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ITALY 2026

SEPTEMBER 04 - 06

Bandeira Italia
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Autodromo de Monza

First Grand Prix

1950

Circuit Length

5.793 km

Lap Record

1:20.901

Lando Norris (2025)

  • Sprint Qualifying

Number of Laps

53

Race Distance

306.720 km

Most wins

5

Michael Schumacher / Lewis Hamilton

  • Sprint Race

Schedule

  • Track time

04 SEP - 01:30 PM

Practice 1

04 SEP - 05:00 PM

Practice 2

05 SEP - 12:30 PM

Practice 3

05 SEP - 04:00 PM

Qualifying

06 SEP - 03:00 PM

Race

Winners

  • Last 5 winners

2026

Kimi Antonelli

Mercedes

2025

Max Verstappen

Red Bull

2024

Charles Leclerc

Ferrari

2023

Max Verstappen

Red Bull

2022

Max Verstappen

Red Bull

Race Results

POS NUM DRIVER TEAM TIME GAP LAPS
1 16 Charles Leclerc FERRARI 1:23.008 29
2 44 Lewis Hamilton FERRARI 1:23.181 +0.173s 26
3 63 George Russell MERCEDES 1:23.312 +0.304s 27
4 30 Liam Lawson RED BULL 1:23.433 +0.425s 26
5 12 Kimi Antonelli MERCEDES 1:23.644 +0.636s 27
6 1 Lando Norris MCLAREN 1:23.719 +0.711s 26
7 41 Arvid Lindblad RACING BULLS 1:23.802 +0.794s 29
8 5 Gabriel Bortoleto AUDI 1:24.006 +0.998s 21
9 43 Franco Colapinto ALPINE 1:24.028 +1.020s 27
10 61 Paul Aron ALPINE 1:24.177 +1.169s 23
11 81 Oscar Piastri MCLAREN 1:24.184 +1.176s 26
12 22 Yuki Tsunoda RACING BULLS 1:24.571 +1.563s 27
13 27 Nico Hulkenberg AUDI 1:24.626 +1.618s 27
14 87 Oliver Bearman HAAS 1:24.646 +1.638s 28
15 46 Luke Browning WILLIAMS 1:24.740 +1.732s 25
16 55 Carlos Sainz WILLIAMS 1:24.827 +1.819s 25
17 36 Ayumu Iwasa RED BULL 1:24.873 +1.865s 24
18 31 Esteban Ocon HAAS 1:25.852 +2.844s 26
19 77 Valtteri Bottas CADILLAC 1:25.984 +2.976s 27
20 18 Lance Stroll ASTON MARTIN 1:26.066 +3.058s 23
21 14 Fernando Alonso ASTON MARTIN 1:26.072 +3.064s 21
22 25 Colton Herta CADILLAC 1:29.922 +6.914s 5

Race Results

P N DRIVER TEAM TIME GAP LAPS
1 16 Leclerc Ferrari 1:23.008 29
2 44 Hamilton Ferrari 1:23.181 +0.173s 26
3 63 Russell Mercedes 1:23.312 +0.304s 27
4 30 Lawson Red Bull 1:23.433 +0.425s 26
5 12 Antonelli Mercedes 1:23.644 +0.636s 27
6 1 Norris McLaren 1:23.719 +0.711s 26
7 41 Lindblad Racing Bulls 1:23.802 +0.794s 29
8 5 Bortoleto Audi 1:24.006 +0.998s 21
9 43 Colapinto Alpine 1:24.028 +1.020s 27
10 61 Aron Alpine 1:24.177 +1.169s 23
11 81 Piastri McLaren 1:24.184 +1.176s 26
12 22 Tsunoda Racing Bulls 1:24.571 +1.563s 27
13 27 Hulkenberg Audi 1:24.626 +1.618s 27
14 87 Bearman Haas 1:24.646 +1.638s 28
15 46 Browning Williams 1:24.740 +1.732s 25
16 55 Sainz Williams 1:24.827 +1.819s 25
17 36 Iwasa Red Bull 1:24.873 +1.865s 24
18 31 Ocon Haas 1:25.852 +2.844s 26
19 77 Bottas Cadillac 1:25.984 +2.976s 27
20 18 Stroll Aston Martin 1:26.066 +3.058s 23
21 14 Alonso Aston Martin 1:26.072 +3.064s 21
22 25 Herta Cadillac 1:29.922 +6.914s 5

Race Results

Ps Drv Time Gap Laps
1 LEC 1:23.008 29
2 HAM 1:23.181 +0.173s 26
3 RUS 1:23.312 +0.304s 27
4 LAW 1:23.433 +0.425s 26
5 ANT 1:23.644 +0.636s 27
6 NOR 1:23.719 +0.711s 26
7 LIN 1:23.802 +0.794s 29
8 BOR 1:24.006 +0.998s 21
9 COL 1:24.028 +1.020s 27
10 ARO 1:24.177 +1.169s 23
11 PIA 1:24.184 +1.176s 26
12 TSU 1:24.571 +1.563s 27
13 HUL 1:24.626 +1.618s 27
14 BEA 1:24.646 +1.638s 28
15 BRO 1:24.740 +1.732s 25
16 SAI 1:24.827 +1.819s 25
17 IWA 1:24.873 +1.865s 24
18 OCO 1:25.852 +2.844s 26
19 BOT 1:25.984 +2.976s 27
20 STR 1:26.066 +3.058s 23
21 ALO 1:26.072 +3.064s 21
22 HER 1:29.922 +6.914s 5

