{"id":124104,"date":"2025-09-06T22:09:13","date_gmt":"2025-09-06T22:09:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/124104\/"},"modified":"2025-09-06T22:09:13","modified_gmt":"2025-09-06T22:09:13","slug":"f1-lap-time-watch-2025-italian-grand-prix","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/124104\/","title":{"rendered":"F1 Lap Time Watch: 2025 Italian Grand Prix"},"content":{"rendered":"

Max Verstappen<\/a> made history at Monza by setting the fastest lap speed ever seen in Formula 1.<\/p>\n

The record was last broken by Lewis Hamilton<\/a> in 2020. Verstappen chipped less than a tenth of a second off his time, lowering the former record of 1\u201918.887 to 1\u201918.792.<\/p>\n

That nudged the record for the fastest average speed ever achieved in F1 to 264.681kph (164.465mph). That\u2019s over 10kph faster than the next-quickest track F1 has visited this year, Jeddah, where Verstappen took pole with a 254.615kph lap.<\/p>\n

Lap time change from practice to qualifying<\/p>\n

In a familiar pattern we\u2019ve seen several times already this year and previously, Red Bull gained more lap time between practice and qualifying at Monza. Only Haas made a bigger step:<\/p>\n

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Sector times<\/p>\n

This was a remarkably close qualifying session so could Verstappen \u2013 or anyone else \u2013 have lapped quicker? It seems unlikely.<\/p>\n

Both the front row occupants, Verstappen and Lando Norris<\/a>, did their three fastest sector times on their best lap. So did fourth-placed Charles Leclerc.<\/p>\n

Oscar Piastri<\/a> could have pipped Norris to second place, but ended up behind his team mate. This was partly because he was considerably slower in the first sector, where he only ranked 15th fastest.<\/p>\n

P.
\n#
\nDriver
\nS1
\nS2
\nS3
\nUltimate lap (deficit)<\/p>\n

1
\n1
\nMax Verstappen<\/a>
\n26.262 (4)
\n26.483 (4)
\n26.047 (1)
\n1\u201918.792<\/p>\n

2
\n81
\nOscar Piastri<\/a>
\n26.446 (15)
\n26.340 (1)
\n26.066 (3)
\n1\u201918.852 (+0.130)<\/p>\n

3
\n4
\nLando Norris<\/a>
\n26.378 (9)
\n26.438 (3)
\n26.053 (2)
\n1\u201918.869<\/p>\n

4
\n16
\nCharles Leclerc<\/a>
\n26.265 (5)
\n26.582 (5)
\n26.160 (5)
\n1\u201919.007<\/p>\n

5
\n63
\nGeorge Russell<\/a>
\n26.449 (16)
\n26.434 (2)
\n26.193 (6)
\n1\u201919.076 (+0.081)<\/p>\n

6
\n44
\nLewis Hamilton<\/a>
\n26.219 (3)
\n26.679 (12)
\n26.219 (7)
\n1\u201919.117 (+0.007)<\/p>\n

7
\n12
\nAndrea Kimi Antonelli<\/a>
\n26.461 (17)
\n26.613 (7)
\n26.095 (4)
\n1\u201919.169 (+0.031)<\/p>\n

8
\n5
\nGabriel Bortoleto<\/a>
\n26.215 (2)
\n26.671 (11)
\n26.326 (8)
\n1\u201919.212 (+0.111)<\/p>\n

9
\n14
\nFernando Alonso<\/a>
\n26.348 (7)
\n26.592 (6)
\n26.363 (12)
\n1\u201919.303 (+0.059)<\/p>\n

10
\n27
\nNico Hulkenberg<\/a>
\n26.181 (1)
\n26.816 (15)
\n26.344 (11)
\n1\u201919.341 (+0.157)<\/p>\n

11
\n22
\nYuki Tsunoda<\/a>
\n26.420 (11)
\n26.645 (10)
\n26.337 (10)
\n1\u201919.402 (+0.031)<\/p>\n

12
\n87
\nOliver Bearman<\/a>
\n26.376 (8)
\n26.736 (14)
\n26.334 (9)
\n1\u201919.446<\/p>\n

13
\n55
\nCarlos Sainz Jnr<\/a>
\n26.393 (10)
\n26.637 (8)
\n26.428 (13)
\n1\u201919.458 (+0.070)<\/p>\n

14
\n23
\nAlexander Albon<\/a>
\n26.442 (14)
\n26.643 (9)
\n26.437 (16)
\n1\u201919.522 (+0.061)<\/p>\n

15
\n31
\nEsteban Ocon<\/a>
\n26.432 (13)
\n26.729 (13)
\n26.436 (15)
\n1\u201919.597 (+0.110)<\/p>\n

16
\n6
\nIsack Hadjar<\/a>
\n26.331 (6)
\n26.939 (19)
\n26.494 (17)
\n1\u201919.764 (+0.153)<\/p>\n

17
\n18
\nLance Stroll<\/a>
\n26.502 (18)
\n26.849 (16)
\n26.543 (19)
\n1\u201919.894 (+0.054)<\/p>\n

18
\n43
\nFranco Colapinto<\/a>
\n26.547 (19)
\n26.936 (18)
\n26.429 (14)
\n1\u201919.912 (+0.080)<\/p>\n

19
\n10
\nPierre Gasly<\/a>
\n26.628 (20)
\n26.902 (17)
\n26.514 (18)
\n1\u201920.044 (+0.059)<\/p>\n

20
\n30
\nLiam Lawson<\/a>
\n26.425 (12)
\n27.050 (20)
\n26.672 (20)
\n1\u201920.147 (+0.132)<\/p>\n

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Teams\u2019 performance<\/p>\n

Qualifying was especially disappointing for Williams. Having been the third-quickest team yesterday<\/a> they were the third-slowest today. Carlos Sainz Jnr<\/a> and Alexander Albon once again rued the difficulty they face getting the best out of the soft tyres over a single lap.<\/p>\n

Every team lapped quicker at Monza than they did last year. Sauber stand out as clearly the most improved, but Red Bull also made a significant gain at a track where they were not competitive last year.<\/p>\n

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Field performance<\/p>\n

Monza is F1\u2019s fastest circuit by far and its ultimate speed record has fallen here several times before. <\/p>\n

Juan Pablo Montoya\u2019s<\/a> blistering lap of 1\u201919.525 from qualifying in 2004 stood as the record for 14 years. The record he set in a V10 Williams-BMW was finally broken in 2018 by Kimi Raikkonen as he led a one-two for Ferrari<\/a>. Hamilton lowered the record again two years later.<\/p>\n

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