Fernando Alonso was the fastest in qualifying, pleasing the tifosi. On Sunday, he put icing on the cake by winning in front of a full house.
Felipe Massa took third place finish behind Jenson Button making it two in two for Ferrari, on the podium, this week-end.
The race could have taken another turn for Massa in the first lap of the race as Lewis Hamilton touched his left rear with his front right tire. The British driver broke the suspension arm of his McLaren and was forced to retire.
As a matter of fact, both Ferraris experienced contact in the first turn of the race as Alonso touched Button, letting the Englishman slip in front of him.
The ultimate looser of this first few laps however was Mark Webber who fell in eight place by lap 4, right in front of Schumacher who started 12th. Webber would come back to finish sixth.
Button and Alonso would fight for first place almost all the way through the race, the Ferrari driver only taking the lead on the 37th lap of 53, when his pit stategy gave him an advantage over the McLaren driver.
Alonso crossed the start/finish line in front of Button, Massa, Vettel, Rosberg, Webber and Hulkenberg. Vettel managed to overtake Rosberg in the final laps of the race as Webber did on Hulkenberg. The Red Bull drivers were a tad out of shape in Italy due to engine problems and lack of power.
Robert Kubica and Michael Schumacher complete the top-10. Webber still leads the championship ahead of Hamilton (187-182).
Italian Grand Prix, Results:
1 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F10) - 53 laps 1.16 '34 "572
2 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes) - 2 "9
3 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F10) - 4 "2
4 - Sebastian Vettel (RB6 Red Bull-Renault) - 28 "1
5 - Nico Rosberg (MGP Mercedes W01) - 29 "9
6 - Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault RB6) - 31 "2
7 - Nico Hulkenberg (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 32 "8.
8 - Robert Kubica (Renault R30) - 34 "0
9 - Michael Schumacher (Mercedes W01 MGP) - 44 "9
10 - Rubens Barrichello (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 1'04 "2
11 - Sebastien Buemi (STR5 Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 1'05 "0
12 - Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India VJM03-Mercedes) - 1'06 "1
13 - Vitaly Petrov (Renault R30) - 1'18 "9
14 - Pedro De La Rosa (C29 Sauber-Ferrari) - 1 lap
15 - Jaime Alguersuari (STR5 Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 1 lap
16 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM03-Mercedes) - 1 lap
17 - Timo Glock (Virgin VR01-Cosworth) - 2 laps
18 - Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus-Cosworth T127) - 2 laps
19 - Sakon Yamamoto (Hispania F110-Cosworth) - 2 laps
Fastest lap: Fernando Alonso 1'24 "139
Withdrawn
1 lap - Kamui Kobayashi
Row 1 - Lewis Hamilton
Lap 12 - Bruno Senna
Lap 47 - Jarno Trulli
Lap 50 - Lucas Di Grassi
The drivers' championship
1.Webber 187; 2.Hamilton 182; 3.Alonso 166; 4.Button 165; 5.Vettel 163; 6.Massa 124; 7.Rosberg 112; 8.Kubica 108; 9.Schumacher 46; 10.Sutil 45; 11.Barrichello 31; 12.Kobayashi 21; 13.Petrov 19; 14.Hulkenberg 16; 15.Liuzzi 13; 16.Buemi 7; 17.De Squad 6; 18.Alguersuari 3.
The constructors' championship
1.Red Bull-Renault 350; 2.McLaren-Mercedes 347; 3.Ferrari 290; 4.Mercedes 158; 5.Renault 127; 6.Force India-Mercedes 58; 7.Williams-Cosworth 47; 8.Sauber-Ferrari 27; 9.Toro Rosso-Ferrari 10.
**Unofficial Results**
Felipe Massa took third place finish behind Jenson Button making it two in two for Ferrari, on the podium, this week-end.
The race could have taken another turn for Massa in the first lap of the race as Lewis Hamilton touched his left rear with his front right tire. The British driver broke the suspension arm of his McLaren and was forced to retire.
As a matter of fact, both Ferraris experienced contact in the first turn of the race as Alonso touched Button, letting the Englishman slip in front of him.
The ultimate looser of this first few laps however was Mark Webber who fell in eight place by lap 4, right in front of Schumacher who started 12th. Webber would come back to finish sixth.
Button and Alonso would fight for first place almost all the way through the race, the Ferrari driver only taking the lead on the 37th lap of 53, when his pit stategy gave him an advantage over the McLaren driver.
Alonso crossed the start/finish line in front of Button, Massa, Vettel, Rosberg, Webber and Hulkenberg. Vettel managed to overtake Rosberg in the final laps of the race as Webber did on Hulkenberg. The Red Bull drivers were a tad out of shape in Italy due to engine problems and lack of power.
Robert Kubica and Michael Schumacher complete the top-10. Webber still leads the championship ahead of Hamilton (187-182).
Italian Grand Prix, Results:
1 - Fernando Alonso (Ferrari F10) - 53 laps 1.16 '34 "572
2 - Jenson Button (McLaren MP4/25-Mercedes) - 2 "9
3 - Felipe Massa (Ferrari F10) - 4 "2
4 - Sebastian Vettel (RB6 Red Bull-Renault) - 28 "1
5 - Nico Rosberg (MGP Mercedes W01) - 29 "9
6 - Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault RB6) - 31 "2
7 - Nico Hulkenberg (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 32 "8.
8 - Robert Kubica (Renault R30) - 34 "0
9 - Michael Schumacher (Mercedes W01 MGP) - 44 "9
10 - Rubens Barrichello (Williams FW32-Cosworth) - 1'04 "2
11 - Sebastien Buemi (STR5 Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 1'05 "0
12 - Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India VJM03-Mercedes) - 1'06 "1
13 - Vitaly Petrov (Renault R30) - 1'18 "9
14 - Pedro De La Rosa (C29 Sauber-Ferrari) - 1 lap
15 - Jaime Alguersuari (STR5 Toro Rosso-Ferrari) - 1 lap
16 - Adrian Sutil (Force India VJM03-Mercedes) - 1 lap
17 - Timo Glock (Virgin VR01-Cosworth) - 2 laps
18 - Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus-Cosworth T127) - 2 laps
19 - Sakon Yamamoto (Hispania F110-Cosworth) - 2 laps
Fastest lap: Fernando Alonso 1'24 "139
Withdrawn
1 lap - Kamui Kobayashi
Row 1 - Lewis Hamilton
Lap 12 - Bruno Senna
Lap 47 - Jarno Trulli
Lap 50 - Lucas Di Grassi
The drivers' championship
1.Webber 187; 2.Hamilton 182; 3.Alonso 166; 4.Button 165; 5.Vettel 163; 6.Massa 124; 7.Rosberg 112; 8.Kubica 108; 9.Schumacher 46; 10.Sutil 45; 11.Barrichello 31; 12.Kobayashi 21; 13.Petrov 19; 14.Hulkenberg 16; 15.Liuzzi 13; 16.Buemi 7; 17.De Squad 6; 18.Alguersuari 3.
The constructors' championship
1.Red Bull-Renault 350; 2.McLaren-Mercedes 347; 3.Ferrari 290; 4.Mercedes 158; 5.Renault 127; 6.Force India-Mercedes 58; 7.Williams-Cosworth 47; 8.Sauber-Ferrari 27; 9.Toro Rosso-Ferrari 10.
**Unofficial Results**