Pierre Gasly Achieves Surprise Pole Position at Italian Grand Prix
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Pierre Gasly secured an unexpected pole position for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza, marking a significant achievement for the Alpine team. This result comes just a day after Gasly faced disappointment by losing his podium finish in Monaco.
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First to reportPierre Gasly causes Monza shock with stunning pole positionIt's pole position for Pierre Gasly at the Italian Grand Prix - the first of his F1 career!
RacingNews365Sat 5 Sep · 15:06 UTCRead their report →
Italian Grand Prix: Pierre Gasly claims shock pole positionPierre Gasly is on pole at Monza!
PlanetF1Sat 5 Sep · 15:06 UTCRead →
Pierre Gasly beats George Russell to claim stunning first F1 pole at Italian GPPierre Gasly pulls off huge shock to claim pole position at the Italian Grand Prix.
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Pierre Gasly stuns George Russell to score pole for Italian Grand Prix for AlpineAlpine driver Pierre Gasly scored the first pole position of his Formula 1 career, as he stunned George Russell during qualifying for the 2026 F1 ...
f1oversteer.comSat 5 Sep · 15:08 UTCRead →
Alpine's Gasly beats Russell to stunning Monza poleAlpine driver Pierre Gasly takes a stunning pole position at the Italian Grand Prix, ahead of Mercedes' George Russell.
BBC SportSat 5 Sep · 15:15 UTCRead →
F1 Italian GP: Pierre Gasly takes shock maiden pole at F1 Italian GPOn the scene of his maiden grand prix win, Alpine driver Pierre Gasly has written another guilt-edged chapter in his Formula 1 career by claiming his first-ever pole in Monza. In a thrilling Q3 shootout, Gasly trumped pre-session favourite George Russell by a mere 0.060s to deny the Mercedes driver a fifth pole of the year and take Alpine to the top of the timesheets. Russell had drawn first ... Keep reading
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F1 Italian GP: Gasly takes stunning maiden pole for AlpineOn the scene of his maiden grand prix win, Alpine driver Pierre Gasly has written another chapter in his Formula 1 career by claiming his first-ever pole position for the Italian Grand Prix. In a thrilling Q3 shootout, Gasly trumped pre-session favourite George Russell by a mere 0.060s to deny the Mercedes driver a fifth pole of the year and take Alpine to the top of the timesheets. Russell ... Keep reading
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Pierre Gasly takes shock pole position for F1 Italian GPPierre Gasly took a shock pole position for the F1 Italian GP, denying George Russell and dashing hopes of a Ferrari pole on home soil.
Motorsport WeekSat 5 Sep · 15:19 UTCRead →
Pierre Gasly charts 'nine-year' chase after spectacular Monza pole upsetPierre Gasly claimed his first-ever F1 pole position in a stunning Italian Grand Prix qualifying session at Monza.RacingNews365Sat 5 Sep · 15:20 UTCRead →
Gasly takes surprise Monza pole ahead of Russell, Piastri and the Ferraris | 2026 Italian Grand Prix qualifying reportPierre Gasly claimed his first pole position at Monza, denying George Russell by six hundredths of a second.
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Pierre Gasly takes shock pole position for F1 Italian Grand Prix as Alpine stun big gunsAlpine driver takes first pole of his career Russell on front row, Hamilton fifth on grid Pierre Gasly claimed a shock pole position for the Italian Grand Prixat Monza, securing his first Formula One pole and the first for his Alpine team. In a tightly-fought contest the Frenchman just had the edge to take pole over the Mercedes of George Russell in second and the McLaren of Oscar Piastri in third. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton were in fourth and fifth and the defending world champion Lando Norris in ninth. Although he took seventh place, the championship leader Kimi Antonelli will start on the last row of the grid having taken a full set of new engine components, with Mercedes opting to do so at Monza because of the ample scope for overtaking at the circuit. They are hopeful he might comeback to as high as fifth place while Russell will be intent on making back a decent haul of points against his teammate. Continue reading...
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Italian GP: Gasly conquers maiden F1 pole with Monza shocker!Pierre Gasly produced a sensational qualifying upset at Monza, claiming the first pole position of his Formula 1...
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Gasly stuns with first career F1 pole at MonzaPierre Gasly pulled off a 1000-1 upset to claim pole position for the Italian Grand Prix ahead of George Russell.
