Hamilton finished the year with 98 points, one point ahead of Ferrari�s Felipe Massa, who went on to win the race at his home circuit of Interlagos.
Heikki Kovalainen finished seventh, a result that saw Vodafone McLaren Mercedes team come second in the constructors� championship with 151 points. Ferrari amassed a winning total of 172 points.
At the age of just 23 years, 10 months and 26 days, Hamilton is the youngest champion in Formula 1 history. He takes McLaren�s 12th drivers� world title, and the third for the McLaren Mercedes partnership, which won the drivers� title in 1998 and �99 with Mika H�kkinen.
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