2024 Italian Grand Prix

Motor car race

The 2024 Italian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio d'Italia 2024) was a Formula One motor race held on 1 September 2024 at the Monza Circuit in Monza, Italy. It was the sixteenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship.

2024 Italian Grand Prix
Race 16 of 24 in the 2024 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza
Race details[1]
Date 1 September 2024
Official name Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio d'Italia 2024
Location Monza Circuit
Monza, Italy
Course Permanent racing facility
Course length 5.793 km (3.599 miles)
Distance 53 laps, 306.720 km (190.586 miles)
Weather Partly cloudy
Attendance 335,000[2]
Pole position
Driver McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:19.327
Fastest lap
Driver United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes
Time 1:21.432 on lap 53
Podium
First Ferrari
Second McLaren-Mercedes
Third McLaren-Mercedes
Lap leaders
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The race featured the Grand Prix debut of Franco Colapinto, who will be driving for Williams until the end of the season. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri locked out the front row for McLaren, their first at Monza since 2012. The 53-lap race was won by Charles Leclerc driving a Ferrari, marking the team’s first win at Monza since 2019. Piastri and Norris rounded out the podium.

Background

The event was held at the Monza Circuit in Monza for the 74th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 30 August – 1 September.[3] The Grand Prix was the sixteenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the 75th running of the Italian Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship.[4]

Championship standings before the race

Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 295 points, 70 points ahead of Lando Norris in second, and 103 ahead of Charles Leclerc in third. Red Bull Racing, with 434 points, led the Constructors' Championship from McLaren and Ferrari, who are second and third with 404 and 370 points, respectively.[5]

Entrants

Debutant Franco Colapinto (left) replaced Logan Sargeant (center) at Williams from this Grand Prix onwards. Andrea Kimi Antonelli (right) drove for Mercedes in the first free practice session, making his Formula One practice debut.

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with the exception of Franco Colapinto, who replaced Logan Sargeant at Williams from this Grand Prix onwards.[6] Colapinto made his Formula One debut.[7][8] Andrea Kimi Antonelli drove for Mercedes in place of George Russell during the first practice session, making his Formula One practice debut.[9] Aston Martin were planning to have Felipe Drugovich drive in first practice in place of Fernando Alonso, before cancelling this plan in response to the track changes.[10]

Tyre choices

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C3, C4, and C5 tyre compounds (the three softest in their range) designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at this event.[11]

Track changes

Ahead of the event, Monza Circuit underwent significant changes. In addition to facility improvements, the entire track was resurfaced.[12][13] The DRS zone leading in to turn 1 was extended by 103 metres (338 ft).[14]

Practice

Three free practice sessions were held for the event. The first free practice session was held on 30 August 2024, at 13:30 local time (UTC+2), and was topped by Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing ahead of Charles Leclerc of Ferrari and Lando Norris of McLaren. Debutant Andrea Kimi Antonelli spun at turn 11, crashing into the wall and causing the session to be stopped temporarily.[15] The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 17:00 local time, and was topped by Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes ahead of Norris and Carlos Sainz Jr. of Ferrari. The third practice session was held on 31 August 2024, at 12:30 local time, and was topped by Hamilton ahead of his teammate George Russell and Leclerc.[1]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 31 August 2024, at 16:00 local time (UTC+2).[1]

Qualifying classification

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 4   Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 1:19.911 1:19.727 1:19.327 1
2 81   Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.076 1:19.808 1:19.436 2
3 63   George Russell Mercedes 1:20.169 1:19.877 1:19.440 3
4 16   Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:20.074 1:20.007 1:19.461 4
5 55   Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1:20.149 1:19.799 1:19.467 5
6 44   Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:20.477 1:19.641 1:19.513 6
7 1   Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:20.226 1:19.662 1:20.022 7
8 11   Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:20.598 1:20.216 1:20.062 8
9 23   Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 1:20.542 1:20.314 1:20.299 9
10 27   Nico Hülkenberg Haas-Ferrari 1:20.781 1:20.411 1:20.339 10
11 14   Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:20.617 1:20.421 N/A 11
12 3   Daniel Ricciardo RB-Honda RBPT 1:20.901 1:20.479 N/A 12
13 20   Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:20.856 1:20.698 N/A 13
14 10   Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault 1:20.748 1:20.738 N/A 14
15 31   Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 1:20.764 1:20.766 N/A 15
16 22   Yuki Tsunoda RB-Honda RBPT 1:20.945 N/A N/A 16
17 18   Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:21.013 N/A N/A 17
18 43   Franco Colapinto Williams-Mercedes 1:21.061 N/A N/A 18
19 77   Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber-Ferrari 1:21.101 N/A N/A 19
20 24   Zhou Guanyu Kick Sauber-Ferrari 1:21.445 N/A N/A 20
107% time: 1:25.504
Source:[16][17]