Gasly and Alpine stun Mercedes to take Italian GP polePierre Gasly claimed a shock pole position for Alpine in Italian GP F1 qualifying at Monza, beating George Russell's Mercedes to top spot
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Gasly claims shock first F1 career pole at Italian GPPierre Gasly delivered a sensational performance to claim his first career pole position in F1 as the Alpine driver stunned the grid's usual frontrunners at the Italian Grand Prix.
Sky Sports F1Sat 5 Sep · 15:29 UTCRead →
Gasly stuns at Monza to claim maiden F1 pole for Italian Grand PrixPierre Gasly produced one of the biggest qualifying surprises of the 2026 Formula 1 season by securing the first pole position of his career at the Italian Grand Prix.
f1technical.netSat 5 Sep · 15:41 UTCRead →
"Something special here" - Pierre Gasly ecstatic to take maiden F1 pole in Monza"I like this track," Gasly quipped as he steered his Alpine into parc ferme. Not into the usual enclosure for the rest of the pack, but towards the bollard indicating the number 1 on the Formula 1 grid. Six years ago, Gasly took his hitherto only career win in Monza at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, celebrating on a desolate podium overseeing empty grandstands. Not so on Saturday, where ... Keep readingMotorsport.comSat 5 Sep · 15:42 UTCRead →
Gasly’s Shock Monza PolePierre Gasly claimed a shock pole position at the Italian Grand Prix, the first for the Enstone-based team since 2009. Just days earlier, the French driver had been stripped of his P3 finish in Monaco as the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled he had failed to serve a time penalty during the race in ... Read more
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Gasly: Monza pole finally caps ‘nine years of trying’Magic repeated itself on Saturday at the iconic Autodromo Nazionale Monza, as Alpine's Pierre Gasly produced an extraordinary...F1iSat 5 Sep · 15:54 UTCRead →
'Let's try and win it' - Alpine set lofty target after Gasly's astonishing Monza poleApline has its sights set on victory at the Italian Grand Prix after Pierre Gasly's shock pole position.CrashSat 5 Sep · 15:57 UTCRead →
Gasly takes first shock pole for Alpine in MonzaAlpine's Pierre Gasly has taken pole position in a sensational qualifying for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix.
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Max Verstappen claims Pierre Gasly’s ‘fantastic’ Italian Grand Prix pole position is ‘good for F1’Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has explained why Pierre Gasly’s “fantastic” pole position at the Italian Grand Prix is “good for F1”. The Frenchman stunned the ...f1oversteer.comSat 5 Sep · 16:30 UTCRead →Gasly takes first shock pole for Alpine in MonzaPierre Gasly delivered the shock of the season by taking the first pole position of his career for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix.espn.comSat 5 Sep · 16:38 UTCRead →
Gasly reacts to shock pole position for Italian GPPierre Gasly was suitably delighted after the Alpine driver caused an upset to claim pole position for the first time in his F1 career during Saturday’s Qualifying session at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.
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Alpine targeting Monza win after Gasly poleThe Alpine team have shared their reaction to Pierre Gasly’s pole position at the Italian Grand Prix.Formula1.comSat 5 Sep · 16:56 UTCRead →
Pierre Gasly pinpoints ‘something special’ amid ending ‘nine-year chase’ for F1 polePierre Gasly admitted there is "something special" about Monza, having ended a nine-year "chase" to secure a maiden Formula 1 pole position at the site of his only and so far only Grand Prix victory.Motorsport WeekSat 5 Sep · 17:13 UTCRead →
