The Spaniard lost pole position to McLaren's Jenson Button at the first corner but retook the lead after the pit stops to hold on for a 2.9-second victory.
Felipe Massa of Ferrari was third and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel fourth.
Red Bull driver Mark Webber, who finished sixth, leads the overall standings with 187 points. Lewis Hamilton crashed out on the first lap and is second with 182. Third-place Alonso has 166, Button 165 and Vettel 163.
Alonso said his 24th career victory came second only in importance to his Spanish GP win in 2006 as it gave him hope of a third world title with five races left.
"We made the right choices in the right moments," Alonso said after his third victory of the season. "With the result we gain some confidence and motivation for the whole team not to give up. (But) we need to remain calm. We need to find some consistency, that would be the key." Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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