Round 14 qualifying — Q1, Q2 and Q3 timing - 2023-09-03
Carlos Sainz (Ferrari) took pole for the 2023 Italian Grand Prix with a 1:20.294 lap.
Max Verstappen (Red Bull) joined the front row, 0.013s shy of pole, with Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) third on the grid. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) was the slowest into Q3 in P10, while Yuki Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) missed the cut by 0.177s.
Q3 was settled inside 1.123s — pole to P10 — with Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) closing the top ten.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 55Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 1:21.965 | 1:20.991 | 1:20.294 | 1:20.294 |
| 2 | 3Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:21.573 | 1:20.937 | 1:20.307 | +0.013 |
| 3 | 16Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:21.788 | 1:20.977 | 1:20.361 | +0.067 |
| 4 |
| 63George Russell |
| Mercedes |
| 1:22.148 |
| 1:21.382 |
| 1:20.671 |
| +0.377 |
| 5 | 11Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 1:21.911 | 1:21.240 | 1:20.688 | +0.394 |
| 6 | 23Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:21.661 | 1:21.272 | 1:20.760 | +0.466 |
| 7 | 81Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:22.106 | 1:21.527 | 1:20.785 | +0.491 |
| 8 | 44Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:21.977 | 1:21.369 | 1:20.820 | +0.526 |
| 9 | 1Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:21.995 | 1:21.581 | 1:20.979 | +0.685 |
| 10 | 14Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:22.043 | 1:21.543 | 1:21.417 | +1.123 |
| 11 | 22Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:21.852 | 1:21.594 | — | +1.300 |
| 12 | 30Liam Lawson | AlphaTauri | 1:22.112 | 1:21.758 | — | +1.464 |
| 13 | 27Nico Hülkenberg | Haas F1 Team | 1:22.343 | 1:21.776 | — | +1.482 |
| 14 | 77Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:22.249 | 1:21.940 | — | +1.646 |
| 15 | 2Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:21.930 | 1:21.944 | — | +1.650 |
| 16 | 24Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:22.390 | — | — | +2.096 |
| 17 | 10Pierre Gasly | Alpine F1 Team | 1:22.545 | — | — | +2.251 |
| 18 | 31Esteban Ocon | Alpine F1 Team | 1:22.548 | — | — | +2.254 |
| 19 | 20Kevin Magnussen | Haas F1 Team | 1:22.592 | — | — | +2.298 |
| 20 | 18Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:22.860 | — | — | +2.566 |