2023 Italian Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Round 14 of the 2023 F1 season, held on 3 September at the Monza Circuit for the Formula 1 2023 Italian Grand Prix.

Ben Bush

By Ben Bush
Published on March 4, 2024
Updated on April 20, 2026

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2023 Italian Grand Prix winner

Max Verstappen took his 47th Formula 1 win at Monza, while Red Bull recorded its 106th victory and its 28th race one-two finish.

DateSunday, 3 September 2023
Season2023 Formula 1 World Championship
WinnerMax Verstappen
Red Bull-Honda RBPT
Pole positionCarlos Sainz
Ferrari
Fastest lapOscar Piastri
McLaren-Mercedes
CircuitMonza, 51 laps
Round14 of 22

The podium result was the 91st for Max Verstappen, the 34th for Sergio Perez, and the 16th for Carlos Sainz. It was also the 802nd podium finish for Ferrari and the 255th and 256th podium finishes for Red Bull-Honda RBPT.

Carlos Sainz claimed the fourth pole position of his Formula 1 career, which was the 245th pole for Ferrari.

Oscar Piastri set the fastest lap for the first time in Formula 1, becoming the 137th different fastest lap setter and the fifth Australian driver to do so. It was the 163rd fastest lap for McLaren-Mercedes.

In qualifying, Max Verstappen made the 53rd front-row start of his Formula 1 career, while Carlos Sainz made his ninth.

Race numbers

1,093rd World Championship race
74th World Championship Italian Grand Prix
73rd World Championship race at Monza

Qualifying

SessionPosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q31Carlos SainzFerrari1:20.294
Q32Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda RBPT1:20.3070.013
Q33Charles LeclercFerrari1:20.3610.067
Q34George RussellMercedes1:20.6710.377
Q35Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda RBPT1:20.6880.394
Q36Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes1:20.7600.466
Q37Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes1:20.7850.491
Q38Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:20.8200.526
Q39Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:20.9790.685
Q310Fernando AlonsoAston Martin-Mercedes1:21.4171.123
Q211Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT1:21.594
Q212Liam LawsonAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT1:21.758
Q213Nico HulkenbergHaas-Ferrari1:21.776
Q214Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:21.940
Q215Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes1:21.944
Q116Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:22.390
Q117Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault1:22.545
Q118Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:22.548
Q119Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:22.592
Q120Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes1:22.860

Starting Grid

PosDriverConstructor
1Carlos SainzFerrari
2Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda RBPT
3Charles LeclercFerrari
4George RussellMercedes
5Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda RBPT
6Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes
7Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes
8Lewis HamiltonMercedes
9Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes
10Fernando AlonsoAston Martin-Mercedes
11Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT
12Liam LawsonAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT
13Nico HulkenbergHaas-Ferrari
14Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari
15Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes
16Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari
17Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault
18Esteban OconAlpine-Renault
19Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari
20Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes

Race Results

PosDriverConstructorLapsTimePoints
1Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda RBPT511hr 13m 41.143s25
2Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda RBPT51+6.064s18
3Carlos SainzFerrari51+11.193s15
4Charles LeclercFerrari51+11.377s12
5George RussellMercedes51+23.028s (5.000s)10
6Lewis HamiltonMercedes51+42.679s (5.000s)8
7Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes51+45.106s6
8Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes51+45.449s4
9Fernando AlonsoAston Martin-Mercedes51+46.294s2
10Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari51+1m 04.056s1
11Liam LawsonAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT51+1m 10.638s
12Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes51+1m 13.074s (5.000s)
13Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes51+1m 18.557s (5.000s)
14Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari51+1m 20.164s
15Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault51+1m 22.510s
16Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes51+1m 27.266s
17Nico HulkenbergHaas-Ferrari50+1 lap
18Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari50+1 lap
REsteban OconAlpine-Renault39DNF
DNSYuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT
George Russell, Lewis Hamilton and Logan Sargeant each received five-second time penalties for causing a collision. Their final positions were unaffected.
Oscar Piastri received a five-second time penalty for causing a collision. He originally finished 11th.

Championship standings

How the championship standings stood post-race.

Driver

PosDriverPoints
1Max Verstappen364
2Sergio Perez219
3Fernando Alonso170
4Lewis Hamilton164
5Carlos Sainz117
6Charles Leclerc111
7George Russell109
8Lando Norris79
9Lance Stroll47
10Pierre Gasly37
11Esteban Ocon36
12Oscar Piastri36
13Alexander Albon21
14Nico Hulkenberg9
15Valtteri Bottas6
16Guanyu Zhou4
17Yuki Tsunoda3
18Kevin Magnussen2

Constructor

PosConstructorPoints
1Red Bull-Honda RBPT583
2Mercedes273
3Ferrari228
4Aston Martin-Mercedes217
5McLaren-Mercedes115
6Alpine-Renault73
7Williams-Mercedes21
8Haas-Ferrari11
9Alfa Romeo-Ferrari10
10AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT3

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Ben Bush

Ben is a staff writer specialising in F1 from the 1990s to the modern era. Ben has been following Formula 1 since 1986 and is an avid researcher who loves understanding the technology that makes it one of the most exciting motorsport on the planet. He listens to podcasts about F1 on a daily basis, and enjoys reading books from the inspirational Adrian Newey to former F1 drivers.