* Lap 1: Starting from pole position for a record-setting 66th time in his Formula One career, Michael Schumacher makes a clean getaway to lead fellow front-row starter Jenson Button into Tamburello. Felipe Massa and Fernando Alonso vault Rubens Barrichello to take third and fourth. Ralf Schumacher lies sixth from Juan Pablo Montoya, Jarno Trulli, Mark Webber, Kimi Räikkönen, Jacques Villeneuve, Giancarlo Fisichella, Nico Rosberg, David Coulthard, Nick Heidfeld, Vitantonio Liuzzi, Scott Speed, Christian Klien, Tiago Monteiro and Takuma Sato. The Safety Car is soon out, though, after Yuji Ide tips Christijan Albers into a spectacular roll at Villeneuve. The Dutchman is quickly released and walks away. Ide pits at the end of the lap. The stewards announce a post-race investigation into the incident.

* Lap 3: Race restarts. Michael Schumacher pulls away to lead Button by 1.0s. Ide pits again.

* Lap 4: The leader posts a 1m 26.456s and extends his advantage to 1.2s. The order remains unchanged.

* Lap 5: Michael Schumacher laps in 1m 26.186s and leads by 1.5s. Trulli pits and retires. Liuzzi spins at Variante Alta and drops from 16th to 18th.

* Lap 7: Michael Schumacher ups his pace again – 1m 25.998s – to lead by 2.1s. World championship leader Alonso is 5.1s adrift in fourth.

* Lap 10: Michael Schumacher sets a new fastest lap – 1m 25.708s – and is 2.4s clear of Button. Massa is another 2.2s adrift, with Alonso 1.6s behind the Brazilian and comfortably clear of the rest.

* Lap 12: Ide rejoins after a lengthy rest. Michael Schumacher stretches his lead to 3.0s for the first time. Klien clips the grass at Variante Alta.

* Lap 14: Michael Schumacher laps in 1m 25.218s. Barrichello is the first of the leading group to make a scheduled stop. He drops from fifth to 13th, behind regular sparring partner Coulthard.

* Lap 15: Button pits and rejoins in eighth.

* Lap 16: Ralf Schumacher pits and slips from fourth to 10th.

* Lap 17: Michael Schumacher leads by 10.2s from Massa, who has Alonso on his tail. Monteiro pits.

* Lap 19: Massa pits and rejoins seventh, behind Button.

* Lap 20: Leading by 13.5s, Michael Schumacher pits. He resumes second, 7.3s adrift of Alonso.

* Lap 21: Monteiro passes Sato for 18th.

* Lap 22: Räikkönen is the first McLaren driver to pit.

* Lap 23: Alonso sets fastest lap: 1m 24.569s. Montoya and Webber pit.

* Lap 24: Alonso leads by 8.7s. Speed pits.

* Lap 25: Alonso pits. Michael Schumacher resumes the lead. Liuzzi and Sato pit.

* Lap 27: Villeneuve, Rosberg and Coulthard pit.

* Lap 28: Michael Schumacher leads but Alonso – 8.5s adrift – is closing.

* Lap 29: Alonso is within 7.3s of Michael Schumacher. Fisichella is the last driver to come in for fuel and tyres.

* Lap 30: Button makes his second stop, but sets off with the refuelling rig still attached and loses time while the mess is sorted out.

* Lap 31: Michael Schumacher leads by 4.6s from Alonso. Massa is third from Montoya, Webber, Räikkönen, Ralf Schumacher, Button, Barrichello, Fisichella, Rosberg, Coulthard, Villeneuve, Heidfeld, Speed, Klien, Liuzzi, Monteiro and Sato.

* Lap 32: Ralf Schumacher makes his second stop and drops from seventh to 10th.

* Lap 33: Alonso closes to within 2.4s…

* Lap 34: …and 0.4s. Barrichello pits for the second time and slumps from ninth to 13th.

* Lap 35: The leaders are as one – it’s 2005 in reverse. Massa is 20s adrift in third.

* Lap 37: Alonso has a gentle peep down the inside at Tosa before tucking back into line. There are just 0.2 seconds in it. Monteiro pits. Michael Schumacher looks to have some kind of problem – he is two seconds off the pace and Massa is now only 14.6s in arrears. The lapped cars of Klien and Liuzzi are running at the same speed as the leaders, right in their slipstream.

* Lap 40: Klien pits and retires.

* Lap 41: Alonso and Massa peel in for fuel and tyres.

* Lap 42: Michael Schumacher, Webber and Speed do likewise. Michael Schumacher rejoins just in front of Alonso. Montoya leads.

* Lap 44: Montoya and Button pit. Ralf Schumacher passes Webber for seventh.

* Lap 45: It’s as you were at the front, with Michael Schumacher 0.5s ahead of Alonso. Räikkönen and Montoya run third and fourth.

* Lap 46: Ralf Schumacher and Coulthard pit.

* Lap 47: Räikkönen pits and rejoins sixth, behind Montoya, Massa and Fisichella. Coulthard slows to a crawl and pits.

* Lap 48: Alonso runs wide at the second Rivazza, moments after Sato had gone off at the same corner. Fisichella, Rosberg and Villeneuve pit.

* Lap 50: Alonso continues to apply the pressure, 0.3s behind Michael Schumacher. Montoya, Massa, Räikkönen, Webber, Button, Fisichella, Ralf Schumacher, Barrichello, Rosberg, Heidfeld and Villeneuve complete the unlapped runners.

* Lap 51: Heidfeld pits.

* Lap 55: Seven to go and the status quo remains unchanged.

* Lap 59: Alonso runs slightly wide at Villeneuve and his deficit extends from 0.3s to 2.2s/

* Lap 60: Alonso has a minor wobble at the second Rivazza but continues to press on.
Down the order, Räikkönen is pushing Massa for fourth and Fisichella is within a second of seventh-placed Button.

* Lap 62: Michael Schumacher scores his first win of the year – and the 85th of his F1 career – 2.0s clear of Alonso. Montoya, Massa, Räikkönen, Webber, Button and Fisichella complete the scorers.