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OFFICIAL GRID: Advantage McLaren as Ferraris aim for fast starts at Monza

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MONZA, ITALY - AUGUST 31: Charles Leclerc of Monaco driving the (16) Ferrari SF-24 on track during

For the second race in succession, Lando Norris will start from pole position when the lights go out at Monza, with McLaren having locked out the front row for Ferrari’s home Grand Prix. Meanwhile, the man he’s chasing for the 2024 title – Red Bull’s Max Verstappen – is only seventh on the grid.

The Tifosi will still be in good spirits – the scarlet cars of Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz line up fourth and fifth behind Norris, the sister McLaren of Oscar Piastri and the Mercedes of George Russell, whose team mate Lewis Hamilton completes the top six.

READ MORE: Norris and Piastri hail ‘amazing’ front row lock-out for McLaren at Monza as they capitalise on Red Bull’s struggles

Then comes world champion Verstappen and team mate Sergio Perez, with Alex Albon and Nico Hulkenberg rounding out the top 10 after superb qualifying performances for Williams and Haas respectively.

And talking of Williams, look out for their new driver Franco Colapinto, who starts his debut Grand Prix from P18 ahead of the Kick Saubers of Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu.

Italy 2024

Starting Grid

PositionTeam NameTime
1NOR1:19.327
2PIA1:19.436
3RUS1:19.440
4LEC1:19.461
5SAI1:19.467
6HAM1:19.513
7VER1:20.022
8PER1:20.062
9ALB1:20.299
10HUL1:20.339
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