Italian Grand Prix
Sun, Sep 6, 20261:00 PM UTC
Weekend write-up
How Monza finished, how the field picked it, and the circuit facts that decided the result.
Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) won the 2026 Italian Grand Prix at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, ahead of George Russell and Max Verstappen. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) took pole position. 3 of the 22 drivers classified did not finish.
Session Results
Top 5
| Pos | Actual |
|---|---|
| P1 | Kimi Antonelli |
| P2 | George Russell |
| P3 | Max Verstappen |
| P4 | Lando Norris |
| P5 | Oscar Piastri |
| P6 | Lewis Hamilton |
Head-to-Head
| Team | Won | Beaten |
|---|
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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 8 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% |
Circuit guide
Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Monza, Italy
Monza is the Temple of Speed: a 5.793-kilometre sequence of long straights, heavy braking zones and fast corners inside the royal park north-east of Milan. Drivers spend about 80% of the lap at full throttle, and the 1.1-kilometre main straight helps make this one of Formula 1’s fastest circuits.
- Track type
- Permanent
- Overtaking
- Good
- Upset risk
- Medium
What the lap demands
Teams bring their lowest-downforce package, but headline top speed is only part of the problem: the car still needs to stay settled under very heavy braking and find traction out of slow chicanes. Monza was fully resurfaced and its kerbs rebuilt before the 2024 race, leaving a smoother track and changing how drivers attack the chicanes and Ascari.
How the racing unfolds
The slipstream matters in qualifying and the race. Rettifilo, the first chicane at the end of the main straight, is the clearest overtaking opportunity and a first-lap pinch point; Roggia provides another heavy braking zone, but a poor exit from either chicane can undo the move.
Picking a Top 5 here
Do not reduce Monza form to engine power. Prioritise straight-line efficiency, braking confidence, traction and balance in the low-downforce setup. Qualifying still matters, but tow and traffic can distort the margins, while the first-chicane squeeze raises the opening-lap risk. Compare long-run pace and speed-trap data before making a marginal pick.