Lando Norris, winner last week in Holland, will start tomorrow in pole position in the 2024 Formula 1 Pirelli Italian Grand Prix, which will begin at 3:00 PM (53 laps to go): the English McLaren driver stopped the clock at 1’19″327, with an average speed of 262.896 km/h. Next to him on the front row will be his teammate, Oscar Piastri. The Australian clocked in at 1’19″436.

On the second row are George Russell with the first Mercedes (1’19″440) and Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc (1’19″461). On the third row are the other Ferrari driver Carlos Sainz (1’19″467) and his successor in red: Lewis Hamilton with the second Mercedes (1’19″513). Seventh fastest was the three-time world champion Max Verstappen (Red Bull), winner of the last two editions, with a time of 1’20″022.

Norris was awarded the Queen’s Ring by the Undersecretary to the Presidency of the Lombardy Region, Mauro Piazza, and the Mayor of Monza, Paolo Pilotto. The ring replicates the appearance of the Iron Crown (crafted during the Lombard reign, used to crown several Emperors of the Holy Roman Empire, Napoleon Bonaparte, and finally, since 1890, incorporated into the coat of arms of the Kingdom of Italy). Some racing-related features, such as the checkered flag, have been added to this ring. After the presentation, the author Guido Guzzi, a goldsmith artist, returned to the workshop to fit the ring to Lando’s finger and engrave his name.

Formula 2 and Formula 3: Antonelli 18th, F.3: tomorrow Fornaroli (9th) and Minì (10th) will compete for the title

In F2, the Englishman Oliver Bearman (Prema) took the victory. The ACI Team Italia driver Kimi Antonelli finished 18th on the day Mercedes announced his signing for the 2025 Formula 1 World Championship season. “It’s not the race I expected, but starting from the back, it was to be expected,” commented the driver from Bologna. “Unfortunately, there was an accident on the straight, and my wing broke, so I had to complete the race on supersoft tires. I knew it would be very difficult because those tires have a short life. But in any case, I collected useful data for tomorrow. Now I’ll reset and focus on doing well tomorrow.” The Sunday race will start at 10:05 AM (30 laps).

In F3, German Tim Tramnitz (MP Motorsport) won. Leonardo Fornaroli (Trident) finished ninth ahead of Gabriele Minì (Prema), his title rival. “It was a great race; I started 16th. In the first half of the race, the car was really fast,” explained Fornaroli. “In the final part, however, I suffered a bit of rear degradation, so unfortunately, I lost two positions. I still collected important points, and now I will work on setting up the car as best as possible for tomorrow’s race.”

Here are the words of Minì, ACI Team Italia driver: “It was a very hard-fought race. I lost a few positions during the first lap, which certainly didn’t help me, but at the end of the race, I managed to recover some. We weren’t the fastest on the track, but we can work well for tomorrow. We’ll play it all out there.” The Sunday race will start at 8:35 AM (22 laps).

Also today in the paddock, the 2025 Formula 3 was presented.