Motorsport Weekend: Formula 1 British GP, WRC Rally Bulgaria and Nascar Chicagoland race results

This weekend saw quite a few events take place, starting with the Formula 1 British GP at Silverstone, the WRC Rally Bulgaria and the Nascar LifeLock.com 400 race, that took place at the Chicagoland Speedway and counted for the Sprint Cup.

Curious to see how Mark Webber, Lewis Hamilton, Sebastien Loeb or David Reutimann faired? Then hit the jump and find out.

First off, Formula 1 held one of its most important races of the season, with hundreds of thousands of fans descending upon the new and improved Silverstone circuit. Even though Red Bull’s Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber dominated the qualifiers, plenty of people hoped for a British win by one of the McLaren boys, Lewis Hamilton or reigning champ Jenson Button.

Sadly, that wasn’t so. The start of the race was pretty heated, with Webber trying to prove to his team that he is as important as Vettel, who was favored before the start of the race with a new front wing. In the first two corners though, Vettel’s tire was punctured, which meant that he had to crawl around the track until he could enter the pit lane and change.

Meanwhile, at the front, Mark Webber was in the lead, with Hamilton breathing down his neck. Once again though, the Red Bull RB6 race car proved its worth, alongside Webber, who started building up a healthy lead in front of Hamilton.

The safety car was also used around the middle of the race, in order to have debris cleared from the track. This allowed Vettel, now last, to mount a serious offensive, while many Brits were hoping that Hamilton could take down Webber after the safety car entered the pit lane.

Webber was without fault, once again distancing himself from Hamilton, who now had Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg to worry about. Vettel showcased his skill, overtaking drivers left and right, including the iconic Michael Schumacher. He eventually finished the race in points, at number seven.

Mark Webber finished first, followed by Hamilton and Rosberg. Button also showed impressive skill, after starting 14th and finishing fourth.

Overall standings show Hamilton in the lead, with 145 points, followed by Button, with 133 points, and Webber, with 128. Team standings see McLaren with 278 points in the lead, followed by Red Bull, with 249. Ferrari is third, with 165 points.

The World Rally Championship held its first ever Rally Bulgaria stage, pitting its teams against the South European tarmac in a pretty interesting event that, like always, was won by Citroen’s Sebastien Loeb.

This stage marked a stunning 1-2-3-4 finish by Citroen, being the first manufacturer to achieve such a feat since Toyota, in 1992. Loeb was followed by his teammate Dani Sordo and private race Petter Solberg. Fourth spot was occupied by Citroen Junior driver Sebastien Ogier.

Ford occupied the next three spots, thanks to works drivers Mikko Hirvonen and Jari-Matti Latvala, and Stobart’s Per-Gunnar Andersson.

Overall standings show Sebastien Loeb in the lead, with 151 points, followed by Ogier with 100 points and Hirvonen, with 86 points. Team standings see Citroen in the lead with 232 points, Ford close behind with 185 points and the Citroen Junior team in third, with 125 points.

Last but not least, Nascar‘s Sprint Cup competition held the LifeLock.com 400 race at the Chicagoland Speedway, in Joliet, Illinois.

This is where David Reutimann shined, taking advantage of some problems for both points leader Kevin Harvick and reigning champ Jimmie Johnson.

Seeing as how there were very few crashes, Reutimann just had to fend off Carl Edwards, who finished second, and Jeff Gordon, who completed the podium.

Overall Sprint Cup standings see Kevin Harvick still in the lead, followed by Gordon, trailing by 103 points, and by Johnson, who trails by 188 points.

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