Ferrari's Carlos Sainz will start at the front of the grid for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix at Monza after holding off Red Bull's Max Verstappen during qualifying.
Verstappen is looking to break a tie with Sebastian Vettel as he searches for a record 10th consecutive victory. Sainz's teammate, Charles Leclerc, will start Sunday's race in third.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:20.294 |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +0.013 |
| 3 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | +0.067 |
| 4 | George Russell | Mercedes | +0.377 |
| 5 | Sergio Perez | Red Bull | +0.394 |
| 6 | Alex Albon | Williams | +0.466 |
| 7 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +0.491 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | +0.526 |
| 9 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +0.685 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +1.123 |
| 11 | Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | Q2 |
| 12 | Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri | Q2 |
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | Q2 |
| 14 | Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | Q2 |
| 15 | Logan Sargeant | Williams | Q2 |
| 16 | Zhou Guanyu | Alfa Romeo | Q1 |
| 17 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | Q1 |
| 18 | Esteban Ocon | Alpine | Q1 |
| 19 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | Q1 |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | Q1 |
Sainz will look to join Leclerc as only the second Ferrari driver to win the Scuderia's hometown grand prix since 2010.
"Tomorrow, I'm going to give it everything to hold onto that P1," Sainz said. "A good start, a good first stint, and see if we can battle Max. I'm going to give it my all."
Despite coming up short in qualifying, Leclerc was happy to see his teammate come out on top.
"Seeing Carlos is P1 is great for Ferrari, and he has done a great job all weekend," Leclerc said.
With a victory Sunday, Ferrari would become the first team other than Red Bull to win a race this season.
