McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen takes pole position after leading practice with a one minute 14.320 seconds lap
The first lap sees Jenson Button drop from second to fourth as Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso overtake
At lap 18 Raikkonen has already extended his lead to 7.9 seconds over world championship leader Alonso
Alonso stays within eight seconds of Raikkonen but drops down to fourth place after a fuel pit-stop on lap 22
Michael Schumacher is over 30 seconds behind Raikkonen and is struggling to hold off BAR driver Button
Disaster strikes on the 35th lap as hydraulic failure ends Raikkonen's hopes and hands the race lead to Alonso
Alonso takes the chequered flag for the sixth time this season and is favourite for the championship with eight races left
Alonso wins in one hour 26 minutes 28.599 seconds, followed by McLaren's Montoya [+22.569secs] and Button [+24.422]
Yet another wins sees Alonso on the podium as he stretches his world championship lead to 36 points over Raikkonen
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