F1 Italian Grand Prix – Start time, starting grid, how to watch, & more
The Ferrari driver took his eighth pole position of the season to please the Tifosi at Monza, beating F1 World Champion Max Verstappen by 0.145s in qualifying.
Verstappen will drop to seventh on the grid for the Italian Grand Prix due to his five-place penalty for an engine change, while a slew of engine penalties for a total of nine drivers propels George Russell to the front row of the grid.
The mixed grid puts McLaren’s Lando Norris in third with teammate Daniel Ricciardo in fourth. AlphaTauri’s Pierre Gasly, winner of the 2020 Italian GP, starts fifth ahead of Alpine’s Fernando Alonso and Verstappen.
Nyck de Vries will make his F1 debut this weekend after filling in at Williams for an ailing Alex Albon who was diagnosed with appendicitis on Saturday morning. De Vries, who also completed an FP1 outing for Aston Martin on Friday, will start his first Grand Prix from eighth place.
F1 will pay tribute to the death of Queen Elizabeth II by holding a minute’s silence before the start of the Italian GP. F1 teams also hold tributes to the cars this weekend.
When is the Italian F1 Grand Prix?
Date: Sunday 11 September 2022
Start time: 2pm BST, 3pm local time
Round 16 of the 2022 F1 season, the Italian GP at Monza begins on Sunday 11 September at 15:00 local time (14:00 BST).
Fernando Alonso, Alpine A522, Pierre Gasly, AlphaTauri AT03, Valtteri Bottas, Alfa Romeo C42
Photo by: Steven Tee / Motorsport Images
How can I watch Formula 1?
In the UK, Formula 1 will be broadcast live on Sky Sports, with highlights shown on Channel 4 several hours after the end of the race. Live streaming via NOW is also available in the UK.
Sky Sports F1, which broadcasts F1 races, can be added as part of the Sky Sports channels at a cost of £20 a month for new customers. Sky Sports can also be accessed through NOW with a one-off daily payment of £11.98 or a monthly membership of £33.99 per month.
How can I watch the Italian F1 GP?
In the UK, Sky Sports will broadcast the Italian GP live, with the race being broadcast live on Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event. Pre-race coverage begins at 1pm ahead of the race start at 2pm BST on Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event.
Sky Sports will limit its coverage before and after the Italian GP event in line with broadcast power following the death of Queen Elizabeth II.
• Channels: Sky Sports F1 and Sky Sports Main Event
• Start Time: Sunday 11 September 2022 at 13:00 BST
Autosport will broadcast live text coverage of the Italian GP here.
When can I watch the highlights of the Italian F1 GP?
In the UK, Channel 4 will broadcast highlights of the Italian GP on Sunday evenings at 18:30 BST. Running for two and a half hours, the full program includes the pre-race, race highlights and initial post-race reactions to round out the key talking points of the race weekend.
Throughout the 2022 F1 season, Channel 4 will broadcast highlights of every qualifying session and race of every event. The highlights will also be available on Channel 4’s on-demand services.
· Channel: Channel 4
· Start Time: Sunday 11th September 2022 at 6:30pm BST
Nyck de Vries, Williams FW44
Photo by: Glenn Dunbar / Motorsport Pictures
Will the Italian F1 GP be on the radio?
Live radio coverage of every practice session, qualifying session and race for the 2022 F1 season will be available on BBC Radio 5 Live, 5 Live Sports Extra stations, the BBC Sounds app and via the BBC Sport website.
Live coverage of the Italian GP begins at 14:00 BST on the BBC Sport website and BBC Sounds app.
Weather forecast for the Italian F1 GP
Current weather forecasts predict warm and sunny conditions in Monza with a low chance of rain. The temperature is expected to be 27 degrees Celsius at the start of the race, two degrees warmer than at the last Dutch GP.
How many laps is the Italian F1 GP?
The race is scheduled to complete 53 laps at Monza and cover a total race distance of 306.720 km.