Max Verstappen bravely battled the F1 2025 championship contenders to snag a shock pole position at the Italian Grand Prix.
Here’s how the grid will line up come Sunday afternoon at Monza.
F1 starting order: How did qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix shake out?
The treacherous Monza Circuit brought plenty of drama in qualifying for the 2025 Italian Grand Prix, with multiple drivers falling victim to the draw of the gravel lining the outskirts of Lesmo 2.
Mercedes opted for a unique mediums-first strategy in Q1 that saw George Russell topping the timing charts, while both Alpines, both Racing Bulls, and Lance Stroll were knocked out in the first session.
Things got tense in Q2 when championship contender Lando Norris was called back into the pits, leaving him to scramble in the closing moments of qualifying to set a time quick enough to launch him out of the drop zone. He made it happen, but it was a tight fight.
Knocked out in Q2: Both Haas drivers, Both Williams drivers, and Nico Hulkenberg.
Then it was off into Q3, where none other than Red Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen made a stunning show of his drive to pole position, narrowly beating Norris at the line.
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Alpine have since confirmed a pit lane start for Gasly after the team “took his car out from parc fermé conditions. Car #10 will take a new Power Unit for today’s Race.”
Full 2025 Italian Grand Prix F1 starting order
1. Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing
2. Lando Norris | McLaren
3. Oscar Piastri | McLaren
4. Charles Leclerc | Ferrari
5. George Russell | Mercedes
6. Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes
7. Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber
8. Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin
9. Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing
10. Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari
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. Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls
20. Pierre Gasly | Alpine – pit lane
FULL QUALIFYING REPORT: Italian GP: Verstappen upstages McLaren to claim shock Monza pole position