Michael Schumacher leads the field away after taking pole during the first ever Sunday morning qualifying

BAR's Jenson Button enjoys a superb start and leaps up two places to third as Mark Webber begins slowly

As the race starts to shape up, Williams' Ralf Schumacher joins his brother in pulling away from the chasing pack

Further down the field, some fierce battles are fought out as the drivers scrap for points

Some of the exchanges get too close - Olivier Panis' Toyota is almost shunted from the track by Ferrari's Rubens Barrichello

Christian Klien tries to get among the points for Jaguar in the penultimate race before their scheduled shut down

After team orders to swap places with Button, Takuma Sato's three-stop strategy sees him home in fourth place

The best efforts of the competition fail - Michael Schumacher comes home 15 seconds ahead of brother Ralf

Third placed Button joins the Schumachers on the podium along with Ferrari's technical director Ross Brawn (centre)

Schumacher's record 13th win of the season takes him to 146 points - 38 points ahead of his nearest challenger