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At the podium ceremony, all Ferrari team members quietly accepted their awards, and quickly exited. However, Monteiro stayed behind to celebrate his first podium finish, and the first for a Portuguese driver.

Reigning British F3 champion showed flashes of speed but also wild driving, nevertheless the team's faith in Sato was repaid by a fine drive to 5th at his home Grand Prix in Suzuka.

Mastering the wet weather, the race was won by Italian driver Vittorio Brambilla driving a March 751. As Brambilla took the flag, he crashed into the barriers and the March team celebrated a historic victory. Brambilla, the oldest man in the field at 37, had won his first Grand Prix.

Elio de Angelis held off Keke Rosberg and won the race by just 0.050 seconds.

The victory was Raikkonen's first of the season and his first since he returned to Formula One at the start of the year.

Nigel Mansell led the race until lap 70, but then suffered a loose wheel nut and was forced into the pits, emerging behind Ayrton Senna. The pair duelled around Monaco for the final three laps but Mansell could find no way past, finishing behind the Brazilian.

It was the last win for Brawn GP and for team driver Rubens Barrichello.

The first and only win of Alesi's Formula One career, on his 31st birthday. After the end of the race, Alesi ran out of fuel, and Michael Schumacher gave him a lift back to the pits on top of his car. This race also marked the last time to date that a Grand Prix was won by a car with a V12 engine.

Kimi Räikkönen won the race after starting from 17th position and overtaking race leader Giancarlo Fisichella on the final lap. It was his final victory for McLaren.

Johnny Herbert took the first win of his Formula One career, at his 74th attempt.

Massa's win was the first time that a Brazilian driver had won their home grand prix since Ayrton Senna in 1993.

Gerhard Berger won at Monza for Ferrari, in the only race of the year not won by McLaren-Honda. Michele Alboreto finished second, right behind him.