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2011 Finish
Finish	Driver	Start	Finish	Driver	Start
1	Sebastian Vettel	1	6	Felipe Massa	6
2	Jenson Button	3	7	Jaime Alguersuari	18
3	Fernando Alonso	4	8	Paul di Resta	11
4	Lewis Hamilton	2	9	Bruno Senna	10
5	Michael Schumacher	8	10	Sebastien Buemi	16

2011 Italian Grand Prix Facts and Figures
AVERAGE SPEED: 227.848 k.p.h.
TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 20 minutes, 46.172 seconds
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 9.590 seconds
CARS RUNNING AT FINISH: 15
CARS ON FINAL LAP: 6
FASTEST LAP: Lewis Hamilton, 1:26.187, Lap 52
POLE WINNER: Sebastian Vettel (1:22.275)

Past Italian Grand Prix Winners (Starting Position) Car -- Speed

2011 -- Sebastian Vettel (1st) -- Red Bull-Renault -- 227.848 kph/1:20:46.172

2010 -- Fernando Alonso (1st) -- Ferrari -- 240.849 kph/1:16:24.572

2009 -- Rubens Barrichello (5th) -- Brawn-Mercedes -- 240.670 kph/1:16:21.706

2008 -- Sebastian Vettel (1st) -- Toro Rosso -- 212.039 kph/1:26:47.494

2007 -- Fernando Alonso (1st) -- McLaren -- 234.047 kph/1:18:37.806

2006 -- Michael Schumacher (2nd) -- Ferrari -- 245.814 kph/1:14:51.975

2005 -- Juan Pablo Montoya (1st) -- McLaren -- 247.096 kph/1:14.28.659

2004 -- Rubens Barrichello (1st) -- Ferrari -- 244.374 kph/1:15:18.448

2003 -- Michael Schumacher (1st) -- Ferrari -- 247.585 kph/1:14:19.838

2002 -- Rubens Barrichello (4th) -- Ferrari -- 1:16:19.982

2001 -- Juan Pablo Montoya (1st) -- Williams-BMW -- 1:16:58.493

2000 -- Michael Schumacher (1st) -- Ferrari -- 1:27:31.638

1999 -- Heinz-Harald Frentzen (2nd) -- Jordan-Honda -- 1:17:02.923

1998 -- Michael Schumacher (1st) -- Ferrari -- 1:17:09.672

1997 -- David Coulthard (6th) -- McLaren-Mercedes -- 1:17:04.609

1996 -- Michael Schumacher (3rd) -- Ferrari -- 1:17:43.632

1995 -- Johnny Herbert (8th) -- Benetton-Renault -- 1:18:27.916

1994 -- Damon Hill (3rd) -- Williams-Renault -- 1:18:02.754

1993 -- Damon Hill (2nd) -- Williams-Renault -- 1:17:07.509

1992 -- Ayrton Senna (2nd) -- McLaren-Honda -- 1:18:15.349

1991 -- Nigel Mansell (2nd) -- Williams-Renault -- 1:17:54.319

1990 -- Ayrton Senna (1st) -- McLaren-Honda -- 1:17:57.878

1989 -- Alain Prost (4th) -- McLaren-Honda -- 1:19:27.550

1988 -- Gerhard Berger (3rd) -- Ferrari -- 1:17:39.744

1987 -- Nelson Piquet (1st) -- Williams-Honda -- 1:14:47.707

1986 -- Nelson Piquet (6th) -- Williams-Honda -- 1:17:42.889

1985 -- Alain Prost (5th) -- McLaren-TAG -- 1:17:59.451

1984 -- Niki Lauda (4th) -- McLaren-TAG -- 1:20:29.065

1983 -- Nelson Piquet (4th) -- Brabham-BMW -- 1:23:10.880

1982 -- Rene Arnoux (6th) -- Renault -- 1:22:25.734

1981 -- Alain Prost (3rd) -- Renault -- 1:26:36.897

1980 -- Nelson Piquet (5th) -- Brabham-Ford -- 1:38:07.52 (at Imola)

