2019 Italian Grand Prix

The 2019 Italian Grand Prix (officially the Formula 1 Gran Premio Heineken d'Italia 2019) was the fourteenth race of the 2019 Formula One season, and the eighty-ninth time the Italian Grand Prix was held. It was held between 6 September and 8 September 2019.
In qualifying, after most of the drivers in the top ten got backed up for too long within the final few minutes, Charles Leclerc took his fourth pole position, ahead of Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas.
In the race, Leclerc made a good start and kept ahead of Hamilton, who immediately got back ahead of Bottas after being briefly overtaken at the first turn of Variante del Rettifilo, while Max Verstappen made contact with Sergio Pérez when the latter was trying to brake behind Daniil Kvyat. Nico Hülkenberg also passed Sebastian Vettel at the first turn of Variante del Roggia, but the latter was able to get back past on the start/finish straight on lap 2. After Alexander Albon passed Carlos Sainz, Jr. before Variante del Roggia on lap 3, the two of them made contact at the first turn of Curve di Lesmo, forcing Albon off the track before rejoining. On lap 6, Vettel spun at Variante Ascari, but as he rejoined the track, he collided with Lance Stroll, clipping Vettel's front wing and sending Stroll into a spin. Stroll then drove into the path of Pierre Gasly, forcing the latter to go across the gravel trap in order to avoid him. Both Vettel and Stroll were penalised, with Vettel taking a ten-second stop/go penalty not long after he pitted for a new front wing, and Stroll taking a drive-through penalty. After their first pit stops, Leclerc was under pressure from Hamilton throughout the race, though Leclerc stayed in front despite getting a black-and-white flag for forcing Hamilton off the track at Variante del Roggia on lap 23 and then locking up before cutting the chicane at Variante del Rettifilo on lap 36, which the stewards gave no further action against. Between those incidents, two virtual safety car periods were deployed for one lap each from lap 29 to 31, after Sainz pulled off with a tyre not properly attached on lap 28, and Kvyat suffered an oil leak on lap 30. Due to stopping later than Leclerc and Hamilton, Bottas caught up to them by lap 42, when Hamilton locked up and went across the run-off area at Variante del Rettifilo, giving second place to Bottas. With no more grip on his softer tyres, Hamilton pitted again at the end of lap 49, while Bottas continued to put Leclerc under pressure. However, Leclerc went on to take his second victory, scoring 's first win at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza since 2010. Having made several mistakes in the closing stages, Bottas kept second place, while Hamilton finished in third with an extra point for setting the fastest lap.
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==Background==
Driver tyre allocations
Driver 	Hard 	Med 	Soft 	Driver 	Hard 	Med 	Soft
Hamilton 	2 	3 	8 	Bottas 	1 	4 	8
Vettel 	1 	4 	8 	Leclerc 	2 	3 	8
Verstappen	1 	2 	10 	Albon 	1 	3 	9
Ricciardo 	2 	2 	9 	Hülkenberg	1 	3 	9
Magnussen 	1 	3 	9 	Grosjean 	2 	2 	9
Sainz 	2 	2 	9 	Norris 	2 	2 	9
Pérez 	1 	2 	10 	Stroll 	1 	2 	10
Räikkönen 	2 	2 	9 	Giovinazzi	1 	3 	9
Kvyat 	2 	2 	9 	Gasly 	1 	3 	9
Russell 	1 	3 	9 	Kubica 	2 	2 	9
Source 	Source	Source	Source	Source 	Source	Source	Source
==Entry list==
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor	Chassis	Engine	Model 	Tyre
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport	 	W10 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas Motorsport	 	W10 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF90 	 	064 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari Mission Winnow 	 	SF90 	 	064 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB15 	 	RA619H 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	Aston Martin Red Bull Racing 	 	RB15 	 	RA619H 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	Renault F1 Team 	 	RS19 	 	E-Tech 19 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	Renault F1 Team 	 	RS19 	 	E-Tech 19 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	Rich Energy Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-19 	 	064 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	Rich Energy Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-19 	 	064 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL34 	 	E-Tech 19 	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL34 	 	E-Tech 19 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP19 	BWT 	M10 EQ Power+	
18 	Lance Stroll 	SportPesa Racing Point F1 Team 	 	RP19 	BWT 	M10 EQ Power+	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	Alfa Romeo Racing 	 	C38 	 	064 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing 	 	C38 	 	064 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	 	STR14 	 	RA619H 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	Red Bull Toro Rosso Honda 	 	STR14 	 	RA619H 	