F1 fans celebrate Pierre Gasly after "insane" Italian GP pole positionAlpine's Pierre Gasly secured his first career pole position at the Italian Grand Prix, beating Mercedes driver George Russell to the top spot by just 0.060 seconds at Monza. In the first year of the new 2026 technical regulations, the season has largely been dictated by the frontrunning Mercedes pairing of Russell and current championship leader Kimi Antonelli. Gasly's result at Monza ... Keep readingMotorsport.comSat 5 Sep · 17:33 UTCRead →
From Monaco 'robbery' to shock pole - but can Gasly win Italian GP?Pierre Gasly felt he was "robbed" on Friday after losing his podium from June's Monaco Grand Prix but turned it around in the most remarkable fashion with pole position for the Italian Grand Prix.Sky Sports F1Sat 5 Sep · 17:55 UTCRead →
Jeremy Clarkson makes Alpine F1 promise after Pierre Gasly Italian GP poleFormer Top Gear and The Grand Tour host Jeremy Clarkson has promised the whole Alpine Formula 1 team a Hawkstone beer if Pierre Gasly wins the Italian Grand Prix. Gasly topped Saturday's qualifying session at Monza, securing his maiden pole position for Sunday's race. Clarkson, whose Diddly Squat Farm in Chipping Norton is situated close to Alpine's Enstone headquarters, quickly reacted to ... Keep readingMotorsport.comSat 5 Sep · 18:02 UTCRead →
Pierre Gasly stunned F1 with unlikely Monza pole - now he can avenge lost podiumPierre Gasly turned disappointment of losing his Monaco Grand Prix podium into delight with a breakthrough F1 pole at Monza.CrashSat 5 Sep · 18:23 UTCRead →
From chess to battle for pole, Gasly has Russell covered at MonzaPierre Gasly delivered the biggest surprise pole position in F1 for years in Italy as the leading contenders had scrappy qualifying sessions.BBC SportSat 5 Sep · 19:17 UTCRead →
Pierre Gasly pole shock as Lewis Hamilton survives almighty Monza scarePierre Gasly shocked Monza by claiming pole position for the Italian Grand Prix, just over 24 hours after being stripped of his Monaco podium!RacingNews365Sat 5 Sep · 19:20 UTCRead →
The extraordinary timeline of Pierre Gasly's unbelievable Italian GP pole positionWhat. The. Heck. Was. That?
gpfans.comSat 5 Sep · 19:23 UTCRead →
Five reasons for Gasly's shock Italian Grand Prix poleF1's Monza pole shock happened partly because Alpine got things right, but also because the 'big four' got a lot wrongthe-race.comSat 5 Sep · 20:00 UTCRead →
Alpine offer explanation for Gasly's unexpected Monza polePierre Gasly produced one of the biggest qualifying surprises of the 2026 Formula 1 season at Monza, taking a sensational maiden pole position for Alpine at the Italian Grand Prix.f1technical.netSat 5 Sep · 22:00 UTCRead →
Pierre Gasly Takes Shock Monza PolePierre Gasly will start from pole position for the Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio d’Italia at Monza. On the track where he claimed his maiden…
Pierre Gasly reacts to ‘not a nice situation’ with shock Monza polePierre Gasly has had quite the rollercoaster of emotions over the last 24 hours.PlanetF1Sun 6 Sep · 06:14 UTCRead →Gasly won’t win Monza from pole – SchumacherSep.6 (GMM) Pierre Gasly has produced one of the shocks of the 2026 season by taking pole at Monza, although Ralf Schumacher doubts Alpine can convert it into victory. Gasly’s result was particularly unexpected given Alpine had not been regarded as a “serious contender” before qualifying, Schumacher said on Sky Deutschland. “Gasly did something incredible.…
Why Alpine is bullish about winning the Italian GP after Pierre Gasly’s shock poleGoing into the Italian Grand Prix, of all the storylines and narratives being composed, absolutely none of them involved Pierre Gasly and Alpine. That’s not dismissive of the French driver or the Enstone team, but Ferrari competing on home soil with a decent chance of victory and an Italian in Kimi Antonelli leading the championship was always going to take every column inch available this ... Keep readingMotorsport.comSun 6 Sep · 07:13 UTCRead →
Pierre Gasly concedes Italian GP pole 'absolutely not' possible without key introductionPierre Gasly pulled off the shock of the season in Monza qualifying, with an Alpine upgrade having played a big role.RacingNews365Sun 6 Sep · 07:50 UTCRead →
