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Last Updated: Sunday, 24 July 2005, 11:26 GMT 12:26 UK

German Grand Prix photos

Raikkonen leads the grid as the race gets underway at Hockenheim

McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen takes pole position after leading practice with a one minute 14.320 seconds lap

It's a dramatic start to the race as Schumacher and Alonso move past Button

The first lap sees Jenson Button drop from second to fourth as Michael Schumacher and Fernando Alonso overtake

Raikkonen looks comfortable as he extends his lead over his rivals

At lap 18 Raikkonen has already extended his lead to 7.9 seconds over world championship leader Alonso

Renault driver Fernando Alonso is the man to beat as he leads the championship race

Alonso stays within eight seconds of Raikkonen but drops down to fourth place after a fuel pit-stop on lap 22

Schumacher pits on lap 22 and then climbs to third but is finding it hard to fight off Button

Michael Schumacher is over 30 seconds behind Raikkonen and is struggling to hold off BAR driver Button

Kimi Raikkonen walks away disappointed as his car lets him down

Disaster strikes on the 35th lap as hydraulic failure ends Raikkonen's hopes and hands the race lead to Alonso

Alonso finishes 22 seconds ahead of his nearest rival Juan Pablo Montoya

Alonso takes the chequered flag for the sixth time this season and is favourite for the championship with eight races left

The top three - Alonso, Montoya, and Button - enjoy their success

Alonso wins in one hour 26 minutes 28.599 seconds, followed by McLaren's Montoya [+22.569secs] and Button [+24.422]

Alonso enjoys the celebrations after winning the German Grand Prix

Yet another wins sees Alonso on the podium as he stretches his world championship lead to 36 points over Raikkonen