2019 Italian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Charles Leclerc gave the Monza crowd the result it had waited nine years to celebrate, winning the 2019 Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari. A determined defence against both Mercedes drivers turned his second career victory into a memorable home success at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.

Pole position
Driver	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
Time	1:19.307
Fastest lap
Driver	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Time	1:21.779 on lap 51
Podium
First	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
Second	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes
Third	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
6 September 2019	Practice 1	11:00 – 12:30
6 September 2019	Practice 2	15:00 – 16:30
7 September 2019	Practice 3	12:00 – 13:00
7 September 2019	Qualifying	15:00 – 16:00
8 September 2019	Race	15:10

All times are local (UTC+02:00). The race time is the scheduled start.

Championship background

Charles Leclerc arrived after his breakthrough win in Belgium, while Lewis Hamilton held a 65-point lead over Valtteri Bottas in the 2019 F1 World Championship. Ferrari‘s straight-line speed made it a serious contender at its home race, although Mercedes remained close enough to threaten.

Race entries

The regular 20 drivers contested the weekend, with Alexander Albon continuing at Red Bull Racing and Pierre Gasly at Toro Rosso. Power-unit penalties affected the starting order, including Max Verstappen‘s prospects, while Antonio Giovinazzi prepared for his home race with Alfa Romeo Racing.

Free Practice

Charles Leclerc led a wet and interrupted FP1 in 1:27.905. Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris placed McLaren second and third as several incidents underlined the difficulty of the conditions.

Charles Leclerc was also fastest in FP2, this time with a 1:20.978. Lewis Hamilton finished only 0.068 seconds behind, with Sebastian Vettel third, suggesting Ferrari would face a much closer challenge than it had in Belgium.

Sebastian Vettel moved to the top in FP3 with a 1:20.294. Max Verstappen was just 0.032 seconds behind and Valtteri Bottas third as the teams completed their final preparations for qualifying.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2019 Italian Grand Prix FP1, 6 September 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:27.905	20
2	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+0.306s	25
3	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.545s	23
4	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.825s	11
5	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	+1.120s	19
6	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+2.055s	25
7	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+2.195s	11
8	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+2.602s	19
9	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+2.691s	11
10	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+2.790s	26
11	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+4.943s	22
12	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+6.071s	9
13	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+6.623s	10
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+6.810s	7
15	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+7.228s	10
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+8.075s	7
17	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+9.911s	12
18	63	George Russell	Williams	+10.516s	12
19	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	No time	4
20	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	No time	4

Free Practice 2 Classification

2019 Italian Grand Prix FP2, 6 September 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:20.978	37
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.068s	32
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.201s	39
4	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.369s	34
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.372s	29
6	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	+0.611s	30
7	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+1.146s	42
8	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.175s	44
9	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+1.271s	36
10	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.282s	37
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.360s	37
12	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.504s	32
13	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.533s	42
14	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.545s	35
15	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+1.728s	32
16	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+1.904s	33
17	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+2.087s	35
18	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+2.583s	16
19	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+2.759s	29
20	63	George Russell	Williams	+3.335s	23

Free Practice 3 Classification

2019 Italian Grand Prix FP3, 7 September 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:20.294	14
2	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.032s	11
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.109s	23
4	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.109s	14
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+0.270s	11
6	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.301s	21
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+0.458s	13
8	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	+0.533s	17
9	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+0.587s	15
10	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+0.651s	20
11	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+0.655s	21
12	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+0.709s	15
13	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+0.779s	22
14	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.998s	21
15	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.031s	19
16	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.042s	16
17	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.327s	16
18	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+1.345s	17
19	63	George Russell	Williams	+2.080s	22
20	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+2.464s	21

Qualifying

Charles Leclerc took pole in 1:19.307, beating Lewis Hamilton by 0.039 seconds and Valtteri Bottas by 0.047. Sebastian Vettel was fourth, with Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hülkenberg giving Renault an encouraging third-row pairing.

