Michael Schumacher wrapped up his seventh world championship despite finishing second behind Kimi Raikkonen in an incident-filled Belgian Grand Prix.
The Ferrari driver was unable to make it 13 wins out of 14 Grands Prix this season, and had to end up two points ahead of team mate Rubens Barrichello to seal the title. The Brazilian came back from a tough start to place third.
Schumacher's fifth consecutive title came at the track where he made his Formula One debut in 1991.
The race was highlighted by a series of collisions, with Jenson Button, Fernando Alonso, Takumo Sato and Mark Webber among those crashing out and the safety car having to be deployed on several occasions.
Ferrari won their sixth consecutive constructors' championship after a one-two finish for Schumacher and Barrichello, their seventh of the season, at the last race in Hungary two weeks ago.
Drivers' Championship:
1 Michael Schumacher (Ger) Ferrari 128,
2 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Ferrari 88
3 Jenson Button (Gbr) BAR Honda 65
4 Jarno Trulli (Ita) Renault 46
5 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Renault 45
6 Juan Montoya (Col) Williams BMW 38
7 Kimi Raikkonen (Fin) McLaren Mercedes 28
8 David Coulthard (Gbr) McLaren Mercedes 21
9 Takuma Sato (Jpn) BAR Honda 18
10 Giancarlo Fisichella (Ita) Sauber Petronas 18
11 Ralf Schumacher (Ger) Williams BMW 12
12 Felipe Massa (Bra) Sauber Petronas 10
13 Mark Webber (Aus) Jaguar 7
14 Olivier Panis (Fra) Toyota 6
15 Antonio Pizzonia (Bra) Williams BMW 4
16 Christian Klien (Aut) Jaguar 3
17 Cristiano Da Matta (Bra) Toyota 3
18 Nick Heidfeld (Ger) Jordan Cosworth 3
19 Timo Glock (Ger) Jordan Cosworth 2
20 Zsolt Baumgartner (Hun) Minardi Cosworth 1
Manufacturers' Championship:
1 Ferrari 216
2 Renault 91
3 BAR Honda 83
4 Williams BMW 54
5 McLaren Mercedes 49
6 Sauber Petronas 28
7 Jaguar 10
8 Toyota 9
9 Jordan Cosworth 5
10 Minardi Cosworth 1