Spa-Francorchamps: Michael Schumacher wrapped up his seventh world championship despite finishing second behind Kimi Raikkonen in an incident-filled Belgian Grand Prix on Sunday.

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 teammate 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.

STANDINGS

Top 10

Drivers: 1. Michael Schumacher (Ferrari, 128 pts); 2. Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari, 88); 3. Jenson Button (BAR, 65); 4. Jarno Trulli (Renault, 46); 5. Fernando Alonso (Renault, 45); 6. Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams, 38); 7. Kimi Raikkonen (McLaren, 28); 8. David Coulthard (McLaren, 21); 9= Takuma Sato (BAR, 18); 9= Giancarlo Fisichella (Sauber, 18).

Constructors: 1. Ferrari 216 pts; 2. Renault 91; 3. BAR 83; 4. Williams 54; 5. McLaren 49; 6. Sauber 28; 7. Jaguar 10; 8. Toyota 9; 9. Jordan 5; 10. Minardi 1.