MONZA, Sept 10: Michael Schumacher said farewell to the Ferrari faithful on Sunday with an emotional victory in his final Italian Grand Prix before retirement.

As the most successful driver in Formula One history celebrated a 90th career win, he slashed world champion Fernando Alonso's overall lead from 12 to two points with just three races remaining.

Results: 1. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Ferrari 1:14:51.975; 2. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) McLaren +00:08.046; 3. Robert Kubica (Poland) BMW Sauber 00:26.414; 4. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Renault 00:32.045; 5. Jenson Button (Britain) Honda 00:32.685; 6. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Honda 00:42.409; 7. Jarno Trulli (Italy) Toyota 00:44.662; 8. Nick Heidfeld (Germany) BMW Sauber 00:45.309; 9. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Ferrari 00:45.955; 10. Mark Webber (Australia) Williams-Cosworth 01:12.602.—Reuters