Ferrari driver Leclerc starts from pole position at Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix

Monegasque Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc has won the Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix qualification.

He showed on the fastest lap the result of 1 minute 20.161 seconds.

Second place was taken by Dutch Red Bull driver Max Verstappen. His time was 0.145 seconds behind Leclerc’s result.

The third was another Ferrari driver Spaniard Carlos Sainz.

The current world champion Verstappen will lose five places on the grid at the Italian Grand Prix. The leader of the championship “Formula 1” fined for replacing the internal combustion engine.

Alfa Romeo’s Valtteri Bottas will lose 15 positions for replacing engine and transmission parts. The Spaniard Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), the Briton Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) and the Japanese Yuki Tsunoda (Alfa Tauri) will start from the end of the grid in Monza.

Thai rider “Williams” Alexander Albon will miss the remainder of the Italian Grand Prix due to appendicitis. He was replaced by reserve pilot Nick de Vries from the Netherlands.

The Italian Grand Prix will take place on September 11, starting at 16:00 Moscow time.

ITALIAN GRAND PRIX. AUTODROME MONZA, MONZA

Qualification

1. Charles Leclerc (Monaco, Ferrari) – 1:20.161

2. Max Verstappen (Netherlands, Red Bull) – +0.145

3. Carlos Sainz (Spain, Ferrari) – +0.268

4. Sergio Perez (Mexico, Red Bull) – +1.045

5. Lewis Hamilton (Great Britain, Mercedes) – +1,363

6. George Russell (Great Britain, Mercedes) – +1,381

7. Lando Norris (Great Britain, McLaren) – +1,423

8. Daniel Ricciardo (Australia, McLaren) – +1,764

9. Pierre Gasly (France, Alpha Tauri) – +2.487

10. Fernando Alonso (Spain, Alpin) – time removed for violation of the boundaries of the track

Eliminated after the second segment:

11. Esteban Ocon (France, Alpin)

12. Valtteri Bottas (Finland, Alfa Romeo)

13. Nick de Vries (Netherlands, Williams)

14. Guanyu Zhou (China, Alfa Romeo)

15. Yuki Tsunoda (Japan, Alpha Tauri)

Eliminated after the first segment:

16. Nicholas Latifi (Canada, Williams)

17. Sebastian Vettel (Germany, Aston Martin)

18. Lance Stroll (Canada, Aston Martin)

19. Kevin Magnussen (Denmark, Haas)

20. Mick Schumacher (Germany, Haas)