Max Verstappen snatches pole from Lando Norris in Italian Grand Prix qualifying
6th September 2025Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has snatched pole position for the Italian Grand Prix from McLaren’s championship contender, Lando Norris, pipping the Briton by 0.077 seconds.
Feature image credit: Getty Images // Red Bull Content Pool
Verstappen has claimed his 45th career pole position at the Italian Grand Prix, and his fifth of the season, which ties for the most of the season with McLaren’s championship leader Oscar Piastri (5) – one more than Norris this year.
It was a tight fight for pole as Norris took pole position, on the final run of qualifying, before the Dutch world champion quickly reclaimed his top spot for Sunday’s race.
Piastri could only muster third fastest to complete the top three. This left both Ferraris to round out the top five, with Charles Leclerc pipping Lewis Hamilton at the team’s home event in Monza.
However, the seven-time world champion will serve a five-place grid penalty on Sunday after he failed to slow for double yellow flags before the Dutch Grand Prix got underway last weekend.
It has also been confirmed by Isack Hajar that he will be starting the race at the back of the pack, despite qualifying 16th. After it was reported that Racing Bulls will change his power unit and it will prompt a pit lane start on Sunday’s race.
How qualifying ended…
20 – Liam Lawson, Racing Bulls
19 – Pierre Gasly, Alpine
18 – Franco Colapinto, Alpine
17 – Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
16 – Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls
15 – Esteban Ocon, Haas
14 – Alexander Albon, Williams
13 – Carlos Sainz, Williams
12 – Nico Hulkenberg, Kick Sauber
11 – Oliver Bearman, Haas
10 – Yuki Tsunoda, Red Bull
9 – Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
8 – Gabriel Bortoleto, Kick Sauber
7 – Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
6 – George Russell, Mercedes
5 – Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari
4 – Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
3 – Oscar Piastri, McLaren
2 – Lando Norris, McLaren
1 – Max Verstappen, Red Bull
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