Carlos Sainz pipped Max Verstappen to pole position in Monza in front of the rampant Tifosi.
The Spaniard was able to back up his impressive form in FP2 and FP3 where he finished fastest to once again top the timesheets in qualifying with a time of 1:20.294.
Read More: F1 2023 Italian GP — Qualifying Report
Verstappen split Sainz from his Ferrari teammate Charles Leclerc in third with just 0.067s covering the top three.
The session saw the use of the Alternate Tyre Allocation, with Hards mandatory in Q1, Mediums in Q2 and Softs in the top-10 Q3 shootout.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Carlos Sainz Jr | Ferrari | 1:20.294 | |||
| 2 |
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Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:20.307 | +0.013 | ||
| 3 |
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Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:20.361 | +0.067 | ||
| 4 |
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George Russell | Mercedes | 1:20.671 | +0.377 | ||
| 5 |
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Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:20.688 | +0.394 | ||
| 6 |
|
Alex Albon | Williams | 1:20.760 | +0.466 | ||
| 7 |
|
Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:20.785 | +0.491 | ||
| 8 |
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Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:20.820 | +0.526 | ||
| 9 |
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Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:20.979 | +0.685 | ||
| 10 |
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Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:21.417 | +1.123 | ||
| 11 |
|
Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | ||||
| 12 |
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Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri | ||||
| 13 |
|
Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | ||||
| 14 |
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Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | ||||
| 15 |
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Logan Sargeant | Williams | ||||
| 16 |
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Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | ||||
| 17 |
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Pierre Gasly | Alpine | ||||
| 18 |
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Esteban Ocon | Alpine | ||||
| 19 |
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Kevin Magnussen | Haas | ||||
| 20 |
|
Lance Stroll | Aston Martin |
