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2023 Italian Grand Prix qualifying: Carlos Sainz Jr. took pole

Carlos Sainz Jr. took pole for Ferrari ahead of Max Verstappen and Charles Leclerc at Monza.

Explore the race weekend, results, standings, drivers, teams, and related Formula 1 history.

Race recap

Pole
Carlos Sainz Jr.
Pole team
Ferrari
Front row
Carlos Sainz Jr. and Max Verstappen
Classified
Top 20
Round
15
Circuit
Monza
Qualifying date
September 2, 2023

The front of the grid

Carlos Sainz Jr. qualified first for Ferrari. Max Verstappen secured the other front-row place for Red Bull, with Charles Leclerc third for Ferrari.

How the classification lined up

The first three positions were Carlos Sainz Jr., Max Verstappen, and Charles Leclerc. P4 through P20 were George Russell, Sergio Pérez, Alexander Albon, Oscar Piastri, Lewis Hamilton, Lando Norris, Fernando Alonso, Yuki Tsunoda, Liam Lawson, Nico Hülkenberg, Valtteri Bottas, Logan Sargeant, Guanyu Zhou, Pierre Gasly, Esteban Ocon, Kevin Magnussen, and Lance Stroll.

Team representation

Alfa Romeo placed 2 cars, AlphaTauri placed 2 cars, Alpine placed 2 cars, Aston Martin placed 2 cars, Ferrari placed 2 cars, Haas placed 2 cars, McLaren placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, Red Bull placed 2 cars, and Williams placed 2 cars in the published classification. This summary reports only the supplied order and driver identities.

This summary sticks to the classification and does not speculate about incidents, strategy, weather, or causes. Source: F1DB (CC BY 4.0) · updated Sep 3, 2023.

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