Summary

Max Verstappen takes pole for Italian Grand Prix
Lando Norris second with Oscar Piastri third
Leclerc fourth and Hamilton fifth but Briton has five-place grid penalty
Pierre Gasly extends Alpine contract
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Live Reporting

Lorraine McKenna and Jay Freeman

Verstappen grabs Monza pole with fastest F1 lappublished at 17:00 BST 6 September
Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent at Monza

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen snatched pole position for the Italian Grand Prix from Lando Norris with the fastest lap in Formula 1 history.
The Dutchman's time of one minute 18.792 seconds beat the lap set by Lewis Hamilton at Monza in 2020 for Mercedes by 0.095secs - at an average speed of 164.484mph.
Norris had just leapt to the top of the times after a difficult first run left him seventh, but Verstappen pipped him by 0.077 seconds for his first pole since the British Grand Prix in July.
McLaren's Oscar Piastri, leading Norris by 34 points in their championship battle, was third fastest, ahead of the Ferraris of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton.
But the seven-time champion has a five-place penalty and will start the grand prix at Monza 10th.
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Italian GP build-up from 13:00 BST on Sundaypublished at 17:00 BST 6 September

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Polesitter Max Verstappen has two wins to his name this season in Japan and Imola but can the Dutchman claim a third victory at Monza? He's not in the championship fight this year, so the pressure is off the four-time world champion.
Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri, meanwhile, have it all to play for. Australian Piastri leads his McLaren team-mate Norris by 34 points in the drivers' championship following the Briton's retirement last week in Zandvoort, so how will the team approach this race with Norris starting one place higher than Piastri?
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'Happy with the progress we've made' - Hamiltonpublished at 16:58 BST 6 September

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Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton will start down in 10th after his five-place grid penalty from last weekend. He spoke to Sky Sports: "I'm really really happy with the progress we've made, particularly on my side of the garage, it's definitely been a lot more solid.
"We've been right there and within a tenth so we've just got to keep working on it.
"It's been an amazing weekend here as a Ferrari driver, I can't even find the words for it to be honest. The fans are really beautiful and the energy since Wednesday, they've turned up in the thousands.
"When I leave the garage and you get down to Turn One you see them on the left and the right and you see red.
"I don't know what's possible tomorrow but I will work my way through."
'I have no regrets' - Leclercpublished at 16:55 BST 6 September

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Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, who will start in P4, speaking to Sky Sports: "I knew my lap was I hate to say perfect and I think no one ever does a perfect lap, but I think it was as close as what I would want to do during a qualifying lap.
"I knew that it would be very difficult to beat that on the second time lap which I didn't. When I saw that Max [Verstappen] went in front I knew that most of the time you do the best lap on the second lap in Q3 and you take all the risk there.
"I knew I had taken all the risk in the first run, I wanted to go for a bit more in the second run but it didn't work out. I have no regrets because that is the place we could have done in the best possible case."
After winning from P4 on the grid last year: "Last year was close to impossible, I think at the end we did a different strategy which helped us get the win.
"I think this year is a bit more difficult, it's going to be more tough to do something different. If we win tomorrow I will be surprised, but never say never."
Postpublished at 16:53 BST 6 September

The atmosphere from the tifosi is still as passionate as ever despite no push for pole position from either Charles Leclerc or Lewis Hamilton.
Let's hear from the two Ferrari drivers before we close the page...
Verstappen takes Monza polepublished at 16:47 BST 6 September

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Has Red Bull got the pace and power to keep two McLarens at bay for 53 laps tomorrow? If anyone can do it, it's four-time world champion Max Verstappen.
The Dutchman's pole today at Monza is the 45th of his career, which takes him above former Red Bull man and fellow four-time title winner Sebastian Vettel for most poles with the team.
Where will Hamilton start at Monza?published at 16:43 BST 6 September

