Italian GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

ITALIAN GP - QUALIFYING - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Lewis Hamilton took his 69th F1 Pole Position after a 2-hour rain delay, following Romain Grosjean crashing out in Q1. This means Hamilton now holds the record of most Formula 1 Pole Positions, surpassing Michael Schumacher, who has 68. While it would have been Verstappen and Ricciardo starting 2nd and 3rd respectively, due to grid penalties, it was Lance Stroll who started 2nd and Esteban Ocon in 3rd.

    Multiple other drivers received grid penalties for multiple engine component changes and unscheduled gearbox changes. All penalties are listed at the bottom.

HOW IT WORKS:

Q1 = 18 minutes. All cars allowed to go out. At the end of the session, the five slowest are eliminated.

Q2 = 15 minutes. The remaining cars go out. At the end of the session, the five slowest are eliminated.

Q3 = 12 minutes. Final 10 cars go out. The final order at the end of the session is how the grid will line up. Fastest car starts from Pole Position.

GRID LINE-UP

1. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

2. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

3. Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France

4. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

5. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

6. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

7. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil

8. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia

9. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

10. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico*

11. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

12. Pascal Wehrlein / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany

13. Max Verstappen / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands**

14. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany***

15. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain***

16. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia** + *

17. Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain****

18. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Honda / Belgium*****

19. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Honda / Spain******

20. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France*

* - (Perez, Ricciardo & Grosjean) 5-Place-Grid-Penalty each for unscheduled gearbox changes

** - (Verstappen & Ricciardo) 20-Place-Grid-Penalty each for multiple engine component changes

*** - (Hulkenberg & Sainz) 10-Place-Grid-Penalty each for multiple engine component changes

**** - (Palmer) 15-Place-Grid-Penalty for multiple engine component changes

***** - (Vandoorne) 25-Place-Grid-Penalty for multiple engine component changes

****** - (Alonso) 35-Place-Grid-Penalty for multiple engine component changes

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Article Written By: Amy Hawk

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