Alpine sets bullish target for Pierre Gasly at F1 Italian GP after shock pole positionAlpine Managing Director Steve Nielsen wants Pierre Gasly to fight for victory after a sensational pole position for the F1 Italian GP.Motorsport WeekSun 6 Sep · 08:00 UTCRead →
That was the first time I had a car quick enough for pole, says Gasly after breakthrough | Formula 1Pierre Gasly said he never had a car quick enough for pole position until his breakthrough performance in qualifying yesterday.RaceFansSun 6 Sep · 08:06 UTCRead →
Monaco GP appeal ruling didn’t spur Pierre Gasly’s motivation for Monza F1 polePierre Gasly says he could have done without the FIA’s International Court of Appeal decision to strip him of his Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix podium, having since taken pole position in Monza. The ICA overruled the Monaco stewards’ call to overturn Gasly’s pitlane speeding penalties from the Monaco race after the pitlane measurements were found to be inaccurate. After crossing the finish ... Keep readingMotorsport.comSun 6 Sep · 08:36 UTCRead →
How Gasly and Alpine beat Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull to Italian GP poleRevenge is a dish best served on a hot Monza afternoon. A day after being “robbed” (his words, to Canal+) of his Monaco Formula 1 podium, Pierre Gasly claimed his first career pole at the track where he registered his sensational maiden victory in 2020. It wasn’t just a case of beating George Russell by 0.060s on a day when Mercedes only had one car in the mix for pole, owing to Kimi ... Keep readingAutosportSun 6 Sep · 09:11 UTCRead →
Jeremy Clarkson makes Alpine promise if Pierre Gasly converts Monza F1 pole into winJeremy Clarkson has promised a beer for the whole Alpine F1 team if Pierre Gasly wins the Italian Grand Prix.CrashSun 6 Sep · 09:24 UTCRead →
From Chess.com to Monza pole: How Pierre Gasly beat George Russell twice in one afternoonPierre Gasly delivered one of the biggest sensations of the Formula 1 season on Saturday at Monza, scoring a shock pole position at the track where he claimed his only Formula 1 victory back in 2020. The Frenchman beat his closest challenger and pre-session favourite George Russell by just 0.060s in the dying minutes of qualifying - earning his first-ever pole position in his nine-year F1 ... Keep readingMotorsport.comSun 6 Sep · 09:41 UTCRead →
Alpine brings back folding rear wing ahead of Pierre Gasly’s Monza poleThere are magical days, but there are also special places. Monza is one of them for Pierre Gasly. Six years after his triumph with AlphaTauri, in what was one of the most unpredictable Formula 1 races ever, the Frenchman took the first pole position of his career in the most unexpected way possible. Read Also: Formula 1Monaco GP appeal ruling didn’t spur Pierre Gasly’s motivation ... Keep readingMotorsport.comSun 6 Sep · 10:45 UTCRead →
Alpine brings back folding rear wing at Italian GP as Gasly grabs poleThere are magical days, but there are also special places. Monza is one of them for Pierre Gasly. Six years after his triumph with AlphaTauri, in what was one of the most unpredictable Formula 1 races ever, the Frenchman took the first pole position of his career in the most unexpected way possible. Even Alpine itself had not predicted that it could get involved in the fight for the very top ... Keep readingAutosportSun 6 Sep · 10:56 UTCRead →
Gasly faces long-run test from surprise Monza poleAlpine believes its low-drag car can keep Pierre Gasly in contention at Monza, but the race will test whether its tires can support the qualifying speed.
Why Gasly won't be "disappointed’ with P7 from pole for AlpineGasly reflects on a standout Monza weekend, while team mate Colapinto recovers from a costly mistake to score points.Formula1.comSun 6 Sep · 19:58 UTCRead →
Gasly finds positives after pole slips to seventhPierre Gasly says Alpine's surprise Monza pole and seventh-place finish still made its Italian Grand Prix the team's strongest weekend of the season.
