The safety car was deployed for a second time just before the halfway point when Felipe Massa and Red Bull's David Coulthard collided at the end of the main straight.
Jankovic: Serb for a Slam
The Scot, who had a big accident at the circuit last year when his car flew over the Williams of Austrian Alex Wurz, flew off again but blamed the Ferrari driver.
Brazilian Rubens Barrichello, who failed to score a point for struggling Honda last year, opened his account immediately with sixth place ahead of Japan's Kazuki Nakajima in a Williams.
The Japanese tangled with Red Bull's Mark Webber at the start and again with the BMW Sauber of Poland's Robert Kubica nine laps from the end.
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