{"id":1679,"date":"2026-09-05T12:12:54","date_gmt":"2026-09-05T15:12:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/?p=1679"},"modified":"2026-09-05T14:21:49","modified_gmt":"2026-09-05T17:21:49","slug":"gasly-stuns-f1-and-takes-historic-pole-position-for-alpine-at-italian-gp","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/gasly-stuns-f1-and-takes-historic-pole-position-for-alpine-at-italian-gp\/","title":{"rendered":"Gasly stuns F1 and takes historic pole position for Alpine at Italian GP"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Key takeaways<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Gasly&#8217;s maiden 2026 pole:<\/strong> <strong>Pierre Gasly stormed to pole position with a 1m21.786s lap<\/strong>, beating Mercedes&#8217; George Russell by just 0.060 seconds.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Tight top order:<\/strong> <strong>Oscar Piastri, Charles Leclerc, and Lewis Hamilton filled out the top five<\/strong>, with the top six drivers separated by less than two tenths.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Bortoleto&#8217;s heart-wrenching Q2 exit:<\/strong> <strong>Gabriel Bortoleto missed out on Q3 by 0.001 seconds<\/strong> to Lewis Hamilton, putting his Audi 11th on the grid.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pierre Gasly<\/strong> produced one of the most unexpected moments of the <strong>2026 Formula 1 season<\/strong> on Saturday, steering his <strong>Mercedes-powered Alpine<\/strong> to a stunning pole position for the <strong>Italian Grand Prix<\/strong> at Monza.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Capitalizing on the sheer straight-line potential of the team\u2019s new engine supplier, Gasly produced a faultless final effort in Q3, clocking a <strong>1m21.786s<\/strong> to deny <strong>George Russell<\/strong> by a fraction of <strong>0.060 seconds<\/strong>. McLaren&#8217;s <strong>Oscar Piastri<\/strong> completed the top three, just 0.117 seconds off Gasly&#8217;s benchmark.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/br\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f1-2026-italia-teinos-livres-ferrari-charles-leclerc-01-6-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"F1 2026, IT\u00c1LIA, CLASSIFICA\u00c7\u00c3O, FERRARI, CHARLES LECLERC\" class=\"wp-image-1020313843\" srcset=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f1-2026-italia-teinos-livres-ferrari-charles-leclerc-01-6-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f1-2026-italia-teinos-livres-ferrari-charles-leclerc-01-6-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f1-2026-italia-teinos-livres-ferrari-charles-leclerc-01-6-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f1-2026-italia-teinos-livres-ferrari-charles-leclerc-01-6-1536x864.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f1-2026-italia-teinos-livres-ferrari-charles-leclerc-01-6-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f1-2026-italia-teinos-livres-ferrari-charles-leclerc-01-6-150x84.jpg 150w, https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/f1-2026-italia-teinos-livres-ferrari-charles-leclerc-01-6.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Charles Leclerc (Foto: Ferrari)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">&#8220;<strong>I can&#8217;t believe it! What a lap, what a session,<\/strong>&#8221; Gasly shouted over team radio as the Alpine garage exploded into celebrations. &#8220;<strong>The car felt incredible on the straights, and we put everything together when it mattered most.<\/strong>&#8220;<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gasly signaled his intentions early by leading Q1 and remaining firmly in contention throughout Q2. During the opening Q3 runs, Russell set the initial pace with a <strong>1m21.929s<\/strong>\u2014aided by a slipstream from teammate <strong>Andrea Kimi Antonelli<\/strong>. However, Gasly hovered just 0.072s behind before laying down his decisive flying lap in the closing seconds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Behind the lead trio, <strong>Charles Leclerc<\/strong> took 4th place for Ferrari (<strong>+0.121s<\/strong>), closely followed by <strong>Lewis Hamilton<\/strong> (<strong>+0.150s<\/strong>) and <strong>Max Verstappen<\/strong> (<strong>+0.170s<\/strong>). Antonelli qualified 7th on track but will drop to the rear of the grid due to power unit penalty components, alongside <strong>Alexander Albon<\/strong> and <strong>Liam Lawson<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Brazil&#8217;s <strong>Gabriel Bortoleto<\/strong> suffered heartbreak in Q2. Sitting 10th as the checkered flag fell, the Audi driver was ousted by Hamilton by a agonizing <strong>0.001 seconds<\/strong>, leaving him 11th on the grid ahead of <strong>Oliver Bearman<\/strong> and <strong>Nico H\u00fclkenberg<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gasly&#8217;s historic performance coincides with crucial headlines across the grid, including <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/why-the-italian-gp-week-could-define-bearmans-formula-1-future\/\">why the Italian GP week could define Oliver Bearman&#8217;s Formula 1 future<\/a> and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/red-bull-sets-deadline-decision-isack-hadjar-return-following-wrist-injury\/\">Red Bull setting a Wednesday decision deadline for Isack Hadjar&#8217;s return from injury<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>2026 Italian Grand Prix<\/strong> lights out on Sunday, <strong>September 6<\/strong>, at <strong>09:00 EST \/ 15:00 CEST<\/strong>. <strong><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/\">GRANDE PR\u00caMIO<\/a><\/strong> will cover the race live. Follow all updates on our <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/f1\/\">news page<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">F1 2026 Italian GP: starting grid<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Pos.