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Reigning world champion Fernando Alonso broke his North American bogey in spectacular fashion to win the Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal on Sunday.

The Renault man led from pole to notch up his fourth straight win and stretch his championship lead to 25 points.

Michael Schumacher took advantage of a mistake from Kimi Raikkonen to steal second on the penultimate lap.

Britain's David Coulthard also overtook Jenson Button at the death to snatch eighth from his compatriot.

Alonso had crashed at the exit of the final chicane to hand victory to Raikkonen in last year's race but the Spaniard made no mistakes this time around.

The world champion drove a controlled race in Montreal despite worsening conditions as the track began to gather treacherous dust and rubber.

Raikkonen had threatened Alonso on lap 12 when he tried to pass him but he surrendered his bid and dropped back.

McLaren had appeared to have a lot more pace than the Renaults but Raikkonen's challenge was undone by two bad pit stops.

At the first, his crew had difficulty fitting a rear tyre and at the second his engine mysteriously died to erase crucial seconds.

The Finn's misery was complete when he skidded on the track debris during lap 69 and ran wide allowing a predatory Schumacher to overtake down the inside.

Schumacher started from sixth on the grid and impressively weaved his way up through the pack.

The seven-time world champion never looked content with third spot and kept on Raikkonen's tail throughout the race despite the difficulties presented by using harder Bridgestone tyres on the warm track.

Giancarlo Fisichella took a creditable fourth after he clawed his way back after a drive-through penalty.

The Italian had started alongside Renault team-mate Alonso at the front of the grid but appeared to jump start and was consequently penalised.

Felipe Massa gathered more points for Ferrari in fifth while Toyota's Jarno Trulli claimed his first points on the season in sixth.

BMW Sauber had showed promising pace in practice and Nick Heidfeld took seventh ahead of Coulthard.

But there was disappointment for Canadian Jacques Villeneuve on the track named after his late father Gilles and in front of his loyal home fans.

The former world champion was lying in seventh before he skidded on lap 59 and ploughed into the wall at 90mph.

Juan Pablo Montoya made a dramatic exit from the race when he crashed in the Wall of Champions on lap 14.

The McLaren driver had himself ended the hopes of Nico Rosberg, who had qualified in sixth place for Williams.

Montoya had tried to squeeze past the German but instead he spun the 20-year-old into the wall and out of the race.

It was a much better day for Coulthard, who started from the back of the grid - instead of the 16th place he qualified in - because of an unscheduled engine change.

The Scot drove solidly throughout the race before overtaking his Red Bull team-mate Christian Klien five laps from home into ninth.

Encouraged by his crew over the radio, Coulthard then out-manoeuvred Button out of the hairpin to earn his third points finish of the season.

Button will be disappointed to surrender the points but will take some comfort in at least finishing the race after retiring at Silverstone last time out.

His Honda team-mate Rubens Barrichello failed to finish for the first time this season after retiring on lap 59. Alonso is now the only driver to complete every race.

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