Pierre Gasly causes Monza shock with stunning pole positionIt's pole position for Pierre Gasly at the Italian Grand Prix - the first of his F1 career!RacingNews365Sat 5 Sep · 15:06 UTCRead their report →Italian Grand Prix: Pierre Gasly claims shock pole positionPierre Gasly is on pole at Monza!PlanetF1Sat 5 Sep · 15:06 UTCRead →Pierre Gasly beats George Russell to claim stunning first F1 pole at Italian GPPierre Gasly pulls off huge shock to claim pole position at the Italian Grand Prix.CrashSat 5 Sep · 15:08 UTCRead →Pierre Gasly stuns George Russell to score pole for Italian Grand Prix for AlpineAlpine driver Pierre Gasly scored the first pole position of his Formula 1 career, as he stunned George Russell during qualifying for the 2026 F1 ...f1oversteer.comSat 5 Sep · 15:08 UTCRead →Alpine's Gasly beats Russell to stunning Monza poleAlpine driver Pierre Gasly takes a stunning pole position at the Italian Grand Prix, ahead of Mercedes' George Russell.BBC SportSat 5 Sep · 15:15 UTCRead →Show 46 more from other outletsShow fewer
F1 Italian GP: Pierre Gasly takes shock maiden pole at F1 Italian GPOn the scene of his maiden grand prix win, Alpine driver Pierre Gasly has written another guilt-edged chapter in his Formula 1 career by claiming his first-ever pole in Monza. In a thrilling Q3 shootout, Gasly trumped pre-session favourite George Russell by a mere 0.060s to deny the Mercedes driver a fifth pole of the year and take Alpine to the top of the timesheets. Russell had drawn first ... Keep readingMotorsport.comSat 5 Sep · 15:15 UTCRead →F1 Italian GP: Gasly takes stunning maiden pole for AlpineOn the scene of his maiden grand prix win, Alpine driver Pierre Gasly has written another chapter in his Formula 1 career by claiming his first-ever pole position for the Italian Grand Prix. In a thrilling Q3 shootout, Gasly trumped pre-session favourite George Russell by a mere 0.060s to deny the Mercedes driver a fifth pole of the year and take Alpine to the top of the timesheets. Russell ... Keep readingAutosportSat 5 Sep · 15:18 UTCRead →Pierre Gasly takes shock pole position for F1 Italian GPPierre Gasly took a shock pole position for the F1 Italian GP, denying George Russell and dashing hopes of a Ferrari pole on home soil.Motorsport WeekSat 5 Sep · 15:19 UTCRead →Pierre Gasly charts 'nine-year' chase after spectacular Monza pole upsetPierre Gasly claimed his first-ever F1 pole position in a stunning Italian Grand Prix qualifying session at Monza.RacingNews365Sat 5 Sep · 15:20 UTCRead →Gasly takes surprise Monza pole ahead of Russell, Piastri and the Ferraris | 2026 Italian Grand Prix qualifying reportPierre Gasly claimed his first pole position at Monza, denying George Russell by six hundredths of a second.RaceFansSat 5 Sep · 15:20 UTCRead →Pierre Gasly takes shock pole position for F1 Italian Grand Prix as Alpine stun big gunsAlpine driver takes first pole of his career Russell on front row, Hamilton fifth on grid Pierre Gasly claimed a shock pole position for the Italian Grand Prixat Monza, securing his first Formula One pole and the first for his Alpine team. In a tightly-fought contest the Frenchman just had the edge to take pole over the Mercedes of George Russell in second and the McLaren of Oscar Piastri in third. Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton were in fourth and fifth and the defending world champion Lando Norris in ninth. Although he took seventh place, the championship leader Kimi Antonelli will start on the last row of the grid having taken a full set of new engine components, with Mercedes opting to do so at Monza because of the ample scope for overtaking at the circuit. They are hopeful he might comeback to as high as fifth place while Russell will be intent on making back a decent haul of points against his teammate. Continue reading...theguardian.comSat 5 Sep · 15:20 UTCRead →Italian GP: Gasly conquers maiden F1 pole with Monza shocker!Pierre Gasly produced a sensational qualifying upset at Monza, claiming the first pole position of his Formula 1...F1iSat 5 Sep · 15:23 UTCRead →Gasly stuns with first career F1 pole at MonzaPierre Gasly pulled off a 1000-1 upset to claim pole position for the Italian Grand Prix ahead of George Russell.Gasly and Alpine stun Mercedes to take Italian GP polePierre Gasly claimed a shock pole position for Alpine in Italian GP F1 qualifying at Monza, beating George Russell's Mercedes to top spotthe-race.comSat 5 Sep · 15:28 UTCRead →Gasly claims shock first F1 career pole at Italian GPPierre Gasly delivered a sensational performance to claim his first career pole