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2026 Italian Grand Prix qualifying: Pierre Gasly took pole

Pierre Gasly took pole for Alpine ahead of George Russell and Oscar Piastri at Monza.

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

Race recap

Pole
Pierre Gasly
Pole team
Alpine
Front row
Pierre Gasly and George Russell
Classified
Top 22
Round
13
Circuit
Monza
Qualifying date
September 5, 2026

The front of the grid

Pierre Gasly qualified first for Alpine. George Russell secured the other front-row place for Mercedes, with Oscar Piastri third for McLaren.

How the classification lined up

The first three positions were Pierre Gasly, George Russell, and Oscar Piastri. P4 through P22 were Charles Leclerc, Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen, Kimi Antonelli, Franco Colapinto, Lando Norris, Arvid Lindblad, Gabriel Bortoleto, Oliver Bearman, Nico Hülkenberg, Liam Lawson, Carlos Sainz Jr., Esteban Ocon, Yuki Tsunoda, Alexander Albon, Valtteri Bottas, Sergio Pérez, Fernando Alonso, and Lance Stroll.

Team representation

Alpine placed 2 cars, Aston Martin placed 2 cars, Audi placed 2 cars, Cadillac placed 2 cars, Ferrari placed 2 cars, Haas placed 2 cars, McLaren placed 2 cars, Mercedes placed 2 cars, Racing Bulls 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 6, 2026.

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