As Nico Hülkenberg claimed the drivers title at the previous round in Monza, only the battle for the Teams championship could be fought in the Algarve.

Vitaly Petrov started on pole for the feature race, with Dani Clos qualifying a career best second.

His gamble eventually paid off as after Petrov stopped, Hülkenberg gained the lead and never looked back, winning by 10 seconds.

Zuber backed the field up at the final corner in preparation for the green flag on lap six, but timed his charge too early and shot past the safety car as it was still entering the pit lane.

Dani Clos scored his first points of the season in fourth, with Álvaro Parente and Diego Nunes completing the top six.