position in F1 as the Alpine driver stunned the grid's usual frontrunners at the Italian Grand Prix.Sky Sports F1Sat 5 Sep · 15:29 UTCRead →Gasly stuns at Monza to claim maiden F1 pole for Italian Grand PrixPierre Gasly produced one of the biggest qualifying surprises of the 2026 Formula 1 season by securing the first pole position of his career at the Italian Grand Prix.f1technical.netSat 5 Sep · 15:41 UTCRead →"Something special here" - Pierre Gasly ecstatic to take maiden F1 pole in Monza"I like this track," Gasly quipped as he steered his Alpine into parc ferme. Not into the usual enclosure for the rest of the pack, but towards the bollard indicating the number 1 on the Formula 1 grid. Six years ago, Gasly took his hitherto only career win in Monza at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, celebrating on a desolate podium overseeing empty grandstands. Not so on Saturday, where ... Keep readingMotorsport.comSat 5 Sep · 15:42 UTCRead →Gasly’s Shock Monza PolePierre Gasly claimed a shock pole position at the Italian Grand Prix, the first for the Enstone-based team since 2009. Just days earlier, the French driver had been stripped of his P3 finish in Monaco as the Court of Arbitration for Sport ruled he had failed to serve a time penalty during the race in ... Read morethejudge13.comSat 5 Sep · 15:51 UTCRead →Gasly: Monza pole finally caps ‘nine years of trying’Magic repeated itself on Saturday at the iconic Autodromo Nazionale Monza, as Alpine's Pierre Gasly produced an extraordinary...F1iSat 5 Sep · 15:54 UTCRead →'Let's try and win it' - Alpine set lofty target after Gasly's astonishing Monza poleApline has its sights set on victory at the Italian Grand Prix after Pierre Gasly's shock pole position.CrashSat 5 Sep · 15:57 UTCRead →Gasly takes first shock pole for Alpine in MonzaAlpine's Pierre Gasly has taken pole position in a sensational qualifying for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix.espn.comSat 5 Sep · 16:21 UTCRead →Max Verstappen claims Pierre Gasly’s ‘fantastic’ Italian Grand Prix pole position is ‘good for F1’Red Bull’s Max Verstappen has explained why Pierre Gasly’s “fantastic” pole position at the Italian Grand Prix is “good for F1”. The Frenchman stunned the ...f1oversteer.comSat 5 Sep · 16:30 UTCRead →Gasly takes first shock pole for Alpine in MonzaPierre Gasly delivered the shock of the season by taking the first pole position of his career for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix.espn.comSat 5 Sep · 16:38 UTCRead →Gasly reacts to shock pole position for Italian GPPierre Gasly was suitably delighted after the Alpine driver caused an upset to claim pole position for the first time in his F1 career during Saturday’s Qualifying session at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.Formula1.comSat 5 Sep · 16:40 UTCRead →Alpine targeting Monza win after Gasly poleThe Alpine team have shared their reaction to Pierre Gasly’s pole position at the Italian Grand Prix.Formula1.comSat 5 Sep · 16:56 UTCRead →Pierre Gasly pinpoints ‘something special’ amid ending ‘nine-year chase’ for F1 polePierre Gasly admitted there is "something special" about Monza, having ended a nine-year "chase" to secure a maiden Formula 1 pole position at the site of his only and so far only Grand Prix victory.Motorsport WeekSat 5 Sep · 17:13 UTCRead →F1 fans celebrate Pierre Gasly after "insane" Italian GP pole positionAlpine's Pierre Gasly secured his first career pole position at the Italian Grand Prix, beating Mercedes driver George Russell to the top spot by just 0.060 seconds at Monza. In the first year of the new 2026 technical regulations, the season has largely been dictated by the frontrunning Mercedes pairing of Russell and current championship leader Kimi Antonelli. Gasly's result at Monza ... Keep readingMotorsport.comSat 5 Sep · 17:33 UTCRead →From Monaco 'robbery' to shock pole - but can Gasly win Italian GP?Pierre Gasly felt he was "robbed" on Friday after losing his podium from June's Monaco Grand Prix but turned it around in the most remarkable fashion with pole position for the Italian Grand Prix.Sky Sports F1Sat 5 Sep · 17:55 UTCRead →Jeremy Clarkson makes Alpine F1 promise after Pierre Gasly Italian GP poleFormer Top Gear and The Grand Tour host Jeremy Clarkson has promised the whole Alpine Formula 1 team a Hawkstone beer if Pierre Gasly wins the Italian Grand Prix. Gasly topped Saturday's qualifying session at Monza, securing his maiden pole position for Sunday's race. Clarkson, whose Diddly Squat Farm in Chipping Norton is situated close to Alpine's Enstone