The session ended with a remarkable scramble for a slipstream. Drivers slowed before their final Q3 runs to avoid leading the queue, and most reached the line too late to begin another timed lap. Kimi Räikkönen had already crashed during Q3, while Max Verstappen recorded no qualifying time and faced a recovery drive from the back.

Qualifying Classification

2019 Italian Grand Prix Qualifying, 7 September 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:20.126	1:19.553	1:19.307	18
2	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:20.272	1:19.464	1:19.346	16
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:20.156	1:20.018	1:19.354	17
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:20.378	1:19.715	1:19.457	17
5	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	1:20.374	1:19.833	1:19.839	13
6	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	1:20.155	1:20.275	1:20.049	14
7	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	1:20.413	1:20.202	1:20.455	20
8	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	1:20.382	1:20.021	No time	15
9	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	1:20.643	1:20.498	No time	19
10	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	1:20.634	1:20.515	No time	16
11	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	1:20.657	1:20.517	—	15
12	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:20.616	1:20.615	—	14
13	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:20.723	1:20.630	—	17
14	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:20.646	1:21.068	—	15
15	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	1:20.508	1:21.125	—	15
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:20.784	—	—	8
17	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	1:21.291	—	—	6
18	63	George Russell	Williams	1:21.800	—	—	8
19	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	1:22.356	—	—	9
—	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	No time	—	—	3

Kimi Räikkönen was required to start from the pit lane for changing power unit components under parc fermé conditions.

Lando Norris, Pierre Gasly and Sergio Perez were all demoted to the back of the grid for exceeding their quota for power unit components.

Max Verstappen was initially required to start from the back of the grid for exceeding his quota for power unit components, but failed to set a lap time during qualifying. He was allowed to race at the stewards’ discretion.

What happened in the 2019 Italian Grand Prix?

Charles Leclerc retained the lead from the start, with Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas close behind. Sebastian Vettel‘s afternoon soon went in the opposite direction: he spun at Ascari and made contact with Lance Stroll as he rejoined. Vettel received a ten-second stop-go penalty, while Stroll was also penalised for his own unsafe return to the track.

Lewis Hamilton stopped first among the leading pair and switched to medium tyres. Ferrari responded by putting Charles Leclerc onto hards, giving him a more durable tyre for the defence ahead. Hamilton closed in, turning the middle part of the race into a direct contest for the lead.

The fight became particularly tight at the second chicane, where Charles Leclerc‘s defence forced Lewis Hamilton onto the escape road. Leclerc received a black-and-white warning flag. A later trip across the first chicane’s run-off added another anxious moment, but he retained first place.

As Lewis Hamilton‘s tyres lost performance, Valtteri Bottas closed on the leading pair. Hamilton locked up into the first chicane and ran wide, allowing his team-mate through to second. Bottas then became the driver trying to prise the victory away from Ferrari.

Charles Leclerc held on through the closing laps and finished 0.835 seconds ahead of Valtteri Bottas. Lewis Hamilton stopped for fresh tyres, secured the fastest-lap point and finished third. Ferrari had its first Italian Grand Prix victory since Fernando Alonso‘s success in 2010, and the celebrations beneath the podium were enormous.

Daniel Ricciardo and Nico Hülkenberg delivered fourth and fifth for Renault, its strongest combined result of the season. Alexander Albon finished sixth, ahead of Sergio Perez and a recovering Max Verstappen. Antonio Giovinazzi scored at home in ninth, with Lando Norris completing the points after Carlos Sainz retired following a pit stop with a loose wheel.

The victory lifted Charles Leclerc ahead of Sebastian Vettel in the drivers’ standings. Lewis Hamilton still led the championship, now by 63 points over Valtteri Bottas, but the afternoon belonged to Ferrari‘s newest winner. Two victories in eight days had transformed Leclerc’s season.

