What time is the Italian Grand Prix today? Schedule, location and where to watch F1 race
Oscar Piastri can tighten his grip on the F1 Drivers’ Championship Title in Monza this afternoon, despite Max Verstappen starting on pole.
The McLaren driver claimed a seventh race win of the season at last week’s Dutch Grand Prix.
With team-mate Lando Norris retiring in Zandvoort, Piastri extended his lead over the Brit to 34 points.
Norris will be hoping to bounce back at the Italian Grand Prix, though.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc won at Monza last year in his team’s home race, but both their drivers crashed out in the Netherlands.
It went from bad to worse for Lewis Hamilton after the race as he was slapped with a five-place grid penalty.
The seven-time world champion was penalised after failing to slow down under double yellow flags.
Hamilton is still waiting for his first podium since joining Ferrari, who will be roared on by the Tifosi on home soil.
Italian Grand Prix: Date and how to follow
The Italian Grand Prix race weekend got underway on Friday, September 5.
The race itself is on Sunday, September 7, with a 2pm start time.
It will be broadcast live on Sky Sports F1.
talkSPORT will also have updates from Monza throughout the weekend.
To tune in to talkSPORT on the website, click HERE for the live stream.
Alternatively, fans can listen on the talkSPORT app, on DAB digital radio, through your smart speaker and on 1089 or 1053 AM.
TOP-10 IN QUALIFYING
1. Max Verstappen
2. Lando Norris
3. Oscar Piastri
4. Charles Leclerc
5. Lewis Hamilton
6. George Russell
7. Kimi Antonelli
8. Gabriel Bortoleto
9. Fernando Alonso
10. Yuki Tsunoda
Italian Grand Prix: Drivers’ Standings
Here is how the Drivers’ Championship looks ahead of this weekend’s race at Monza.
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 309 points, seven wins. 13 podiums
- Lando Norris (McLaren) – 275 points, five wins, 12 podiums
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull) – 205 points, two wins, six podiums
- George Russell (Mercedes) – 184 points, one win, six podiums
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 151 points, five podiums
- Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – 109 points
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) – 64 points, one podium
- Alex Albon (Williams) – 64 points
- Nico Hulkenberg (Sauber) – 37 points, one podium
- Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) – 37 points, one podium
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 32 points
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 30 points
- Esteban Ocon (Haas) – 28 points
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 20 points
- Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) – 20 points
- Oliver Bearman (Haas) – 16 points
- Carlos Sainz (Williams) – 16 points
- Gabriel Bortoleto (Sauber) – 14 points
- Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) – 12 points
- Franco Colapinto (Alpine) – 0 points
- Jack Doohan (Alpine) – 0 points
Last 10 Italian Grand Prix winners
2024 – Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
2023 – Max Verstappen, Red Bull
2022 – Max Verstappen, Red Bull
2021 – Daniel Ricciardo, McLaren
2020 – Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri
2019 – Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
2018 – Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
2017 – Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
2016 – Nico Rosberg, Mercedes
2015 – Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
Italian Grand Prix: What has been said?
Norris vowed to ‘go for it’ during the remainder of the season in a bid to keep up with Piastri in the title race.
Following the Dutch Grand Prix, he admitted: “It’s only made it harder for me and put me under more pressure. But it’s almost a big enough gap now that I can just chill out about it and just go for it.
“The only thing I can do is try to win every race. That’s going to be difficult, but I’ll make sure I give it everything I can.
“Tough one. Of course it’s frustrating. It hurts a bit, it hurts for sure, in a championship point of view.
“It’s a lot of points to lose so quickly and so easily. There’s nothing I can control now, so I’ll just take it on the chin and move on.”
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