2023 Italian Grand Prix

Championship standings

Verstappen leads by 138 points over Pérez. Alonso is third, a further 33 back. Red Bull lead the Constructors’ by 285 over Mercedes, with Aston Martin a further 40 behind.

Previous race

At Zandvoort, Verstappen won for the ninth consecutive time, equalling Sebastian Vettel’s record run set in 2013. Alonso finished second after Pérez went off under late rain and received a five-second penalty for pit lane speeding; Gasly was classified third — his first podium since the 2021 Azerbaijan Grand Prix. Ricciardo’s replacement Liam Lawson made his Formula One race debut.

Entrants

Liam Lawson continues at AlphaTauri in place of the injured Daniel Ricciardo. Felipe Drugovich drives for Aston Martin in FP1 in place of Lance Stroll, fulfilling Aston Martin’s mandatory young driver practice obligation.

Verstappen can break Vettel’s record of nine consecutive wins at this race.

Tyre choices

Pirelli brings the C3, C4, and C5 compounds — designated hard, medium, and soft.

Tyre allocation trial

The Alternative Tyre Allocation is trialled again — teams receive 11 sets rather than the usual 13. Compound usage in qualifying is mandated: hard in Q1, medium in Q2, soft in Q3. This is the second and final ATA trial of the season, after the first at the Hungarian Grand Prix.

Milestones

This is the 93rd running of the Italian Grand Prix.

Practice

Verstappen tops FP1 ahead of Sainz and Pérez. Sainz leads FP2 ahead of Norris and Pérez; the session is red-flagged twice — first when Stroll’s fuel system fails and he stops, then when Pérez spins into the gravel at turn 11 late in the session. Sainz tops FP3 as well, ahead of Verstappen and Hamilton.