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Max Verstappen posted the fastest time in Q2 to lead qualifying for the Spanish Grand Prix, while Yuki Tsunoda and Pierre Gasly were eliminated in Q2. Hulkenberg, Bortoleto, Ocon, and Albon also failed to progress from Q2. In Q1, Sainz, Alonso, Perez, Bottas, Bearman and Stroll were eliminated. Russell had topped practice earlier, with Lawson and Antonelli trading fast times before Verstappen’s late push.
Pierre Gasly claimed Alpine’s pole at Monza after a meticulously coordinated tow and energy-management strategy, beating George Russell by 0.060s as rivals struggled with the new regulation-driven dynamics and slipstream tactics, underscoring the importance of team execution at the high-speed Italian Grand Prix.
Pierre Gasly stunned Formula 1 by taking a surprise pole at Monza for Alpine, riding strong straight-line speed and a recent upgrade to beat the usual frontrunners, with Russell lining up second after a tricky tow battle involving Verstappen. The result marks one of the biggest shocks in years and sets up a dramatic Italian Grand Prix.
Pierre Gasly starts from pole for Alpine after qualifying for the 2026 Italian Grand Prix, but the rest of the grid is shuffled by penalties: Kimi Antonelli, Alex Albon and Liam Lawson move to the back due to power-unit changes, while Oscar Piastri incurs a three-place grid drop for impeding Lawson; the provisional starting grid currently has George Russell, Charles Leclerc, and Lewis Hamilton behind Gasly, with Max Verstappen fifth and the rest of the field following.
Pierre Gasly claimed his maiden F1 pole for Alpine at Monza, edging George Russell by 0.060s in a tight Q3 and benefiting from a precise slipstream; Oscar Piastri and Charles Leclerc lined up third and fourth, with Lewis Hamilton fifth and Max Verstappen sixth as the field remained razor-close. Antonelli’s engine penalty dropped him to the back, promoting Franco Colapinto to seventh and reshuffling the rest of the order.
Pierre Gasly stunned Monza by taking pole for Alpine in a dramatic Italian Grand Prix qualifying, beating George Russell by 0.060s with a 1:21.786; Russell P2, Oscar Piastri P3, Leclerc P4 and Hamilton P5, with Hamilton just making Q3 by 0.001s after a tight session.
The FIA Court of Appeal dismissed Flavio Briatore's claim that a judge in the Alpine-Gasly case was biased due to links with McLaren, reiterating judges’ independence and disclosure duties. Briatore had argued one official attended a charity event with McLaren connections; the FIA defended the process and allowed no objections to the proceedings. The court’s ruling kept Gasly in seventh and elevated three Red Bull drivers and one McLaren driver in the final order, prompting strong rebukes from McLaren as Briatore’s allegations were publicly aired. Andrea Stella of McLaren emphasized the hearing's high standards and rejected the accusations.
The FIA International Court of Appeal reinstated Pierre Gasly’s two five-second penalties from the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix after a miscalibrated pit-lane speed loop, dropping Gasly from P3 to P7 and promoting Isack Hadjar to P3; McLaren and Red Bull had appealed, arguing the ruling created inequity. Alpine expressed disappointment but accepted the decision. As a result, Hadjar, Piastri, Lawson and Lindblad each gain three points, while Gasly loses nine points, reshaping the drivers' standings ahead of the Italian Grand Prix.
An FIA court of appeal ruled that a retrospective change to the pit-lane distance parameter is not permissible, meaning the official measurement used to assess pit-lane speed must remain fixed and apply equally to all drivers. Although Alpine argued Gasly did not exceed the 60km/h limit under a shorter line—which had led to the initial penalty being overturned—the court concluded that the benchmark cannot be displaced for a single competitor after the race. The ruling preserves the established measurement and did not address penalties for Hamilton, Russell or Piastri; Alpine have sent the third-place trophy to Red Bull and are considering CAS as a further option.
In Monaco, Gasly initially received two pit-lane speed penalties totaling 10 seconds, dropping him to P7, and five drivers were penalized for speeding by 0.1 kph. The stewards later ruled the penalties were issued in error after FOM revealed a miscalculation in the pit-lane distance (77 cm off), rescinding the penalties and promoting Gasly to P3 while demoting Isack Hadjar to P4, reversing the podium.
FIA stewards overturned two five-second penalties on Pierre Gasly after Alpine showed pit-lane speed measurements were miscalculated due to a distance error in Monaco, reinstating Gasly to third and moving Alpine up while Red Bull’s Hadjar drops to fourth; penalties for others had already been served and remain unchanged, and Alpine’s right of review is credited with the podium restoration.
Alpine’s right-of-review overturned Pierre Gasly’s two Monaco pit-lane speeding penalties, restoring him to third, with the Drivers’ and Constructors’ standings recalculated and the review deposits refunded.
Pierre Gasly was reinstated to third place at Monaco after Alpine successfully appealed penalties for pit-lane speeding; the stewards ruled Gasly had not exceeded the limit and noted changes to the pit-lane distance, with most alleged overspeeds at 0.1 km/h over the limit and one at 0.4 km/h. Hamilton's penalty did not affect his second place due to how it was served during a safety-car period, while Piastri dropped to fifth as a consequence of the penalties.
Alpine has filed for a Right of Review with the FIA to challenge Pierre Gasly’s Monaco penalties tied to the pit-lane timing system, arguing Gasly and others did not exceed the 60 kph limit and that the system may have misfired. The hearing could raise questions about how pit-lane speed is enforced and potentially affect other penalties, though a full race result change is unlikely. The Monaco setup and the timing infrastructure add complexity, and the case could prompt scrutiny or changes to enforcement without necessarily restoring Gasly’s podium.
Franco Colapinto disobeyed team orders by overtaking Pierre Gasly late in the US Grand Prix, leading to internal criticism from Alpine, despite improving their race result; the incident highlights team strategy tensions and driver motivation issues.