses. All will be revealed soon though.

The formalities are out of the way as the Spanish anthem has been played on the public address system. The drivers are now starting to get ready for the race. Button suits up and puts his helmet on.

Let's quickly touch on the midfield runners and one team who are finding themselves in the middle of the pack - a place where they really don't want to be - are McLaren. Sergio Perez will start P8 while his team-mate will start in P14.

A look at the overhead conditions in Barcelona, it's going to be hot throughout the race and the chances of the weather causing havoc are zero. The Spaniards are soaking up the heat and they are all hoping to see Fernando Alonso on the podium today.

At the back of the grid you have Charles Pic of Caterham popping up the field and he has the two Marussia's Max Chilton and Jules Bianchi in front of him. Giedo van der Garde was the 'big winner' of the backmarkers on Saturday though as he qualified P19, but he was start 18th due to Gutierrez's penalty.

The pit lane is now open for the drivers to start making their way to the grid. They can opt to drive straight there or put in a second lap by diving through the pits.

Massa, though, wasn't the only driver penalised as Esteban Gutierrez was also found guilty of impeding. The Sauber rookie blocked Kimi Raikkonen during Q2 and thus drops from 16th to 19th.

Should the Mercs again struggle that plays into the hands of Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen, Fernando Alonso and Romain Grosjean who are next in line. Although Grosjean qualified seventh, he's starting sixth after Felipe Massa was penalised for impeding Mark Webber during Q1. The Ferrari driver drops from sixth to ninth on the grid.

So based on that one would assume that Nico Rosberg, who is starting from pole, has the advantage today while his team-mate Lewis Hamilton, starting second, is the second favourite to win the prix. Not really when you look at Merc's record in the previous two races. Hamilton started from pole in China but could only manage third while Rosberg was P1 in Bahrain and finished a lowly ninth. The duo, though, are hoping that in the gap between Bahrain and Spain, Mercedes found a trick to getting their tyres to work.

The Barcelona circuit is notoriously difficult to overtake on and only once in history as a driver not starting from the front row gone on to win the grand prix. That was Michael Schumacher back in 1996. He started third.

Welcome to the Barcelona circuit for the Spanish Grand Prix, round five of the 2013 World Championship. All times are local.