 On the end of lap eleven , Rosberg was the first front runner to go into the pitlane and Vettel followed suit just two laps later . A quicker stop by Rosberg saw Vettel emerge just in front of him , but the Ferrari stayed ahead and he passed Hamilton for second on lap 16 . On the same lap , both Räikkönen and Hamilton pitted as well , re @-@ establishing the order . One lap later , Fernando Alonso had a major accident as he ran into the back of Gutiérrez , being lifted into the air at 300 km / h ( 190 mph ) and hitting the left @-@ hand barrier before subsequently rolling over several times before coming to rest upside @-@ down against the barrier at turn three , experiencing a peak force of 46G . While Alonso walked away with minor injuries , a safety car was deployed for a short time before the race direction decided to red flag the race due to the huge amounts of debris across the track from both Alonso 's McLaren and damaged advertising boards , causing all cars to come back into pitlane . 
