F1 Starting Grid 2024 Italian Grand Prix

Event: Italian Grand Prix
Track: Monza Circuit

Warm-up lap starts at: 15:00 Local | 15:00 CET | 14:00 UK | 06:00 LA | 22:00 Tokio

As the Formula 1 circus rolls into the historic Autodromo Nazionale Monza, the stage is set for what promises to be a thrilling Italian Grand Prix. The high-speed straights of Monza have always been a challenge for drivers, but this year’s qualifying session has thrown the grid into a tantalizing mix of familiar faces and unexpected contenders.

McLaren’s Lando Norris stunned the paddock with a blistering pole position, while reigning champion Max Verstappen finds himself in unfamiliar territory, starting from the fourth row. McLaren driver Oscar Piastri who crashed with Verstappen in the pitlane, did not get a grid penalty. The McLaren team did get a fine of € 10.000,- for the unsafe release.

With the Tifosi roaring for Ferrari and an unpredictable race ahead, the 2024 Italian Grand Prix is shaping up to be a classic. Buckle up and get ready for the spectacle!

F1 Starting Grid 2023 Italian GP

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Mario Isola - Pirelli Director of Motorsport

“A great qualifying session, very closely contested by this season’s top four teams with the championship looking more open than ever. McLaren confirmed it has the most versatile car at this point in the season, taking pole at the very tight and twisty Zandvoort, in rather cool conditions and now at the Temple of Speed on a typically hot Italian summer’s day.

“In fact, temperatures will play an important role in the race, with conditions tomorrow forecast to be similar to today’s and that definitely won’t help teams and drivers when it comes to tyre management. Graining could still be a factor, which could open the door to a possible two-stop strategy. That is why, apart from ensuring they have an additional option in the event of a neutralisation, all the drivers, with the exception of Tsunoda, have chosen to keep two sets of Hards for the race. On paper, the very long Monza pit lane usually means that a one-stop is almost obligatory here: so a strategy based on using one set of the C4 and one of the C3, stopping between laps 20 and 26 is the quickest. Although the opposite usage would work for those thinking of running a longer first stint, stopping between laps 26 and 32. This year however, a two-stop cannot be ruled out, running one set of Medium and two of Hard. Honestly, I think everyone will try and run a one-stop, trying to manage the tyres especially in the opening laps of each stint to avoid stressing them too much, while aware they have a Plan B up their sleeve thanks to having two sets of Hard.

“Finally, I’m pleased to report that our simulations prior to qualifying as to the pole position times (1’19”1, in cooler temperatures than were actually experienced) were substantially proved to be correct, even in unusual circumstances, as we had very little data available relating to the track surface as it was completely new.”

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