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Michael Schumacher leads the pack away at the start but Juan Pablo Montoya in the Williams soon challenges

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Hungarian GP winner Fernando Alonso starts at the back of the grid and soon loses his front wing in a clash with Jos Verstappen

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Schumacher begins to open up a gap over Montoya and stretches his lead to almost four seconds

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Montoya steadily reels the defending champion back in but can't get quite close enough to make a bid for the lead

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Schumacher holds on for a crucial victory roared on by the passionate Italian crowd at Monza

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Schumacher's drive is of vintage stock as he withstands Montoya's constant pressure for his fifth win of the season

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Rubens Barrichello does his job in the other Ferrari, keeping championship-challenging Kimi Raikkonen back in fourth

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Mark Gene replaces Ralf Schumacher in the second Williams and scores points for the team with a creditable fifth place

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Schumacher's victory moves him three points ahead of Montoya in the title race and seven ahead of Raikkonen