Amended F1 2026 Italian Grand Prix starting grid with late penalties applied

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F1 Italian Grand Prix

Amended F1 2026 Italian Grand Prix starting grid with late penalties applied

There are several changes to the order

Graham Shaw Consultant Editor

Digital sports specialist running global brands for 30 years

Sunday 6 September 2026 08:00

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The grid for Sunday's 2026 F1 Italian Grand Prix is set after multiple late penalties adjusted the starting order for the 53-lap showdown at Monza.

We have a shock pole sitter for this afternoon's blockbuster at the 'Temple of Speed' (3pm local, 2pm UK, 9am Eastern) with Alpine's Pierre Gasly coming from nowhere to qualify in P1 on Saturday.

The 30-year-old Frenchman, whose only Grand Prix win came at Monza back in 2020, claimed the first pole of his career at the same circuit with a brilliant lap.

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Gasly will start alongside Mercedes star George Russell as the Englishman looks to breathe new life into his title bid. He has a golden opportunity here with championship leader Kimi Antonelli to start in P21 after taking a 30-place grid penalty.

Oscar Piastri (McLaren) qualified in P3 on Saturday but was then dropped to sixth thanks to a three-place grid penalty handed out for impeding in qualifying.

Piastri's grid drop moves Ferrari pair Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton up to P3 and P4, with four-time world champion Max Verstappen up to P5 for Red Bull.

Antonelli was one of three drivers to take a grid penalty for an engine change. The others were Red Bull star Liam Lawson (35-place penalty, starts P22) and Alex Albon of Williams (20-place penalty, starts P20).

Pierre Gasly starts from pole position at Monza.

F1 QUALIFYING RESULTS: Pierre Gasly takes staggering pole for Italian Grand Prix

F1 Starting Grid - Italian Grand Prix

The full starting grid, subject to final official confirmation around one hour before lights out, is as follows:

This is how the starting grid will look for Monza later today:

F1 Italian Grand Prix 2026 Starting Grid
Pos	Driver	Team
1	Pierre Gasly	Alpine
2	George Russell	Mercedes
3	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
4	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari
5	Max Verstappen	Red Bull
6	*Oscar Piastri	McLaren
7	Franco Colapinto	Alpine
8	Lando Norris	McLaren
9	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls
10	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi
11	Ollie Bearman	Haas
12	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi
13	Carlos Sainz	Williams
14	Esteban Ocon	Haas
15	Yuki Tsunoda	Racing Bulls
16	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac
17	Sergio Perez	Cadillac
18	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin
19	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin
20	**Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes
21	***Alex Albon	Williams
22	****Liam Lawson	Red Bull

* Oscar Piastri starts P6 after a three-place penalty for impeding in qualifying.

** Kimi Antonelli starts P20 after taking a 30-place penalty for power unit component changes outside his allotted allowance.

*** Alex Albon starts P21 after taking a 20-place penalty for power unit component changes outside his allotted allowance.

**** Liam Lawson starts P22 after taking a 35-place penalty for power unit component changes outside his allotted allowance.

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Graham Shaw - Consultant Editor

Digital sports leader with 30 years of senior level experience running global brands. Built sportinglife.com to be a behemoth in the UK as well as being in charge of the Planet Sport network of sites including planetf1.com, football365.com, teamtalk.com and planetrugby.com. Then grew goal.com to be the world's biggest soccer website in 18 languages and 37 territories. Was GM of Portals for Perform Group (now DAZN) with overall responsibility for sportingnews.com, spox.de and voetbalzone.nl.

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F1 Italian Grand Prix