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In a true blonde moment, Lewis Hamilton's five-place grid penalty completely slipped my mind as soon as qualifying started. I'm an idiot.
So, a bit of housekeeping.
Hamilton drops from fifth to 10th for his first Italian Grand Prix with Ferrari, which lifts George Russell, Kimi Antonelli, Gabriel Bortoleto, Fernando Alonso and Yuki Tsunoda up the order.
'Tomorrow we're in a good position' - Stellapublished at 16:40 BST 6 September

McLaren team principal Andrea Stella speaking to Sky Sports: "It was a very interesting session but both Lando [Norris] and Oscar [Piastri] have done a very good job at finding time in Q3.
"Especially Lando with the second set, finding almost half a second, so a positive session overall and a good position for tomorrow's race."
On the race and Max Verstappen's pole: "I think in fairness to Max [Verstappen] he has shown through qualifying and especially in Q3 that he had one-tenth more than us.
"He was faster in the first attempt in Q3 and was faster in the second attempt, he's been faster throughout the weekend, so fair play to Red Bull and Max.
"For tomorrow we're in a good position and we certainly won't forget about the Ferrari right behind us and George Russell as well, it will be a very interesting race.
"I think the race pace will be very very close, we're not expecting the degradation to be too high.
"I think it will not only be related to degradation and pace but also to first lap, first corner, safety cars, some variables that will be important for tomorrow."
Rapid Verstappenpublished at 16:36 BST 6 September
Andrew Benson
BBC F1 correspondent at Monza

Max Verstappen pole position lap was the fastest ever lap at Monza - beating the one minute 18.887 seconds lap set by Lewis Hamilton in 2020 for Mercedes by 0.095secs - and that makes it the fastest lap in Formula 1 history at 164.484mph.
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'I would have liked to be a little bit further up' - Piastripublished at 16:30 BST 6 September

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Championship leader Oscar Piastri, who will start third on the grid: "Nothing major [went wrong], Turn One was a little bit average but the rest of the lap felt pretty tidy.
"I felt like I executed a pretty good session and built a little bit up to it at the start and found my feet.
"I think it’s just been incredibly tight this weekend, Red Bull and Max Verstappen looked quick, to be honest a lot of teams looked quick.
"It’s not been quite as comfortable for us so the result is not a big surprise but I still would have liked to be a little bit further up."
On the championship: "When you’re on the lap you're going for it and going for pole. You are not knowing what anyone else is going to be able to pull off. In the moment you're going flat out and obviously afterwards it creeps in a little bit but there's still a long way to go.
"I will try and make up some spots tomorrow because I would like a few more wins if I can."
On Lando Norris being quicker in race pace on Friday: "I don’t think it looked too bad from where I was but it’s just been a little bit trickier for us in general. I missed FP1 as well so that was kind of my first long run and the race is always very different, I'm pretty confident for tomorrow."
"P2 is not a bad position" - Norrispublished at 16:26 BST 6 September

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McLaren's Lando Norris, who will start on the front row in second: "Max has been quick all weekend and it's never a surprise with Max. It was quite a session from me, up and down and too many mistakes here and there. But to put it together on the last lap, I was pretty happy with P2.
"I feel like I didn't do the best of jobs but to get P2 I'm still happy so let's say there were good and bad things. P2 is not a bad position to be off the line and I want to be ahead of everyone and that includes my championship contenders and Oscar. I'm still in a good position for tomorrow and I'm excited for the race."
On his chances in the race: "Our race on Sunday is normally our strength. To get past Max I'm sure will be a big challenge. Their race pace is very strong. If you see at the end of the lap, they're doing the same times as us. I don't expect any magical things, we have some Ferraris behind who are going to want to come through as quickly as possible. It's a long race, anything can happen, so we'll see what we can do."
'I'm very happy with that' - Verstappenpublished at 16:20 BST 6 September

