Gridpedia2026 Italian Grand Prix
Andrea Kimi Antonelli won the 2026 Italian Grand Prix at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on 6 Sept 2026 for Mercedes, from 19th on the grid; George Russell was second and Max Verstappen third. Pole position: Pierre Gasly.
Antonelli took the lead for good on lap 50 of 53, from George Russell; the lead changed hands 6 times in all. There was one safety-car period (laps 1 to 3). Antonelli stopped 2 times, on laps 3 and 28 (3 laps on hard, then 25 laps on medium, then 25 laps on medium); 12 of 22 finishers made 1 stop, and the median first stop was lap 3. The fastest lap was Andrea Kimi Antonelli's, 1:23.504 on lap 53. 22 of 22 starters were classified. After the race Andrea Kimi Antonelli led the championship with 267 points, 66 ahead of George Russell, with 10 rounds left.
- Date
- 6 Sept 2026
- Circuit
- Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy
- Round
- 13 of 23
- Winner
- Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
- Tyre compounds
- C3 hard C4 medium C5 soft source
- Pole position
- Pierre Gasly (1:21.786)
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Race classification
| Pos | No | Driver | Team | Grid | Laps | Time / status | FL | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 | ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 19q7 | 53 | 1:51:15.281 | 1:23.504 | 25 |
| 2 | 63 | RUSGeorge Russell | Mercedes | 2 | 53 | +3.857 | 18 | |
| 3 | 3 | VERMax Verstappen | Red Bull | 5q6 | 53 | +14.718 | 15 | |
| 4 | 1 | NORLando Norris | McLaren | 8q9 | 53 | +19.056 | 12 | |
| 5 | 81 | PIAOscar Piastri | McLaren | 6q3 | 53 | +19.253 | 10 | |
| 6 | 44 | HAMLewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 4q5 | 53 | +24.655 | 8 | |
| 7 | 10 | GASPierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1 | 53 | +27.351 | 6 | |
| 8 | 41 | LINArvid Lindblad | RB F1 Team | 9q10 | 53 | +45.136 | 4 | |
| 9 | 43 | COLFranco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 7q8 | 53 | +47.353 | 2 | |
| 10 | 22 | TSUYuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 15q17 | 53 | +58.187 | 1 | |
| 11 | 5 | BORGabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 10q11 | 53 | +65.187 | 0 | |
| 12 | 27 | HULNico Hülkenberg | Audi | 12q13 | 53 | +66.187 | 0 | |
| 13 | 55 | SAICarlos Sainz | Williams | 13q15 | 53 | +74.117 | 0 | |
| 14 | 30 | LAWLiam Lawson | Red Bull | 22q14 | 53 | +75.609 | 0 | |
| 15 | 87 | BEAOliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 11q12 | 53 | +78.958 | 0 | |
| 16 | 31 | OCOEsteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 14q16 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 17 | 23 | ALBAlexander Albon | Williams | 20q18 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 18 | 11 | PERSergio Pérez | Cadillac | 17q20 | 52 | +1 Lap | 0 | |
| 19 | 77 | BOTValtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 16q19 | 51 | +2 Laps | 0 | |
| R | 18 | STRLance Stroll | Aston Martin | 18q22 | 26 | Hydraulics | 0 | |
| R | 14 | ALOFernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 21 | 23 | Mechanical | 0 | |
| R | 16 | LECCharles Leclerc | Ferrari | 3q4 | 1 | Accident | 0 |
Grid differs from qualifying for 19 drivers: Oscar Piastri qualified 3rd, started 6th; Charles Leclerc qualified 4th, started 3rd; Lewis Hamilton qualified 5th, started 4th; Max Verstappen qualified 6th, started 5th; Andrea Kimi Antonelli qualified 7th, started 19th; Franco Colapinto qualified 8th, started 7th; Lando Norris qualified 9th, started 8th; Arvid Lindblad qualified 10th, started 9th; Gabriel Bortoleto qualified 11th, started 10th; Oliver Bearman qualified 12th, started 11th; Nico Hülkenberg qualified 13th, started 12th; Liam Lawson qualified 14th, started 22nd; Carlos Sainz qualified 15th, started 13th; Esteban Ocon qualified 16th, started 14th; Yuki Tsunoda qualified 17th, started 15th; Alexander Albon qualified 18th, started 20th; Valtteri Bottas qualified 19th, started 16th; Sergio Pérez qualified 20th, started 17th; Lance Stroll qualified 22nd, started 18th. The data records the positions, not the reason; such gaps come from grid penalties, car or engine changes, or pit-lane starts. The small "q" number in the Grid column is the qualifying position.
Grid "PL" means started from the pit lane. FL marks the fastest lap of the race.
Lap chart
Explained: how to read a lap chart · safety car, virtual safety car and red flags.
