Round 13 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2026-09-06
Pierre Gasly (Alpine F1 Team) took pole for the 2026 Italian Grand Prix with a 1:21.786 lap.
George Russell (Mercedes) joined the front row, 0.060s shy of pole, with Oscar Piastri (McLaren) third on the grid. Arvid Lindblad (RB F1 Team) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) missed the cut by 0.231s.
Q3 was settled inside 0.500s — pole to P10 — with Arvid Lindblad (RB F1 Team) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:22.612 | 1:22.077 | 1:21.786 | 1:21.786 |
| 2 | 63George Russell | Mercedes | 1:22.779 | 1:22.161 | 1:21.846 | +0.060 |
| 3 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:22.924 | 1:22.017 | 1:21.966 | +0.180 |
| 4 |
| 16Charles Leclerc |
| Ferrari |
| 1:22.902 |
| 1:22.509 |
| 1:22.004 |
| +0.218 |
| 5 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:22.847 | 1:22.516 | 1:22.011 | +0.225 |
| 6 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:22.631 | 1:22.188 | 1:22.070 | +0.284 |
| 7 | 12Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:22.758 | 1:21.882 | 1:22.093 | +0.307 |
| 8 | 43Franco Colapinto | Alpine F1 Team | 1:22.662 | 1:22.400 | 1:22.220 | +0.434 |
| 9 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:22.659 | 1:22.067 | 1:22.256 | +0.470 |
| 10 | 41Arvid Lindblad | RB F1 Team | 1:22.727 | 1:22.345 | 1:22.286 | +0.500 |
| 11 | 5Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 1:22.946 | 1:22.517 | — | +0.731 |
| 12 | 87Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:22.906 | 1:22.756 | — | +0.970 |
| 13 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Audi | 1:23.440 | 1:22.779 | — | +0.993 |
| 14 | 30Liam Lawson | Red Bull | 1:22.989 | 1:22.821 | — | +1.035 |
| 15 | 55Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:23.616 | 1:23.453 | — | +1.667 |
| 16 | 31Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:23.466 | 1:23.454 | — | +1.668 |
| 17 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 1:23.755 | — | — | +1.969 |
| 18 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:24.356 | — | — | +2.570 |
| 19 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:24.364 | — | — | +2.578 |
| 20 | 11Sergio Pérez | Cadillac F1 Team | 1:24.595 | — | — | +2.809 |
| 21 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:25.150 | — | — | +3.364 |
| 22 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:25.222 | — | — | +3.436 |