Overview

• Max Verstappen beat Lando Norris by 0.077s to take Italian GP pole, with Oscar Piastri third after a last‑lap shootout.
• Charles Leclerc qualified fourth as Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton drops from fifth to 10th due to a five‑place Dutch GP penalty.
• Mercedes pair George Russell and Kimi Antonelli are promoted to fifth and sixth on the grid.
• Sauber rookie Gabriel Bortoleto starts inside the top 10 after an impressive qualifying, joined by Fernando Alonso and Yuki Tsunoda.
• Verstappen used a tow on his first Q3 run before improving again to the record time, while rookie Isack Hadjar will start from the pit lane after a power‑unit change.