1979 -- Jody Scheckter (3rd) -- Ferrari -- 1:22:00.22

1978 -- Niki Lauda (4th) -- Brabham-Alfa Romeo -- 1:07:04.54

1977 -- Mario Andretti (4th) -- Lotus-Ford -- 1:27:50.30

1976 -- Ronnie Peterson (8th) -- March-Ford -- 1:30:35.6

1975 -- Clay Regazzoni (2nd) -- Ferrari -- 1:22:42.6

1974 -- Ronnie Peterson (7th) -- Lotus-Ford -- 1:22:56.6

1973 -- Ronnie Peterson (1st) -- Lotus-Ford -- 1:29:17.0

1972 -- Emerson Fittipaldi (4th) -- Lotus-Ford -- 1:29:58.4

1971 -- Peter Gethin (11th) -- BRM -- 1:18:12.60

1970 -- Clay Regazzoni (3rd) -- Ferrari -- 1:39:06.88

1969 -- Jackie Stewart (3rd) -- Matra-Ford -- 1:39:11.26

1968 -- Denny Hulme (7th) -- McLaren-Ford -- 1:40:14.8

1967 -- John Surtees (9th) -- Honda -- 1:43:45.0

1966 -- Ludovico Scarfiotti (2nd) -- Ferrari -- 1:47:14.8

1965 -- Jackie Stewart (3rd) -- BRM -- 2:04:52.8

1964 -- John Surtees (1st) -- Ferrari -- 2:10:51.8

1963 -- Jim Clark (3rd) -- Lotus-Climax -- 2:24:19.6

1962 -- Graham Hill (2nd) -- BRM -- 2:29:08.4

1961 -- Phil Hill (4th) -- Ferrari -- 2:03:13.0

1960 -- Phil Hill (1st) -- Ferrari -- 2:21:09.2

1959 -- Stirling Moss (1st) -- Cooper-Climax -- 2:04:05.4

1958 -- Tony Brooks (2nd) -- Vanwall -- 2:03:47.8

1957 -- Stirling Moss (2nd) -- Vanwall -- 2:35:03.9

1956 -- Stirling Moss (6th) -- Maserati -- 2:23:413

1955 -- Juan Manuel Fangio (1st) -- Mercedes -- 2:25:04.4

1954 -- Juan Manuel Fangio (1st) -- Mercedes -- 2:47:47.9

1953 -- Juan Manuel Fangio (2nd) -- Maserati -- 2:49:45.9

1952 -- Alberto Ascari (1st) -- Ferrari -- 2:50:45.6

1951 -- Alberto Ascari (3rd) -- Ferrari -- 2:42:39.3

1950 -- Nino Farina (3rd) -- Alfa Romeo -- 2:51:17.4

Past Italian Grand Prix Pole Winners (Finish)