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Red Bull's Max Verstappen, who will start on pole position at Monza: "I try but I think around here with the low downforce it’s always very difficult to nail the lap, under braking it's very easy to make mistakes.
"Q3 felt good and I'm happy with the laps and to be on pole here for us is also fantastic. The car has been working better the whole weekend and to be able to fight for pole, I'm very happy with that."
On if he thought it was possible: "It was tight, we were still lacking a tiny amount and we made some final changes which I think allowed me to push a bit more and that's exactly what you need in qualifying. For us, it's a great moment."
On the race: "Historically this season the race has always been a little bit more complicated for us, but we are going to give it everything we have.
"That's the only thing we can do and then we will see what happens tomorrow."
And the restpublished at 16:15 BST 6 September

11. Oliver Bearman (Haas)
12. Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber)
13. Carlos Sainz (Williams)
14. Alex Albon (Williams)
15. Esteban Ocon (Haas)
16. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls)
17. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
18. Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
19. Pierre Gasly (Alpine)
20. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls)
Top 10published at 16:12 BST 6 September

1. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) - 1:18.792
2. Lando Norris (McLaren) +0.077
3. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +0.190
4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) +0.215
5. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.332
6. George Russell (Mercedes) +0.365
7. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.408
8. Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) +0.598
9. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) +0.632
10. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) +0.727
Team radio - Verstappen to Red Bullpublished at 16:08 BST 6 September

"Yes guys! That's unbelievable. A really good job. It worked out. It's all good."
Chequered flagpublished at 16:06 BST 6 September

The pole position time by Max Verstappen was 1:18.792, which was 0.077 seconds quicker than the McLaren of Lando Norris.
Ferrari ended their day in fourth and fifth, with Charles Leclerc 0.117 faster than his Scuderia team-mate Lewis Hamilton.
George Russell, who wanted medium tyres for his final run, will line up in sixth place on the. grid.
Postpublished at 16:06 BST 6 September
Alice Powell
British racing driver on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

We didn't see that coming did we coming into this qualifying session, a Red Bull on pole position.
That was a lap from Max Verstappen.
Verstappen takes pole at Monzapublished at 16:04 BST 6 September

The defending champion takes pole position at Monza and McLaren can only watch on. Max Verstappen will have Lando Norris for company on the front row, with Oscar Piastri in third place.
Norris goes onto polepublished at 16:03 BST 6 September

Lando Norris sets the fastest time and jumps straight to the top of the timing tower to take pole position away from Max Verstappen. But the Dutchman isn't out of the fight just yet...
'I can't call this'published at 16:02 BST 6 September
Harry Benjamin
BBC F1 Commentator

I genuinely can't call this, I'm really not sure what is going to happen over the course of the next two minutes.

2025 Italian Grand Prix

3rd Practice

Monza, 6 September 2025, 11:30

Rank	Driver	Number	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Lando Norris McLaren	4	1:19.331	21
2	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:19.352	24
3	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:19.496	22
4	Max Verstappen Red Bull	1	1:19.498	18
5	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:19.515	19
6	Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber	5	1:19.558	18
7	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:19.598	23
8	Isack Hadjar RB	6	1:19.603	20
9	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:19.696	24
10	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:19.720	23
11	Nico Hulkenberg Sauber	27	1:19.737	18
12	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:19.861	19
13	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:19.907	23
14	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:20.034	22
15	Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull	22	1:20.059	24
16	Liam Lawson RB	30	1:20.132	14
17	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:20.209	22
18	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:20.247	23
19	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:20.247	22
20	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:20.304	20

Last updated 6th September 2025 at 12:37

Second Practice

Monza, 5 September 2025, 16:00

Rank	Driver	Number	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Lando Norris McLaren	4	1:19.878	28
2	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:19.961	29
3	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:19.974	30
4	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:20.059	29
5	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:20.070	26
6	Max Verstappen Red Bull	1	1:20.077	27
7	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:20.179	28
8	Nico Hulkenberg Sauber	27	1:20.241	27
9	Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull	22	1:20.269	28
10	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:20.276	29
11	Isack Hadjar RB	6	1:20.383	24
12	Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber	5	1:20.475	25
13	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:20.528	28
14	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:20.607	29
15	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:20.645	26
16	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:20.654	29
17	Liam Lawson RB	30	1:20.811	25
18	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:21.102	30
19	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:21.367	4
20	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:21.564	30

