The 2024 Italian Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio d'Italia 2024) was a Formula One motor race held on 1 September 2024 at the Monza Circuit in Monza, Italy. It was the sixteenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship.
The race featured the Grand Prix debut of Franco Colapinto, who drove for Williams until the end of the season. Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri locked out the front row for McLaren, their first at Monza since 2012. The 53-lap race was won by Charles Leclerc of Ferrari, marking the team’s first win at Monza since 2019. Piastri and Norris rounded out the podium.
Background
The event was held at the Monza Circuit in Monza for the 74th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 30 August – 1 September. The Grand Prix was the sixteenth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the 75th running of the Italian Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship. On 29 August, the Safety Car crashed off the track at turn 11. Driver Bernd Mayländer and passenger Richard Darker were not injured in the incident.
Championship standings before the race
Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 295 points, 70 points ahead of Lando Norris in second, and 103 ahead of Charles Leclerc in third. Red Bull Racing, with 434 points, led the Constructors' Championship from McLaren and Ferrari, who are second and third with 404 and 370 points, respectively.
Entrants
The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with the exception of Franco Colapinto, who replaced Logan Sargeant at Williams from this Grand Prix onwards. Colapinto made his Formula One debut. Andrea Kimi Antonelli drove for Mercedes in place of George Russell during the first practice session, making his Formula One practice debut. Aston Martin were planning to have Felipe Drugovich drive in first practice in place of Fernando Alonso, before cancelling this plan in response to the track changes.
Tyre choices
Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C3, C4, and C5 tyre compounds (the three softest in their range) designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at this event.
Track changes
Ahead of the event, Monza Circuit underwent significant changes. In addition to facility improvements, the entire track was resurfaced. The DRS zone leading in to turn 1 was extended by 103 metres (338 ft).
Practice
Three free practice sessions were held for the event. The first free practice session was held on 30 August 2024, at 13:30 local time (UTC 2), and was topped by Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing ahead of Charles Leclerc of Ferrari and Lando Norris of McLaren. Debutant Andrea Kimi Antonelli spun at turn 11, crashing into the wall and causing the session to be stopped temporarily. The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 17:00 local time, and was topped by Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes ahead of Norris and Carlos Sainz Jr. of Ferrari. The third practice session was held on 31 August 2024, at 12:30 local time, and was topped by Hamilton ahead of his teammate George Russell and Leclerc.
Qualifying
Qualifying was held on 31 August 2024, at 16:00 local time (UTC 2).
Qualifying classification
Race
The race was held on 1 September 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC 2), and was run for 53 laps.
Race report
Polesitter Lando Norris kept the lead until teammate Oscar Piastri took the lead at turn 4 on the opening lap. Prior to this, on the run-in to turn one, George Russell clipped Piastri's rear-left tyre, forcing Russell to take the run-off area. He then made contact with Max Verstappen, causing a loss of his front wing endplate. Piastri and Verstappen did not suffer damage. After Piastri took the lead, Norris lost 2nd position to Charles Leclerc, who had started 4th. Daniel Ricciardo, battling Nico Hülkenberg, pushed the latter into the gravel in turn 8. Four laps later, Hülkenberg locked-up his tyres and collided with Ricciardo's teammate Yuki Tsunoda. causing sidepod and floor damage to his RB car. Tsunoda retired due to the damage on lap 7. Leclerc's teammate Carlos Sainz Jr. initially overtook the McLarens during their first stops but ended up losing the positions to them.
Leclerc stopped early to run the hard tyres, a decision he initially criticised on team radio. However, he was shifted into first place following stops for other drivers and ended up running the tyres to the end, winning the race ahead of Piastri and Norris. Leclerc's victory marked his seventh career win and Ferrari's first win at their home race since 2019, which was also won by Leclerc. This race marked the debut of Franco Colapinto, who finished in twelfth having qualified in eighteenth. A Williams junior, Colapinto was brought in from Formula 2 early to replace Logan Sargeant, who was dropped due to underperforming. Following the race, Kevin Magnussen of Haas received penalty points on his licence for a collision with Pierre Gasly. This took Magnussen over the limit of 12 points for a rolling year, and earning him a one-race ban from the following 2024 Azerbaijan Grand Prix.
Race classification
Notes
- ^1 – Includes one point for fastest lap.
- ^2 – Kevin Magnussen finished ninth, but received a ten-second time penalty for causing a collision with Pierre Gasly.
- ^3 – Daniel Ricciardo finished 12th, but received a total of 15-second time penalty; five seconds for forcing Nico Hülkenberg off the track and ten seconds for failing to serve the penalty correctly.
Championship standings after the race
- Note: Only the top five positions are included for both sets of standings.
See also
- 2024 Monza Formula 2 round
- 2024 Monza Formula 3 round
References
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