2019 Italian Grand Prix race results

The 2019 Italian Grand Prix was held on 8 September 2019, with a scheduled start of 15:10 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	53	1:15:26.665	25
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	53	+0.835s	18
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	53	+35.199s	16
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	53	+45.515s	12
5	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	53	+58.165s	10
6	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	53	+59.315s	8
7	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	53	+73.802s	6
8	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	53	+74.492s	4
9	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	52	+1 lap	2
10	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	52	+1 lap	1
11	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	52	+1 lap	0
12	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	52	+1 lap	0
13	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	52	+1 lap	0
14	63	George Russell	Williams	52	+1 lap	0
15	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	52	+1 lap	0
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	52	+1 lap	0
17	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	51	+2 laps	0
Ret	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	43	Hydraulics	0
Ret	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	29	Oil leak	0
Ret	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	27	Wheel	0

Lewis Hamilton earned the additional point for fastest lap.

2019 Italian Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	51	16:26:32	1:21.779	255.014
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	50	16:26:41	1:22.799	251.872
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	47	16:20:28	1:22.859	251.690
4	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	47	16:20:27	1:23.009	251.235
5	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	41	16:13:13	1:23.143	250.830
6	23	Alexander Albon	Red Bull Racing	45	16:18:38	1:23.364	250.165
7	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	53	16:29:33	1:23.466	249.859
8	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	53	16:29:46	1:23.641	249.337
9	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	35	16:04:46	1:23.770	248.953
10	10	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	51	16:27:30	1:23.885	248.611
11	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	52	16:28:52	1:24.044	248.141
12	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	31	15:59:27	1:24.165	247.784
13	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	52	16:29:53	1:24.419	247.039
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	38	16:09:38	1:24.443	246.968
15	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	44	16:17:29	1:24.503	246.793
16	63	George Russell	Williams	51	16:28:02	1:24.842	245.807
17	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	31	16:00:02	1:24.985	245.393
18	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	47	16:23:34	1:24.989	245.382
19	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	10	15:27:49	1:25.637	243.525
20	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	19	15:40:50	1:25.772	243.142

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear in this table. Time of Day is local time; average speeds are in km/h.

2019 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings for drivers and teams after the 2019 Italian Grand Prix.

2019 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Mercedes	284
2	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Mercedes	221
3	Max Verstappen	NED	Red Bull Racing	185
4	Charles Leclerc	MON	Ferrari	182
5	Sebastian Vettel	GER	Ferrari	169
6	Pierre Gasly	FRA	Red Bull Racing / Toro Rosso	65
7	Carlos Sainz	ESP	McLaren	58
8	Daniel Ricciardo	AUS	Renault	34
9	Alexander Albon	THA	Red Bull Racing / Toro Rosso	34
10	Daniil Kvyat	RUS	Toro Rosso	33
11	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Renault	31
12	Kimi Räikkönen	FIN	Alfa Romeo Racing	31
13	Sergio Perez	MEX	Racing Point	27
14	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren	25
15	Lance Stroll	CAN	Racing Point	19
16	Kevin Magnussen	DEN	Haas	18
17	Romain Grosjean	FRA	Haas	8
18	Antonio Giovinazzi	ITA	Alfa Romeo Racing	3
19	Robert Kubica	POL	Williams	1
20	George Russell	GBR	Williams	0

2019 Post-Race F1 Constructors’ Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	505
2	Ferrari	351
3	Red Bull Racing	266
4	McLaren	83
5	Renault	65
6	Toro Rosso	51
7	Racing Point	46
8	Alfa Romeo Racing	34
9	Haas	26
10	Williams	1

2019 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2019 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit , Melbourne	17 March
2	2019 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	31 March
3	2019 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	14 April
4	2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	28 April
5	2019 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	12 May
6	2019 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco , Monte Carlo	26 May
7	2019 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve , Montréal	9 June
8	2019 French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	23 June
9	2019 Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	30 June
10	2019 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit , Silverstone	14 July
11	2019 German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	28 July
12	2019 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring , Mogyoród	4 August
13	2019 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	1 September
14	2019 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza , Monza	8 September
15	2019 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	22 September
16	2019 Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	29 September
17	2019 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	13 October
18	2019 Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	27 October
19	2019 United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	3 November
20	2019 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace , São Paulo	17 November
21	2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	1 December