Round 14 qualifying β Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2021-09-12
Valtteri Bottas (Mercedes) took pole for the 2021 Italian Grand Prix with a 1:19.555 lap.
Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) joined the front row, 0.096s shy of pole, with Max Verstappen (Red Bull) third on the grid. Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) missed the cut by 0.105s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.253s β pole to P10 β with Antonio Giovinazzi (Alfa Romeo) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1:20.685 | 1:20.032 | 1:19.555 | 1:19.555 |
| 2 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:20.543 | 1:19.936 | 1:19.651 | +0.096 |
| 3 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:21.035 | 1:20.229 | 1:19.966 | +0.411 |
| 4 |
| 1Lando Norris |
| McLaren |
| 1:20.916 |
| 1:20.059 |
| 1:19.989 |
| +0.434 |
| 5 | 3Daniel Ricciardo | McLaren | 1:21.292 | 1:20.435 | 1:19.995 | +0.440 |
| 6 | 10Pierre Gasly | AlphaTauri | 1:21.440 | 1:20.556 | 1:20.260 | +0.705 |
| 7 | 55Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:21.118 | 1:20.750 | 1:20.462 | +0.907 |
| 8 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:21.219 | 1:20.767 | 1:20.510 | +0.955 |
| 9 | 11Sergio PΓ©rez | Red Bull | 1:21.308 | 1:20.882 | 1:20.611 | +1.056 |
| 10 | 99Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 1:21.197 | 1:20.726 | 1:20.808 | +1.253 |
| 11 | 5Sebastian Vettel | Aston Martin | 1:21.394 | 1:20.913 | β | +1.358 |
| 12 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:21.415 | 1:21.020 | β | +1.465 |
| 13 | 14Fernando Alonso | Alpine F1 Team | 1:21.487 | 1:21.069 | β | +1.514 |
| 14 | 31Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:21.500 | 1:21.103 | β | +1.548 |
| 15 | 63George Russell | Williams | 1:21.890 | 1:21.392 | β | +1.837 |
| 16 | 6Nicholas Latifi | Williams | 1:21.925 | β | β | +2.370 |
| 17 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:21.973 | β | β | +2.418 |
| 18 | 47Mick Schumacher | Haas F1 Team | 1:22.248 | β | β | +2.693 |
| 19 | 88Robert Kubica | Alfa Romeo | 1:22.530 | β | β | +2.975 |
| 20 | 9Nikita Mazepin | Haas F1 Team | 1:22.716 | β | β | +3.161 |