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The grid for Sunday’s 2026 F1 Italian Grand Prixis set after multiple late penalties adjusted the starting order for the 53-lap showdown at Monza.

We have a shock pole sitter for this afternoon’s blockbuster at the ‘Temple of Speed’ (3pm local, 2pm UK, 9am Eastern) with Alpine’s Pierre Gasly coming from nowhere to qualify in P1 on Saturday.The 30-year-old Frenchman, whose only Grand Prix win came at Monza back in 2020, claimed the first pole of his career at the same circuit with a brilliant lap.

Gasly will start alongside Mercedes star George Russell as the Englishman looks to breathe new life into his title bid. He has a golden opportunity here with championship leader Kimi Antonelli to start in P21 after taking a 30-place grid penalty.Oscar Piastri (McLaren) qualified in P3 on Saturday but was then dropped to sixth thanks to a three-place grid penalty handed out for impeding in qualifying.

Piastri’s grid drop moves Ferrari pair Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton up to P3 and P4, with four-time world champion Max Verstappenup to P5 for Red Bull.

Antonelli was one of three drivers to take a grid penalty for an engine change. The others were Red Bull star Liam Lawson (35-place penalty, starts P22) and Alex Albon of Williams (20-place penalty, starts P20).

DRIVER
TEAM
1
Pierre Gasly
Alpine
2
George Russell
Mercedes
3
Charles Leclerc
Ferrari
4
Lewis Hamilton
Ferrari
5
Max Verstappen
Red Bull
6
*Oscar Piastri
McLaren
7
Franco Colapinto
Alpine
8
Lando Norris
McLaren
9
Arvid Lindblad
Racing Bulls
10
Gabriel Bortoleto
Audi
11
Ollie Bearman
Haas
12
Nico Hulkenberg
Audi
13
Carlos Sainz
Williams
14
Esteban Ocon
Haas
15
Yuki Tsunoda
Racing Bulls
16
Valtteri Bottas
Cadillac
17
Sergio Perez
Cadillac
18
Fernando Alonso
Aston Martin
19
Lance Stroll
Aston Martin
20
**Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes
21
***Alex Albon
Williams
22
****Liam Lawson