Verstappen passes Sainz to win record-breaking tenth grand prix in a row
Max Verstappen caught and passed Carlos Sainz Jnr to win a record-breaking tenth consecutive grand prix in the Italian Grand Prix.
Italian GP
Race Results
Pos No. Driver Team Model Laps Time Gap Pts
1 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull RB19 51 1:13:41.143s - 25
2 11 Sergio Perez Red Bull RB19 51 1:13:47.207s 6.064s 18
3 55 Carlos Sainz Ferrari SF-23 51 1:13:52.337s 11.193s 15
4 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF-23 51 1:13:52.520s 11.377s 12
5 63 George Russell Mercedes W14 51 1:14:04.171s 23.028s 10
6 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes W14 51 1:14:23.822s 42.679s 8
7 23 Alex Albon Williams-Mercedes FW45 51 1:14:26.249s 45.106s 6
8 4 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes MCL60 51 1:14:26.592s 45.449s 4
9 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR23 51 1:14:27.437s 46.294s 2
10 77 Valtteri Bottas Alfa Romeo-Ferrari C43 51 1:14:45.199s 1:04.056s 1
11 40 Liam Lawson AlphaTauri-RedBull AT04 51 1:14:51.781s 1:10.638s
12 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes MCL60 51 1:14:54.217s 1:13.074s
13 2 Logan Sargeant Williams-Mercedes FW45 51 1:14:59.700s 1:18.557s
14 24 Zhou Guanyu Alfa Romeo-Ferrari C43 51 1:15:01.307s 1:20.164s
15 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault A523 51 1:15:03.653s 1:22.510s
16 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR23 51 1:15:08.409s 1:27.266s
17 27 Nico Hulkenberg Haas-Ferrari VF-23 50 1 Lap
18 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari VF-23 50 1 Lap
dnf 31 Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault A523 39 12 Laps
dns 22 Yuki Tsunoda AlphaTauri-RedBull AT04 0
Fastest Lap Oscar Piastri 1:25.072s
Here is the World Standings after the Italian GP:
World Championships Standings
Driver Standings
Pos Driver Pts
1 Max Verstappen 364
2 Sergio Perez 219
3 Fernando Alonso 170
4 Lewis Hamilton 164
5 Carlos Sainz Jnr 117
6 Charles Leclerc 111
7 George Russell 109
8 Lando Norris 79
9 Lance Stroll 47
10 Pierre Gasly 37
11 Esteban Ocon 36
12 Oscar Piastri 36
13 Alexander Albon 21
14 Nico Hulkenberg 9
15 Valtteri Bottas 6
16 Zhou Guanyu 4
17 Yuki Tsunoda 3
18 Kevin Magnussen 2
19 Logan Sargeant 0
20 Liam Lawson 0
21 Nyck de Vries 0
22 Daniel Ricciardo 0
Constructor Standings
Pos Team Pts
1 Red Bull 583
2 Mercedes 273
3 Ferrari 228
4 Aston Martin 217
5 McLaren 115
6 Alpine 73
7 Williams 21
8 Haas 11
9 Alfa Romeo 10
10 AlphaTauri 3
“On the limit” fight with team mate was “exactly what racing should be” – Leclerc
Charles Leclerc said his hard-fought battle with Ferrari team mate Carlos Sainz Jnr in the Italian Grand Prix was “exactly what racing should be”.
Hamilton apologised to Piastri for collision: “That’s what gentlemen do”
Lewis Hamilton apologised to Oscar Piastri after being penalised for the collision between the pair in the Italian Grand Prix.
Sainz “did everything I could” to keep Red Bulls behind
Carlos Sainz Jnr said he did “everything I could” to try and keep the Red Bull drivers behind him during the Italian Grand Prix.
Verstappen backed off to preserve car after “urgent” radio message
Max Verstappen revealed he had to manage a problem with his car in the closing stages of the Italian Grand Prix.
Azerbaijan GP defeat was key to record-equalling run of wins – Verstappen
At the Azerbaijan Grand Prix, Max Verstappen played second fiddle to Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc in qualifying, was beaten by him and Red Bull team mate Sergio Perez in qualifying for and then in the sprint race itself, and finished second behind Perez in the grand prix.
Ferrari “would have been silly” not to bring bespoke car update for Monza
Ferrari say their decision to bring a bespoke update for their car to the Italian Grand Prix is justified by their performance and not merely because it’s their home race.
Little enthusiasm for return of F1’s Alternative Tyre Allocation among drivers
Formula 1’s Alternative Tyre Allocation split opinion amongst the top three qualifiers at the Italian Grand Prix.
Alonso surprised ‘very strong’ Ferrari are ‘still behind us in the championship’
Ferrari should not be trailing Aston Martin in the constructors’ championship given how competitive their car is, says Fernando Alonso.
Norris describes struggle with “constant pain” in back since last year
Lando Norris says changes made to Formula 1 cars in recent years have contributed to the severe back pain he started to suffer from last season.
Double Q1 elimination “not good enough” for Alpine, say Gasly and Ocon
Alpine drivers Pierre Gasly and Esteban Ocon said their Q1 eliminations in qualifying were reflective of their car’s performance level at Monza.
Russell improved his qualifying form by “accepting the pace of the car”
George Russell says he has turned around his recent dip in qualifying form by accepting the limits of his car’s performance.
Ricciardo return ‘not in Singapore, Japan would be optimistic’ – Horner
Red Bull team principal Christian Horner has ruled out the possibility of Daniel Ricciardo returning to race at the next round in Singapore.
McLaren will review whether early Norris pit stop led to ‘unacceptable’ clash
McLaren’s drivers will be reminded they should never make contact with each other after the pair touched during today’s Italian Grand Prix.