Overview

• Max Verstappen reclaimed the lead on lap 4 after briefly yielding it under start scrutiny and controlled the race to his 66th career victory.
• Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris finished on the podium after McLaren ordered Piastri to hand back position following Norris’s delayed stop.
• Ferrari delivered a solid home result with Charles Leclerc in fourth, while Lewis Hamilton recovered from a penalty-hit start in 10th to finish sixth.
• Kimi Antonelli dropped from eighth due to a 10‑second penalty yet still scored, marking the first Italian to take points at Monza since Antonio Giovinazzi six years ago.
• Fernando Alonso retired with a suspension issue on his Aston Martin, as reliability and penalties shaped the lower points positions.