Formula One 2026: Italian Grand Prix qualifying – live

Right, as Gasly prepares to go back to his home in Milan, I am off for a rest too, as Giles Richards has filed his qualifying report from Monza. Join Michael Butler tomorrow for the race, to see if the Alpine driver can claim a podium or even a win.

Qualifying results1 Pierre Gasly 🇫🇷 Alpine 1:21.876 2 George Russell 🇬🇧 Mercedes 1:21.846 3 Oscar Piastri 🇦🇺 McLaren 1:21.966 4 Charles Leclerc 🇲🇨 Ferrari 1:22.004 5 Lewis Hamilton 🇬🇧 Ferrari 1:22.011 6 Max Verstappen 🇳🇱 Red Bull 1:22.070 *7 Kimi Antonelli 🇮🇹 Mercedes 1:22.093 8 Franco Colapinto 🇦🇷 Alpine 1:22.220 9 Lando Norris 🇬🇧 McLaren 1:22.256 10 Arvid Lindblad 🇬🇧 Racing Bulls 1:22.286

Q2 eliminations 11 Gabriel Bortoleto 🇧🇷 Audi 1:22.51712 Oliver Bearman 🇬🇧 Haas 1:22.75613 Nico Hülkenberg 🇩🇪 Audi 1:22.779 *14 Liam Lawson 🇫🇷 Red Bull 1:22.82115 Carlos Sainz 🇪🇸 Williams 1:23.45316 Esteban Ocon 🇫🇷 Haas 1:23.454

Q1 eliminations17 Yuki Tsunoda 🇯🇵 Racing Bulls 1:23.755 *18 Alexander Albon 🇹🇭 Williams 1:24.35619 Valtteri Bottas 🇫🇮 Cadillac 1:24.36420 Sergio Pérez 🇲🇽 Cadillac 1:24.59521 Fernando Alonso 🇪🇸 Aston Martin 1:25.15022 Lance Stroll 🇨🇦 Aston Martin 1:25.22

Antonelli, Lawson and Albon all relegated to the back of the grid for taking new power unit elements