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Gasly Takes Unexpected Pole at Monza

Grid penalties for Oscar Piastri, together with Kimi Antonelli's fifth power‑unit fit, reshaped starting positions for tomorrow's Italian Grand Prix.

Overview

  • Pierre Gasly put Alpine on pole with a 1'21"786 lap, beating George Russell by 0.060 seconds.
  • George Russell will start second after losing the final run to Gasly in Q3.
  • Oscar Piastri was penalized for impeding in qualifying and dropped back on the grid, promoting Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton into the second row.
  • Kimi Antonelli set the seventh‑fastest time but will begin the race from the back after fitting a fifth power‑unit component, which exceeds the four‑unit allocation and triggers a grid penalty.
  • The Italian Grand Prix at Monza is scheduled to start tomorrow at 15:00 local time, leaving teams to revise race strategy to account for the reshuffled grid and Monza's high‑speed slipstream demands.