Overview
- Kimi Antonelli won the Italian Grand Prix at Monza on Sunday after starting 19th because of an engine-change grid penalty, becoming the first Italian to win his home race since 1966.
- A lap-two high-speed crash for Charles Leclerc triggered a red flag and restart that let Antonelli make early gains, and a later Virtual Safety Car allowed Mercedes to pit him onto fresher medium tyres.
- Antonelli closed on and passed teammate George Russell with three laps remaining to claim victory, a result the FIA stewards confirmed after investigations that left Russell unpenalised.
- Ferrari endured a poor home weekend: Leclerc suffered a heavy crash, Lewis Hamilton finished sixth and publicly criticised team operations, and the team’s second ADUO engine upgrade failed to match Mercedes’ straight-line pace.
- The win gave Antonelli a 66-point lead in the drivers’ standings and shifts the focus to the new Madring circuit, where teams must quickly reassess strategy, tyre management and power‑unit choices.