Last updated 5th September 2025 at 17:07

First Practice

Monza, 5 September 2025, 12:30

Rank	Driver	Number	Fastest Lap	Laps
1	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:20.117	20
2	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:20.286	24
3	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:20.650	25
4	Max Verstappen Red Bull	1	1:20.692	22
5	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:20.940	25
6	Lando Norris McLaren	4	1:21.021	28
7	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:21.073	25
8	George Russell Mercedes	63	1:21.110	20
9	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:21.114	20
10	Isack Hadjar RB	6	1:21.158	25
11	Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber	5	1:21.172	24
12	Nico Hulkenberg Sauber	27	1:21.179	26
13	Liam Lawson RB	30	1:21.201	27
14	Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull	22	1:21.292	24
15	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:21.295	26
16	Alexander Dunne McLaren	89	1:21.606	26
17	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:21.642	22
18	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:21.653	26
19	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:22.058	23
20	Paul Aron Alpine	61	1:22.153	23

Last updated 5th September 2025 at 13:38

Qualification

Monza, 6 September 2025, 15:00

= Fastest lap

Rank	Driver	Number	Qualifying 1	Qualifying 1	Qualifying 2	Qualifying 2	Qualifying 3	Qualifying 3	Time
1	Max Verstappen Red Bull	1	1:19.455	1:19.455	fastest lap 1:19.140	fastest lap 1:19.140	fastest lap 1:18.792	fastest lap 1:18.792	Qualifying 3, fastest lap 1:18.792
2	Lando Norris McLaren	4	1:19.517	1:19.517	1:19.293	1:19.293	1:18.869	1:18.869	Qualifying 3, 1:18.869
3	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	1:19.711	1:19.711	1:19.286	1:19.286	1:18.982	1:18.982	Qualifying 3, 1:18.982
4	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	1:19.689	1:19.689	1:19.310	1:19.310	1:19.007	1:19.007	Qualifying 3, 1:19.007
5	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	1:19.765	1:19.765	1:19.371	1:19.371	1:19.124	1:19.124	Qualifying 3, 1:19.124
6	George Russell Mercedes	63	fastest lap 1:19.414	fastest lap 1:19.414	1:19.287	1:19.287	1:19.157	1:19.157	Qualifying 3, 1:19.157
7	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	1:19.747	1:19.747	1:19.245	1:19.245	1:19.200	1:19.200	Qualifying 3, 1:19.200
8	Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber	5	1:19.688	1:19.688	1:19.323	1:19.323	1:19.390	1:19.390	Qualifying 3, 1:19.390
9	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	1:19.658	1:19.658	1:19.362	1:19.362	1:19.424	1:19.424	Qualifying 3, 1:19.424
10	Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull	22	1:19.619	1:19.619	1:19.433	1:19.433	1:19.519	1:19.519	Qualifying 3, 1:19.519
11	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	1:19.688	1:19.688	1:19.446	1:19.446	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:19.446
12	Nico Hulkenberg Sauber	27	1:19.777	1:19.777	1:19.498	1:19.498	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:19.498
13	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	1:19.644	1:19.644	1:19.528	1:19.528	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:19.528
14	Alexander Albon Williams	23	1:19.837	1:19.837	1:19.583	1:19.583	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:19.583
15	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	1:19.816	1:19.816	1:19.707	1:19.707	not available	not available	Qualifying 2, 1:19.707
16	Isack Hadjar RB	6	1:19.917	1:19.917	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:19.917
17	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	1:19.948	1:19.948	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:19.948
18	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	1:19.992	1:19.992	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:19.992
19	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	1:20.103	1:20.103	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:20.103
20	Liam Lawson RB	30	1:20.279	1:20.279	not available	not available	not available	not available	Qualifying 1, 1:20.279

