Lewis Hamilton has won the Barcelona Grand Prix and claimed his first victory with Ferrari.
The seven-time world champion finished in front of his former teammate George Russell, who missed out despite starting on pole position.
Hamilton benefited greatly from a virtual safety car after Fernando Alonso went off the track and retired, which gave him a free pit stop and allowed him to stay ahead of Russell.
The win closes the gap in the driver's championship after Kimi Antonelli retired from the race with just a few laps to go.
Lewis Hamilton has won the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix
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A clean getaway in the race saw Russell and Hamilton retain their positions, as Charles Leclerc made a commanding start, moving up three places from P10.
Mercedes extended its advantage over its former teammate, establishing a three-second gap by lap seven.
Leclerc continued to get his Ferrari moving well, overtaking Oscar Piastri on lap eight.
Hamilton made an early pit stop on lap 12, opting for the hard tyres and coming out behind Piastri and just ahead of Nico Hulkenberg.
The victory marks Hamilton's first in a Ferrari
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Towards the back end of the field, both Lance Stroll and Valtteri Bottas had already retired from the race less than a third of the way through.
By lap 33, Antonelli had closed the gap on his teammate as the battling started to begin between the silver arrows.
Mercedes fans would have been having flashbacks to Hamilton and Nico Rosberg's collision in Barcelona, hoping history does not repeat itself.
The teammates continued to battle each other for several laps before Russell pitted on lap 37, as Antonelli was desperate to pit to keep the gap close.
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Hamilton finished in front of his former teammate Russell
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The Italian came in the lap after, but his concern now turned behind him as Lando Norris was less than a second behind.
A virtual safety car came out on lap 40 after Fernando Alonso went off at turn nine, giving Hamilton a free pit stop and coming out in front of Russell.
A huge moment in the championship, as the strategy continued to work for Hamilton as the seven-time world champion praised his team, saying: "Great job guys!"
Hamilton extended the gap to Russell after the moment and saw home the victory for his first win in a Ferrari.
The seven-time world champion thanked his team and fans after the win
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Norris finished in P3 to make it an all-British podium.
Speaking afterwards, an emotional Hamilton said: "First, I have to start and say a huge grazie to everyone here.
"My team here at Ferrari, everyone back at the factory. Fred [Vasseur] for believing in me and bringing me to this team.
"I started out a dream which seemed almost impossible during my time last year but we never gave up hope and the team continued to lift me up. We made so many changes and we made so many improvements.
"On top of that, I have got the greatest fanbase a sportsman could ever ask for and so thank you to everybody."