Race history: gap to the leader
How the race was won
- Winner
- Andrea Kimi Antonelli: 2 stops (laps 3, 28), stints of 3 hard, 25 medium, 25 medium laps
- 2nd
- George Russell: 1 stop (lap 3), stints of 3 medium, 50 hard laps
- 3rd
- Max Verstappen: 2 stops (laps 3, 28), stints of 3 soft, 25 medium, 25 hard laps
- Finishers
- no stop: 1 · 1 stop: 12 · 2 stops: 9
- First stops
- median lap 3 of 53
Pit stops
Explained: tyres, compounds and pit stops · pit stops per race since 1994.
| Driver | Stops | Laps (pit-lane time) | Stints (laps; bar length is the share of the race distance) |
|---|---|---|---|
| ANTAndrea Kimi Antonelli | 2 | 3 (1842.7 s), 28 (25.0 s) | 32525 |
| RUSGeorge Russell | 1 | 3 (1846.2 s) | 350 |
| VERMax Verstappen | 2 | 3 (1844.1 s), 28 (24.9 s) | 32525 |
| NORLando Norris | 1 | 3 (1840.8 s) | 350 |
| PIAOscar Piastri | 1 | 3 (1840.4 s) | 350 |
| HAMLewis Hamilton | 1 | 3 (1845.2 s) | 350 |
| GASPierre Gasly | 1 | 3 (1844.7 s) | 350 |
| LINArvid Lindblad | 1 | 3 (1842.6 s) | 350 |
| COLFranco Colapinto | 1 | 3 (1845.0 s) | 350 |
| TSUYuki Tsunoda | 1 | 3 (1840.0 s) | 350 |
| BORGabriel Bortoleto | 1 | 3 (1842.8 s) | 350 |
| HULNico Hülkenberg | 2 | 3 (1844.1 s), 27 (24.2 s) | 32426 |
| SAICarlos Sainz | 2 | 3 (1842.7 s), 27 (24.6 s) | 32426 |
| LAWLiam Lawson | 2 | 3 (1841.5 s), 12 (31.2 s) | 3941 |
| BEAOliver Bearman | 1 | 3 (1843.4 s) | 350 |
| OCOEsteban Ocon | 2 | 3 (1842.6 s), 27 (27.3 s) | 32425 |
| ALBAlexander Albon | 2 | 3 (1842.5 s), 46 (26.4 s) | 3436 |
| PERSergio Pérez | 2 | 3 (1842.6 s), 27 (28.5 s) | 32425 |
| BOTValtteri Bottas | 2 | 3 (1841.8 s), 27 (35.3 s) | 32424 |
| STRLance Stroll | 1 | 3 (1842.0 s) | 323 |
| ALOFernando Alonso | 1 | 3 (1839.5 s) | 320 |
| LECCharles Leclerc | 0 |
Bar colours are the tyre compound of each stint: hard medium soft intermediate wet not known (the records disagree). Compounds from Pirelli's post-race pit-stop graphic (press.pirelli.com).
Pit-lane time: pit entry to pit exit. Tyre changes under a red flag are not counted.
Qualifying
Explained: how qualifying works · how often pole position wins.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:22.612 | 1:22.077 | 1:21.786 | fastest Q3 |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:22.779 | 1:22.161 | 1:21.846 | +0.060 Q3 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:22.924 | 1:22.017 | 1:21.966 | +0.180 Q3 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:22.902 | 1:22.509 | 1:22.004 | +0.218 Q3 |
| 5 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:22.847 | 1:22.516 | 1:22.011 | +0.225 Q3 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:22.631 | 1:22.188 | 1:22.070 | +0.284 Q3 |
| 7 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:22.758 | 1:21.882 | 1:22.093 | +0.096 Q2 |
| 8 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 1:22.662 | 1:22.400 | 1:22.220 | +0.434 Q3 |
| 9 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:22.659 | 1:22.067 | 1:22.256 | +0.281 Q2 |
| 10 | Arvid Lindblad | RB F1 Team | 1:22.727 | 1:22.345 | 1:22.286 | +0.500 Q3 |
| 11 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:22.946 | 1:22.517 | +0.731 Q2 | |
| 12 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:22.906 | 1:22.756 | +0.970 Q2 | |
| 13 | Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:23.440 | 1:22.779 | +0.993 Q2 | |
| 14 | Liam Lawson | Red Bull | 1:22.989 | 1:22.821 | +1.035 Q2 | |
| 15 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:23.616 | 1:23.453 | +1.667 Q2 | |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:23.466 | 1:23.454 | +1.668 Q2 | |
| 17 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 1:23.755 | +1.969 Q1 | ||
| 18 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:24.356 | +2.570 Q1 | ||
| 19 | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 1:24.364 | +2.578 Q1 | ||
| 20 | Sergio Pérez | Cadillac | 1:24.595 | +2.809 Q1 | ||
| 21 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:25.150 | +3.364 Q1 | ||
| 22 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:25.222 | +3.436 Q1 |
Gap: the driver's best time in any session (session named), in seconds behind the fastest time of qualifying. That is usually the pole time; when a session gets slower (rain, for example), an earlier session's time can be faster. The bar is full at 3 seconds; larger gaps are cut off.
Standings after this race
Explained: how points and the two championships work.
Drivers
| Pos | Driver | Team | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 7 | 267 |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 2 | 201 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1 | 191 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 2 | 171 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1 | 155 |
| 6 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 0 | 127 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 0 | 116 |
| 8 | Isack Hadjar | 0 | 71 | |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | Red Bull | 0 | 51 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 41 |
Constructors
| Pos | Constructor | Wins | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mercedes | 9 | 468 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 2 | 346 |
| 3 | McLaren | 2 | 287 |
| 4 | Red Bull | 0 | 204 |
| 5 | RB F1 Team | 0 | 75 |
| 6 | Alpine F1 Team | 0 | 62 |
| 7 | Haas F1 Team | 0 | 21 |
| 8 | Audi | 0 | 16 |
| 9 | Williams | 0 | 11 |
| 10 | Aston Martin | 0 | 3 |