Round 8 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2020-09-06
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) took pole for the 2020 Italian Grand Prix with a 1:18.887 lap.
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) joined the front row, 0.069s shy of pole, with Carlos Sainz (McLaren) third on the grid. Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Daniil Kvyat (AlphaTauri) missed the cut by —s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.290s — pole to P10 — with Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:19.514 | 1:19.092 | 1:18.887 | 1:18.887 |
| 2 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:19.786 | 1:18.952 | 1:18.956 | +0.069 |
| 3 | 55Carlos Sainz | McLaren | 1:20.099 | 1:19.705 | 1:19.695 | +0.808 |
| 4 |
| 11Sergio Pérez |
| Racing Point |
| 1:20.048 |
| 1:19.718 |
| 1:19.720 |
| +0.833 |
| 5 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:20.193 | 1:19.780 | 1:19.795 | +0.908 |
| 6 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:20.344 | 1:19.962 | 1:19.820 | +0.933 |
| 7 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1:20.548 | 1:20.031 | 1:19.864 | +0.977 |
| 8 | 18Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 1:20.400 | 1:19.924 | 1:20.049 | +1.162 |
| 9 | 23Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 1:21.104 | 1:20.064 | 1:20.090 | +1.203 |
| 10 | 10Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:20.145 | 1:19.909 | 1:20.177 | +1.290 |
| 11 | 26Daniil Kvyat | AlphaTauri | 1:20.307 | 1:20.169 | — | +1.282 |
| 12 | 31Esteban Ocon | Renault | 1:20.747 | 1:20.234 | — | +1.347 |
| 13 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:20.443 | 1:20.273 | — | +1.386 |
| 14 | 7Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | 1:21.010 | 1:20.926 | — | +2.039 |
| 15 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:20.869 | 1:21.573 | — | +2.686 |
| 16 | 8Romain Grosjean | Haas F1 Team | 1:21.139 | — | — | +2.252 |
| 17 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:21.151 | — | — | +2.264 |
| 18 | 99Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:21.206 | — | — | +2.319 |
| 19 | 63George Russell | Williams | 1:21.587 | — | — | +2.700 |
| 20 | 6Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:21.717 | — | — | +2.830 |