Italian Grand Prix result: Charles Leclerc holds off Lewis Hamilton to clinch victory at Monza
Relive all the action as the thrilling race unfolded at Monza
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Your support makes all the difference.Charles Leclerc survived an onslaught from Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas to win a thrilling Italian Grand Prix.
Hamilton hustled Leclerc during a remarkable spell of wheel-to-wheel action at Monza - but the young Monegasque excelled to keep the world champion at bay and register his second win in as many weeks and Ferrari's first on home soil in nine years.
With 11 laps remaining, Hamilton then made a mistake at the first corner in his pursuit of Leclerc, falling off the road and allowing Bottas to take second.
On fresher tyres, Bottas took over from Hamilton in his pursuit of Leclerc but crossed the line just eight-tenths shy of the Ferrari star.
In contrast to Leclerc's heroics at the Cathedral of Speed, Sebastian Vettel endured yet another torrid afternoon in the sister Ferrari.
The four-time world champion took the chequered flag a dismal 13th and one lap down after a spin at the Ascari chicane on lap six.
Vettel had to stop for a new front wing after he clumsily collided with Lance Stroll in his attempt to rejoin the track following his mistake. He was hit with a 10-second stop-and-go penalty for his part in the incident.
Hamilton's late error allowed Bottas to reduce the championship deficit to 63 points with seven rounds left. Review all the action:
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27/53: Verstappen makes it into the points as he overtakes former team mate Gasly. Perez up next.
28/53: Leclerc and Hamilton overtake Ricciardo before Bottas pits. The two men back in 1st and 2nd.
29/53: The virtual safety car is 'out'. Sainz had a horror pit stop, with one of wheels coming off as he left. Disaster strikes for the second week running. That's his race finished.
29/53: Normal conditions resume, with Leclerc putting his foot on the pedal as he springs into life. However, the gap between him and Hamilton is down to under a second. It looks like he's struggling to warm up those hard compound tyres.
30/53: The VSC is back! Kyvat ended up on the grass, brakes smoking, after losing control in the first chicane. That's his race over. As the VCS was called, Riccardo pulled into the pits and is set to gain heavily there. Great timing.
30/53: Latest standings
1) Leclerc
2) Hamilton +0.833
3) Bottas +7.19
4) Ricciardo +9.290
5) Hulkenberg +38.828
6) Giovinazzi +50.626
31/53: We're back racing. Magnussen and Norris move into the top 10 as a result of those retirements.
We're hearing that Kyvat was suffering an oil leak.
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