Renault's Fernando Alonso wins first F1 night race

[September 30, 2008]  SINGAPORE (AP) -- Two-time Formula One champion Fernando Alonso of Renault won the Singapore Grand Prix, the first night race in F1.

The Spaniard started 15th on the grid Sunday and posted his 20th Grand Prix victory. He finished ahead of Williams' Nico Rosberg and McLaren's Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton extended his championship lead to seven points.

Felipe Massa of Ferrari started from the pole and was undone by a pit stop in which he drove away with the gasoline hose attached to his car.

[Associated Press]

Copyright 2008 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.