Victory for Fernando Alonso and retirement for Michael Schumacher at Suzuka means just a single point at the season finale in Brazil will make Alonso champion for a second time.
Pos No Driver Team Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 1 Fernando Alonso Renault 53 1:23:53.413 5 10
2 6 Felipe Massa Ferrari 53 +16.1 secs 1 8
3 2 Giancarlo Fisichella Renault 53 +23.9 secs 6 6
4 12 Jenson Button Honda 53 +34.1 secs 7 5
5 3 Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes 53 +43.5 secs 11 4
6 8 Jarno Trulli Toyota 53 +46.7 secs 4 3
7 7 Ralf Schumacher Toyota 53 +48.8 secs 3 2
8 16 Nick Heidfeld Sauber-BMW 53 +76.0 secs 9 1
9 17 Robert Kubica Sauber-BMW 53 +76.9 secs 12
10 10 Nico Rosberg Williams-Cosworth 52 +1 Lap 10
11 4 Pedro de la Rosa McLaren-Mercedes 52 +1 Lap 13
12 11 Rubens Barrichello Honda 52 +1 Lap 8
13 15 Robert Doornbos RBR-Ferrari 52 +1 Lap 18
14 20 Vitantonio Liuzzi STR-Cosworth 52 +1 Lap 15
15 22 Takuma Sato Super Aguri-Honda 52 +1 Lap 20
16 18 Tiago Monteiro MF1-Toyota 51 +2 Laps 21
17 23 Sakon Yamamoto Super Aguri-Honda 50 +3 Laps 22
18 21 Scott Speed STR-Cosworth 48 Power steering 19
Ret 9 Mark Webber Williams-Cosworth 39 Accident 14
Ret 5 Michael Schumacher Ferrari 36 Engine 2
Ret 14 David Coulthard RBR-Ferrari 35 Gearbox 17
Ret 19 Christijan Albers MF1-Toyota 20 Mechanical 16
Fastest Lap: Fernando Alonso 1:32.676
Official Result