Hamilton wins in Abu Dhabi after Vettel puncture

Lewis Hamilton today took advantage of a rare retirement from world champion Sebastian Vettel to claim his third win of the season and finally put all his recent woes behind him.

Vettel inexplicably sustained a puncture just two corners into the 55-lap Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, leading to a premature end for the 24-year-old for the first time in 20 races.

Vettel had won the only two previous races at the Yas Marina track, but his shock incident freed Hamilton to take the chequered flag and end a wretched run of form since his last win in Germany.

Leading Final Positions after Race (55 Laps):

1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) McLaren 1hr 37mins 11.886secs,

2 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Ferrari 1:37:20.343,

3 Jenson Button (Gbr) McLaren 1:37:37.767,

4 Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull 1:37:47.670,

5 Felipe Massa (Bra) Ferrari 1:38:02.464,

6 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes GP 1:38:04.203,

7 Michael Schumacher (Ger) Mercedes GP 1:38:27.850,

8 Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India 1:38:29.008,

9 Paul di Resta (Gbr) Force India 1:38:52.973,

10 Kamui Kobayashi (Jpn) Sauber-Ferrari at 1 Lap,

11 Sergio Perez (Mex) Sauber-Ferrari at 1 Lap,

12 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Williams at 1 Lap,

13 Vitaly Petrov (Rus) Renault at 1 Lap,

14 Pastor Maldonado (Ven) Williams at 1 Lap,

15 Jaime Alguersuari (Spa) Scuderia Toro Rosso at 1 Lap,

16 Bruno Senna (Bra) Renault at 1 Lap,

17 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) Lotus F1 at 1 Lap,

18 Jarno Trulli (Ita) Lotus F1 at 2 Laps,

19 Timo Glock (Ger) Virgin Racing at 2 Laps,

20 Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita) HRT-F1 at 2 Laps