
Race winner: Lewis Hamilton celebrates in parc ferme after taking the checkered flag at Sunday's Spanish Grand Prix.

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel (far left) took the lead at the start but it was Hamilton who eventually prevailed in the 66-lap race.

Hamilton celebrates on the podium flanked by second-placed Vettel and Red Bull's Daniel Ricciardo who finished third.

Huge crowds watched the race at the Circuit de Catalunya-Barcelona.

Home favorite Fernando Alonso put in a sensational qualifying lap in his misfiring McLaren to start the race seventh but could only finish 12th in the grand prix.

Vettel and Hamilton's teammate Valtteri Bottas vie for track position during Sunday's grand prix in Barcelona. Bottas, winner in Russia, eventually retired from the race with an engine failure.

Hamilton on track in Barcelona. Sunday's win was the Briton's 55th of his career and sees him close the gap on leader Vettel at the top of the 2017 Drivers' Championship to six points.

Media engulf Hamilton in parc ferme after his victory in Spain. Next stop on the F1 calendar is the Monaco Grand Prix on May 28.