F1 2026 Italian GP starting grid with four penalties

Italian Grand Prix qualifying threw up a real shock as Pierre Gasly and Alpine beat George Russell and Mercedes (and the rest of the Formula 1 frontrunners) to pole position.

But the starting grid wasn't quite set in stone come the end of Q3, as three grid penalties for engine component changes - for Kimi Antonelli, Alex Albon and Liam Lawson - were applied.

And there was a further change, too, as third-place qualifier Oscar Piastri received a three-place grid drop for impeding Lawson in Q2.

Provisional 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)
6 Oscar Piastri (McLaren)*
7 Franco Colapinto (Alpine)
8 Lando Norris (McLaren)
9 Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls)
10 Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)
11 Ollie 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 Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin)
19 Lance Stroll (Aston Martin)
20 Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)**
21 Alex Albon (Williams)**
22 Liam Lawson (Red Bull)**

*three-place penalty for impeding
**back-of-grid penalty for engine component changes