Score Ratings

Kimi Antonelli

10

Starting 19th after power-unit changes, Antonelli was expected to limit the damage to his championship lead. Instead, he produced one of the season’s outstanding drives. He sliced through the field, challenged Russell before halfway and used a Virtual Safety Car stop to gain a tyre advantage. After catching his team-mate, he passed him with four laps remaining to win in front of his home crowd. A trip through the gravel was the only scare in an otherwise extraordinary performance.

Pierre Gasly

9.4

Gasly turned Friday’s frustration into a remarkable Saturday, claiming pole position for Alpine on pure pace. He topped Q1 and then delivered when it mattered most in Q3, becoming the 109th driver to take an F1 pole. Holding the lead for the full race was always going to be difficult, and he eventually slipped to seventh as the faster cars came through. Even so, he finished comfortably ahead of the rest of the midfield and completed one of the season’s most memorable weekends.

Max Verstappen

8.4

Red Bull did not have the speed to match Mercedes over one lap, but Verstappen made the most of the race. He charged from fifth to second early on, briefly took the lead and kept himself in the fight while Russell and Antonelli traded places. The two Mercedes eventually pulled clear, yet Verstappen still brought home a strong third place despite reporting rear-end problems. Beating the Ferraris and both McLarens made this a significant result for a Red Bull that had struggled in qualifying.

Arvid Lindblad

8.2

Lindblad delivered another quietly impressive weekend, turning a ninth-place start into eighth and valuable points for Racing Bulls. He benefited from Leclerc’s crash and Colapinto’s mistake at the Lesmos, but still had to stay composed and bring the car home. This was the seventh time in the last eight races that the rookie had scored points. He also finished ahead of his substitute team-mate Tsunoda, reinforcing the consistency that has made him such a useful contributor to Racing Bulls’ season.

George Russell

8.0

Russell looked capable of controlling the weekend after topping both FP2 and FP3 and narrowly missing pole. He soon took the lead in the race, but could not build a gap as Antonelli stayed close using the slipstream. Mercedes’ decision to stop only Antonelli under the Virtual Safety Car changed the strategic picture, while Russell was on the hard tyres. He did little wrong and still finished second, but losing to a team-mate who started 19th made the result especially difficult to accept.

Franco Colapinto

7.2

Two excellent starts carried Colapinto as high as third and then into the fight near the front. After Verstappen lapped him, the Argentine was still running fourth when a trip through the gravel at the Lesmos dropped him all the way to 15th. He recovered strongly to finish ninth and salvage points, but the mistake cost him a chance to beat Lindblad. The pace was encouraging and matched his best performances for Williams, yet a cleaner race would have made this an even more impressive result.

Lando Norris

7.0

After back-to-back wins, Norris had to settle for a recovery drive at Monza. A poor final qualifying lap left him well down the grid, and McLaren’s brake problems made it difficult to challenge the cars ahead early in the race. He moved past Gasly and Hamilton, then fought Piastri in the closing stages. Norris completed the decisive move on the final lap and took fourth. It was a strong response to a difficult Saturday, even if the McLaren never looked like a race-winning package.

Oscar Piastri

6.8

Piastri showed strong speed in qualifying and started third, but a penalty for impeding Lawson dropped him back on the grid. He worked his way forward and spent much of the race battling Hamilton for fourth, eventually getting past the Ferrari. His next target was team-mate Norris, but the Australian could not hold him off on the final lap. Fifth was a solid recovery, though the penalty and late loss to Norris left him short of a better result. The pace was there; the execution did not quite match it.

Yuki Tsunoda

6.7

Tsunoda scored a point in only his second race back with Racing Bulls, climbing from 15th to 10th. Monza’s long straights suited the car, but he still had to recover through the field and take advantage of the opportunities available. His restart procedure was a blemish, and he had qualified well behind Lindblad, but the final point was valuable. After also scoring at Zandvoort, Tsunoda has made a useful case for himself as he returns to the F1 grid and looks toward next season.

Gabriel Bortoleto

6.6

Bortoleto missed Q3 by just 0.001 seconds, then gained a place on the grid because of Antonelli’s penalty. He and Audi did a good job limiting the car’s power deficit at a circuit where top speed matters, but the Brazilian still lacked enough pace to match Racing Bulls and Alpine. A poor start made the race harder, and he finished just outside the points. His qualifying performance and advantage over Hülkenberg were encouraging, though another near miss will leave him wanting more.

