Kimi Antonelli stormed from P19 on the grid to win the Italian GP and additional stretch his championship lead. With this, he turns into the primary Italian F1 driver to win his dwelling race since Ludovico Scarfiotti in 1966.
After staying in rivalry for victory for many of the race, George Russell needed to accept second place. Crimson Bull Racing’s Max Verstappen accomplished the rostrum in third place after some daring passes.
- Antonelli wins, 3.857 sec forward of Russell
- First Italian driver to win dwelling race in 60 years
- Verstappen P3 for Crimson Bull
Antonelli defeats Russell to win Italian GP
Leclerc crashes out
Antonelli needed to begin the race from nineteenth on the grid after taking new energy unit parts. He’d already climbed to P12 when the race was purple flagged as Charles Leclerc crashed into the limitations on Lap 2. This performed into Antonelli’s favour and he shortly climbed his approach up the order after the re-start.
On Lap 18, Antonelli handed his Mercedes teammate Russell to maneuver as much as P1. However the lead modified arms a number of instances as the 2 Mercedes drivers battled it out. A mid-race security automobile ended up being pivotal as Antonelli stopped for medium tyres, whereas Mercedes opted to maintain Russell out. The Italian used his brisker tyres to catch and finally move his teammate to take victory.
“I may by no means have imagined to be right here in the present day, however we managed to drag it off. It’s a dream coming true. What an unimaginable day,” Antonelli stated. “I couldn’t do it with out my group, household and everybody who helps me. Nonetheless a number of races to go, so we’re going to maintain our head down, however now we’re going to take pleasure in in the present day.”
Russell completed 3.857 seconds behind in second place, adopted by Verstappen. The McLaren duo of Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri crossed the chequered flag P4 and P5, respectively, adopted by Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton.
Polesitter Pierre Gasly loved a powerful begin, however dropped down the sector because the race progressed and ended up P7. Each the Racing Bulls drivers completed within the high 10, with Arvid Lindblad ninth and Yuki Tsunoda tenth. Franco Colapinto cut up the 2 Racing Bulls drivers in ninth place.
2026 F1 championship standings
Antonelli now leads the championship by 66 factors from Russell. Hamilton holds on to 3rd place within the standings, simply 10 factors behind Russell.
F1 will subsequent head to an all-new venue, with the Madring making its debut for the Spanish GP on September 11-13.
2026 Italian GP outcomes
|
Pos |
Driver |
Staff |
|
1 |
Kimi Antonelli |
Mercedes |
|
2 |
George Russell |
Mercedes |
|
3 |
Max Verstappen |
Crimson Bull Racing |
|
4 |
Lando Norris |
McLaren |
|
5 |
Oscar Piastri |
McLaren |
|
6 |
Lewis Hamilton |
Ferrari |
|
7 |
Pierre Gasly |
Alpine |
|
8 |
Arvid Lindblad |
Racing Bulls |
|
9 |
Franco Colapinto |
Alpine |
|
10 |
Yuki Tsunoda |
Racing Bulls |
|
11 |
Gabriel Bortoleto |
Audi |
|
12 |
Nico Hulkenberg |
Audi |
|
13 |
Carlos Sainz |
Williams |
|
14 |
Liam Lawson |
Crimson Bull Racing |
|
15 |
Oliver Bearman |
Haas |
|
16 |
Esteban Ocon |
Haas |
|
17 |
Alex Albon |
Williams |
|
18 |
Sergio Perez |
Cadillac |
|
19 |
Valtteri Bottas |
Cadillac |
|
NC |
Lance Stroll |
Aston Martin |
|
NC |
Fernando Alonso |
Aston Martin |
|
NC |
Charles Leclerc |
Ferrari |