63 	George Russell 	ROKiT Williams Racing 	 	FW42 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
88 	Robert Kubica 	ROKiT Williams Racing 	 	FW42 	 	M10 EQ Power+	
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==Practice Overview==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
No 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	 	FP2 	 	FP3 	 	 	 	 	 	
No 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	1:34.528	13 	1:22.249	9 	1:20.564	5 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:28.450	3 	1:23.561	18 	1:21.292	14 	 	 	 	 	
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	1:30.507	8 	1:21.179	3 	1:20.294	1 	 	 	 	 	
7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	No Time 	20 	1:22.523	14 	1:21.325	15 	 	 	 	 	
8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	1:35.980	16 	1:22.153	8 	1:21.621	17 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:30.695	10 	1:22.124	7 	1:21.073	13 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	No Time 	19 	1:22.882	16 	1:21.003	12 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:27.905	1 	1:20.978	1 	1:20.403	4 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:33.976	12 	1:22.706	15 	1:21.639	18 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:34.715	14 	1:22.511	13 	1:21.336	16 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:29.025	5 	1:21.589	6 	1:20.827	8 	 	 	 	 	
26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	1:29.960	6 	1:22.260	10 	1:20.945	10 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:35.133	15 	1:22.338	11 	1:20.752	7 	 	 	 	 	
33 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:30.100	7 	1:21.350	5 	1:20.326	2 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:28.730	4 	1:21.046	2 	1:20.595	6 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:28.211	2 	1:22.482	12 	1:20.949	11 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	1:38.421	18 	1:24.313	20 	1:22.374	19 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:30.596	9 	1:21.347	4 	1:20.403	3 	 	 	 	 	
88 	Robert Kubica 	 	1:37.816	17 	1:23.737	19 	1:22.758	20 	 	 	 	 	
99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	1:32.848	11 	1:23.065	17 	1:20.881	9 	 	 	 	 	
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==Qualifying==
===Q1===
===Q2===
===Q3===
===Qualifying Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Q1 	Q1 	 	Q2 	Q2 	 	Q3 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	 	Pos 	Time 	Grid
1 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	 	1 	1:20.126 	 	2 	1:19.553 	 	1 	1:19.307 	1
2 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	 	4 	1:20.272 	 	1 	1:19.464 	 	2 	1:19.346 	2
3 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	 	3 	1:20.156 	 	5 	1:20.018 	 	3 	1:19.354 	3
4 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	 	6 	1:20.378 	 	3 	1:19.715 	 	4 	1:19.457 	4
5 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	 	5 	1:20.374 	 	6 	1:19.833 	 	5 	1:19.839 	5
6 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	 	2 	1:20.155 	 	8 	1:20.275 	 	6 	1:20.049 	6
7 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	 	8 	1:20.413 	 	7 	1:20.202 	 	7 	1:20.455 	7
8 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	 	7 	1:20.382 	 	6 	1:20.021 	 	8 	no time 	8
9 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	 	12 	1:20.643 	 	9 	1:20.498 	 	9 	no time 	9
10 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	 	11 	1:20.634 	 	10 	1:20.515 	 	10 	no time 	PL*
11 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	 	 	14 	1:20.657 	 	11 	1:20.517 	 	 	 	10
12 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	 	10 	1:20.616 	 	12 	1:20.615 	 	 	 	11
13 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	 	15 	1:20.723 	 	13 	1:20.630 	 	 	 	12
14 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	 	13 	1:20.646 	 	14 	1:21.068 	 	 	 	16†
15 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	 	9 	1:20.508 	 	15 	1:21.125 	 	 	 	17‡
16 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	 	16 	1:20.784 	 	 	 	 	 	 	13
17 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	 	17 	1:21.291 	 	 	 	 	 	 	18§
18 	63 	George Russell 	 	 	18 	1:21.800 	 	 	 	 	 	 	14
19 	88 	Robert Kubica 	 	 	19 	1:22.356 	 	 	 	 	 	 	15
107% time: 1:25.734	107% time: 1:25.734	107% time: 1:25.734	107% time: 1:25.734	107% time: 1:25.734	107% time: 1:25.734	107% time: 1:25.734	107% time: 1:25.734	107% time: 1:25.734	107% time: 1:25.734	107% time: 1:25.734	107% time: 1:25.734	107% time: 1:25.734	107% time: 1:25.734
NC 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	 	20 	no time 	 	 	 	 	 	 	19**
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** Räikkönen was given a five-place grid penalty for a gearbox change following his accident in Q3. He later had to start from the pit lane after having a newer-spec engine fitted, which meant using his ICE and third CE under parc fermé conditions.
