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

The grid for Sunday's 2026 F1 Italian Grand Prix is officially 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.

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 P19 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 from the pit lane after further rear wing changes following qualifying) and Alex Albon of Williams (20-place penalty, starts P20).

We also had another engine penalty to report as we moved closer to lights out, with the FIA confirming on Sunday morning that Aston Martin's Fernando Alonso will start from the pit lane after taking new components following qualifying.

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

F1 Starting Grid - Italian Grand Prix

The final starting grid, now officially confirmed by the FIA, is as follows:

* 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 from the pit lane after taking a 35-place penalty for power unit component changes outside his allotted allowance and then rear wing changes following qualifying.

Fernando Alonso starts from the pit lane for power unit component changes outside his allotted allowance following qualifying.

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