Italian Grand Prix 2026: Race Times, F1 Fantasy Picks & Results

The Italian Grand Prix is round 13 of the 2026 Formula 1 season at Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy, with the race on Sun 6 Sept. PPFL teams locked at the start of FP1 (Fri 4 Sept, 11:30 UK time).

Italian Grand Prix 2026 session times

Session	UK	US Eastern	US Pacific	Australia (Sydney)	Local (Monza)
Practice 1	Fri 4 Sept, 11:30	Fri 4 Sept, 06:30	Fri 4 Sept, 03:30	Fri 4 Sept, 20:30	Fri 4 Sept, 12:30
Practice 2	Fri 4 Sept, 15:00	Fri 4 Sept, 10:00	Fri 4 Sept, 07:00	Sat 5 Sept, 00:00	Fri 4 Sept, 16:00
Practice 3	Sat 5 Sept, 11:30	Sat 5 Sept, 06:30	Sat 5 Sept, 03:30	Sat 5 Sept, 20:30	Sat 5 Sept, 12:30
Qualifying	Sat 5 Sept, 15:00	Sat 5 Sept, 10:00	Sat 5 Sept, 07:00	Sun 6 Sept, 00:00	Sat 5 Sept, 16:00
Race	Sun 6 Sept, 14:00	Sun 6 Sept, 09:00	Sun 6 Sept, 06:00	Sun 6 Sept, 23:00	Sun 6 Sept, 15:00

Times for UK, US Eastern, US Pacific, Sydney and the circuit's local time. See the full 2026 F1 race calendar.

What PPFL managers picked

For the Italian Grand Prix, Lewis Hamilton was the most-picked driver (33.3% of teams), Kimi Antonelli the most popular captain (22 teams, 18.3%), Mercedes the favourite constructor (40.8%). 120 teams · 13 changed their team for this race.

Driver	Team	Picked by	Captain
Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	33.3%	15% (18)
Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	21.7%	18.3% (22)
Lando Norris	McLaren	21.7%	14.2% (17)
George Russell	Mercedes	20%	15% (18)
Max Verstappen	Red Bull	17.5%	11.7% (14)
Oscar Piastri	McLaren	14.2%	7.5% (9)
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	10.8%	7.5% (9)
Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	8.3%	3.3% (4)
Oliver Bearman	Haas	8.3%	–
Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	7.5%	2.5% (3)

Constructor	Picked by
Mercedes	40.8%
Ferrari	20%
McLaren	13.3%
Aston Martin	5%
Alpine	4.2%

Most popular full team: George Russell + Lewis Hamilton with Mercedes (7 teams, 5.8%).

Biggest risers since last race (share of teams): Fernando Alonso 6.7% → 8.3%, Franco Colapinto 0.8% → 1.7%, Oscar Piastri 13.3% → 14.2%.

Biggest fallers (share of teams): Kimi Antonelli 25% → 21.7%, Charles Leclerc 11.7% → 10.8%, Oliver Bearman 9.2% → 8.3%.

Guess the Podium: community picks

5 players made Guess the Podium picks. 40% picked George Russell to win. The most popular podium was Kimi Antonelli, Lando Norris, Lewis Hamilton (2 picks).

P1: George Russell 40%, Kimi Antonelli 40%, Charles Leclerc 20%
P2: Charles Leclerc 40%, Lando Norris 40%, George Russell 20%
P3: Lewis Hamilton 100%

How the most-picked drivers scored

Lewis Hamilton (owned by 33.3%): 12 pts
Kimi Antonelli (owned by 21.7%): 46 pts
Lando Norris (owned by 21.7%): 24 pts
George Russell (owned by 20%): 30 pts
Max Verstappen (owned by 17.5%): 28 pts

Best differential: Oscar Piastri, owned by only 14.2% of teams, scored 15 PPFL points.

Italian Grand Prix 2026 results and F1 fantasy points

Top PPFL team this race: Bwoah F1 with 165 points.

For the Italian Grand Prix, 109 PPFL teams averaged 85.6 points; the top-scoring driver was Kimi Antonelli with 46 PPFL points; the best value was Kimi Antonelli, 1.2 points per $M at $38.0M; Kimi Antonelli gained the most places: 18, from P19 to P1.

The race data below comes from F1DB, the open-source Formula 1 database (release v2026.20.0), licensed under CC BY 4.0. PPFL points are our own.

Pierre Gasly took pole in 1:21.786; Kimi Antonelli set the fastest lap, 1:23.504 on lap 53; Kimi Antonelli was Driver of the Day with 38.87% of the fan vote.

Qualifying

Pos	Driver	Q1	Q2	Q3
1	Pierre Gasly	1:22.612	1:22.077	1:21.786
2	George Russell	1:22.779	1:22.161	1:21.846
3	Oscar Piastri	1:22.924	1:22.017	1:21.966
4	Charles Leclerc	1:22.902	1:22.509	1:22.004
5	Lewis Hamilton	1:22.847	1:22.516	1:22.011
6	Max Verstappen	1:22.631	1:22.188	1:22.070
7	Kimi Antonelli	1:22.758	1:21.882	1:22.093
8	Franco Colapinto	1:22.662	1:22.400	1:22.220
9	Lando Norris	1:22.659	1:22.067	1:22.256
10	Arvid Lindblad	1:22.727	1:22.345	1:22.286
11	Gabriel Bortoleto	1:22.946	1:22.517
12	Oliver Bearman	1:22.906	1:22.756
13	Nico Hülkenberg	1:23.440	1:22.779
14	Liam Lawson	1:22.989	1:22.821
15	Carlos Sainz Jr.	1:23.616	1:23.453
16	Esteban Ocon	1:23.466	1:23.454
17	Yuki Tsunoda	1:23.755
18	Alexander Albon	1:24.356
19	Valtteri Bottas	1:24.364
20	Sergio Pérez	1:24.595
21	Fernando Alonso	1:25.150
22	Lance Stroll	1:25.222

