2026 Formula 1 Italian GP
F1 Italian GP live commentary and updates - race
Follow along for lap-by-lap updates of Formula 1's Italian Grand Prix at Monza
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Formation lap
Time to go! Gasly opens the formation lap, aiming to a bit of practice for the run into the first corner. He'll need the mother of all getaways to come up for air in Turn 1 with the lead intact.
Medium tyres for the front row starters, but watch out for those Ferraris on the soft...
Tyre news
Mediums: Gasly, Russell, Piastri, Colapinto, Norris, Lindblad, Hulkenberg, Albon, Lawson.
Softs: Leclerc, Hamilton, Verstappen, Bortoleto, Bearman, Sainz, Ocon, Bottas, Perez, Stroll.
Hards: Tsunoda, Antonelli, Alonso.
Risk of rain, you'll be delighted to know, is 0%. 32C air temp, 56C(!) track temperature. It's a hot one.
The drivers are preparing on the grid, Flavio Briatore giving Pierre Gasly some words of advice, which I'm sure will be of significant help.
George Russell alongside, the Ferraris behind, and Max Verstappen and Oscar Piastri also looking to buy into a battle for the lead.
This might be fun.
10 minute warning
There's really not long to go now until the Italian Grand Prix kicks off. I can't promise the cars will sound anything quite like that F2002 but, at the same time, we didn't really appreciate it then because it was normal.
And for all of the nostalgia, early 2000s races did have a habit of being...predictable. It's not all rose-tint and rainbows...
Volume up!
In celebration of it being 30 years since Michael Schumacher won his first Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari, his old team-mate Rubens Barrichello and four-time champion Sebastian Vettel did a demo run in the Ferrari F2002.
Barrichello took the V10-powered machine around the circuit yesterday, with Vettel on driving duties this afternoon.
Sebastian Vettel drives Ferrari's F2002
Photo by: Simon Galloway / LAT Images via Getty Images
Starting grid
| Cla | Driver | # | Chassis | Engine | Time | Tyres | km/h | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  P. Gasly Alpine |
10 |  |
Alpine | Mercedes |
1'21.786 |
254.992 | |||
| 2 |  G. Russell Mercedes |
63 |  |
Mercedes | Mercedes |
+0.060 1'21.846 |
254.805 | |||
| 3 |  C. Leclerc Ferrari |
16 |  |
Ferrari | Ferrari |
+0.218 1'22.004 |
254.314 | |||
| 4 | L. Hamilton Ferrari |
44 |  |
Ferrari | Ferrari |
+0.225 1'22.011 |
254.292 | |||
| 5 |  M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing |
3 |  |
Red Bull | Red Bull |
+0.284 1'22.070 |
254.109 | |||
| 6 |  O. Piastri McLaren |
81 |  |
McLaren | Mercedes |
+0.180 1'21.966 |
254.432 | |||
| 7 |  F. Colapinto Alpine |
43 |  |
Alpine | Mercedes |
+0.434 1'22.220 |
253.646 | |||
| 8 | L. Norris McLaren |
1 |  |
McLaren | Mercedes |
+0.470 1'22.256 |
253.535 | |||
| 9 | A. Lindblad Racing Bulls |
41 |  |
RB | Red Bull |
+0.500 1'22.286 |
253.442 | |||
| 10 |  G. Bortoleto Audi |
5 |  |
Audi | Audi |
+0.731 1'22.517 |
252.733 | |||
| 11 | O. Bearman Haas F1 Team |
87 |  |
Haas | Ferrari |
+0.970 1'22.756 |
252.003 | |||
| 12 |  N. Hulkenberg Audi |
27 |  |
Audi | Audi |
+0.993 1'22.779 |
251.933 | |||
| 13 |  C. Sainz Williams |
55 |  |
Williams | Mercedes |
+1.667 1'23.453 |
249.898 | |||
| 14 | E. Ocon Haas F1 Team |
31 |  |
Haas | Ferrari |
+1.668 1'23.454 |
249.895 | |||
| 15 |  Y. Tsunoda Racing Bulls |
22 |  |
RB | Red Bull |
+1.969 1'23.755 |
248.997 | |||
| 16 |  V. Bottas Cadillac F1 Team |
77 |  |
Cadillac | Ferrari |
+2.578 1'24.364 |
247.200 | |||
| 17 |  S. Perez Cadillac F1 Team |
11 |  |
Cadillac | Ferrari |
+2.809 1'24.595 |
246.525 | |||
| 18 |  L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing |
18 |  |
Aston Martin | Honda |
+3.436 1'25.222 |
244.711 | |||
| 19 | A. Antonelli Mercedes |
12 |  |
Mercedes | Mercedes |
+0.307 1'22.093 |
254.038 | |||
| 20 |  A. Albon Williams |
23 | |
Williams | Mercedes |
+2.570 1'24.356 |
247.223 | |||
| 21 | F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing |
14 |  |
Aston Martin | Honda |
+3.364 1'25.150 |
244.918 | |||
| 22 |  L. Lawson Red Bull Racing |
30 |  |
Red Bull | Red Bull |
+1.035 1'22.821 |
251.805 | |||
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Alonso and Lawson will start from the pitlane after taking power unit changes.
Today at Monza
So the question is this: can Pierre Gasly convert his first pole into a second F1 victory? Or will George Russell slash his championship deficit to Kimi Antonelli - who starts from the back of the field?
With the two Ferraris on row two, can they atone for a disappointing qualifying and deliver a much-coveted home victory? And can Antonelli put on a show?
We've not got too long to find out...
Pierre Gasly, Alpine, George Russell, Mercedes
Photo by: Alessio Morgese
Italian Grand Prix - coming soon!
It's race day at the Monza circuit - the Temple of Speed full to the brim with motorsport's most fervent followers.
And F1 has delivered us a surprise: a new pole-sitter, after a surprise qualifying result put some pep in the step of everyone watching yesterday's action.
Thanks for joining us, and we'll take you through everything that happens today around the 53-lap Italian Grand Prix.
Alexander Albon, Williams, Sergio Perez, Cadillac Racing
Photo by: Alessio Morgese
