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Vettel, who also won the last race in Singapore, is now within sight of a third straight title - something only previously accomplished by Juan-Manuel Fangio and Michael Schumacher - with five races left.
Alonso's Ferrari teammate Felipe Massa was second, 20.6 seconds behind Vettel for his first podium finish since Korea in 2010, a performance that should boost his chances of staying with the team.
Sauber's Kamui Kobayashi delighted the home fans by taking third place - holding off a late challenge from McLaren's Jenson Button - for his first-ever F1 podium. He became the first Japanese driver on a podium here since 1990.
The race got off to a rocky start with a series of collisions in the first corner. Alonso made contact with the Lotus of Kimi Raikkonen and appeared to sustain a punctured tire, fishtailing off the track and the car stalled, leaving a disconsolate Alonso to trudge back to the pits.
Also on the first turn, Lotus' Romain Grosjean rammed into the Red Bull of Mark Webber, sending the Australian to the back of the pack after starting from second. Grosjean was given a drive-through penalty for causing the collision, and in light of his suspension for a race for doing the same in Belgium, the Frenchman may face disciplinary action again.
Also in the first corner, Mercedes' Nico Rosberg came together with Williams' Bruno Senna, ending the German's race.
Vettel avoided all the trouble behind him at the first turn, and quickly established a comfortable lead.
Massa overtook Kobayashi after the first set of pit stops and managed to close the gap slightly, but Vettel maintained a strong lead to the checkered flag.
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