Of the rest, Jacques Villeneuve had to settle for a place just outside the top ten, never really recovering from a poor qualifying performance on Saturday, while Christian Klien and Vitantonio Liuzzi were twelfth and 13th respectively.
Nico Rosberg was 14th, the only
Williams to make it to the flag, although he never had much of a chance to score after an engine penalty that meant he had to start from 19th.
The final classified finishers were Christijan Albers and Franck Montagny, the latter three laps down, but at least making it to the finish in front of his home crowd in what is likely to be his last race outing of the season in the second
Super Aguri car.
Six drivers did not finish and, in addition to Trulli, both Hondas went out with engine problems, as the Brackely-based outfit continue to struggle.
Rubens Barrichello managed 18 laps, while
Jenson Button went out with only nine to go - neither happy with the performance of their cars.
Mark Webber was another high-profile victim, the Aussie forced to call it a day after problems with the bodywork on his FW28, which was apparently rubbing on one of his rear tyres, causing two punctures and ultimately forcing him out.
Midland's Tiago Monteiro and Super Aguri team leader
Takuma Sato were the other two not classified, the latter going out on the first lap, while the former damaged his car after a spin, which pitched the Toyota-powered M16 into the air.
The
F1 circus now heads to Hockenheim in two weeks' time for the German Grand Prix, where Schumacher and
Ferrari will be eager to keep up the pressure on Alonso and
Renault and even turn it up a notch or two.
One thing is for certain, Alonso and Renault don't look so comfortable anymore...