<\/th><th>Driver<\/th><th>Team\/Engine<\/th><th>Time<\/th><th>Gap<\/th><th>Penalty<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>G. GASLY<\/td><td>Alpine Mercedes<\/td><td>1:21.786<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>G. RUSSELL<\/td><td>Mercedes<\/td><td>1:21.846<\/td><td>+0.060<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>C. LECLERC<\/td><td>Ferrari<\/td><td>1:22.004<\/td><td>+0.218<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>L. HAMILTON<\/td><td>Ferrari<\/td><td>1:22.011<\/td><td>+0.225<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>M. VERSTAPPEN<\/td><td>Red Bull RBPT Ford<\/td><td>1:22.070<\/td><td>+0.284<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>O. PIASTRI<\/td><td>McLaren Mercedes<\/td><td>1:21.966<\/td><td>+0.180<\/td><td>+3<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>F. COLAPINTO<\/td><td>Alpine Mercedes<\/td><td>1:22.220<\/td><td>+0.434<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>L. NORRIS<\/td><td>McLaren Mercedes<\/td><td>1:22.256<\/td><td>+0.470<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>A. LINDBLAD<\/td><td>Racing Bulls RBPT Ford<\/td><td>1:22.286<\/td><td>+0.500<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>G. BORTOLETO<\/td><td>Audi<\/td><td>1:22.517<\/td><td>+0.731<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>O. BEARMAN<\/td><td>Haas Ferrari<\/td><td>1:22.756<\/td><td>+0.970<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>N. H\u00dcLKENBERG<\/td><td>Audi<\/td><td>1:22.779<\/td><td>+0.993<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>C. SAINZ<\/td><td>Williams Mercedes<\/td><td>1:23.453<\/td><td>+1.667<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>E. OCON<\/td><td>Haas Ferrari<\/td><td>1:23.454<\/td><td>+1.668<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>Y. TSUNODA<\/td><td>Racing Bulls RBPT Ford<\/td><td>1:23.755<\/td><td>+1.969<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>V. BOTTAS<\/td><td>Cadillac Ferrari<\/td><td>1:24.364<\/td><td>+2.578<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17<\/td><td>S. P\u00c9REZ<\/td><td>Cadillac Ferrari<\/td><td>1:24.595<\/td><td>+2.809<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18<\/td><td>F. ALONSO<\/td><td>Aston Martin Honda<\/td><td>1:25.150<\/td><td>+3.364<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19<\/td><td>L. STROLL<\/td><td>Aston Martin Honda<\/td><td>1:25.222<\/td><td>+3.436<\/td><td><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20<\/td><td>A. K. ANTONELLI<\/td><td>Mercedes<\/td><td>1:22.093<\/td><td>+0.307<\/td><td>+30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21<\/td><td>A. ALBON<\/td><td>Williams Mercedes<\/td><td>1:24.356<\/td><td>+2.570<\/td><td>+20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21<\/td><td>L. LAWSON<\/td><td>Red Bull RBPT Ford<\/td><td>1:22.821<\/td><td>+1.035<\/td><td>+35<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Frequently asked questions (FAQ)<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>1. Who took pole position for the 2026 Italian Grand Prix?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Pierre Gasly<\/strong> secured pole position for Alpine at Monza with a time of 1m21.786s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>2. By how much did Gabriel Bortoleto miss Q3?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gabriel Bortoleto missed out on Q3 by just <strong>0.001 seconds<\/strong>, ending Q2 in 11th place behind Lewis Hamilton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>3. When is the 2026 Italian Grand Prix race?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The race takes place on <strong>Sunday, September 6, 2026<\/strong>, at Monza Circuit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pierre Gasly delivered a sensational qualifying performance at Monza, using Mercedes power to pip George Russell and capture Alpine&#8217;s first pole position of the 2026 season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1020313867,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"42wp_featured_image_caption":"Pierre Gasly","42wp_featured_image_credits":"Alpine","42wp_featured_video":"","42wp_featured_image_hidden":false,"42wp_authors_list":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[202,45,294,336],"42wp_author":[13],"class_list":["post-1679","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-f1","tag-alpine","tag-f1","tag-italian-gp","tag-pierre-gasly","42wp_author-luana-marino"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1679","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1679"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1679\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1691,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1679\/revisions\/1691"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1020313867"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1679"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1679"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1679"},{"taxonomy":"42wp_author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/grandepremio.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/42wp_author?post=1679"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}