Carlos Sainz
Carlos Sainz

2024 F1 Italian Grand Prix - Qualifying - As it happened

A recap of what happened in F1 qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix.

31 Aug 2024
16:14
That's a wrap

Keep across Crash.net for the reaction to qualifying at Monza.

16:06
It's a front-row lock-out for McLaren

Norris on pole ahead of Piastri!

Russell secures third ahead of Leclerc, Sainz, Hamilton, Verstappen, Perez, Albon and Hulkenberg.

15:57
Norris sets the benchmark

Norris leads the way after the first runs with a 1m19.401s, 0.035s ahead of Piastri. Russell, Hamilton, Sainz, Leclerc, Perez, Verstappen, Hulkenberg and Albon complete the top 10.

15:54
Q3 is underway

All 10 cars are out on track here. 

New tyres for everyone except Perez, Albon and Hulkenberg.

15:45
Out in Q2

Hamilton on top ahead of Verstappen.

Knocked out: Alonso, Ricciardo, Magnussen, Gasly and Ocon.

15:42
In the drop-zone currently

Alonso, Magnussen, Gasly, Ocon and Ricciardo.

15:38
Ferraris on new tyres now

Third for Sainz, 0.158s down on Hamilton; Leclerc only seventh though, 0.3s off the pace.

15:36
Hamilton goes quickest

Impressive lap from the seven-time world champion to go 0.086s ahead of Norris. Russell only fifth, 0.2s down. 

15:34
It's a McLaren 1-2

Just 0.147s between Norris, Piastri and Verstappen who fill the top three - all of those drivers set their times on new tyres.

15:33
Some early runs

Leclerc and Sainz are the first drivers out on track, running on used tyres. 

1m20.296s for Leclerc, a tenth ahead of Sainz.

15:29
Q2 underway

Q2 kicks off after a small delay as some gravel was removed off the track. 

15:23
The top 10 in Q1

Norris, Leclerc, Piastri, Sainz, Russell, Verstappen, Hamilton, Albon, Perez and Alonso.

15:19
Out in Q1

Tsunoda, Stroll, Colapinto, Bottas and Zhou.

15:18
An off moment for Magnussen

That hampers the two Saubers - who are out in Q1. 

15:16
Perez improves

He moves into ninth in the Red Bull as he improves on his second run.

15:15
Albon on the move

He moves into eighth in the Williams, confirming their strong pace this weekend.

Perez is about to start a lap now - he's currently in 19th. 

15:12
In the drop-zone currently

Colapinto, Tsunoda, Bottas, Perez and Zhou.

15:09
Piastri's first time on the board

It's a 1m20.488s for Piastri, 0.577s down on Norris' top time in Q1.

15:07
Norris lowers the benchmark

A 1m19.911s for Norris now, putting him 0.1s ahead of Leclerc.

Verstappen only third, 0.3s down on Norris.

15:04
Leclerc sets the early pace

A 1m20.074s for the Ferrari driver, putting him 0.7s ahead of Hulkenberg in second.

15:01
First cars on track

Leclerc, Sainz, Hulkenberg, Gasly, Magnussen, Ocon and Zhou are the first drivers out on track.

15:00
Q1 is underway

The first 18 minutes of qualifying is underway. 

14:52
Not long to go now until qualifying

 

Haas
Haas
14:38
The story so far
  • Mercedes on top in two of the three practice sessions
  • Ferrari in the mix after a few difficult rounds
  • McLaren expected to be in the fight - but yet to product their best laps
  • Verstappen visibly frustrated with the handling of his RB20 in FP3

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