Carlos Sainz Takes Pole for Ferrari at Monza

Carlos Sainz, after being fastest in FP2 and FP3 earlier in the weekend, has followed that up with a popular pole at the Monza Circuit.

What a RESULT 🔥 @CarlosSainz55 secures our 245th pole with @Charles_Leclerc starting right behind 💪#ItalianGP pic.twitter.com/B40Sc2t5zk

— Scuderia Ferrari (@ScuderiaFerrari) September 2, 2023

It’s the Spaniard’s first pole of the season, and a great start to a weekend in which he is on the hunt for his first podium of 2023.

MAX: "I'm happy to be second today. Of course tomorrow we will try to win the race" #ItalianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/np54KHln3N

— Formula 1 (@F1) September 2, 2023

Max Verstappen came just 13 thousandths of a second short of beating Sainz for the pole. Verstappen remains the favorite for tomorrow due to his Red Bull’s superior race pace as he goes for a Formula 1 record 10 straight victories.

Charles Leclerc will start third in the other Ferrari.

This was the second weekend this season that Formula 1 used the Alternate Tire Allocation rules, which are designed for each team to use two less dry tire compounds in a weekend. This requires each team to use one specific set for each round of qualifying.

Q3

As per the ATA guidelines, only a single set of soft compound tires were used by each team in the round.

Pos.	Driver	Nation	Constructor	Engine
1.	Sainz	Spain	Ferrari	Ferrari
2.	Verstappen	Netherlands	Red Bull	Honda RBPT
3.	Leclerc	Monaco	Ferrari	Ferrari
4.	George Russell	Great Britain	Mercedes	Mercedes
5.	Sergio Perez	Mexico	Red Bull	Honda RBPT
6.	Alex Albon	Thailand	Williams	Mercedes
7.	Oscar Piastri	Australia	McLaren	Mercedes
8.	Lewis Hamilton	Great Britain	Mercedes	Mercedes
9.	Lando Norris	Great Britain	McLaren	Mercedes
10.	Fernando Alonso	Spain	Aston Martin Aramco	Mercedes

Q2

As per the ATA guidelines, only a single set of medium compound tires were used by each team in the round.

Pos.	Driver	Nation	Constructor	Engine
11.	Yuki Tsunoda	Japan	AlphaTauri	Honda RBPT
12.	Liam Lawson	New Zealand	AlphaTauri	Honda RBPT
13.	Nico Hulkenburg	Germany	Haas	Ferrari
14.	Valtteri Bottas	Finland	Alfa Romeo	Ferrari
15.	Logan Sargeant	United States	Williams	Mercedes

Q1

As per the ATA guidelines, only a single set of hard compound tires were used by each team in the round.

That was close 🫣

Lando Norris nearly veers into Esteban Ocon whilst on his flying lap! #ItalianGP #F1 pic.twitter.com/q9xTXONOaH

— Formula 1 (@F1) September 2, 2023

The only incident in this session was Esteban Ocon going slightly off track into the sand coming out of turn 10, almost hitting Norris. Ocon was able to continue but his lap time was deleted, leading to him being among those eliminated in this round.

Pos.	Driver	Nation	Constructor	Engine
16.	Zhou Guanyu	China	Alfa Romeo	Ferrari
17.	Pierre Gasly	France	Alpine	Renault
18.	Ocon	France	Alpine	Renault
19.	Kevin Magnussen	Denmark	Haas	Ferrari
20.	Lance Stroll	Canada	Aston Martin Aramco	Mercedes

F1 Italian Grand Prix Starting Lineup

Lights out for the 2023 Italian Grand Prix will take place on Sunday, Sept. 3 at 9 a.m. ET, with coverage by Sky Sports and broadcast on ESPN.