14:47
Verstappen gets every inch of his elbows out on Colapinto, and the Argentinian is now right out on the gravel at the Lesmo. He recovers it, but is way down the order. Antonelli is up to P8!
Monza start
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F1 Monza LIVE: Antonelli leads Italian GP after astonishing fightback
Live coverage of Sunday at the F1 Italian Grand Prix
KEY MOMENTS
- Gasly starts from shock maiden pole
- Antonelli and Lawson face back-of-the-grid starts
- Hamilton seeking Ferrari home win
The 13th round of the 2026 Formula 1 season takes place at the Italian Grand Prix.
The Temple of Speed will be bathed in Ferrari Rosso for the weekend, but this colouring is likely to be broken up by fans sporting home hero Kimi Antonelli's merchandise.
The Mercedes driver arrives at Monza with a 59-point advantage over both George Russell and Lewis Hamilton, but faces a tough task on Sunday, as an engine penalty, confirmed by his team, will see him start from the back of the grid.
Ferrari has brought its upgraded power unit to the track for the first time, in a bid to close the gap on front-runners Mercedes and McLaren, with Lando Norris having triumphed on the last two weekends for the latter. McLaren has also debuted its rotating rear wing, which it has called the H-Wing.
Super-clipping is expected to be a significant issue this weekend, especially on the run to Turn 1 in the race, with energy being spent down the back straight, no heavy braking for the Parabolica, and the main straight immediately following. How drivers manage their energy will be more crucial than ever this weekend.
Despite Russell having the pace for most of qualifying, it was Pierre Gasly who stunned on Saturday with a late effort to secure his first F1 pole position. The Alpine driver won at Monza in 2020 with AlphaTauri, and is keen to repeat the feat.
2026 Italian Grand Prix Sunday schedule
Grand Prix: 2:00pm BST - 4:00pm BST
06 Sep 2026
14:46
Colapinto is up to third, clearing Verstappen at the launch. It's an Alpine 2-3!
14:45
We are racing...again
Here we go. The field are lined up, the revs rise, and we go again!
14:45
Back to the grid, and we'll try again. Russell might be ahead of his slot, but he's angled towards Gasly.
14:43
Extra formation lap
Yuki Tsunoda is very wonky in his grid slot, and we're going to have an extra formation lap. All a little embarrassing there.
14:41
The safety car peels into the pits, and the field lines up on the grid.
14:40
Leclerc has visited the medical centre and has been cleared. We'll have a standing start.
14:39
Race resumes
Lots of drivers are not on the hard tyres, as Antonelli goes onto mediums. Green lights, and the field head back onto the track.
14:37
One minute before the race resumes.
14:33
It's likely that this will be a grid start, but nothing has been confirmed just yet.
14:29
The race will resume at 15:39 local time - 14:39 BST, so in about 10 minutes.
14:28
Antonelli might not be massively pleased by this stoppage. Having started on the hard tyres, like Tsunoda and Alonso, he will not be able to switch tyres to complete the distance without a further stop.
14:27
No indication yet of when there could be a restart. The incident involving Hamilton and Leclerc on lap one has been reviewed, and no further action will be taken.
14:23
Footage of Leclerc's crash. You can see the forces involved in that one.
14:21
It looks like we'll have at least 15 more minutes of delay as the barriers are repaired. If it's only the tyres, it won't be too bad. But if there's structural damage to the barriers behind, that's where the problems come.
14:20
What a stat this is...
14:18
Replays show that Leclerc, in his stunning Schumacher helmet, got the left of his car onto the green painted runoff. With far less grip than the asphalt, his Ferrari pitched violently left and into the tyres at very high speed.
14:16
Top 10
The top 10 after three laps of action:
- Russell
- Gasly
- Verstappen
- Colapinto
- Piastri
- Norris
- Lindblad
- Hamilton
- Bearman
- Ocon
14:15
Before the red flag, Antonelli had recovered back to 12th place. From the pit lane, Lawson was also up to 15th.
14:12
That was a huge one for Leclerc. Fans are in tears, and Leclerc is now in the medical car after composing himself, sitting with the marshals in the shade.
14:08
RED FLAG
The red flags have been thrown and to allow for the recovery and the rebuilding of the tyre barrier.
14:07
Leclerc is out of the car. He lost it on the marbles and slammed into the barriers.
14:07
SAFETY CAR
A huge crash for Leclerc and the Safety Car is out. Piastri was passed by Colapinto moments before that.
14:06
Verstappen now takes P3 from Leclerc. Mighty powerful engine in that Red Bull, eh?
14:06
Russell takes the lead at the start of lap two, and Leclerc also follows through on the Alpine driver. But Gasly comes straight back on the Ferrari.
He had no electrical power along the start straight.