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Indo-Asian News Service, Greater Noida: Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel won the inaugural Indian Grand Prix at the Buddh International Circuit on Sunday. "We did it," Vettel screamed on the team radio as he took the victory lap after Sachin Tendulkar waved the chequered flag. McLaren-Mercedes' Jenson Button finished second followed by Ferrari's Fernando Alonso. Force India' Adrian Sutil was ninth while the only Indian driver in the race, Narain Karthikeyan, finished 17th for Hispania. India's inaugural Formula One race got off to a spectacular and action-packed start with world champion Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull starting from the pole position at the swanky Buddh International Circuit. Vettel made a brilliant start but third-placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari went wide and allowed Jenson Button to get through. Button and Mark Webber then fought closely for the second place behind Vettel. At the first corner, Williams' Rubens Barrichello's car spun off after being hit. Moments later the Team Lotus' Jarno Trulli also went wide on to the grass. It gave lot of opportunity for other drivers to move up. Seven time world champion Michael Schumacher made most of the opportunity and went to eighth place from 11th while India's Narain Karthikeyan gained seven places to 16 from 23rd. There was excitement in the air as the race began with cricketers, Bollywood stars and celebrities making their presence felt. Before the race, 24 drivers took part in a vintage car rallly and waved to the fans to kick off the celebrations. Batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar showed his passion for motorsports by being the first of the high-profile guests to arrive at the Circuit. "His love for motorsport is well known and I was not surprised to see him three hours before the race time. I went to the gate to welcome him," Sameer Gaur, managing director of Jaypee Sports International, said. Tendulkar went to the Mercedes GP team garage and chatted extensively with Schumacher and fellow driver Nico Rosberg. He also introduced his wife Anjali and daughter Sara to Schumacher.
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