( CNN ) -- Ferrari president Luca di Montezemolo thinks Fernando Alonso 's victory at the European Grand Prix can energize his team 's bid to secure their first drivers ' championship since 2007 . The Spaniard became the first driver to record two wins this season , after the opening seven races of the campaign were won by seven different drivers . Alonso had started the race in 11th place but worked his way up the field to take the checkered flag and a 20-point lead in the drivers ' championship . It represented the 30-year-old 's 29th grand prix win and brought with it a ringing endorsement from Ferrari 's president , who hinted the marque were keen to hunt down their first title since Kimi Raikkonen triumphed five years ago . Alonso reclaim world championship lead in Valencia . Montezemolo told Ferrari 's official website : `` An exceptional driver , a competitive car and a perfect team : that is what our victory was made of . `` I am happy for ( team principal ) Stefano Domenicali and for all his team who have worked so hard and so well . I want to thank them individually , both for that and for what they are doing to keep improving . `` The championship is long , every race is unpredictable and there is still so much to do . But yesterday 's win is a real adrenaline rush to encourage even more of a push . '' Alonso shared the podium in Valencia with two drivers who are woven deep into Ferrari 's fabric . Raikkonen , who landed the Italian team 's last title , returned to the sport this year after a spell in the World Rally Championship and claimed second place for Lotus . Michael Schumacher was third in his Mercedes , the German winning five of his seven world titles with Ferrari , and Montezemolo expressed his pride at seeing all three take top honors in Spain . `` I saw all three champions of 'my ' Ferrari hugging each other , '' he added . `` Thinking back to so many amazing wins in these last 15 years and to the people who have contributed to that -- from Michael to Kimi , from ( former Ferrari team boss ) Jean Todt to the other drivers , from the engineers to the mechanics -- I was really touched . '' Alonso won the first of his two career titles for Renault in 2005 , breaking Schumacher 's dominance of the sport . He successfully defended his crown the following year . He now takes his 20-point lead in the championship to the British Grand Prix at Silverstone next month , hoping to emulate his victory in the 2011 race .
Ferrari president delighted with Fernando Alonso 's victory at the European Grand Prix . Luca di Montezemolo says Mark Webber 's victory can energize Ferrari 's push for 20 title . Alonso is the first driver to win 20 races yesterday after he secured victory in Ferrari . The 30-year-old leads the drivers ' championship by 20 points from Mark Webber .