F1 Monza, Qualifying Results
| 1st row | 1. Pierre Gasly 1:21.786 Alpine |
| 2. George Russell 1:21.846 Mercedes | |
| 2nd row | 3. Oscar Piastri 1:21.966 McLaren |
| 4. Charles Leclerc 1:22.004 Ferrari | |
| 3rd row | 5. Lewis Hamilton 1:22.011 Ferrari |
| 6. Max Verstappen 1:22.070 Red Bull | |
| 4th row | 7. Franco Colapinto 1:22.220 Alpine |
| 8. Lando Norris 1:22.256 McLaren | |
| 5th row | 9. Arvid Lindblad 1:22.286 Racing Bulls |
| 10. Gabriel Bortoleto 1:22.517 Audi | |
| 6th row | 11. Oliver Bearman 1:22.756 Haas |
| 12. Nico Hülkenberg 1:22.779 Audi | |
| 7th row | 13. Carlos Sainz 1:23.453 Williams |
| 14. Esteban Ocon 1:23.454 Haas | |
| 8th row | 15. Yuki Tsunoda 1:23.755 Racing Bulls |
| 16. Valtteri Bottas 1:24.364 Cadillac | |
| 9th row | 17. Sergio Perez 1:24.595 Cadillac |
| 18. Fernando Alonso 1:25.150 Aston Martin | |
| 10th row | 19. Lance Stroll 1:25.222 Aston Martin |
| 20. Kimi Antonelli* 1:22.093 Mercedes | |
| 11th row | 21. Liam Lawson* 1:22.821 Red Bull |
| 22. Alex Albon* 1:24.356 Williams |
F1 Monza, Qualifying Report
Amid the Mercedes, Ferrari, and McLaren, the name you don’t expect pops up in Monza Qualifying: Pierre Gasly. The Frenchman, who achieved his only career win at the Autodromo in 2020, also erases the zero in the pole position column, starting last in the final time attack of Q3 and incredibly beating all the much more favored rivals. A fantasist’s move for number 10, who knows how to shine here and proves it once again: he is the first Frenchman on pole in F1 since Jean Alesi, who in 1997 started ahead of everyone right here in Monza.
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The big favorite – George Russell – is bitterly disappointed being beaten by six hundredths, but remains in a great position for the GP. Third place for Oscar Piastri, who will probably be penalized for an impeding against Liam Lawson. It’s not really the Australian’s season, as he is sacrificed to give a slipstream to Lando Norris which then proves useless (the world champion starts eighth). The main beneficiary would be Ferrari, placing Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton respectively in P4 and P5.
Due to a battery problem admitted by Frederic Vasseur, the Scuderia risks a shocking elimination in Q2, with Gabriel Bortoleto just one thousandth off the Englishman’s reference and seven thousandths from the Monegasque’s. Both advance to Q3 but don’t have the pace to fight for pole: with a race pace superior to Gasly’s and the possible penalty for Piastri, Ferrari can still approach the GP with the prospect of being close to Russell and pressuring him with two drivers, while knowing that Mercedes remains clearly superior in top speed.
At the same level as Ferrari is Max Verstappen, who lacks Lawson’s help in Q3 (the New Zealander is eliminated at the second cut) and doesn’t find Kimi Antonelli’s slipstream at the decisive moment. In fact, it is Super Max who unintentionally provides the tow to Russell in a lap that still doesn’t earn the latter the pole. Completing the top 10 are Colapinto, a disappointing Norris, and the always positive Lindblad and Bortoleto, who move up one position due to Antonelli’s demotion. Kimi will have to fight back from 20th position, with an explosive and very fresh engine. Tomorrow the Bolognese is ready to put on a show.
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Schedule and Times
F1 returns to the track tomorrow at 3 PM for the 13th GP of the 2026 World Championship. Here are all the times and TV information, with the race also broadcast live on TV8.
