Italian GP 2026: Dates, schedule, weather, UK start time and how to watch or stream F1 race at Monza live on Sky Sports

Antonelli leads George Russell and Lewis Hamilton by 59 points in the Drivers' Championship but his biggest threat may now come from Lando Norris, who is 83 points behind, but has won the last two races.

Given Antonelli is highly unlikely to win at Monza, it provides a big opportunity for his title rivals to make inroads into their championship deficits.

Ferrari will have huge support from their home crowd, the Tifosi, and are also expected to run new engines in Hamilton and Charles Leclerc's cars - but will not suffer grid penalties.

They hope the extra power will get them back to winning ways after disappointment in Hungary and the Netherlands, tracks Ferrari were predicted to be strong at.

Max Verstappen won last year's Italian Grand Prix and Red Bull could be back towards the front this weekend due to their strong engine.

Monza is one of the four current tracks that feature on the original 1950 F1 World Championship calendar - Monaco, Silverstone and Spa-Francorchamps being the others - and is known as the Temple of Speed thanks to its long straights.

The prime overtaking spot is into the Turn 1 chicane but the battle often continues through the Curve Grande and into Turn 4.

After that comes two 90-degree right handers, known as the Lesmos, before another long straight towards the Ascari Chicane, then the final corner, commonly called Parabolica.

The current weather forecast suggests rain will not affect the on-track action at Monza with sunny skies across all three days of running with air temperatures at around 30C.

Italian GP dates, UK start time and Sky Sports F1's live schedule

Thursday September 3 1pm: Drivers' Press Conference 4pm: Paddock Uncut

Friday September 4 7.30am: F3 Practice 8.55am: F2 Practice 11am: Italian Grand Prix Practice One (session starts at 11.30pm)* 12.55pm: F3 Qualifying 1.50pm: F2 Qualifying 2.35pm: Italian Grand Prix Practice Two (session starts at 3pm) 4.15pm: The F1 Show 5.20pm: Team Bosses' Press Conference

Saturday September 5 8.25am: F3 Sprint 11.15am: Italian Grand Prix Practice Three (session starts at 11:30am) 1.10pm: F2 Sprint 2.15pm: Italian Grand Prix Qualifying build-up 3pm: ITALIAN GRAND PRIX QUALIFYING* 5pm: Ted's Qualifying Notebook

Sunday September 6 7.10am: F3 Feature Race 8.40am: F2 Feature Race 10.40am: Porsche Supercup Race 12.30pm: Grand Prix Sunday: Italian GP build-up 2pm: THE ITALIAN GRAND PRIX 4pm: Chequered Flag: Italian GP reaction 5pm: Ted's Notebook

How to watch or stream the Italian Grand Prix in the UK and Ireland

TV: Sky Customers can watch on Sky Sports F1 from first practice on Friday morning to the Italian Grand Prix itself on Sunday September 6 at 2pm

App: Sky Customers can also watch on the Sky Sports app - with the option to go onboard with any driver!

Live blog: Anyone on the move can follow live coverage of the race weekend through our dedicated F1 blog

How to watch the Italian GP on mobile with the Sky Sports app

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Formula 1 heads to Monza for Ferrari's home race at the Italian Grand Prix on September 4-6, live on Sky Sports F1. Stream Sky Sports with NOW - no contract, cancel anytime