Italian GP provisional starting grid: Piastri penalty gives Ferrari and Verstappen boost

Alpine's Pierre Gasly will line up on Pole Position for the first time ever in his F1 career, having famously earned his sole Grand Prix victory at Monza in 2020. It is also the first time the Enstone team have achieved Pole since Fernando Alonso for Renault in 2009 at the Hungarian GP.

Next to Gasly will be Mercedes' George Russell, looking to spoil the Frenchman's party and secure a crucial victory as his teammate and championship leader Kimi Antonelli starts from the back of the grid on Sunday.

Third place is where things have been shaken up, as Piastri's impeding of a furious Liam Lawson has seen him drop three positions. It bumps up Leclerc to third spot, next to his teammate Hamilton on the second row.

Max Verstappen also sees himself move up a position into P5 - the Dutchman starts just ahead of Piastri on the third row. Making up the points positions for the start of Sunday's race will be Franco Colapinto, Lando Norris, Arvid Lindblad and Gabriel Bortoleto.

As well as Antonelli, Red Bull's Lawson and Williams' Alex Albon are set for back-of-grid penalties for Sunday's race, also related to exceeding power unit allocations. They will start behind Aston Martin duo Lance Stroll and Fernando Alonso, respectively, with the Silverstone team struggling at Monza despite recent upgrades.