A win from the back of the grid
Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) won the 53-lap Italian Grand Prix in 1h 51m 15.281s. He qualified 7th but started 19th after a 12-place grid drop. He gained 18 places, from 19th on the grid to 1st at the flag, the largest gain of any finisher. George Russell (Mercedes) finished 2nd, 3.857s behind the winner. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) finished 3rd, 14.718s behind the winner.
Antonelli's progress began on lap 1, when he gained 5 places to 14th. He set the fastest lap of the race, 1:23.504 on lap 53, on medium tyres. He used hard tyres and then medium.
A long spell in front
Russell started 2nd and finished 2nd. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) led after lap 1 from pole position. Russell took the lead after lap 2. He was in the lead at the end of 40 laps, covering laps 2 to 11, laps 15 to 17 and laps 23 to 49. He used medium tyres and then hard.
The lead changed hands 6 times. Verstappen led after lap 12, taking over from Russell, and was in front at the end of 3 laps, from lap 12 to lap 14. Russell retook the lead after lap 15. Verstappen used soft, medium and hard tyres.
The late change at the front
Antonelli was leading after lap 18, taking over from Russell. He was in the lead from lap 18 to lap 22, and Russell took over again after lap 23. The decisive move came after lap 50, when Antonelli took the lead from Russell. He then led laps 50 to 53. In total he led at the end of 9 laps.
Red flag and the order behind
The safety car was deployed on lap 3, and the race was red-flagged on lap 3. The race was suspended on lap 3 and running resumed on lap 4. Before the stoppage, after lap 2, the top 4 were Russell, Gasly, Verstappen and Oscar Piastri (McLaren). After lap 5, Franco Colapinto (Alpine) had replaced Piastri in 4th.
Gasly started 1st and finished 7th, the largest loss of any finisher. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) ran 3rd after lap 1 and completed 1 lap before retiring. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) lost 6 places on lap 1, from 4th on the grid to 10th.
Elsewhere, Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) started 22nd after an 8-place grid drop and finished 14th. Yuki Tsunoda (Red Bull) gained 5 places, from 15th to 10th. Oliver Bearman (Haas) lost 4 places, from 11th on the grid to 15th. Lance Stroll completed 26 laps and Fernando Alonso completed 23 laps, and they did not finish for Aston Martin.
Written by Pitbrain's AI from the official timing data and checked automatically against it. Key numbers are taken directly from the timing data.