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Mark Webber finally gets a 'W' in the column next to his name in 2011, after a good drive today at Interlagos. Asside from Vettel's gearbox problem, the Australian had a much better weekend generally, featuring prominently in practice on Friday and Saturday.
He tracked team-mate Vettel in the early stages, before slipping past when the German could no longer keep the pace up. Behind them, Button pulled off one of the moves of the race to sweep past Alonso, but Hamilton ended his year on a sour note, also with a gearbox problem.
Sutil and di Resta picked up good points for Force India, while Toro Rosso's late-season charge after Sauber came to naught, but up front, it was the Red Bull show - ending the season just as it started.
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He tracked team-mate Vettel in the early stages, before slipping past when the German could no longer keep the pace up. Behind them, Button pulled off one of the moves of the race to sweep past Alonso, but Hamilton ended his year on a sour note, also with a gearbox problem.
Sutil and di Resta picked up good points for Force India, while Toro Rosso's late-season charge after Sauber came to naught, but up front, it was the Red Bull show - ending the season just as it started.
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Lotus come out 10th in the standings for the second year in a row, securing a vital payment of prize money for the team.
Sauber hang on to seventh, fighting off the charge of Toro Rosso, who end the year in eighth.
Combined with di Resta's points, Force India end the year just four points behind Renault in sixth place after a strong run to the end.
Massa, Rosberg, Schumacher, Sutil and Petrov round out the top ten in the standings, with Sutil making big gains after his sixth place today
Webber grabs third from Alonso by a point after today's result, with Hamilton fifth following a difficult season and retirement today.
Button ends the year in second place to Vettel but a massive 122 points behind the runaway world champion.
As the ticker-tape is released, the champagne flows at the end of a tough race. Courtney joins the top three on the top step for the traditional end-of-race photograph.
Button is happy to round out a fine season with another trophy for his drive to third this afternoon.
Vettel picks up his award for second place in today's race. He is very happy after struggling with gearbox issues.
Red Bull head of strategy, Will Courtney, picks up the award for the winning constructor.
Webber secures third in drivers' standings with that win and is delighted as he is handed the winning trophy.
That is followed by the Austrian national anthem for this afternoon's winning constructor - Red Bull Racing.
The top three drivers step out onto the Interlagos podium and the Australian national anthem plays for today's winner - Mark Webber.
Four drivers retired from the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Liuzzi pulled off towards the end of the race at the Senna S, Hamilton slowed to a halt, while Maldonado spun out of contention at the Ferradura while battling with Buemi.
Glock was the first casualty, when he was released from his first pitstop before the left rear had been properly changed.
Liuzzi pulled off towards the end of the race at the Senna S, Hamilton slowed to a halt, while Maldonado spun out of contention at the Ferradura while battling with Buemi.
Glock was the first casualty, when he was released from his first pitstop before the left rear had been properly changed.
Schumacher finishes in 15th place, with Kovalainen 16th, Senna 17th, Trulli 18th, D'Ambrosio 19th and Ricciardo was 20th.
Petrov claims the final point. Behind him, Alguersuari was 11th with Buemi 12th, Perez 13th and Barrichello holds onto 14th.
Button is told to pull over in his McLaren and is now walking back to join the podium ceremony.
Di Resta crosses the line in eighth spot with Kobayashi coming in ninth. He secures seventh in the championship for Sauber.
Rosberg ends up seventh in his Mercedes.
Sutil grabs a fine sixth, collecting valuable points for himself and the Force India team.
Massa ends up a distant fifth after slowing considerably in the latter stages of the race.
Alonso gave it his all, lapping strongly on the softer tyres but facing Ferrari's usual struggle for pace with the harder rubber.
A typically determined drive from Button gives him the final podium place, securing his second place finish in the drivers' standings.
Vettel managed that gearbox issue for much of the distance, ending his season of dominance in second place today.
The Australian finally secures his first victory of the season at the final round, with team-mate Vettel hobbled by car problems today.
Mark Webber wins the Brazilian Grand Prix!
Lap 71: Alguersuari in 11th is now 1.7s behind Petrov as they fight over the final point today.
Lap 71: Webber begins his final lap at Interlagos.
Lap 70: Barrichello comes through and passes Massa to take one lap back, as he continues his fight to stay ahead of Schumacher.
Lap 70: Webber sets the fastest lap as he moves to within two laps of Victory in Brazil.
Lap 70: Perez is 13th, with Barrichello 14th. Schumacher has closed to within 3.9s but will run out of laps.
Lap 69: Alonso reports a problem with the DRS on his Ferrari.
Lap 68: The gaps remain static down the field. Di Resta runs eighth with Kobayashi ninth, Petrov 10th, Alguersuari 11th and Buemi 12th.
Lap 68: Button is now 8.8 seconds behind Vettel but not closing quickly enough for a fight in the final laps.
Lap 67: Five laps remain in the Brazilian Grand Prix.
Lap 66: The Italian was running in 20th position and was only 4.1s ahead of team-mate Ricciardo after 65 laps of racing.
Lap 66: Liuzzi has pulled off at the entrance to the Senna S.
Lap 66: Button chops the gap to Vettel to 10.2 seconds, but the McLaren pace isn't quick enough to close down the Red Bull at the current rate.
By: Emlyn Hughes, Geoff Creighton
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