Hamilton wins in Italy as Perez storms to 2nd

Sunday 09th September 2012, 14:34 by TF1T Staff

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Lewis Hamilton gave McLaren their third consecutive win in what was a perfect day for the 2008 world champion who closes the gap to championship leader Fernando Alonso.

The same couldn't be said for his team-mate Jenson Button who comfortably held second behind Hamilton, before a fuel pick-up issue forced him to retire.

Sergio Perez stormed through the field from P12 to finish second ahead of Fernando Alonso and Felipe Massa.

The weekend will be one to forget for Red Bull after both cars retired from the race. Sebastian Vettel with an alternator issue and Mark Webber with flat-spotted tyres after a massive spin as he exited the chicane.

For a full race report, check out our live commentary here.

2012 Italian GP Results:

Pos	Driver	Team	Gap	Pts
01.	L. Hamilton	McLaren		25
02.	S. Perez	Sauber	+4.3	18
03.	F. Alonso	Ferrari	+20.5	15
04.	F. Massa	Ferrari	+29.6	12
05.	K. Raikkonen	Lotus	+30.8	10
06.	M. Schumacher	Mercedes	+31.2	8
07.	N. Rosberg	Mercedes	+33.5	6
08.	P. di Resta	Force India	+41.0	4
09.	K. Kobayashi	Sauber	+43.8	2
10.	B. Senna	Williams	+48.1	1
11.	P. Maldonado	Williams	+48.6
12.	D. Ricciardo	Toro Rosso	+50.3
13.	J. d'Ambrosio	Lotus	+1:15.8
14.	H. Kovalainen	Caterham	+1 lap
15.	V. Petrov	Caterham	+1 lap
16.	C. Pic	Marussia	+1 lap
17.	T. Glock	Marussia	+1 lap
18.	P. de la Rosa	HRT	+1 lap
19.	N. Karthikeyan	HRT	+1 lap
20.	M. Webber	Red Bull	+2 laps
21.	N. Hulkenberg	Force India	+3 laps
22.	S. Vettel	Red Bull	+6 laps
23.	J. Button	McLaren	+21 laps
24.	J. Vergne	Toro Rosso	+45 laps

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