Result: 1; L Hamilton (GB; McLaren Mercedes) 2hr 0min 34.579sec; 2, H Kovalainen (Fin, Renault) 2:00:42.95; 3, K Raikkonen (Fin, Ferrari) 2:00:44.057; 4, D Coulthard (GB, Red Bull) 2:00:54.876; 5, G Fisichella (It, Renault) 2:01:13.345; 6, F Massa (Br, Ferrari) 2:01:23.621; 7, R Kubica (Pol, BMW Sauber) 2:01:23.834; 8, V Liuzzi (It, Scuderia Toro Rosso) 2:01:30.241; 9, A Sutil (Ger, Spyker) 2:01:34.679; 10, R Barrichello (Br, Honda) 2:02:02.879; 11, J Button (GB, Honda) 1 lap behind; 12, S Yamamoto (Japan, Spyker) 1; 13, J Trulli (It, Toyota) 1; 14, N Heidfeld (Ger, BMW Sauber) 2; 15, T Sato (Japan, Super Aguri) 2. Not classified: 16, R Schumacher (Ger, Toyota) 55 laps completed; 17, A Davidson (GB, Super Aguri) 54; 18, N Rosberg (Ger, Williams) 49; 19, S Vettel (Ger, Scuderia Toro Ross) 46; 20, M Webber (Aus, Red Bull) 45; 21, F Alonso (Sp, McLaren Mercedes) 41; 22, A Wurz (Austria, Williams) 19.

World Championship positions: Drivers: 1, Hamilton 107pts; 2, Alonso 95; 3, Raikkonen 90; 4, Massa 80; 5, Heidfeld 56; 6, Kubica 35; 7, Kovalainen 30; 8, Fisichella 21; 9, Rosberg 15; 10, Coulthard 13; 11, Wurz 13; 12, Webber 10; 13, Trulli 7; 14, Schumacher 5; 15, Sato 4; 16, Button 2; 17, Vettel 1; 18, Liuzzi 1. Constructors: 1, Ferrari 170pts; 2, BMW Sauber 92; 3, Renault 51; 4, Williams 28; 5, Red Bull 23; 6, Toyota 12; 7, Super Aguri 4; 8, Honda 2; 9, Scuderia Toro Rosso 1. *McLaren Mercedes disqualified from the constructors’ championship and can score no more points for the remainder of the season

Qualifying: 1, Hamilton 1min 25.368sec; 2, Alonso 1:25.438; 3, Raikkonen 1:25.516; 4, Massa 1:25.765; 5, Heidfeld 1:26.505; 6, Button 1:26.973; 7, Webber 1:26.914; 8, Vettel 1:26.973; 9, Kubica 1:27.225; 10, Fisichella 1:26.033; 11, Kovalainen 1:26.232; 12, Coulthard 1:26.247; 13, Trulli 1:26.253; 14, Liuzzi 1:26.948; 15, Schumacher No Time; 16, Rosberg 1:26.728; 17, Barrichello 1:27.323; 18, Wurz 1:27.454; 19, Davidson 1:27.564; 20, Sutil 1:28.628; 21, Sato 1:28.792; 22, Yamamoto 1:29.668. *Rosberg qualified in sixth place, but was given a ten-place penalty for an engine change and started sixteenth on the grid.

Grands Prix to come

Oct 7: Chinese (Shanghai).

Oct 21: Brazilian (Interlagos).