Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc took pole position at the Italian Grand Prix by finishing 0.145 seconds ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen.
Mercedes’ George Russell will start in second ahead of McLaren’s Lando Norris despite being sixth fastest in the practice sessions. This is due to the grid penalties affecting many drivers at the race in Monza.
Dutchman Verstappen, who is one of the nine drivers to have a grid penalty, will be demoted to seventh place on the grid.
Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz, Red Bull’s Sergio Perez and Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes, who qualified third, fourth and fifth, all drop down the grid with larger penalties than Verstappen.
Sainz and Hamilton will start 18th and 19th after penalties for using too many engine parts sent them to the back of the grid.
Perez, with a lesser penalty for taking fewer new engine components, will start 13th.