( CNN ) -- Red Bull 's Sebastian Vettel claimed his ninth victory of an all-conquering season in Singapore Sunday but must wait to clinch the Formula One world title for the second straight year . The German took the checkered flag in the night race ahead of Jenson Button of Britain with Mark Webber , Vettel 's teammate , in third place . The 24-year-old Vettel has a massive 124-point lead over McLaren 's Button , whose fourth straight podium denied him the chance to wrap up the championship crown . He will surely achieve the feat at the Japanese Grand Prix on October 9 , where he needs just a single point , after another commanding display on Singapore 's Marina Bay street circuit . It was his 19th career victory . Ferrari 's Fernando Alonso came home fourth and is third in the standings , one point adrift of Button , while Lewis Hamilton took fifth after a drive through penalty in his McLaren and no less than five pits stops . Another Briton , Paul Di Resta , was an excellent sixth for Force India , his best result to date in his rookie season in Formula One , ahead of Germans Nico Rosberg in seventh for Mercedes and Adrian Sutil in the second Force India . Felipe Massa of Ferrari , who collided with Hamilton in the early stages , finished ninth with Mexican Sergio Perez in the final points scoring position in 10th . Perez had a coming together with seven-time champion Michael Schumacher , which eliminated the German in his Mercedes . But once again it was Vettel who hogged all the headlines and he is set to become the youngest-ever double champion . `` I was in control at the end and it is a great feeling to win this race -- I love the track here and it 's such a challenge , '' he told the post-race press conference . `` As to the championship ? Ah , well , I guess I have another chance at the next race . `` It 's not over until it 's over , '' he added , but 2009 champion Button would have to win all the remaining five rounds with Vettel failing to score a single point .
Sebastian Vettel wins Singapore Grand Prix to extend F1 championship lead . Jenson Button finishes second with Vettel 's Red Bull teammate Mark Webber in third . The race was won by the German who had been leading for most of the day but lost out on pole position when he spun off at Turn 1 and hit a barrier. Ninth win of the season for all-conquering Vettel in his Red Bull and 19th career .