Italian Grand Prix starting grid with penalties applied

The FIA has confirmed the final starting grid for the upcoming Italian Grand Prix, which Alpine’s Pierre Gasly will take pole position.

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Saturday’s qualifying session threw a spanner into the works for Mercedes’ George Russell after Gasly, a Italian GP race winner, clinched the top spot in the final runs of Q3.

The Briton would’ve expected to have an easier run around Monza as his championship-leading teammate, and title-rival, Kimi Antonelli was expected to take a grid penalty for exceeding his power unit allocation.

Antonelli was one of a handful of drivers who took grid penalties, for the Italian Grand Prix with the likes of Williams’ Alexander Albon and Red Bull Racing’s Liam Lawson, who is standing in for Isack Hadjar.

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Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso has made changes to his car with extra power unit components and with it being under parc ferme conditions, the two-time world champion will start in the pit lane.

Lawson will join in him in the pit lane for a change to his rear wing.

McLaren’s Oscar Piastri had been given a three-place grid penalty and will start in sixth after he impeded Lawson in Q2, on Saturday.

So, what does the starting grid look like for the Italian GP?

Starting grid

1. Pierre Gasly, Alpine
2. George Russell, Mercedes
3. Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
4. Lewis Hamilton, Ferrari 
5. Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
6. Oscar Piastri, McLaren
7. Franco Colapinto, Alpine
8. Lando Norris, McLaren
9. Arvid Lindblad, Racing Bulls
10. Gabriel Bortoleto, Audi
11. Oliver Bearman, Haas
12. Nico Hulkenberg, Audi
13. Carlos Sainz, Williams
14. Esteban Ocon, Haas
15. Yuki Tsunoda, Racing Bulls
16. Valtteri Bottas, Cadillac
17. Sergio Perez, Cadillac
18. Lance Stroll, Aston Martin
19. Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
20. Alexander Albon, Williams

Pit Lane starts

• Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin – Changed under Parc Ferme / Additional Power Unit components
• Liam Lawson, Red Bull Racing – Changes under Parc Ferme (already had 35 grid penalty due to extra engine components)

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