Overview

• Max Verstappen took pole with a 1:18.792, setting a new Monza track record and the fastest F1 lap by average speed at 264.682 km/h, marking his 45th career pole to surpass Sebastian Vettel.
• Lando Norris and championship leader Oscar Piastri start P2 and P3 for McLaren, with Charles Leclerc P4 for Ferrari and Mercedes pair George Russell and Kimi Antonelli on row three.
• Lewis Hamilton drops from fifth in qualifying to start 10th after a five‑place grid penalty from Zandvoort for failing to slow under double yellow flags, also incurring two superlicence points.
• Rookie Gabriel Bortoleto earns a standout P7 for Kick Sauber after reaching Q3, Fernando Alonso lines up eighth for Aston Martin, and Yuki Tsunoda starts ninth for Red Bull.
• Williams continue to struggle as Carlos Sainz starts 13th citing soft‑tyre warm‑up issues, while Alpine’s Franco Colapinto and Pierre Gasly begin 18th and 19th, with Liam Lawson 20th for RB.