F1 Full Results | Pierre Gasly takes shocking pole position for the Italian Grand Prix

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Updated: 17:10, 05 Sep
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Pierre Gasly has taken a shock pole position for the Italian Grand Prix, the first of his career at the scene of where he took his one and only victory back in 2020. Gasly's quickest lap time in Q3 was enough to edge out George Russell and Oscar Piastri.
Russell was quickest after the first runs with just 0.075 seconds separating him, Oscar Piastri, Pierre Gasly and Charles Leclerc.
Gasly, who had been quick through the opening two sessions, then took a shock pole with a time of 1:21.786, 0.060 seconds clear of Russell. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton will line up in P4 and P5, with Max Verstappen, Kimi Antonelli, Franco Colapinto, Lando Norris and Arvid Lindblad completing the top ten.
It comes as a huge positive for Alpine after Gasly lost his Monaco Grand Prix podium following the latest decision made by the FIA International Court of Appeal.
Gasly was also quickest in Q1 from Max Verstappen, Lando Norris, Franco Colapinto and Arvid Lindblad. Alex Albon helped his teammate Carlos Sainz into Q2 but was eliminated himself, along with Yuki Tsunoda, the two Cadillacs and two Aston Martins.
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Q2 saw Kimi Antonelli lead the way from Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris but the story of the second part of qualifying was the two Ferraris who only made it through in P9 and P10. Hamilton, in tenth, made it through by just 0.001 seconds over the Audi of Gabriel Bortoleto. Bortoleto crashed out of the session along with Oliver Bearman, Nico Hulkenberg, Liam Lawson, Carlos Sainz and Esteban Ocon.
Lawson felt like he had been "hung out to dry" by his team after helping Verstappen on two laps with the tow, before having his final lap compromised by Piastri who had just come out of the pits.

Full Italian Grand Prix qualifying results

Italian Grand Prix Results

Qualification
Qualification
ALL
Pos.DriverTeamTime
1
ALP1:21.786
2
MER1:21.846
3
MCL1:21.966
4
FER1:22.004
5
FER1:22.011
6
RBR1:22.070
7
MER1:21.882
8
ALP1:22.220
9
MCL1:22.067
10
RCB1:22.286
11
AUD1:22.517
12
HAA1:22.756
13
AUD1:22.779
14
RCB1:22.821
15
WIL1:23.453
16
HAA1:23.454
17
AST1:23.755
18
WIL1:24.356
19
CAD1:24.364
20
CAD1:24.595
21
AST1:25.150
22
AST1:25.222
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Italian Grand Prix
Overview
Upcoming race
Friday 04.09.26
Practice 1
Fri 10:30 AM
Practice 2
Fri 02:00 PM
Saturday 05.09.26
Practice 3
Sat 10:30 AM
Qualification
Sat 02:00 PM
Sunday 06.09.26
Race
Sun 01:00 PM

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