Massa win leaves Hamilton on top of world

By Alan Baldwin

BARCELONA (Reuters) - Ferrari's Felipe Massa won the Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday to leave 22-year-old rookie Lewis Hamilton on top of the world as Formula One's youngest championship leader.

Double world champion Alonso finished third, eclipsed before his 140,700 strong home crowd by his McLaren team mate and the Brazilian winner -- with whom he had collided at the first corner.

The Briton, totally unfazed and now the only driver in Formula One history to finish his first four races on the podium, leads the standings with 30 points to Alonso's 28 and Massa's 27.

In finishing second, for the third race in a row after a debut third place in March, he replaced the team's late founder Bruce McLaren in the record books as the sport's youngest championship leader.

"I keep saying I'm living my dream and it's really true, you know," said Hamilton. "I've worked so hard for this. To go into my fourth grand prix and come out of it leading the championship, when I'm with the top drivers in the world, is just incredible."

Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, level on 22 points with Alonso and Hamilton before the start, retired after 10 laps with a mechanical problem.

GREAT START

Massa, celebrating his second win in a row and fourth of his career on a bright afternoon at the Circuit de Catalunya, started on pole position and only ceded the lead at the pitstops.