Max Verstappen threaded the needle through the Temple of Speed and will sit on pole for Sunday’s (Sep 7) Italian Grand Prix.
His rivals lagged behind, with Lando Norris qualifying second and Oscar Piastri taking third.
Q3
It was the last session at the temple of speed and qualifying session was a show of its own.
With four minutes left on the clock it was still anyone’s game, all the drivers were back in at the pits for last minute adjustments, with Verstappen on provisional Pole, Leclerc in second and Piastri third
As time ran out, Piastri couldn’t beat Verstappen and stayed second, but Norris was flying behind, stealing the pole from the Dutchman. Yet the reigning champion was still on the track and stormed through the start line with an incredible 1:18:792m.
An impressive statement from a Red Bull driver who had been struggling for a while to fight the McLarens. With the checkered flag down, the top three had Verstappen first, Norris second and Piastri third.
The home team was never close and settled for a competitive slot, with Leclerc in fourth and Hamilton fifth. The Ferraris were followed by Russell in sixth and an incredible Bortoletto in seventh who keeps on displaying a strong performance despite his mechanical limitations.
The last three in the top 10 find Alonso in eighth, Tsunoda in ninth and Antonelli in 10th
| Pos. | Driver No. | Driver | Team | Time from Leader |
| 1. | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:18:792m |
| 2. | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +0.000s |
| 3. | 81 | Oscar Piatri | Mclaren | +0.000s |
| 4. | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.000s |
| 5. | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | +0.000s |
| 6. | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | +0.000s |
| 7. | 7 | Gabriel Bortoletto | Kick Sauber | +0.000s |
| 8. | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +0.000s |
| 9. | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | +0.000s |
| 10. | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | +0.000s |
Q2
The second session began with a rare sight these days, as the McLaren boys lagged behind while Verstappen and Antonelli both nailed incredible times throughout the session, with the Dutchman finishing first and the Italian second.
The usual suspects were lined up and knocked out, the Haas team with Bearman in 11th and Occon in 15th, and the Williams team with Sainz in 13th, and Albon 14th.
The Sauber team had Hulkenberg 12th fastest, but their Brazilian Ace Gabriel Bortoletto pushed against the odds and made it to Q3 in C45.
| Pos. | Driver No. | Driver | Team | Time from Advancing |
| 11. | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | +0.013s |
| 12. | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | +0.065s |
| 13. | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | +0.095s |
| 14. | 23 | Alex Albon | Williams | +0.150s |
| 15. | 31 | Esteban Occon | Haas | +0.274s |
Q1
The travelling circus is back at the Temple of Speed for the 2025 season and Tifosi did not dissapoint, it was red and gold everywhere you looked at the grandstands.
The drivers were in for a complex qualifying, Monza is the fastest circuit of the calendar and all cars are running low-aero setups to gain as much top speed as possible in the fast straights, at the expense of stability in the tight turns.
Nonetheless, there is so much the setup itself can do when your car suffers from straight line speed by design. This was the case for most of the eliminated drivers as they were expecting to suffer this time in Italy
The first team to be knocked out was Racing Bulls, with Hadjar in 16th and Lawson in 20th. Lance Stroll was the odd one out, struggling to find pace on the Italian tarmac, qualifying 17th.
| Pos. | Driver No. | Driver | Team | Time from Advancing |
| 16. | 63 | Isaack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | +0.080s |
| 17. | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +0.111s |
| 18. | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine Renault | +0.155s |
| 19. | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | +0.266s |
| 20. | 39 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | +0.442s |
The F1 Italian Grand Prix will begin Sunday (Sept. 7) at 10 a.m. ET. Television coverage in the United States will be provided by ESPN.
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