*† Norris was forced to start from the back of the grid after using his fourth ICE, fourth turbocharger, fourth MGU-H, fourth MGU-K, fourth ES and fourth CE.
*‡ Gasly was forced to start from the back of the grid after using his sixth ICE, fifth turbocharger, fifth MGU-H, fifth MGU-K, third ES and third CE.
*§ Perez was forced to start from the back of the grid after reverting to an older-spec engine following the failure of his newer-spec engine in Q1, meaning he used his fourth ICE, fourth turbocharger, fourth MGU-H and third MGU-K.
*** Verstappen was forced to start from the back of the grid after using his fourth ICE, fourth turbocharger, fourth MGU-H, third MGU-K, third ES and third CE. He was later given permission from the stewards to race after failing to set a lap time within the 107% rule.
===Grid===
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	53 	1h 15m 26.665s	1 	25
2 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	53 	+0.835s 	3 	18
3 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	53 	+35.199s 	2 	16*
4 	3 	Daniel Ricciardo 	 	53 	+45.515s 	5 	12
5 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	53 	+58.165s 	6 	10
6 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	53 	+59.315s 	8 	8
7 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	53 	+73.802s 	18 	6
8 	33 	Max Verstappen 	 	53 	+74.492s 	19 	4
9 	99 	Antonio Giovinazzi	 	52 	+1 Lap 	10 	2
10 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	16 	1
11 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	17 	
12 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	9 	
13 	5 	Sebastian Vettel 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	4 	
14 	63 	George Russell 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	14 	
15 	7 	Kimi Räikkönen 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	PL 	
16 	8 	Romain Grosjean 	 	52 	+1 Lap 	13 	
17 	88 	Robert Kubica 	 	51 	+2 Laps 	15 	
Ret 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	43 	Hydraulics 	11 	
Ret 	26 	Daniil Kvyat 	 	29 	Oil leak 	12 	
Ret 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	27 	Wheel 	7 	
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** 15 points for third place and 1 point for the fastest lap.
==Milestones==
*Charles Leclerc becomes the ninth driver to take his first two wins two races in a row.
==Standings==
Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship	Drivers' World Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	Lewis Hamilton 	284 	
2 	Valtteri Bottas 	221 	
3 	Max Verstappen 	185 	
4 	Charles Leclerc 	182 	1
5 	Sebastian Vettel 	169 	1
6 	Pierre Gasly 	65 	
7 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	58 	
8 	Daniel Ricciardo 	34 	4
9 	Alexander Albon 	34 	1
10 	Daniil Kvyat 	33 	2
11 	Nico Hülkenberg 	31 	3
12 	Kimi Räikkönen 	31 	3
13 	Sergio Pérez 	27 	
14 	Lando Norris 	25 	3
15 	Lance Stroll 	19 	
16 	Kevin Magnussen 	18 	
17 	Romain Grosjean 	8 	
18 	Antonio Giovinazzi 	3 	1
19 	Robert Kubica 	1 	1
Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship	Constructors' World Championship
Pos. 	Team 	Pts. 	+/-
1 	 	505 	
2 	 	351 	
3 	 	266 	
4 	 	83 	
5 	 	65 	1
6 	 	51 	1
7 	 	46 	
8 	 	34 	
9 	 	26 	
10 	 	1 	
Only point-scoring drivers and constructors are shown.
==Notes==
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