- Italian GP (September 4-6)
- Sunday's race: 2pm BST / 9am ET
- Free stream: RTBF Auvio (Belgium) / Servus (Austria) / TV8 (Italy)
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Watch the 2026 Italian Grand Prix live streams to find out whether Pierre Gasly can avenge his lost podium in Monaco with one in Monza. The Alpine driver claimed his first career pole position in F1 in what was the closest Q3 in F1 history, as the top ten cars were separated by just half a second. Gasly was fastest with 1:21.786. His sole career win also came in Monza, back in 2020 with AlphaTauri.
George Russell missed out on pole by just 0.060s, and he'll feel hard done by Max Verstappen's antics at the start of his final push lap. Nevertheless, it's a great opportunity for the Briton to prove to himself and the team that he's still in the title fight.
His teammate Kimi Antonelli, who currently leads the Drivers' Championship standings by a whopping 59 points, will be starting from the back of the grid, after exceeding his allowance of engine parts for the season. As will Alex Albon and Liam Lawson.
Ferrari, meanwhile, messed it up once again as they tried to balance the towing and clean laps between the two cars. Both drivers, especially Hamilton, only narrowly made it through to Q3. They're both still starting on the second grid, thanks to Oscar Piastri's penalty for impeding in Qualifying, which has pushed him for P3 to P6.
The Scuderia has won just two of the past 15 Italian GPs, both Charles Leclerc in 2019 and 2024, and a win this time looks unlikely as well given the raw speed of Mercedes' engines on straights, which the Temple of Speed has aplenty. Alpine, too, rocks a Merc engine, for that matter.
After a slow start to the season, McLaren bounced back with Norris' back-to-back wins in Budapest and Zandvoort. Yet Monza's energy management requirement was always going to be a challenge for them. They have Piastri in P6 and Lando Norris at P8.
Elsewhere, Max Verstappen, after signing a new Red Bull deal through 2030, crashed out on the first lap of his home race in Zandvoort and will be starting the Italian GP, which he won last year, at P5. He’ll be accompanied once again by Liam Lawson, who will continue to drive for Red Bull in the absence of Isack Hadjar, who will miss the Italian GP due to a wrist injury. Yuki Tsunoda will get another shot at Racing Bulls.
Here’s how to watch the Italian Grand Prix 2026 online from anywhere and potentially for FREE.
Italian Grand Prix 2026 Schedule
Practice 1: Friday, September 4 | 11:30am BST / 6:30am ET - Leclerc fastest
Practice 2: Friday, September 4 | 3pm BST / 10am ET - Russell fastest
Practice 3: Saturday, September 5 | 11:30am BST / 6:30am ET - Russell fastest
Qualifying: Saturday, September 5 | 3pm BST / 10am ET - Gasly pole
Italian Grand Prix: Sunday, September 6 | 2pm BST / 9am ET
Italian Grand Prix 2026 Starting Grid
1) Pierre Gasly - Alpine
2) George Russell - Mercedes
3) Charles Leclerc - Ferrari
4) Lewis Hamilton - Ferrari
5) Max Verstappen - Red Bull
6) Oscar Piastri - McLaren
7) Franco Colapinto - Alpine
8) Lando Norris - McLaren
9) Arvid Lindblad - Racing Bulls
10) Gabriel Bortoleto - Audi
11) Oliver Bearman - Haas
12) Nico Hulkenberg - Audi
13) Carlos Sainz - Williams
14) Esteban Ocon - Haas
15) Yuki Tsunoda - Racing Bulls
16) Valtteri Bottas - Cadillac
17) Sergio Perez - Cadillac
18) Fernando Alonso - Aston Martin
19) Lance Stroll - Aston Martin
20) Kimi Antonelli - Mercedes
21) Liam Lawson - Red Bull
22) Alexander Albon - Williams
How to watch the Italian Grand Prix 2026 for FREE
The 2026 Italian Grand Prix isn't available for free in every country. However, in these select destinations lucky F1 fans can catch the practice sessions, qualifying, and the entire race/highlights for FREE.
- Austria – Servus (free live broadcast)
- Belgium – RTBF Auvio (free live broadcast)
- Italy – TV8 (free live broadcast)
- Luxembourg – RTL Play (free live broadcast)
- Australia – 10Play (free highlights)
- Canada – CTV (free highlights)
- UK – Channel 4 (free highlights)
- US – Apple TV (free trial) (free live broadcast of every Practice session)
Traveling abroad during the 2026 Italian Grand Prix? You can use a VPN to watch all the action free of charge as if you were right at home.
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Drivers' Championship Standings (after Zandvoort )
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) — 242
- George Russell (Mercedes) — 183
- Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) — 183
- Lando Norris (McLaren) — 159
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) — 155
- Max Verstappen (Red Bull) — 112
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) — 104
- Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) — 68
- Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) — 49
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine) — 44
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