2009 Italian Grand Prix Race day at Monza

The message at the conclusion of the Italian Grand Prix is very clear ... Brawn are back! The one-two finish for the team today gives them a very healthy advantage over Red Bull going into the final four races of the season.

Today was nothing short of a disaster for Red Bull and one has to feel sorry for them after such a strong season. Mark Webber's race ended on the first lap, making it three races without scoring.

Meanwhile, Vettel simply didn't have the pace. He was struggling behind Kovalainen in the early stages of the race. They pitted together and Kovalainen got the better deal with traffic at the exit. Heidfeld was close to the duel prior to the stop, and by staying out a few laps later the BMW was able to make up a place on Sebastian, compounding his miserable afternoon.

This was the 2009 Italian Grand Prix on AUTOSPORT Live. We hope you have enjoyed the coverage throughout the weekend, and we'll do it all over again for the second Singapore Grand Prix night race in two weeks' time.

Today's result is a major step for Barrichello and Brawn, with Rubens closing the championship lead to 14 points. The constuctors' series looks almost secure for the team as they took 17 points out of Red Bull this afternoon. World Championship standings, round 13: Drivers: Constructors: 1. Button 80 1. Brawn-Mercedes 146 2. Barrichello 66 2. Red Bull-Renault 105.5 3. Vettel 54 3. Ferrari 62 4. Webber 51.5 4. McLaren-Mercedes 47 5. Raikkonen 40 5. Toyota 38.5 6. Rosberg 30.5 6. Williams-Toyota 30.5 7. Hamilton 27 7. BMW Sauber 20 8. Trulli 22.5 8. Renault 20 9. Massa 22 9. Force India-Mercedes 13 10. Alonso 20 10. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 5

The round-up on a fascinating Italian Grand Prix is now available:

Barrichello leads Brawn 1-2 at Monza

The champagne sprays on the podium and the fans get close to the drivers at the end of a fascinating Italian Grand Prix.

Kimi Raikkonen is happy with a fourth consecutive podium and the tifosi cheer their hero.

Jenson Button takes his prize for a fine second place this afternoon. This result is just what the world championship leader needed, after a poor run of five races.

Button can breath much easier tonight, finally.

The constructors prize goes to Brawn on a massive day for the team's points race.

Rubens Barrichello takes the trophy with delight as his challenge to Button gets another boost.

God Save The Queen plays in celebration of today's fabulous winning constructor - Brawn GP.

The Brazilian national anthem rings out over the Monza podium for today's winner - Rubens Barrichello.

Four drivers weren't classified in the Italian Grand Prix:

Tonio Liuzzi retired while in a fine fourth place with mechanical trouble.
Jaime Alguersuari and Robert Kubica retired in the pits.
Mark Webber was out on the first lap after contact with Robert Kubica at the Roggia chicane.

Buemi was 13th and retired on the final lap. Trulli finished 14th, with Grosjean 15th and Rosberg the final finisher in 16th place.

Rubens Barrichello celebrates a fine victory at Monza, the 11th of his long career.

Giancarlo Fisichella finishes ninth on his Ferrari debut, out of the points. Nakajima was 10th and held off Glock on the last lap.

Lewis Hamilton is classified 12th after that big accident.

Alonso finishes fifth, followed by Kovalainen and Heidfeld.

Sebastian Vettel gets the final final point after that dramatic off for Hamilton.

Replays show that Hamilton ran just slightly wide at the exit of the first Lesmo, and the MP4-24 immediately swapped ends and crashed heavily into the inside tyre barrier.

Kimi Raikkonen claims the final podium slot with Hamilton's late demise.

After a brilliant drive, Adrian Sutil scores a memorable fourth and his first points for Force India.

Lewis has climbed disconsolately out of the battered McLaren but appears to be perfectly okay.

Jenson Button takes second for Brawn, holding off Hamilton in the final stage for a critical return to form.

18 points for Brawn today, with Red Bull scoring just a single point, is a major boost for the team.

Rubens Barrichello wins for Brawn at Monza!

Dispatching Kovalainen off the start and setting a stellar pace in the critical middle phase of the race, Rubens made his one-stop plan pay off in fine style.

The win moves him two points closer to Button in the race for the title.

Lap 53: It's a massive accident at the Lesmo curves and the world champion will miss out on the podium.

The safety car has been deployed. This is the last lap.

Lap 53: Lewis Hamilton is out of the race!

Lap 53: Sebastian Vettel has been working wonders in the last few laps. That six second gap to Heidfeld in eighth in down to just 1.5 seconds, but there is only one lap to go.

Lap 53: Barrichello is on course for victory at Monza.

Lap 53: Hamilton is now just 1.2 seconds behind Button but there is little time left for a move with less than two laps remaining.

Lap 52: Glock got through up the inside and up to 12th place. He can now chase after Nakajima. Trulli slid wide at the first Lesmo into the gravel, and has lost a further place to Buemi.

Lap 52: Trulli then ran wide out of the first chicane, and with Glock right there in 13th the battle between the Toyotas was on. The team-mates fought hard into the Roggia and then in Lesmo 1 Trulli lost control of the TF109.

Lap 51: The best scrap at the top of the order remains Raikkonen defending heavily from Sutil as they dispute fourth.

Lap 51: Jarno Trulli has seen enough of Nakajima's rear end and sends a wild move up the inside of the Japanese at Turn 1. The move doesn't come off and Nakajima survives in 11th.

Lap 51: Barrichello continues to lead as Button holds off Hamilton behind him.

Lap 50: There is tension in the garages as a race-long pounding of the kerbs here can take its toll on the transmission.

Lap 49: Despite Rob Smedley's encouragement, Giancarlo Fisichella is unable to close down the gap to Sebastian Vettel in ninth.

Lap 48: The scrap between Button and Hamilton is causing them to close in on Barrichello, with the gap now four seconds.

Lap 47: Timo Glock has been off-road at the Roggia chicane while tight up behind team-mate Trulli and Nakajima. Timo dropped back but has quickly caught the other Toyota again. This battle is over 11th, 12th and 13th positions.

Lap 47: The top three remain within six seconds as Hamilton continues a chase of Button for second.

Lap 46: Sutil continues to hound Raikkonen but the Ferrari has KERS to help in the defence of Kimi's fourth place.

Lap 46: Giancarlo Fisichella is 10th and has closed in on Vettel as a result of that incident. The gap between them is 6.3 seconds, and the Italian is given encouragement from race engineer Rob Smedley to close the gap to the Red Bull.

Lap 45: Button sets his best lap of the day, leaving Hamilton 1.9 seconds behind.

Lap 45: Sebastian Vettel is pushing to try and stay in touch with Heidfeld, but he runs wide at the second Lesmo curve and is now seven seconds down on quick Nick. If the top eight continue without problems, Vettel will not score this afternoon.

Lap 44: Adrian Sutil is all over the gearbox of Raikkonen's Ferrari. This pair have famously collided twice before to cruelly deny Sutil a points finish.