He ended with 108 points for the season. Hakkinen was second with 89. Sunday marked the 44th career win for Schumacher and his ninth of 17-race seasons, tying the record for most seasonal wins. Schumacher did it before over 17 races in 1995. Then there are possibilities.
Statistics are a second priority.
Jacques Villeneuve of BAR-Honda came in fifth and Eddie Irvine, who won the inaugural Malaysian race last year for Ferrari, sixth. Alexander Wurz, newly signed for McLaren next year as a test driver, came in seventh for Benetton Playlife, followed by Mika Salo of Sauber Petronas. Hakkinen was informed of the penalty by his team and let teammate Coulthard pass before he went in for his penalty at the end of five laps. The 2001 season begins in Australia on March 4.