JENSON Button finally has his hands on the Formula One world title following a pulsating Brazilian Grand Prix on Sunday.

A combination of brilliant driving and dramatic incidents elevated Button into fifth place, with his title rivals Sebastian Vettel and Rubens Barrichello finishing fourth and eighth respectively.

For the record, Red Bull Racing's Webber grabbed the win ahead of BMW Sauber's Kubica, with Lewis Hamilton finishing a stunning third from 17th on the grid.

Vettel came fourth, Button the all-important fifth, followed by Kimi Raikkonen in his Ferrari and Sebastien Buemi a fine seventh for Toro Rosso Button now becomes the tenth British driver to claim motor sport's greatest prize, inheriting the crown from last year's winner Hamilton.

The 29-year-old may not have wrapped it up in the way he would have liked, having won six of the first seven races, but he is now world champion.

On a stunning day for Brawn GP, they also claimed the constructors' title just over 10 months after they appeared to be on the scrapheap when Honda pulled out of the sport.

As Button crossed the line after 71 remarkable laps at Interlagos he broke into a rendition of Queen's 'We Are The Champions,' before repeating the boast 'We're champions, we're champions'.

A euphoric Button told BBC1: "It's really amazing, especially after the last few races I've had. This makes up for it, it was such an awesome race and I'm world champion, baby!

"Twenty-one years ago I jumped in a car and I loved winning. I never expected to be world champion in F1 but we've done it."