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2025 F1 Italian Grand Prix - Qualifying as it happened

Recap what happened in qualifying at the 2025 F1 Italian Grand Prix

06 Sep 2025
15:17
Good lap from Bearman

He moves up to sixth in the Haas, ahead of Leclerc and Piastri. 

15:14
Four minutes on the clock

Gasly, Antonelli, Colapinto, Ocon and Lawson are in the bottom five currently. 

15:11
Russell on top

He goes fastest on the mediums for Mercedes, 0.197s ahead of Norris. 

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15:10
What a lap from Alonso

He goes second-fastest, within a tenth of Norris' top time. 

15:08
Current order

Norris, Piastri, Leclerc, Verstappen and Hamilton. 

15:07
Norris lowers the benchmark

A 1m19.611s for Norris to go 0.1s ahead of teammate Piastri in second.

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15:06
Verstappen

Verstappen goes second, splitting the two Ferraris. 

15:05
Leclerc goes fastest

A 1m19.801s for Leclerc to go fastest, 0.105s ahead of Hamilton.

15:00
Q1 is underway

Qualifying is now underway at Monza. Q1 is go...

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14:51
Hamilton

Reminder that Hamilton can't start higher than sixth due to a five-place grid penalty. 

 

14:37
What happened in FP3?
  • Norris topped the timesheets for McLaren, less than tenth ahead of Leclerc
  • Leclerc had a big tow on his best lap, 0.4s up on Norris in the first sector
  • Williams look strong this weekend
  • You can't rule out Verstappen and Red Bull in the fight for pole 
14:33
Welcome back

Hello everyone. We're not building up to qualifying which kicks off at Monza in just under 30 minutes' time. 

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12:32
Top 10

Norris, Leclerc, Piastri, Verstappen, Russell, Bortoleto, Hamilton, Hadjar, Antonelli and Albon.

12:31
Leclerc improves

He goes second, within a tenth of Norris' top time.

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12:30
Chequered flag

Leclerc has just gone fastest in the first sector. 

12:25
Ferrari

Hamilton improves on the softs and slots into sixth, 0.2s off. Leclerc only ninth after a moment on the exit of Lesmo 2. 

12:20
10 minutes on the clock

Norris, Piastri, Hadjar, Russell, Bortoleto, Verstappen, Hulkenberg, Hamilton, Albon and Leclerc.

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12:17
Good time from Hadjar

Hadjar slots into third, 0.272s off the pace.

12:14
McLaren on the softs

A 1m19.331s for Norris to go fastest. Piastri slots into second, 0.2s off.

12:10
20 minutes to go

Albon moves into third, 0.293s off the pace. 

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12:05
Hamilton improves

He moves into second-fastest, 0.2s off Verstappen's best lap. 

12:00
30 minutes to go in FP3

Verstappen, Leclerc, Hamilton, Russell, Hulkenberg, Tsunoda, Albon, Piastri, Bearman and Hadjar.

11:55
Verstappen improves

Verstappen finds another three-tenths to extend his advantage over Leclerc. 

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11:53
Current top 10

Verstappen, Leclerc, Hamilton, Tsunoda, Hadjar, Antonelli, Piastri, Bortoleto, Sainz and Russell.