Red Bull driver Max Verstappen has claimed pole position for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.

Verstappen clocked a fastest lap of 1:18.792 to outpace McLaren driver Lando Norris by 0.077 seconds and claim his 45th career pole. Norris’s McLaren teammate and F1 2025 championship leader Oscar Piastri will line up third on the grid.

Italian Grand Prix 2025: Q1

Bright-blue skies greeted the drivers at the start of the qualifying hour at Monza.

The Mercedes pair of George Russell and Kimi Antonelli were alone in conducting their first laps of the session on the medium tyre.

Carlos Sainz had his first flyer deleted for exceeding track limits at Lesmo 2 as his former team set the pace, Charles Leclerc establishing an early 0.105s advantage over the penalised Lewis Hamilton.

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