Starting Grid For The 2026 F1 Italian Grand Prix After Penalties
Alpine's Pierre Gasly took a surprising first pole position of his F1 career in Monza, Italy. Here's the full starting grid with penalties applied.
Pierre Gasly delivered a stunning performance in Saturday's qualifying , putting his Alpine on pole position for the Italian Grand Prix in Monza.
The Frenchman clocked a lap time of 1m 21.786s on his final run, enough to launch to the top of the timesheets and secure his and the Enstone outfit's first-ever pole.
If the 30-year-old managed to convert the advantage into a victory, it would mark his second career win - the first being at this very venue back in 2020 when he drove for AlphaTauri (now Racing Bulls).
The victory would also represent Alpine's second ever following Esteban Ocon's triumph in Hungary in 2021.
George Russell 's Mercedes clocked in the second-fastest time at the Temple of Spee, falling short of pole by a mere 0.060s.
Oscar Piastri initially landed his McLaren in third place but was later handed a three-place grid penalty for impeding Liam Lawson during qualifying, which bumped him down to P6.
The penalty moved Ferrari's Charles Leclerc up to third on the grid, while teammate Lewis Hamilton and Max Verstappen of Red Bull will start from fourth and fifth respectively.
Franco Colapinto secured P7 in the other Alpine ahead of defending champion Lando Norris of McLaren, with Arvid Lindblad and Gabriel Bortoleto rounding out the fastest 10.
Elsewhere, current championship leader Andrea Kimi Antonelli had initially posted the seventh-fastest time for Mercedes but was pushed to the back of the grid due to an engine penalty, having exceeded the limit of four power units allowed in a season. He will be starting the race from 19th place.
Alexander Albon also received a heavy grid penalty for power unit changes which sees him start from 20th.
Meanwhile, Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin is set to start from the pit lane after taking new power unit components. Lawson, who was set to start from 21st after receiving a grid penalty for power unit changes, will also be sent to the pit lane after Red Bull changed his rear wing assembly.
Lawson continues to step in for Isack Hadjar, who has been sidelined for two races due to a wrist injury he sustained during the summer break.
Yuki Tsunoda temporarily fills in Lawson's seat at Racing Bulls.
Here's the starting order for Sunday's race in Monza with penalties applied:
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes): +0.307
The Italian Grand Prix race starts at 3 p.m. local time (CEST) on Sunday, September 6.
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