Kimi Raikkonen is World Champion

In one of the most dramatic climaxes to a Formula One season, a gripping Brazilian Grand Prix saw rank outsider Kimi Raikkonen burst through to snatch the world championship by just 1 point. Before the race Kimi was 7 points and Alonso 4 points behind Hamilton.

The race was full of excitement and only at the end of the race champion has decided. Kimi won the race and team mate Felippa Massa avoided Alonso by finishing 2nd ahead of Alonso leaving him 1 point behind Kimi in Standing. Hamilton needed to finish at least 5th to clinch the title but unfortunately finished 7th.

Hamilton’s feisty recovery from his off-road moment, and then a gearbox problem when the system momentarily stuck in neutral on the eighth lap, brought him up to seventh place, thus giving him 109 points too. But with one second place more than Alonso, he got the nod for second place overall over the Spaniard.

Between the two team mates, fourth place was a pitched battle between Nico Rosberg’s Williams and the BMW Saubers of Robert Kubica and Nick Heidfeld. They finished in that order after some gripping racing. Behind Hamilton, Jarno Trulli took the final point for Toyota.

Congrates Kimi and Ferrari. Bad Luck Hamilton, Alonso and McLaren, Better Luck Next Year.

Top 3 Drivers at Brazilian Grand Prix

Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari

Felippa Massa - Ferrari

Fernando Alonso - McLaren

Standing after Final Races

Driver's Championship

Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) - 110 points - World Champion

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) - 109 points - Runner Up

Fernando Alonso (McLaren) - 109 points

Constructor's Championship

Ferrari - 204 points

BMW Sauber - 101 points

Renault - 51 points

Kimi Won Chinese Grand Prix

Formula 1's World Driver Championship is still wide open as Championship leader Lewis Hamilton failed to fnish the race in the Chinese Grand Prix and Kimi Raikkonen snatched victory for Ferrari.

Now the situation is that Defendin Champion Fernando Alonso is only 4 points and Kimi Raikkonen only 7 points behind the leader Lewis Hamilton to set up an enthralling three-man battle for the drivers' crown in the final race of the season in Brazil on October 21.

Britain's Hamilton still leads with 107 points from Alonso's 103 with Raikkonen on 100 points after his fifth victory of the season. This win is the 200th win overall for Ferrari.

It will be the first time since 1986 that three drivers go into the final round of the season still
in contention for the drivers' crown.

Hamilton, 22, looked on course to become the first rookie and the youngest driver in history to win the world championship until it all went wrong when his intermediate tyres suddenly became un-drivable in the changing track conditions caused by the on-off rain, on lap 31 of the 56-lap race.

Raikkonen took the lead from Hamilton in the middle of the race to to claim the 14th victory of his career.

Double world champion Alonso had looked a beaten man after qualifying fourth but now finds his bid to become only the third man to win a hat-trick of titles.

Brazil's Felipe Massa filled the other podium place Sunday for Ferrari.

Toro Rosso's Sebastian Vettel finished a career best 4th with his team-mate Tonio Liuzzi 6th separated by Britain's Jenson Button, who finished finished 5th for Honda.

Germany's Nick Heidfeld was 7th for BMW Sauber with David Coulthard picking up the final point for Red Bull.

Top 3 Drivers at Japanese Grand Prix

Kimi Raikkonen - Ferrari

Fernando Alonso - McLaren

Felippa Massa - Ferrari


Standing after 16 Races


Driver's Championship

Lewis Hamilton (McLaren) - 107 points

Fernando Alonso (McLaren) - 103 points

Kimi Raikkonen (Ferrari) - 100 points


Constructor's Championship

Ferrari - 186 points

BMW Sauber - 94 points

Renault - 51 points