Lewis Hamilton

6.5

Hamilton showed strong pace in practice and was almost level with Leclerc in qualifying, but his race was shaped by their first-lap battle. He was forced into the gravel and had to recover from outside the points. The incident was largely Leclerc’s responsibility, but Hamilton’s approach looked overly cautious for a driver with so much experience in close fights. He then battled Piastri for as long as the Ferrari’s pace allowed. Sixth place was a decent recovery, though the opening-lap moment defined his afternoon.

Carlos Sainz

6.0

Williams expected Monza to be difficult, and the team’s lack of competitiveness was clear throughout the weekend. Sainz made it into Q2 and fought his way to 13th, finishing ahead of Lawson and both upgraded Haas cars. The Mercedes power unit helped him stay in the midfield battle, but not enough to get close to the points. It was a solid drive with limited upside: he made the most of the car, even if there was little opportunity to make a bigger impact.

Nico Hulkenberg

5.8

Hulkenberg and Bortoleto were both close to the points, but the German had the less successful weekend within Audi. He helped the team manage the car’s power limitations and stayed near the edge of the top ten during the race. However, he qualified behind Bortoleto and also finished behind him in 12th. A poor start made the task harder, and he could not find enough pace to challenge Tsunoda for the final point. It was a competent effort, but the team-mate comparison was not in his favour.

Liam Lawson

5.7

Lawson faced a long afternoon after a grid penalty forced him to start from the pit lane. His qualifying had already been compromised when Piastri impeded him, so the circumstances were far from ideal. While working his way through the field, he made contact with Hülkenberg and lost part of his front wing, which further damaged his recovery. Finishing 14th was respectable given the setbacks, but the incident limited his pace for the rest of the race. It was another difficult outing in his return to the senior Red Bull team.

Oliver Bearman

5.6

Bearman looked promising on Friday and qualified 12th, giving Haas hope of a points challenge. That pace faded once the race began, as both Haas drivers dropped down the order. The team’s lack of power and the problems affecting the package made it difficult to defend or attack at Monza. Bearman finished 15th, unable to convert his qualifying performance into a reward on Sunday. The upgrade showed some potential, but the race exposed how much work Haas still has to do.

Alexander Albon

5.2

An engine penalty and a tow for Sainz left Albon starting from the back, so the Williams driver had a steep recovery task. He tried a strategy similar to Russell’s, staying on hard tyres from the red flag through to the finish, but it did not produce much progress. Despite the Mercedes power unit, Williams lacked the pace to move significantly forward. Albon made some gains but finished well outside the points, in a race where the strategy could not overcome the car’s limitations.

Esteban Ocon

4.8

Ocon entered the weekend with a clear disadvantage because he did not have the same upgraded Ferrari power unit as Bearman. He qualified behind his team-mate and remained there through the race, which offered few opportunities to move forward. Haas’ pace was not enough to challenge for points, and Ocon’s afternoon was largely anonymous. He did praise the way the team approached the weekend despite the difficulties, but the result showed how much the car and its power unit constrained both drivers.

Sergio Perez

4.7

Cadillac spent much of the weekend isolated from the midfield, with Aston Martin behind until both of its cars retired. Pérez again had the edge over Bottas and finished ahead of his team-mate, but he started near the back and never threatened to make meaningful progress. There was little opportunity to demonstrate a competitive pace, and the team’s overall performance remained limited. Beating Bottas was a small positive, but the weekend as a whole offered few signs that Cadillac could challenge the established teams.

Valtteri Bottas

4.2

Bottas qualified ahead of Pérez, but the race went the other way. He slipped behind his team-mate and became the only driver to finish two laps down to Antonelli. Cadillac remained well off the midfield, leaving Bottas with little chance to fight for positions or points. His qualifying performance showed he could still get more out of the car over one lap, but the Grand Prix pace was not there. It was another difficult weekend for the team and a quiet one for the Finn.

Fernando Alonso

4.0

Aston Martin’s lack of performance made Alonso’s weekend difficult from the start. He qualified 21st and began the race from the pit lane after power-unit changes, leaving him with little chance to advance. He later retired after hitting a kerb hard and sustaining damage to the car. With the team far from the points, stopping the car was the sensible choice to avoid further damage. There was little for Alonso to work with, and the result reflected Aston Martin’s struggles at Monza.

Lance Stroll

3.5

Monza proved a difficult circuit for Aston Martin and Honda despite the team’s recent changes and improvements. Stroll qualified last and had little pace to work with before a hydraulics problem forced him to retire. The mechanical issue ended an already disappointing weekend early, leaving him with no opportunity to recover or challenge Alonso. The car’s lack of competitiveness was a major factor, but there were few positives to take from Stroll’s own performance either.

Charles Leclerc

2.5

Leclerc’s weekend unravelled almost as soon as the Grand Prix began. After topping first practice, he fought Hamilton aggressively at the start, with the Ferrari pair making contact in a tense opening-lap battle. On lap two, Leclerc lost control at Parabolica and crashed out, repeating a mistake at the same corner from six years earlier. The early retirement erased the promise of Saturday and left Ferrari without one of its cars. It was a costly error and a deeply disappointing end to his home race.