F1 Grand Prix qualifying results: Leclerc takes Italian GP pole

Russell was only sixth-fastest in Q3, behind the Red Bull of Max Verstappen, Carlos Sainz's Ferrari, the second Red Bull of Sergio Perez and his own Mercedes team-mate Lewis Hamilton. But each of that quartet has penalties to serve following a raft of power unit and gearbox changes, and will drop positions on the grid. The full list of grid penalties can be viewed here.

Nyck de Vries made it into Q2 on his F1 debut for Williams, replacing Alex Albon who was struck down with appendicitis, and is set to start inside the top 10 due to the penalties after setting the 13th-fastest time.

Italian Grand Prix starting grid: Leclerc on pole from Russell

Cla	Driver		Time	Gap	km/h
1	Charles Leclerc		1'20.161		260.161
2	George Russell		1'21.542	1.381	255.755
3	Lando Norris		1'21.584	1.423	255.623
4	Daniel Ricciardo		1'21.925	1.764	254.559
5	Pierre Gasly		1'22.648	2.487	252.332
6	Fernando Alonso
7	Max Verstappen		1'20.306	0.145	259.691
8	Nyck de Vries		1'22.471	2.310	252.874
9	Zhou Guanyu		1'22.577	2.416	252.549
10	Nicholas Latifi		1'22.587	2.426	252.519
11	Sebastian Vettel		1'22.636	2.475	252.369
12	Lance Stroll		1'22.748	2.587	252.027
13	Sergio Perez		1'21.206	1.045	256.813
14	Esteban Ocon		1'22.130	1.969	253.924
15	Valtteri Bottas		1'22.235	2.074	253.600
16	Kevin Magnussen		1'22.908	2.747	251.541
17	Mick Schumacher		1'23.005	2.844	251.247
18	Carlos Sainz		1'20.429	0.268	259.294
19	Lewis Hamilton		1'21.524	1.363	255.811
20	Yuki Tsunoda
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What happened in Italian Grand Prix Q1?

Verstappen set the bar at 1m22.023s but was soon topped by the Ferraris of Sainz on 1m21.348s and then Leclerc on 1m21.280s. Russell also outpaced Verstappen, albeit half a second off the Ferrari pace.

Verstappen pushed again and retook the top spot, on his fourth lap on these tyres, with 1m20.922s to top the session by 0.358s.

Falling at the first hurdle were Nicholas Latifi (Williams, who blew the Rettifilo chicane on his last lap), the Aston Martins of Sebastian Vettel and Lance Stroll, and the Haas duo of Kevin Magnussen (who lost a lap good enough for P11 due to exceeding track limits) and Mick Schumacher (who also locked up at Rettifilo on his final attempt).

Italian Grand Prix Q1 results: Verstappen fastest from Leclerc

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'20.922			257.714
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'21.280	0.358	0.358	256.579
3	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'21.348	0.426	0.068	256.365
4	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'21.495	0.573	0.147	255.902
5	George Russell	Mercedes	1'21.785	0.863	0.290	254.995
6	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'22.003	1.081	0.218	254.317
7	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'22.010	1.088	0.007	254.295
8	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'22.020	1.098	0.010	254.264
9	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'22.048	1.126	0.028	254.178
10	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'22.089	1.167	0.041	254.051
11	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'22.130	1.208	0.041	253.924
12	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'22.139	1.217	0.009	253.896
13	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'22.166	1.244	0.027	253.813
14	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'22.254	1.332	0.088	253.541
15	Nyck de Vries	Williams	1'22.567	1.645	0.313	252.580
16	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'22.587	1.665	0.020	252.519
17	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'22.636	1.714	0.049	252.369
18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'22.748	1.826	0.112	252.027
19	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'22.908	1.986	0.160	251.541
20	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'23.005	2.083	0.097	251.247
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What happened in Italian Grand Prix Q2?

Verstappen set the early pace again, at 1m21.265s, but Sainz soon beat that with 1m20.878s, as Leclerc straight-lined the Rettifilo chicane on his opening lap.

Leclerc went P2 on his second attempt, 0.33s down. Verstappen slipped back to third, 0.387s off the pace, just ahead of team-mate Sergio Perez.

Knocked out at this point were Esteban Ocon (Alpine, who has a five-place grid penalty), Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo), Nyck de Vries (who overshot the Roggia chicane on his new tyres), Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo) and Yuki Tsunoda (who didn’t run in his AlphaTauri as he’s going to the very back of the grid).

Italian Grand Prix Q2 results: Sainz fastest from Leclerc

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'20.878			257.855
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'21.208	0.330	0.330	256.807
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'21.265	0.387	0.057	256.627
4	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'21.358	0.480	0.093	256.333
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'21.708	0.830	0.350	255.235
6	George Russell	Mercedes	1'21.747	0.869	0.039	255.113
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'21.831	0.953	0.084	254.852
8	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'21.855	0.977	0.024	254.777
9	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'21.861	0.983	0.006	254.758
10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'22.062	1.184	0.201	254.134
11	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'22.130	1.252	0.068	253.924
12	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'22.235	1.357	0.105	253.600
13	Nyck de Vries	Williams	1'22.471	1.593	0.236	252.874
14	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'22.577	1.699	0.106	252.549
15	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri
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Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'20.878			257.855
2	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'21.208	0.330	0.330	256.807
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'21.265	0.387	0.057	256.627
4	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'21.358	0.480	0.093	256.333
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'21.708	0.830	0.350	255.235
6	George Russell	Mercedes	1'21.747	0.869	0.039	255.113
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'21.831	0.953	0.084	254.852
8	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'21.855	0.977	0.024	254.777
9	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'21.861	0.983	0.006	254.758
10	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'22.062	1.184	0.201	254.134
11	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'22.130	1.252	0.068	253.924
12	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'22.235	1.357	0.105	253.600
13	Nyck de Vries	Williams	1'22.471	1.593	0.236	252.874
14	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'22.577	1.699	0.106	252.549
15	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri
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What happened in Italian Grand Prix Q3?

On the first runs, Sainz set the fastest time of 1m20.584s, 0.186s ahead of Leclerc’s 1m20.770s, with Verstappen a further tenth back in third on 1m20.859s. Perez led the rest but was over three quarters of a second off the pace.

On the final runs, Leclerc grabbed pole with 1m20.161s, 0.145s faster than Verstappen’s 1m20.906s, with Sainz third quickest on 1m20.429s. Perez was fourth fastest, ahead of the Mercedes of Hamilton and Russell.

Lando Norris was seventh, ahead of McLaren team-mate Daniel Ricciardo. Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) and Fernando Alonso (Alpine) both had their lap times deleted for track limits.

Sainz will start from the back of the grid, where he will line up in 18th ahead of Hamilton and Tsunoda.

Verstappen has a five-place penalty, and Perez has 10-places, so Russell will start from the front row on Sunday. The McLarens will form row two, ahead of Gasly and Alonso.

Verstappen will start seventh, alongside debutant de Vries.

Italian Grand Prix Q3 results: Leclerc takes pole

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap	Interval	km/h
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'20.161			260.161
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'20.306	0.145	0.145	259.691
3	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'20.429	0.268	0.123	259.294
4	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'21.206	1.045	0.777	256.813
5	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'21.524	1.363	0.318	255.811
6	George Russell	Mercedes	1'21.542	1.381	0.018	255.755
7	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'21.584	1.423	0.042	255.623
8	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'21.925	1.764	0.341	254.559
9	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'22.648	2.487	0.723	252.332
10	Fernando Alonso	Alpine
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