Fernando Alonso claims pole with a brilliant lap of one minute, 14.648 seconds to finish just ahead of Giancarlo Fisichella

Actor Owen Wilson meets Jenson Button as the atmosphere and the track heat up at the Circuit de Catalunya in Barcelona

King Juan Carlos of Spain gives his best wishes to home favourite Alonso as the drivers get ready for the 66-lap race

Alonso and Giancarlo Fisichella lead Renault off the grid, while McLaren's Kimi Raikkonen quickly moves from ninth to fifth

Tiago Monteiro's race hopes take a dive when the Midland driver spins out of control at turn five on lap three

Alonso opens up a 8.7 seconds lead over Fisichella, with Michael Schumacher two seconds behind in third

Michael Schumacher snakes past Juan Pablo Montoya after the Columbian spins out of control and the race on lap 17

Ferrari's Michael Schumacher is unable to challenge Alonso and takes second place ahead of Fisichella

Alonso accepts the applause of the 130,000-strong crowd as he becomes the first Spaniard to win a Grand Prix on home soil

A win from Alsono and a third-place finish for team-mate Fisichella extends Renault's lead in the constructors' table

Alonso celebrates with King Juan Carlos as the win leaves him 15 points clear of Michael Schumacher in the driver standings

Schumacher, Alonso and Fisichella celebrate on the podium as attention turns towards the Monaco GP in two weeks' time