F1 heads to the iconic Monza circuit this weekend for the Italian Grand Prix and round 13 of the 2026 season.
Kimi Antonelli, who is expected to take a grid penalty at his home race, leads the world championship standings by 59 points to Mercedes teammate George Russell and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, with the Italian having finished second at the last race in Zandvoort.
PREVIEW: Why Monza could spark an F1 title fightback
At the Dutch GP, reigning F1 world champion Lando Norris won his second straight grand prix with a composed drive at Zandvoort, after recording a sublime pole position. Norris is now fourth in the drivers’ standings, 83 points behind Antonelli.
Ferrari will be hoping to land a victory at their traditional home race, with Charles Leclerc a two-time winner in Monza and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who crashed out on the first lap last time out, will be looking to bounce back.
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Oscar Piastri has a close shave
The Australian, who has looked short of confidence while his McLaren teammate Lando Norris has won the last two races, has a skirmish with the gravel at turn 5.
But all fine.
At turn 1, Liam Lawson has a spin coming out of the chicane. Again, all fine.
Kieran Jackson5 September 2026 11:56
Monaco Grand Prix result changes three months after race – with Pierre Gasly losing F1 podium
Pierre Gasly has lost his podium finish at the Monaco Grand Prix in June after an appeal from McLaren and Red Bull was upheld by the FIA’s International Court of Appeal.
Gasly finished third at the chequered flag on track in the principality on 7 June, but was demoted to seventh when two five-second penalties for pit-lane speeding were applied post-race, with fellow Frenchman Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) promoted to third.
However, that decision was overturned after a right to review on 12 June, with the stewards accepting Renault-owned Alpine‘s evidence that there had been a timekeeping error.
The FIA’s International Court of Appeal then met last month to hear a McLaren and Red Bull challenge, with the verdict issued on Friday during the start of the Italian Grand Prix – nearly three months later.
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Monaco GP result changes three months after race – with Pierre Gasly losing F1 podium
Gasly has missed out on his reinstated Alpine podium after a ruling from the FIA’s International Court of Appeal Kieran Jackson5 September 2026 11:51
Half the drivers yet to leave garage
Progress is slow in this session – only six cars have set timed laps and only 10 have been out on track.
No rush, amid glorious blue skies in Monza.
Kieran Jackson5 September 2026 11:43
PREVIEW: Why Kimi Antonelli has F1 triumph in his sights – but Monza could spark a fightback
A crash, a penalty… what next? For a man who’s just turned 20, Italian hotshot Kimi Antonelli has already endured a tumultuous relationship with his home grand prix: the electrifying, old-school Monza circuit, long christened Formula 1’s Temple of Speed.
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Why Antonelli has F1 triumph in his sights – but Monza could spark a fightback
Antonelli heads to his home race, the Italian Grand Prix, a driver reborn after two difficult previous editions. Yet 2025 is his title warning shot – and George Russell and Lewis Hamilton can make inroads this weekend at the Temple of SpeedKieran Jackson5 September 2026 11:37
Start times in Monza this weekend:
Times BST
Saturday 5 September
- Qualifying: 3pm
Sunday 6 September
- Race: 2pm
Kieran Jackson5 September 2026 11:34
FP3 underway
The third and final practice session has just got underway and, as is customary, not a huge dispersal of cars from the start of FP3 as most just give it a few minutes.
Qualifying simulations will be the main focus, giving us a good preview for later on.
Kieran Jackson5 September 2026 11:33
F1 Italian Grand Prix
F1 heads to the iconic Monza circuit this weekend for the Italian Grand Prix and round 13 of the 2026 season.
Kimi Antonelli, who is expected to take a grid penalty at his home race, leads the world championship standings by 59 points to Mercedes teammate George Russell and Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton, with the Italian having finished second at the last race in Zandvoort.
At the Dutch GP, reigning F1 world champion Lando Norris won his second straight grand prix with a composed drive at Zandvoort, after recording a sublime pole position. Norris is now fourth in the drivers’ standings, 83 points behind Antonelli.
Ferrari will be hoping to land a victory at their traditional home race, with Charles Leclerc a two-time winner in Monza and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, who crashed out on the first lap last time out, will be looking to bounce back.
Kieran Jackson5 September 2026 11:32