Colapinto, Tsunoda, Albon and Piastri walking in the F1 paddock — Photo: © IMAGO

Italian Grand Prix

New F1 lineup confirmed as TWO drivers replaced at Italian GP

The Italian Grand Prix weekend starts with FP1 on Friday

Chris Deeley

Friday 5 September 2025 10:57

Two F1 teams have confirmed changes to their driver lineup for the first session of the Italian Grand Prix weekend.

Paul Aron will be taking over Franco Colapinto's seat for FP1, while Alex Dunne will get another taste of McLaren's F1 car as he sits in for championship leader Oscar Piastri.

F1 teams are required by rule to run a rookie driver – that is, one who has competed in a maximum of two career races – in two sessions per car in 2025, an increase over the one per car mandate in previous years.

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Speaking ahead of Friday's session, Dunne said: "My first one in Austria was an extremely special day for me so to do it again at Monza, a track which is so historic, is going to be put a big smile on my face.

"Hopefully I can build and improve upon what was a strong outing in Austria and help Lando and Oscar as much as possible going into the grand prix."

Who will be driving in FP1 at the Italian Grand Prix?

Driver	Team
Max Verstappen	Red Bull
Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari
Alex Dunne	McLaren
Lando Norris	McLaren
George Russell	Mercedes
Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes
Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin
Lance Stroll	Aston Martin
Pierre Gasly	Alpine
Paul Aron	Alpine
Nico Hulkenberg	Sauber
Gabriel Bortoleto	Sauber
Carlos Sainz	Williams
Alex Albon	Williams
Ollie Bearman	Haas
Esteban Ocon	Haas
Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls
Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls

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