The race itself will be better remembered for the first corner pile-up that eliminated seven cars and spectacularly pitched
Nick Heidfeld into a barrel-roll. The incident also marked the final time NASCAR-bound
Juan Pablo Montoya would step out of a
Formula 1 car.
Third place Giancarlo Fisichella out paced championship leading Fernando Alonso on a day when the Spaniard had a curious off-day that saw him cross the line half a minute off the lead in fifth. That was also behind
Jarno Trulli, the Italian producing one of his best performances with a drive to fourth from the pit lane.
With only nine finishers, Rubens Barrichello and David Coulthard picked up some useful points in sixth and seventh, ahead of Vitantonio Liuzzi, who in turn scored STR’s first-ever marker.
1.
Michael Schumacher Germany
Ferrari-Ferrari 73
01:34:35.199
2.
Felipe Massa Brazil
Ferrari-Ferrari +7.9
3.
Giancarlo Fisichella Italy
Renault-Renault +16.5
4.
Jarno Trulli Italy
Toyota-Toyota +23.6
5.
Fernando Alonso Spain
Renault-Renault +28.4
6.
Rubens Barrichello Brazil
Honda-Honda +36.5
7.
David Coulthard Britain
Red Bull-Ferrari +1 lap
8.
Vitantonio Liuzzi Italy
Toro Rosso-Cosworth +1 lap
