Vettel s eighth victory of the year gives the Red Bull driver an opportunity to clinch his second Formula One title in the next race in Singapore later this month.
“It has been an incredible year so far, having progressed so much as a team we ve got ourselves in a very good position,” Vettel said.
Vettel became the youngest race winner in F1 history at Monza in 2008 at the age of 21 with Toro Rosso but his fourth-place finish last year was Red Bull s best result in six attempts at the track until now.
Alonso put one tire of his Ferrari on the grass to get around McLaren s Lewis Hamilton and then beat Vettel to the first chicane.
Vettel wasn t about to stay second, however, and went around Alonso on the outside of the sweeping Curva Grande in the fifth lap, cruising to victory from there.
McLaren s Jenson Button eventually passed Alonso to finish second and Alonso was third at the checkered flag.
Hamilton finished fourth, five-time Monza champion Michael Schumacher of Mercedes was fifth and Ferrari s Felipe Massa crossed sixth.
Bruno Senna of Renault nephew of the late Brazilian F1 great Ayrton Senna finished ninth for his first points in F1.
Vettel clocked 1 hour, 20 minute, 46.172 seconds for the 53-lap race, with Button crossing 9.590 seconds behind and Alonso 16.909 back.
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