Sebastian Vettel convincingly won the Japanese Grand Prix to keep his slim title hopes alive but championship leader Jenson Button stayed in control.
Cool Button capitalised on an Adrian Sutil error to finish eighth, although a late safety car denied his Brawn team being crowned constructors' champions.
The Englishman now leads the title race from team-mate Rubens Barrichello, who came seventh in Japan, by 14 points.
Toyota's Jarno Trulli landed second at Suzuka ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
Red Bull's Vettel led from start to finish after defending his pole position from reigning world champion Hamilton off the start.
The young German grabbed 10 points with a stunning drive and now sits 16 points behind single-point scoring Button in the championship with 20 to play for.
The title fight now moves to the season's penultimate race on 18 October in Brazil where Button, who recovered from a poor start at Suzuka, can land the crown he hungrily covets.
Ferrari's in-form Kimi Raikkonen finished fourth at the famously demanding figure-of-eight circuit ahead of Williams driver Nico Rosberg with BMW Sauber's Nick Heidfeld in sixth.
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