Crowd throng Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida to watch inaugural Indian GP

Crowd throng Buddh International Circuit in Greater Noida to watch inaugural Indian GP New Delhi, Oct 31 (PTI) Dignitaries, filmstars and cricketers were among the crowd that thronged the Buddh International Circuit to witness the inaugural Indian Grand Prix in Greater Noida on the outskirts of Delhi on Sunday. Sachin Tendulkar, Yuvraj Singh and Harbhajan Singh were among the cricketers present at the circuit as Sebastian Vettel of Red Bull blazed his way to the 11th win of the season ahead of McLaren's Jenson Button and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso. The film world was represented by Shah Rukh Khan, Deepika Padukone and Gulshan Grover among others. Chief Minister Mayawati of the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh under which Greater Noida comes did the honours to bring the curtains down on a successful event by presenting the winner's trophy to Vettel amid loud cheers at the stands. Rakesh Bharti Mittal, vice-chairman of Airtel, the title sponsors, presented a trophy to a Red Bull official for his driver winning the race. Executive chairman of Jaypee Group, the race organisers, Manoj Gaur, presented the trophy to Jenson Button of McLaren for his second-place finish, while Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India chief, Vicky Chandhok, gave away the trophy to the third placed Fernando Alonso of Ferrari. PTI