2011 -- Sebastian Vettel -- 1st

2010 -- Fernando Alonso -- 1st

2009 -- Lewis Hamilton -- 12th

2008 -- Sebastian Vettel -- 1st

2007 -- Fernando Alonso -- 1st

2006 -- Kimi Raikkonen -- 2nd

2005 -- Juan Pablo Montoya -- 1st

2004 -- Rubens Barrichello -- 1st

2003 -- Michael Schumacher -- 1st

2002 -- Juan Pablo Montoya -- 14th

2001 -- Juan Pablo Montoya -- 1st

2000 -- Michael Schumacher -- 1st

1999 -- Mika Hakkinen -- 15th

1998 -- Michael Schumacher -- 1st

1997 -- Jean Alesi -- 2nd

1996 -- Damon Hill -- 16th

1995 -- David Coulthard -- 19th

1994 -- Jean Alesi -- 22nd

1993 -- Alain Prost -- 12th

1992 -- Nigel Mansell -- 13th

1991 -- Ayrton Senna -- 2nd

1990 -- Ayrton Senna -- 1st

1989 -- Ayrton Senna -- 13th

1988 -- Ayrton Senna -- 10th

1987 -- Nelson Piquet -- 1st

1986 -- Teo Fabi -- 12th

1985 -- Ayrton Senna -- 3rd

1984 -- Nelson Piquet -- 16th

1983 -- Riccardo Patrese -- 25th

1982 -- Mario Andretti -- 3rd

1981 -- Rene Arnoux -- 19th

1980 -- Rene Arnoux -- 10th

1979 -- Jean Pierre Jabouille -- 14th

1978 -- Mario Andretti -- 6th

1977 -- James Hunt -- 15th

1976 -- Jacques Laffite -- 3rd

1975 -- Niki Lauda -- 3rd

1974 -- Niki Lauda -- 13th

1973 -- Ronnie Peterson -- 1st

1972 -- Jacky Ickx -- 14th

1971 -- Chris Amon -- 6th

1970 -- Jacky Ickx -- 13th

1969 -- Jochen Rindt -- 2nd

1968 -- John Surtees -- 17th

1967 -- Jim Clark -- 3rd

1966 -- Mike Parkes -- 2nd

1965 -- Jim Clark -- 10th

1964 -- John Surtees -- 1st

1963 -- John Surtees -- 20th

1962 -- Jim Clark -- 21st

1961 -- Wolfgang von Trips -- 27th

1960 -- Phil Hill -- 1st

1959 -- Stirling Moss -- 1st

1958 -- Stirling Moss -- 14th

1957 -- Stuart Lewis-Evans -- 13th

1956 -- Juan Manuel Fangio -- 8th

1955 -- Juan Manuel Fangio -- 1st

1954 -- Juan Manuel Fangio -- 1st

1953 -- Alberto Ascari -- 17th

1952 -- Alberto Ascari -- 1st

1951 -- Juan Manuel Fangio -- 10th

1950 -- Piero Taruffi -- 13th

Last Race Results
RACE: Belgian Grand Prix (August 28th)
SITE: Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps -- Spa, Belgium
LAPS: 44
MILES: 191.488 (308.052 km)
WINNER: Jenson Button
RUNNER-UP: Sebastian Vettel
THIRD: Kimi Raikkonen
FOURTH: Nico Hulkenberg
FIFTH: Felipe Massa
POLE WINNER: Jenson Button (Finished 1st)
TIME OF RACE: 1 hour, 29 minutes, 8.530 seconds
AVERAGE SPEED: 207.344 k.p.h.
MARGIN OF VICTORY: 13.624 seconds

Italian Grand Prix Entry List
Car	Driver, Hometown	Car/Name
1 *	Sebastian Vettel (Heppenheim, Germ)	Renault/Red Bull
2	Mark Webber (Queanbeyan, Australia)	Renault/Red Bull
3	Jenson Button (Frome, England)	Mercedes/McLaren Vodafone
4	Lewis Hamilton (Stevenage, England)	Mercedes/McLaren Vodafone
5	Fernando Alonso (Oviedo, Spain)	Ferrari/Scuderia
6	Felipe Massa (Sao Paulo, Brazil)	Ferrari/Scuderia
7	Michael Schumacher (Germany)	Mercedes/AMG Petronas
8	Nico Rosberg (Wiesbaden, Germany)	Mercedes/AMG Petronas
9	Kimi Raikkonen (Espoo, Finland)	Renault/Lotus
10	Jerome d'Ambrosio (Belgium)	Renault/Lotus
11	Paul di Resta (Livingston, Scotland)	Mercedes/Force India
12	Nico Hulkenberg (Emmerich, Germany)	Mercedes/Force India
14	Kamui Kobayashi (Amagasaki, Japan)	Ferrari/Sauber
15	Sergio Perez (Guadalajara, Mexico)	Ferrari/Sauber
16	Daniel Ricciardo (Perth, Australia)	Ferrari/Scuderia Toro Rosso
17	Jean-Eric Vergne (Pontoise, France)	Ferrari/Scuderia Toro Rosso
18	Pastor Maldonado (Maracay,Venezuela)	Renault/Williams
19	Bruno Senna (Sao Paulo, Brazil)	Renault/Williams
20	Heikki Kovalainen (Finland)	Renault/Caterham
21	Vitaly Petrov (Vyborg, Russia)	Renault/Caterham
22	Pedro de la Rosa (Barcelona, Spain)	Cosworth/HRT
23	Narain Karthikeyan (Chennai, India)	Cosworth/HRT
24	Timo Glock (Lindenfels, Germany)	Cosworth/Marussia
25	Charles Pic (Montelimar, France)	Cosworth/Marussia

* - Defending champion.

Leading Contenders (Finish the last nine years)
Driver	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011
Sebastian Vettel	---	---	---	---	18th	Won	8th	4th	Won
Jenson Button	17th	3rd	8th	5th	8th	15th	2nd	2nd	2nd
Fernando Alonso	8th	16th	2nd	19th	Won	4th	5th	Won	3rd
Lewis Hamilton	---	---	---	---	2nd	7th	12th	23rd	4th
Michael Schumacher	Won	2nd	10th	Won	---	---	---	9th	5th
Mark Webber	7th	9th	14th	10th	9th	8th	20th	6th	20th
Nico Rosberg	---	---	---	22nd	6th	14th	16th	5th	23rd
Kimi Raikkonen	4th	19th	4th	2nd	3rd	9th	3rd	---	---

Mover of the Week

Nico Rosberg - Started in the 23rd position and finished 11th

Sports Network Selections

Pick to Win - Fernando Alonso

Darkhorse - Felipe Massa

Last Week's Pick to Win (Sebastian Vettel) - Finished 2nd

Last Week's Darkhorse (Michael Schumacher) - Finished 7th

NOTES:

Sebastian Vettel recorded his second Italian win in the past four seasons last year, as defeated Jenson Button by almost 10 seconds.

