04–06 Sep · Monza · Round 13
ResultsItalian Grand Prix 2026 predictions
The Italian Grand Prix is complete.
- Practice 1
- Fri 4 Sept, 12:30 CEST
- Practice 2
- Fri 4 Sept, 16:00 CEST
- Practice 3
- Sat 5 Sept, 12:30 CEST
- Qualifying
- Sat 5 Sept, 16:00 CEST
- Grand Prix
- Sun 6 Sept, 15:00 CEST
How Monza finished
The official classification, which is what picks are scored against.
Qualifying
| Pos | Driver |
|---|---|
| P1 | Pierre Gasly |
| P2 | George Russell |
| P3 | Oscar Piastri |
| P4 | Charles Leclerc |
| P5 | Lewis Hamilton |
Race
| Pos | Driver |
|---|---|
| P1 | Kimi Antonelli |
| P2 | George Russell |
| P3 | Max Verstappen |
| P4 | Lando Norris |
| P5 | Oscar Piastri |
How players picked this weekend
Everyone’s picks, as they stood at each deadline. The order weights a driver by the positions they were picked in, so a driver everyone put second ranks above one everyone put fifth. Where a session has been classified, the score is what this five would have earned, and the driver who took P1 is marked.
Qualifying
10 entries, worth 5 of 25
| Pos | Driver | Picked by |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | George Russell | 100% |
| P2 | Charles Leclerc | 70% |
| P3 | Lewis Hamilton | 90% |
| P4 | Kimi Antonelli | 60% |
| P5 | Max Verstappen | 60% |
| P6 | Lando Norris | 70% |
| P7 | Oscar Piastri | 30% |
| P8 | Alex Albon | 10% |
| — | Pierre GaslyPole | 0% |
Race
14 entries, worth 7 of 25
| Pos | Driver | Picked by |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | George Russell | 92.9% |
| P2 | Charles Leclerc | 92.9% |
| P3 | Lewis Hamilton | 92.9% |
| P4 | Max Verstappen | 50% |
| P5 | Kimi AntonelliWon | 42.9% |
| P6 | Lando Norris | 35.7% |
| P7 | Oscar Piastri | 50% |
| P8 | Pierre Gasly | 28.6% |
What decided the race
Leclerc was out on lap 2. He put a left-rear wheel on a drain cover at Parabolica, spun through the gravel and hit the barrier hard enough to red-flag the race, and climbed out unaided. Read the race report (opens in a new tab).
Antonelli started 19th, after the power unit change this page previewed on Thursday. He was sixth by lap 4 of the restarted race and led by lap 18, and Mercedes let the two cars swap from there.
A virtual safety car on lap 28, for Stroll’s hydraulic failure, settled it. Antonelli pitted for fresh mediums and Russell stayed out on used hards that faded over the closing stint. Antonelli ran wide through the gravel with five laps left, lost a second and a half, and passed Russell on lap 50 of 53 to win by 3.8s. He is the first Italian to win at Monza since Ludovico Scarfiotti in 1966. Read the F1 race report (opens in a new tab).
The classification above is final. Russell was investigated for a yellow flag while leading and Tsunoda for his position at the restart, and both were cleared. The one penalty applied after the flag was five seconds for Perez, for failing to follow the race director’s instructions, which moved him from 18th to 19th. Read the final classification (opens in a new tab).
Antonelli leaves Monza on 267 points, 66 clear of Russell. Read the championship standings (opens in a new tab).
The two tables above disagree in three places. Gasly took pole without appearing in the qualifying consensus at all. Leclerc and Hamilton, second and third in the race consensus, finished out and sixth. And Antonelli, who won from 19th, was the fifth name on that list.
Next round
Round 15 is the Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Read the Baku predictions.
The FIA declared a heat hazard
The official forecast put the heat index above 31°C for the race, which is the threshold in Article B1.5.10. Austria in June was the season’s first heat hazard.
A heat hazard makes the driver cooling system mandatory and raises the minimum weight by 5kg to cover the kit and its battery. Wearing the vest is still the driver’s choice, and anyone who leaves it off carries 0.5kg of ballast instead. Read the race director’s notice (opens in a new tab).
What matters at Monza
A speed-trap result can be inflated by a tow, so clean laps, braking and long runs are what separate the cars here.
- km circuit
- 5.793
- race laps
- 53
- full throttle
- 80%
- km main straight
- 1.1
Straight-line pace
Speed without relying on a tow. A car with low drag is quick on every lap. A tow only helps when there is a car close ahead.
Heavy braking
A settled car into Rettifilo (Turns 1–2) and Roggia (Turns 4–5). Lock-ups or poor rotation make overtaking and tyre life harder.
Corner exits
Traction out of the chicanes. A weak exit gives away speed for the length of the next straight.
Long runs
Consistent pace over several laps. A qualifying lap says nothing about how a car holds its tyres over a stint.
Where overtakes happen
Monza has four straight-mode zones. Three end in heavy braking: Rettifilo (Turns 1–2), Roggia (Turns 4–5) and Ascari (Turns 8–10).
The kerbs at Turns 1, 4 and 8 have been rebuilt for 2026, and the gravel on the exit of Roggia is now asphalt run-off. Read Pirelli’s Monza preview (opens in a new tab).
The fourth ends at Parabolica (Turn 11), which is quicker and lighter on the brakes than the three chicanes. Overtake detection sits just before it, so a driver who gets through there close behind keeps the tow onto the main straight and can use Overtake down it, into Rettifilo. That is where most passes happen.
Rettifilo compresses the field into one heavy stop on lap one, so a driver at the back of your Top 5 carries more opening-lap risk here than at most circuits.
Monza gets the three softest tyres
C1
Not used at Monza
C2
Not used at Monza
C3
Hard
C4
Medium
C5
Soft
Tyres wear most in fast corners. Monza has few of those, so the C5 can last longer here than it usually does.
A stop at Monza costs more time than at almost any other race, so teams will try to one-stop. Heat is the usual reason that fails. Pirelli expects the rears to overheat out of the chicanes rather than wear out, which keeps a one-stop on.
A one-stop puts the weight on qualifying and track position. A second stop favours the drivers who look after their tyres over the ones who are only quick over a single lap. Read Pirelli’s selection (opens in a new tab).
Common questions
Who won the 2026 Italian Grand Prix?
Kimi Antonelli, from 19th on the grid, ahead of George Russell and Max Verstappen. He is the first Italian to win at Monza since Ludovico Scarfiotti in 1966.
When was the 2026 Italian Grand Prix?
The Italian Grand Prix ran from 4 to 6 September 2026 at Monza, over 53 laps.
If a driver qualifies P4 and a grid penalty drops him to P14, what does my qualifying pick score?
The P4. Qualifying picks use the official qualifying classification. The grid penalty is applied afterwards, so a driver classified P4 counts as P4 for your qualifying picks even when they start P14 on Sunday.
Are other players’ picks visible before the session?
No. Picks stay private until the relevant session locks, so nobody can copy another player’s Top 5 before making their own call.
How are Italian Grand Prix predictions scored?
An exact Top 5 position earns 5 points, one position away earns 3, and selecting a driver who finishes elsewhere in the actual Top 5 earns 1 point.
Monza results
See the official Top 5 and how your predictions scored.
The leaderboard shows the current standings. Predictions this weekend covers every session that is still open.