Race

The race was held on 1 September 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+2), and was run for 53 laps.[1]

Race classification

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Laps Time/Retired Grid Points
1 16   Charles Leclerc Ferrari 53 1:14:40.727 4 25
2 81   Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes 53 +2.664 2 18
3 4   Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 53 +6.153 1 161
4 55   Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 53 +15.621 5 12
5 44   Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 53 +22.820 6 10
6 1   Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 53 +37.932 7 8
7 63   George Russell Mercedes 53 +39.715 3 6
8 11   Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 53 +54.148 8 4
9 23   Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 53 +1:07.456 9 2
10 20   Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 53 +1:08.3022 13 1
11 14   Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 53 +1:08.495 11
12 43   Franco Colapinto Williams-Mercedes 53 +1:21.308 18
13 3   Daniel Ricciardo RB-Honda RBPT 53 +1:33.4523 12
14 31   Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 52 +1 lap 15
15 10   Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault 52 +1 lap 14
16 77   Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber-Ferrari 52 +1 lap 19
17 27   Nico Hülkenberg Haas-Ferrari 52 +1 lap 10
18 24   Zhou Guanyu Kick Sauber-Ferrari 52 +1 lap 20
19 18   Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 52 +1 lap 17
Ret 22   Yuki Tsunoda RB-Honda RBPT 7 Overheating 16
Fastest lap:   Lando Norris (McLaren-Mercedes) – 1:21.432 (lap 53)
Source:[17][18][19][20]

Notes

  • ^1 – Includes one point for fastest lap.[19]
  • ^2Kevin Magnussen finished ninth, but received a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with Pierre Gasly.[18][21]
  • ^3Daniel Ricciardo finished 12th, but received a total of 15-second time penalty; five seconds for forcing Nico Hülkenberg off the track and ten seconds for failing to serve the penalty correctly.[18][22]

Championship standings after the race

  • Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.

See also

References

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  2. ^ "335,000 Attend 2024 Italian Grand Prix Weekend". F1 Destinations. 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Monza". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 28 August 2024.
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  7. ^ "Williams Racing announces that Franco Colapinto will race with the team for the remainder of the 2024 FIA Formula 1 World Championship season". Williams Racing. 27 August 2024. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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  12. ^ Wood, Will (9 January 2024). "Major Monza renovation and resurfacing work begins". RaceFans.net. Retrieved 30 August 2024.
  13. ^ Mann-Bryans, Mark (29 August 2024). "F1 drivers voice concerns over changes to "old school" Monza circuit". Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  14. ^ "FIA adds over 100 metres to Monza's longest DRS zone". Racefans.net. 29 August 2024. Retrieved 12 September 2024.
  15. ^ "Must-see: Drama at Monza as Antonelli crashes out of F1 practice debut with Mercedes". formula1.com. 30 August 2024.
  16. ^ "Formula 1 Pirelli Grand Premio d'Italia 2024 – Qualifying". Formula 1. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  17. ^ 17.0 17.1 "Formula 1 Pirelli Grand Premio d'Italia 2024 – Starting Grid". Formula 1. 31 August 2024. Retrieved 31 August 2024.
  18. ^ 18.0 18.1 18.2 "Formula 1 Pirelli Grand Premio d'Italia 2024 – Race Result". Formula 1. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  19. ^ 19.0 19.1 "Formula 1 Pirelli Grand Premio d'Italia 2024 – Fastest Laps". Formula 1. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
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  21. ^ "Doc 57 – Infringement – Car 20 – Causing a collision" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  22. ^ "Doc 54 – Infringement – Car 3 – Forcing Car 27 off the track" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 3 September 2024.
  23. ^ 23.0 23.1 "Italy 2024 – Championship". Stats F1. 1 September 2024. Retrieved 1 September 2024.

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