Overview
- Max Verstappen secured pole for the Italian Grand Prix with a 1:18.792, edging Lando Norris by 0.077s and Oscar Piastri by 0.190s.
- The pole lap carried an average speed of 264.681 km/h, reported as the fastest by mean speed in Formula One history.
- Norris recovered from a fraught qualifying that nearly ended in Q2, while Charles Leclerc led Ferrari in fourth on raw pace.
- Hamilton qualified fifth but serves a five-place penalty, promoting George Russell and Kimi Antonelli to fifth and sixth; Sauber rookie Gabriel Bortoleto lines up seventh ahead of Fernando Alonso and Yuki Tsunoda.
- Pierre Gasly extended his Alpine deal to 2028 and will start on the back row, while rookie Isack Hadjar will start from the pit lane after a post‑Q1 power unit change.