Drivers' championship after round 13

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Kimi Antonelli	267
2	George Russell	201
3	Lewis Hamilton	191
4	Lando Norris	171
5	Charles Leclerc	155
6	Max Verstappen	127
7	Oscar Piastri	116
8	Isack Hadjar	71
9	Liam Lawson	51
10	Pierre Gasly	41

Constructors' championship after round 13

Pos	Constructor	Points
1	Mercedes	468
2	Ferrari	346
3	McLaren	287
4	Red Bull	204
5	Racing Bulls	75
6	Alpine	62
7	Haas	21
8	Audi	16
9	Williams	11
10	Aston Martin	3
11	Cadillac	0

Full race result

Pos	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time / gap	F1 pts	PPFL pts	Notes
1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	53	1:51:15.281	25	46	Fastest lap; Driver of the Day
2	George Russell	Mercedes	53	+3.857	18	30
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	53	+14.718	15	28
4	Lando Norris	McLaren	53	+19.056	12	24
5	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	53	+19.253	10	15
6	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	53	+24.655	8	12
7	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	53	+27.351	6	12
8	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	53	+45.136	4	10
9	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	53	+47.353	2	3
10	Yuki Tsunoda	Racing Bulls	53	+58.187	1	12
11	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	53	+1:05.187		0
12	Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	53	+1:06.187		2
13	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	53	+1:14.117		4
14	Liam Lawson	Red Bull	53	+1:15.609		0	Started from the pit lane
15	Oliver Bearman	Haas	53	+1:18.958		-3
16	Esteban Ocon	Haas	52	+1 lap		0
17	Alexander Albon	Williams	52	+1 lap		2
18	Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	52	+1 lap		4	5s penalty
19	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	51	+2 laps		0
DNF	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	26	Hydraulics		-5
DNF	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	23	Mechanical		-5	Started from the pit lane
DNF	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1	Accident		0

PPFL fantasy points by driver

Points before the captain bonus (a captain's race finish points are doubled).

Driver	Team	Grid	Finish	PPFL pts
Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	P7	1	46
George Russell	Mercedes	P2	2	30
Max Verstappen	Red Bull	P6	3	28
Lando Norris	McLaren	P9	4	24
Oscar Piastri	McLaren	P3	5	15
Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	P5	6	12
Pierre Gasly	Alpine	P1	7	12
Yuki Tsunoda	Racing Bulls	P17	10	12
Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	P10	8	10
Carlos Sainz Jr.	Williams	P15	13	4
Sergio Pérez	Cadillac	P20	18	4
Franco Colapinto	Alpine	P8	9	3
Nico Hülkenberg	Audi	P13	12	2
Alexander Albon	Williams	P18	17	2
Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	P11	11	0
Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	P14	14	0
Esteban Ocon	Haas	P16	16	0
Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	P19	19	0
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	P4	DNF	0
Oliver Bearman	Haas	P12	15	-3
Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	P22	DNF	-5
Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	P21	DNF	-5

Price changes after the Italian Grand Prix

PPFL prices move after every Grand Prix based on recent form. Changes since round 12 (20 unchanged):

Driver / constructor	Before	After	Change
Kimi Antonelli	$38.0M	$44.0M	+$6.0M
Mercedes	$44.0M	$50.0M	+$6.0M
Arvid Lindblad	$26.0M	$29.0M	+$3.0M
Max Verstappen	$32.0M	$35.0M	+$3.0M
Oscar Piastri	$29.0M	$32.0M	+$3.0M
Lando Norris	$44.0M	$45.0M	+$1.0M
Oliver Bearman	$10.0M	$11.0M	+$1.0M
Esteban Ocon	$11.0M	$10.0M	-$1.0M
Isack Hadjar	$43.0M	$42.0M	-$1.0M
Lewis Hamilton	$45.0M	$43.0M	-$2.0M
Ferrari	$50.0M	$47.0M	-$3.0M
McLaren	$47.0M	$44.0M	-$3.0M
Charles Leclerc	$42.0M	$38.0M	-$4.0M
Liam Lawson	$35.0M	$26.0M	-$9.0M

See every price and the season trend on the F1 fantasy Price Form.

Driver of the Day history at Monza

The fan-voted Driver of the Day at every race held here since the vote began.

2026: Kimi Antonelli (38.9% of the vote)
2025: Max Verstappen (29.4% of the vote)
2024: Charles Leclerc (26.4% of the vote)
2023: Carlos Sainz Jr. (31.5% of the vote)
2022: Nyck de Vries (24.8% of the vote)
2021: Daniel Ricciardo (34.5% of the vote)
2020: Pierre Gasly (28.0% of the vote)
2019: Charles Leclerc (34.9% of the vote)
2018: Kimi Räikkönen
2017: Daniel Ricciardo

Recent Italian Grand Prix winners

Planning your team? Check driver and constructor values on the F1 fantasy Price Form and the Monza circuit guide.

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