Overview[]
The S6 - Italian Grand Prix was the thirteenth race of Masters Season 6.
Report[]
Monza was next on the calendar, which meant that once again, the Italians could cheer on their respective engines and car livery. They got their wish with the Ferrari-engined Fernando Alonso returning to form with pole position ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton. The highest placed thing that wasn't Ferrari-related was Pedersen's Damon Hill in 6th place.
The race at the super high speed Monza circuit often throws up a strange race, much like Hockenheim, its German big brother, and this season in particular was no exception as nobody expected David Coulthard to charge his way through the field and take a brilliant first win for himself and for Super Alex despite starting 14th on the grid.
Ayrton Senna's rise from 13th to 2nd was just as impressive, and crucially for him, Alonso once again failed to finish, while Pedersen's Mika Hakkinen finished 3rd. With Hamilton 4th and Alain Prost 5th, the championship tightened up even more with leader Alonso and 5th-placed Coulthard separated by just nine points.
Controversy of an unusual kind then occurred post-race as J Racing's five points earned in this race had actually been added to M-Sport's total. An investigation was launched and it transpired that M-Sport's points tally was actually correct as the five points they earned from the Spanish Grand Prix had mysteriously vanished, so the AFIA took no action, much to the chagrin of J Racing. Ultimately, it made no difference to the final standings, but nevertheless, the points totals were amended after an internal audit was launched once the 2013 season had concluded.
Qualifying[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Tyre |
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| 1 | 1 |  Fernando Alonso
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 Maestro-Ferrari (W)
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| 2 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton
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Maestro-Ferrari (W)
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| 3 | 21 |  Michael Schumacher
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Willow Images-Ilmor (W)
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| 4 | 16 |  Alain Prost
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J Racing-Ferrari
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| 5 | 17 |  Kimi Raikkonen
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J Racing-Ferrari
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| 6 | 11 | Damon Hill
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 Pedersen-Mugen Honda
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| 7 | 3 |  Jacques Villeneuve
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 M-Sport-Mugen Honda
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| 8 | 15 | Nico Rosberg
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 AquinoPlus-Ferrari
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| 9 | 14 | Jenson Button
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AquinoPlus-Ferrari
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| 10 | 12 | Mika Hakkinen
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Pedersen-Mugen Honda
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| 11 | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen
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Willow Images-Ilmor (W)
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| 12 | 4 |  Juan Pablo Montoya
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M-Sport-Mugen Honda
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| 13 | 7 | Ayrton Senna
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Gui Racing-Renault (W)
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| 14 | 19 | David Coulthard
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Super Alex-Mugen Honda
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| 15 | 6 | Felipe Massa
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FJR-Renault (W)
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| 16 | 8 | Timo Glock
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Gui Racing-Renault (W)
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| 17 | 5 | Jean Alesi
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FJR-Renault (W)
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| 18 | 9 | Nigel Mansell
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Dodgem-Ford (W)
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| 19 | 18 |  Takuma Sato
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Super Alex-Mugen Honda
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| 20 | 22 |  Gerhard Berger
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Ajay Motorsports-Ford
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| 21 | 10 | Martin Brundle
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Dodgem-Ford (W)
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| 22 | 23 | Rubens Barrichello
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Ajay Motorsports-Ford
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Race[]
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Tyre | Grid | Pts. |
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| 1 | 19 | David Coulthard
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Super Alex-Mugen Honda
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14 | 12 |
| 2 | 7 | Ayrton Senna
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Gui Racing-Renault (W)
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13 | 8 |
| 3 | 12 | Mika Hakkinen
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Pedersen-Mugen Honda
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10 | 6 |
| 4 | 2 | Lewis Hamilton
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Maestro-Ferrari (W)
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2 | 5 |
| 5 | 16 | Alain Prost
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J Racing-Ferrari
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4 | 4 |
| 6 | 15 | Nico Rosberg
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AquinoPlus-Ferrari
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8 | 3 |
| 7 | 18 | Takuma Sato
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Super Alex-Mugen Honda
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19 | 2 |
| 8 | 17 | Kimi Raikkonen
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J Racing-Ferrari
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5 | 1 |
| Other Classified Finishers | ||||||
| Fin | 8 | Timo Glock
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Gui Racing-Renault (W)
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16 | |
| Fin | 5 | Jean Alesi
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FJR-Renault (W)
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17 | |
| Fin | 14 | Jenson Button
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AquinoPlus-Ferrari
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9 | |
| Fin | 6 | Felipe Massa
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FJR-Renault (W)
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15 | |
| Fin | 9 | Nigel Mansell
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Dodgem-Ford (W)
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18 | |
| Fin | 10 | Martin Brundle
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Dodgem-Ford (W)
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21 | |
| Fin | 22 | Gerhard Berger
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Ajay Motorsports-Ford
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20 | |
| Fin | 23 | Rubens Barrichello
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Ajay Motorsports-Ford
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22 | |
| Retirements | ||||||
| Ret | 1 | Fernando Alonso
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Maestro-Ferrari (W)
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1 | |
| Ret | 3 | Jacques Villeneuve
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M-Sport-Mugen Honda
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7 | |
| Ret | 21 | Michael Schumacher
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Willow Images-Ilmor (W)
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3 | |
| Ret | 11 | Damon Hill
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Pedersen-Mugen Honda
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6 | |
| Ret | 4 | Juan Pablo Montoya
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M-Sport-Mugen Honda
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12 | |
| Ret | 20 | Heikki Kovalainen
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Willow Images-Ilmor (W)
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11 | |
Championship Standings[]
| Drivers Championship | Teams Championship | Engine Trophy | ||||||||||||
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| Pos. | Driver | Pts. | Wins | -/+ | Pos. | Team | Pts. | Wins | -/+ | Pos. | Engine | Pts. | Wins | -/+ |
| 1 | Fernando Alonso
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54 | 3 | = | 1 | Maestro-Ferrari (W)
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101 | 4 | = | 1 |  Ferrari
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177 | 6 | = |
| 2 | Ayrton Senna
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52 | 2 | = | 2 | Gui Racing-Renault (W)
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72 | 3 |  1
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2 | Mugen Honda
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163 | 3 | = |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton
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47 | 1 | 1
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3 | J Racing-Ferrari
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66 | 2 | 1
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3 | Renault
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94 | 3 | = |
| 4 | Alain Prost
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46 | 2 |  1
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4 | M-Sport-Mugen Honda
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66 | 1 | 1
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4 | Ilmor
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34 | 1 | = |
| 5 | David Coulthard
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45 | 1 | 1
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5 | Pedersen-Mugen Honda
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59 | 1 | = | 5 |  Ford
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17 | = | |
| 6 | Jacques Villeneuve
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39 | 1 | 1
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6 | Super Alex-Mugen Honda
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55 | 1 | = | |||||