Last updated 6th September 2025 at 16:05

Race

Monza, 7 September 2025, 14:00

= Fastest lap

Rank	Driver	Number	Grid	Pits	Fastest Lap	Race Time	Points
1	Max Verstappen Red Bull	1	1	1	1:21.003	1:13:24.325	25
2	Lando Norris McLaren	4	2	1	fastest overall lap 1:20.901	19.207 behind	18
3	Oscar Piastri McLaren	81	3	1	1:21.245	21.351 behind	15
4	Charles Leclerc Ferrari	16	4	1	1:21.294	25.624 behind	12
5	George Russell Mercedes	63	5	1	1:21.800	32.881 behind	10
6	Lewis Hamilton Ferrari	44	10	1	1:21.546	37.449 behind	8
7	Alexander Albon Williams	23	14	1	1:21.368	50.537 behind	6
8	Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber	5	7	1	1:22.139	58.484 behind	4
9	Kimi Antonelli Mercedes	12	6	1	1:21.968	59.762 behind	2
10	Isack Hadjar RB	6	not available	1	1:22.133	1:03.891 behind	1
11	Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams	55	13	1	1:21.740	1:04.469 behind	0
12	Oliver Bearman Haas	87	11	1	1:21.820	1:19.288 behind	0
13	Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull	22	9	1	1:22.712	1:20.701 behind	0
14	Liam Lawson RB	30	18	1	1:22.777	1:22.351 behind	0
15	Esteban Ocon Haas	31	15	1	1:22.892	1 lap behind	0
16	Pierre Gasly Alpine	10	not available	1	1:22.185	1 lap behind	0
17	Franco Colapinto Alpine	43	17	1	1:22.239	1 lap behind	0
18	Lance Stroll Aston Martin	18	16	1	1:22.164	1 lap behind	0
not classified	Fernando Alonso Aston Martin	14	8	2	1:23.757	did not finish completed 24 laps	0
not classified	Nico Hulkenberg Sauber	27	12	0	not available	did not finish completed 0 laps	0

Last updated 7th September 2025 at 16:02

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Recap and reaction as Verstappen takes pole with fastest lap in F1 history

Summary

Live Reporting

Verstappen grabs Monza pole with fastest F1 lappublished at 17:00 BST 6 September

Italian GP build-up from 13:00 BST on Sundaypublished at 17:00 BST 6 September

'Happy with the progress we've made' - Hamiltonpublished at 16:58 BST 6 September

'I have no regrets' - Leclercpublished at 16:55 BST 6 September

Postpublished at 16:53 BST 6 September

Verstappen takes Monza polepublished at 16:47 BST 6 September

Where will Hamilton start at Monza?published at 16:43 BST 6 September

'Tomorrow we're in a good position' - Stellapublished at 16:40 BST 6 September

Rapid Verstappenpublished at 16:36 BST 6 September

'I would have liked to be a little bit further up' - Piastripublished at 16:30 BST 6 September

"P2 is not a bad position" - Norrispublished at 16:26 BST 6 September

'I'm very happy with that' - Verstappenpublished at 16:20 BST 6 September

And the restpublished at 16:15 BST 6 September

Top 10published at 16:12 BST 6 September

Team radio - Verstappen to Red Bullpublished at 16:08 BST 6 September

Chequered flagpublished at 16:06 BST 6 September

Postpublished at 16:06 BST 6 September

Verstappen takes pole at Monzapublished at 16:04 BST 6 September

Norris goes onto polepublished at 16:03 BST 6 September

'I can't call this'published at 16:02 BST 6 September

2025 Italian Grand Prix

3rd Practice

Second Practice

First Practice

Qualification

Race

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