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Round 13 · 4–6 Sept 2026Completed
Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Italy. Three practice sessions, Qualifying and the Grand Prix. Session times, live stream, weather, results and circuit guide.

Winner
Andrea Kimi Antonelli
Mercedes
1:51:15.281
Weather in Monza
MonzaGrand Prix classification
| Pos | Driver | Grid | Time / status | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes
|
1:51:15.281 FL | 25 | |
| 2 |
George RussellMercedes
|
+3.857 | 18 | |
| 3 |
Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing
|
+14.718 | 15 | |
| 4 |
Lando NorrisMcLaren
|
+19.056 | 12 | |
| 5 |
Oscar PiastriMcLaren
|
+19.253 | 10 | |
| 6 |
Lewis HamiltonFerrari
|
+24.655 | 8 | |
| 7 |
Pierre GaslyAlpine
|
+27.351 | 6 | |
| 8 |
Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls
|
+45.136 | 4 | |
| 9 |
Franco ColapintoAlpine
|
+47.353 | 2 | |
| 10 |
TSU
Yuki TsunodaRacing Bulls
|
+58.187 | 1 | |
| 11 |
Gabriel BortoletoAudi
|
+1:05.187 | ||
| 12 |
Nico HülkenbergAudi
|
+1:06.187 | ||
| 13 |
Carlos SainzWilliams
|
+1:14.117 | ||
| 14 |
Liam LawsonRed Bull Racing
|
+1:15.609 | ||
| 15 |
Oliver BearmanHaas
|
+1:18.958 | ||
| 16 |
Esteban OconHaas
|
+6.591 | ||
| 17 |
Alexander AlbonWilliams
|
+20.268 | ||
| 18 |
Sergio PérezCadillac
|
+1:13.372 | ||
| 19 |
Valtteri BottasCadillac
|
+12.880 | ||
| DNF |
Lance StrollAston Martin
|
Retired | ||
| DNF |
Fernando AlonsoAston Martin
|
Retired | ||
| DNF |
Charles LeclercFerrari
|
Retired |
Pole: Pierre Gasly
| Pos | Driver | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Pierre GaslyAlpine
| 1:22.612 | 1:22.077 | 1:21.786 |
| 2 |
George RussellMercedes
| 1:22.779 | 1:22.161 | 1:21.846 |
| 3 |
Oscar PiastriMcLaren
| 1:22.924 | 1:22.017 | 1:21.966 |
| 4 |
Charles LeclercFerrari
| 1:22.902 | 1:22.509 | 1:22.004 |
| 5 |
Lewis HamiltonFerrari
| 1:22.847 | 1:22.516 | 1:22.011 |
| 6 |
Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing
| 1:22.631 | 1:22.188 | 1:22.070 |
| 7 |
Andrea Kimi AntonelliMercedes
| 1:22.758 | 1:21.882 | 1:22.093 |
| 8 |
Franco ColapintoAlpine
| 1:22.662 | 1:22.400 | 1:22.220 |
| 9 |
Lando NorrisMcLaren
| 1:22.659 | 1:22.067 | 1:22.256 |
| 10 |
Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls
| 1:22.727 | 1:22.345 | 1:22.286 |
| 11 |
Gabriel BortoletoAudi
| 1:22.946 | 1:22.517 | – |
| 12 |
Oliver BearmanHaas
| 1:22.906 | 1:22.756 | – |
| 13 |
Nico HülkenbergAudi
| 1:23.440 | 1:22.779 | – |
| 14 |
Liam LawsonRed Bull Racing
| 1:22.989 | 1:22.821 | – |
| 15 |
Carlos SainzWilliams
| 1:23.616 | 1:23.453 | – |
| 16 |
Esteban OconHaas
| 1:23.466 | 1:23.454 | – |
| 17 |
TSU
Yuki TsunodaRacing Bulls
| 1:23.755 | – | – |
| 18 |
Alexander AlbonWilliams
| 1:24.356 | – | – |
| 19 |
Valtteri BottasCadillac
| 1:24.364 | – | – |
| 20 |
Sergio PérezCadillac
| 1:24.595 | – | – |
| 21 |
Fernando AlonsoAston Martin
| 1:25.150 | – | – |
| 22 |
Lance StrollAston Martin
| 1:25.222 | – | – |
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Autodromo Nazionale Monza, the home of the Italian Grand Prix, sits in the royal park of Monza, north of Milan, Italy. Built in 1922, it is one of the oldest purpose-built racing circuits in the world and has hosted every Italian Grand Prix of the World Championship era except in 1980, when the race moved to Imola. Its long straights and high speeds earned it the nickname 'the Temple of Speed'.
Cars run minimal downforce and spend most of the lap at full throttle, producing the highest average speeds of the season. Key corners include the Variante del Rettifilo at the end of the main straight, Curva Grande, the two Lesmo bends, the Variante Ascari and the Curva Alboreto, formerly the Parabolica. Sections of the historic banked oval still stand within the park.
What to watch for: Slipstreaming shapes most battles, and heavy braking into the first chicane, the Variante del Rettifilo, provides the main overtaking chance as well as frequent first-lap drama.

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