Rubens Barrichello (Brawn GP Formula 1 Team) used a medium - soft tyre strategy to score his second race win of the season after a thrilling and tactical high speed Italian Grand Prix
at Monza.

Barrichello finished over two seconds ahead of team-mate Jenson Button who used a soft - medium strategy. Kimi Raikkonen (Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro) finished third with a two stop strategy, soft - soft - medium.


Hiroshi Yasukawa - Director of Bridgestone Motorsport, says
"Congratulations to Rubens for his second win of the season and Brawn GP for their fourth 1-2 finish this year. We saw an exciting race today and it was interesting to see how the different strategies worked. It is also always good to see a Ferrari driver on the podium on a glorious day in Italy. For Bridgestone, we were pleased that our Chairman of the Board, CEO and President, Mr Arakawa, and our other important guests were here to enjoy this great display from Formula One."


Hirohide Hamashima - Bridgestone Director of Motorsport Tyre Development, says
"This was a thrilling race with a fantastic strategic battle. Even though it was a one stop strategy that won the race, it is difficult to say whether a one or a two stop was better. Both Bridgestone Potenza compounds gave very similar overall performance so there was a good variety of different strategy uses. For Brawn GP in their championship battle this was a good day. We must also mention the fighting spirit of reigning champion Lewis Hamilton who pushed very hard right to the final lap where he was unfortunate not to finish."

Stats of the Day 
Race: 14:00 - 15:38
Driver             Team      	  Time           Strategy
Rubens Barrichello Brawn GP	  1h 16m 21.706s M-S
Jenson Button 	   Brawn GP	  1h 16m 24.572s S-M
Kimi Raikkonen     Ferrari	  1h 16m 52.370s S-S-M

Tyres used: Medium / Soft 

Temperatures Ambient     Track        Weather 
PM - Race    26C-27C     36C-38C-37C  Sunny