Vettel started on the pole, but to the crowd's delight, Fernando Alonso charged from fourth to take the lead from the Red Bull Racing driver in the first corner of the opening lap.

Just after Alonso took the lead, a multi-car crash occurred when Nico Rosberg, Vitaly Petrov, Daniel Ricciardo and Vitantonio Liuzzi made contact, prompting the deployment of the safety car. When the race resumed on lap four, Vettel chased down Alonso and then overtook him for the lead on the following lap.

Vettel never looked back from there, as he crossed the finish line 9.59 seconds ahead of Jenson Button from McLaren. Vettel, who currently stands in second place, 24 points behind Fernando Alonso, has recorded four straight top-five finishes, but has just one win this season. In 2011, Vettel had 11 wins en route to the world championship for the second straight year.

Current points leader Alonso became a multiple Italian Grand Prix champion in 2010, as he outlasted Button by 2.938 seconds for his 24th career F1 title.

It was a dramatic win for Alonso, has he won on Ferrari's home track at Monza. Alonso started on the pole but endured a sluggish start when McLaren's Button passed him for the lead heading into the first chicane on the opening lap. But the two-time F1 world champion from Spain reclaimed the top spot with 15 laps remaining when he exited the pits quick enough to beat Button's on-coming car on the track. Alonso pitted one lap after Button. The victory was one of five in 2010, as he finished second on the points list.

Button, sixth on the current points list, has placed second the past three seasons in Italy.

When Vettel won in 2008, he became the youngest driver ever to win a Formula One race. He put on a dominating performance in the rain-soaked Italian Grand Prix. The then 21-year-old German driver started on the pole and relinquished the lead only when he pitted twice. Vettel recorded his first F1 victory in his 22nd Grand Prix start. 2007 champion Fernando Alonso held the previous record of youngest Formula One winner when he captured the Hungarian Grand Prix in 2003. Alonso was 22 years old at the time.

Alonso defeated Lewis Hamilton in 2007 by over six seconds to capture his first Italian Grand Prix. After posting only two top-10 finishes at this race in his previous five appearances, Alonso dominated this time around, as he became the fifth pole sitter to win this race in the last eight years.

In 2006, Michael Schumacher captured the Italian Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza for the fifth time. The No.5 Ferrari crossed the finish line 8.046 seconds ahead of Kimi Raikkonen. Then, in the post-race press conference he announced his retirement from racing. The victory was Schumacher's sixth of seven 2006 titles. Schumacher, winless since his return, has 91 career wins, 40 more than Alain Prost.

The Italian Grand Prix, now in its 63rd year, is the longest standing Formula One race on the schedule. It has taken place at its current location, the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, on all but one of those occasions. This historic track is another favorite for most of the team personnel, thanks to the electric atmosphere created by Ferrari's fans - the tifosi. After Hockenheim, Monza is the quickest track on the F1 circuit. The track was built in the Royal park in 1922 and features a two- track layout, a normal road course and a banked oval. Monza has hosted the World Championship- deciding race 12 times, more than any other circuit, but not since 1979 when Jody Scheckter clinched it for Ferrari and became the last Italian World Champion.

In 1960, Phil Hill became the first American to win a Grand Prix, when he crossed the finish line ahead of the field at the Italian Grand Prix. In 1961, Hill actually clinched the title at Monza, but only after his team-mate, Wolfgang von Trips and 12 spectators were tragically killed.

Jackie Stewart had his first ever Grand Prix victory at Monza in 1965, and in 1966, Ludovico Scarfiotti led home a Ferrari one-two.

The pole sitter has dominated this race in recent years. Dating back to 2000, the driver on the pole has won nine times in 12 starts, including two straight and four of the last five. Only once in the history of this race has someone from outside the top-10 captured the checkered flag. Peter Gethin accomplished the feat in 1971, when he started 11th.

The September 23 Singapore Grand Prix is the next Formula One race. Sebastian Vettel is the defending race winner.

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