Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz Jr. was fastest in Saturday’s qualifying for the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix, so he will be able to start from pole in Sunday’s race.
For the pilot, who celebrated his 29th birthday on Friday, it was the first place of the year and the fourth of his career, which was greeted by the Italian fans sitting there with wild joy.
Along with Sainz, the defending champion and twice world champion, Max Verstappen, the Dutch Red Bull driver, will be able to start, while the third place will go to Charles Leclerc, the other Ferrari driver from Monaco.
As expected, Thailand’s Alexander Albon had a good time in qualifying with Williams, who performed well on the fast tracks, finishing sixth, while Britain’s seven-time World Cup winner Lewis Hamilton finished eighth for Mercedes.
The 53-lap Italian Grand Prix starts at Monza on Sunday at 3 p.m.
Complete start command:
Line 1:
Carlos Sainz Jr (Spain, Ferrari)
Max Verstappen (Dutch, Red Bull)
line 2:
Charles Leclerc (Monaco, Ferrari)
George Russell (British, Mercedes)
Line 3:
Sergio Perez (Mexican, Red Bull)
Alexander Albon (Thailand, Williams)
Line 4:
Oscar Biastri (Australian, McLaren)
Lewis Hamilton (British, Mercedes)
Line 5:
Lando Norris (Great Britain, McLaren)
Fernando Alonso (Spain, Aston Martin)
Line 6:
Gouki Konoda (Japan, Alpha Tauri)
Liam Lawson (New Zealand, Alpha Tauri)
Line 7:
Nico Hulkenberg (German, Haas)
Valtteri Bottas (Finnish, Alfa Romeo)
Line 8:
Logan Sargent (American, Williams)
Chu Kuan-Yu (Chinese, Alfa Romeo)
Line 9:
Pierre Gasly (France, Alps)
Esteban Ocon (French, Alpine)
Line 10:
Kevin Magnussen (Denmark, Haas)
Lance Stroll (Canadian, Aston Martin)
