2010 Italian Grand Prix Race day at Monza

Not the most spectacular race ever, but you try convincing the tifosi of that right now. The scenes at Monza are amazing as the whole of Italy celebrates a fantastic Ferrari victory, which puts Alonso right back in the hunt for the world title.

The race was shaped at the start when Button got a great launch to claim the inside for the first chicane. From there, it became a fascinating tactical battle, like we used to see in the early 1990s before refueling was allowed.

The pitstops decided the race as Alonso stayed out a couple of laps longer than the Briton and crucially emerged ahead, to claim a wonderful home victory for the Scuderia.

Lewis Hamilton will leave Monza this evening gutted after his clash with Massa, while Red Bull made the best of a bad job with fourth and sixth. It's a full-on five-man fight once again and the fun will continue towards the end of the season.

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It is tight at the top of both championships, setting up a thrilling battle as the series heads to the final five fly-away events. World Championship standings, round 14: Drivers: Constructors: 1. Webber 187 1. Red Bull-Renault 350 2. Hamilton 182 2. McLaren-Mercedes 347 3. Alonso 166 3. Ferrari 290 4. Button 165 4. Mercedes 158 5. Vettel 163 5. Renault 127 6. Massa 124 6. Force India-Mercedes 58 7. Rosberg 112 7. Williams-Cosworth 47 8. Kubica 108 8. Sauber-Ferrari 27 9. Schumacher 46 9. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 10 10. Sutil 45

Here's our report on a fascinating Italian Grand Prix:

Alonso wins for Ferrari at Monza

Massa even dropped his champagne bottle into the crowd, starting a healthy scrap for the momento.

Alonso, Massa and team boss Stefano Domenicali remain on the podium as the fans go berserk. Monza is jumping this afternoon.

Webber leads the championship again after Hamilton fails to score. Alonso is now 21 points behind in third place chased by Button and Vettel

The champagne sprays on the podium at the end of a closely-fought race and the tifosi goes crazy.

Massa is also happy with his day and a strong third place on a superb day for Ferrari. He salutes the passionate crowd.

Jenson Button takes his award for second place this afternoon. He raises the trophy above his head and smiles widely.

Stefano Domenicali is beaming as he collects the prize for the winning constructor: Ferrari.

Fernando Alonso picks up the winner's trophy to the absolute delight of the huge crowd below the podium.

The Italian national anthem follows for Ferrari - winner at home.

The Spanish national anthem rings out over Monza for Fernando Alonso - winner of the Italian Grand Prix.

The drivers walk out onto the unique podium at Monza and the crowd goes crazy!

Four drivers retired from the Italian Grand Prix:

Jarno Trulli pulled up with a gearbox problem,

Bruno Senna pulled off while running second to last,

Lewis Hamilton retired on the first lap when he tagged Massa's Ferrari at the Roggia chicane, breaking the steering arm,

Kamui Kobayashi never made it to the start-line after a gearbox problem just minutes before the race.

Alonso steps out of the car, delighted with his 24th win - his third of the season.

The fans are already pouring out onto the pit straight for what should be an incredible podium atmosphere.

Glock wins the newer teams battle for Virgin in 17th, beating Kovalainen by 2.3s. Yamamoto was 19th and di Grassi retired in the late stages

Out of the points - Buemi was 11th, with Liuzzi 12th, Petrov 13th, de la Rosa 14th, Alguersuari 15th and Sutil 16th.

The tifosi go wild as new hero Alonso celebrates a fine victory for the Italian team.

Kubica finishes in eight for Renault, with Schumacher ninth and Barrichello takes that final point for 10th place.

Rosberg loses out to Vettel and comes home fifth, with Webber sixth and Hulkenberg seventh - should be an interesting meeting between those two later.

Vettel survives an engine scare and takes home fourth after an amazing last-lap pitstop strategy.

Massa is a fine third on a great day for Ferrari.

Jenson Button puts himself right back into the championship fight with a strong drive to second, but he just couldn't hold off Alonso today.

The Spaniard sends the crowd wild with a hard-fought win on his first appearance for the team at this historic venue.

Fernando Alonso wins for Ferrari at Monza!

Lap 53: What a great job by Vettel and Red Bull! He rejoins in fourth and set for a decent result after a tough start to the race.

Lap 53: Vettel takes on the hard tyres and is back out there after a 3.3s stop.

Lap 52: Alonso is on on his final lap.

Lap 52: Here come the Red Bull mechanics out into the pitlane and Vettel is in for his stop.

Lap 52: Two laps to go and Vettel is yet to come in from fourth, but should do so this time round.

Lap 52: Button is three seconds back and Massa closes to 1.4s behind Button on that last lap.

Lap 51: Alonso leaves his braking a touch late for the first chicane and runs over the yellow speed humps. No problem and he continues in the lead.

Lap 51: Petrov finally makes his stop and rejoins further down the field. Barrichello takes over 10th place with Buemi 1.4s behind him.

Lap 51: Webber is now sixth and will want to press on to see if he can stay ahead when Vettel stops.

Lap 50: Webber has the outside the next time by and he finally takes the Williams in a bold move.

Lap 50: Jarno Trulli pulls up and stops on the approach to the first chicane. A disappointing end for the Italian after leading the new teams category for so long.

Lap 50: Webber is once again frustrated as Hulkenberg defends robustly from a mistake at the second chicane.

Lap 49: Barrichello looks like he has got the better of Buemi. The Toro Rosso is 1.3s down and Barrichello is likely to get the final point if things stay as they are.