F1 Qualifying Results: Max Verstappen stuns McLaren with astonishing lap at Italian Grand Prix

Max Verstappen in front of an Italian flag themed background shot of the Italian GP — Photo: © IMAGO

Italian Grand Prix

F1 Qualifying Results: Max Verstappen stuns McLaren with astonishing lap at Italian Grand Prix

Times from the crucial qualifying at the Italian GP

Kerry Violet F1 News Editor

F1 editor and journalist covering motorsport since 2024.

Saturday 6 September 2025 17:14 Updated: 18:53

Reigning F1 champion Max Verstappen snatched pole position off of Lando Norris in a shock result at this weekend's Italian Grand Prix qualifying.

Norris had posted a record-breaking lap time prior to Verstappen crossing the line and securing a stunning time of 1:18.792 seconds, beating the fastest lap record of all time, not just at the track, but in the history of the sport, previously held by Lewis Hamilton.

The Dutchman's P1 finish in qualifying at Monza marks the 45th pole position of his Red Bull career, overtaking Sebastian Vettel’s to secure a new team record.

Article continues under video

Championship contenders Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri trailed behind Verstappen in P2 and P3, with Ferrari star Charles Leclerc set to join Piastri on the second row for Sunday's main event.

Hamilton on the other hand will be forced to start P10 in front of the tifosi after finishing fifth-fastest in qualifying and being handed a five-place grid penalty by the FIA last time out at Zandvoort.

Norris went fastest in FP2 and FP3 earlier in the weekend after Ferrari stunned the tifosi on Friday morning with a one-two finish for Hamilton and Leclerc, but the Scuderia will have their work cut out to secure a podium for either driver at Monza.

Here are all the times from qualifying at the Italian GP.

Position	Driver	Team	Time/Status
1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:18.792
2	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.077
3	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.190
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.215
5	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.332
6	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.365
7	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	+0.408
8	Gabriel Bortoleto	Kick Sauber	+0.598
9	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	+0.632
10	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull	+0.727
11	Oliver Bearman	Haas	OUT IN Q2
12	Nico Hulkenberg	Kick Sauber	OUT IN Q2
13	Carlos Sainz	Williams	OUT IN Q2
14	Alex Albon	Williams	OUT IN Q2
15	Esteban Ocon	Haas	OUT IN Q2
16	Isack Hadjar	Racing Bulls	OUT IN Q1
17	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	OUT IN Q1
18	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	OUT IN Q1
19	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	OUT IN Q1
20	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	OUT IN Q1

How does F1 Qualifying work?

The qualifying session is split into three finite windows, which provide a dramatic prelude to Sunday's race.

The bottom five drivers are eliminated at the end of Q1, with a further five eliminated after Q2.

Then, Q3 gives us a shootout between the remaining 10 drivers in the battle for positions at the front of the grid.

F1 RESULTS: Lewis Hamilton misery compounded as McLaren title rivals split at Monza

F1 HEADLINES: Norris boost at Monza as F1 team announce driver signing

F1 COMMENTATORS: Meet the Sky Sports and Channel 4 teams including Martin Brundle, Naomi Schiff and Danica Patrick

Written by

Kerry Violet - F1 News Editor

Having graduated from the University of Sheffield with a 2:1 in Journalism in 2022, Kerry continued her pursuit of finding a full-time position in motorsport through work with the F1 Arcade in London, where she got to meet true fans of the sport and make a live grand prix watch party memorable for them. It was here that she confirmed her dream of combining her background in journalism and love of motorsport, going on to volunteer with the female-led platform Empoword Journalism. Having completed stints as a screen editor and sports editor, Kerry landed her first F1-specific editorial role with GPFans and has thoroughly enjoyed continuing to work closely with the sport ever since. The access GPFans offers Kerry has allowed her to interview big names such as Naomi Schiff and David Coulthard and given her experiences she could only have dreamt of as a young F1 fan.

View full biography

F1 Ferrari Mercedes McLaren Italian Grand Prix Monza