headquarters, quickly reacted to ... Keep readingMotorsport.comSat 5 Sep · 18:02 UTCRead →Pierre Gasly stunned F1 with unlikely Monza pole - now he can avenge lost podiumPierre Gasly turned disappointment of losing his Monaco Grand Prix podium into delight with a breakthrough F1 pole at Monza.CrashSat 5 Sep · 18:23 UTCRead →From chess to battle for pole, Gasly has Russell covered at MonzaPierre Gasly delivered the biggest surprise pole position in F1 for years in Italy as the leading contenders had scrappy qualifying sessions.BBC SportSat 5 Sep · 19:17 UTCRead →Pierre Gasly pole shock as Lewis Hamilton survives almighty Monza scarePierre Gasly shocked Monza by claiming pole position for the Italian Grand Prix, just over 24 hours after being stripped of his Monaco podium!RacingNews365Sat 5 Sep · 19:20 UTCRead →The extraordinary timeline of Pierre Gasly's unbelievable Italian GP pole positionWhat. The. Heck. Was. That?gpfans.comSat 5 Sep · 19:23 UTCRead →Five reasons for Gasly's shock Italian Grand Prix poleF1's Monza pole shock happened partly because Alpine got things right, but also because the 'big four' got a lot wrongthe-race.comSat 5 Sep · 20:00 UTCRead →Alpine offer explanation for Gasly's unexpected Monza polePierre Gasly produced one of the biggest qualifying surprises of the 2026 Formula 1 season at Monza, taking a sensational maiden pole position for Alpine at the Italian Grand Prix.f1technical.netSat 5 Sep · 22:00 UTCRead →Pierre Gasly Takes Shock Monza PolePierre Gasly will start from pole position for the Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio d’Italia at Monza. On the track where he claimed his maiden…Pierre Gasly reacts to ‘not a nice situation’ with shock Monza polePierre Gasly has had quite the rollercoaster of emotions over the last 24 hours.PlanetF1Sun 6 Sep · 06:14 UTCRead →Gasly won’t win Monza from pole – SchumacherSep.6 (GMM) Pierre Gasly has produced one of the shocks of the 2026 season by taking pole at Monza, although Ralf Schumacher doubts Alpine can convert it into victory. Gasly’s result was particularly unexpected given Alpine had not been regarded as a “serious contender” before qualifying, Schumacher said on Sky Deutschland. “Gasly did something incredible.…Why Alpine is bullish about winning the Italian GP after Pierre Gasly’s shock poleGoing into the Italian Grand Prix, of all the storylines and narratives being composed, absolutely none of them involved Pierre Gasly and Alpine. That’s not dismissive of the French driver or the Enstone team, but Ferrari competing on home soil with a decent chance of victory and an Italian in Kimi Antonelli leading the championship was always going to take every column inch available this ... Keep readingMotorsport.comSun 6 Sep · 07:13 UTCRead →Pierre Gasly concedes Italian GP pole 'absolutely not' possible without key introductionPierre Gasly pulled off the shock of the season in Monza qualifying, with an Alpine upgrade having played a big role.RacingNews365Sun 6 Sep · 07:50 UTCRead →Alpine sets bullish target for Pierre Gasly at F1 Italian GP after shock pole positionAlpine Managing Director Steve Nielsen wants Pierre Gasly to fight for victory after a sensational pole position for the F1 Italian GP.Motorsport WeekSun 6 Sep · 08:00 UTCRead →That was the first time I had a car quick enough for pole, says Gasly after breakthrough | Formula 1Pierre Gasly said he never had a car quick enough for pole position until his breakthrough performance in qualifying yesterday.RaceFansSun 6 Sep · 08:06 UTCRead →Monaco GP appeal ruling didn’t spur Pierre Gasly’s motivation for Monza F1 polePierre Gasly says he could have done without the FIA’s International Court of Appeal decision to strip him of his Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix podium, having since taken pole position in Monza. The ICA overruled the Monaco stewards’ call to overturn Gasly’s pitlane speeding penalties from the Monaco race after the pitlane measurements were found to be inaccurate. After crossing the finish ... Keep readingMotorsport.comSun 6 Sep · 08:36 UTCRead →How Gasly and Alpine beat Mercedes, Ferrari, McLaren and Red Bull to Italian GP poleRevenge is a dish best served on a hot Monza afternoon. A day after being “robbed” (his words, to Canal+) of his Monaco Formula 1 podium, Pierre Gasly claimed his first career pole at the track where he registered his sensational maiden victory in 2020. It wasn’t just a case of beating George Russell by 0.060s on a day when Mercedes only had one car in the mix for pole, owing to Kimi ... Keep readingAutosportSun 6 Sep · 09:11 UTCRead →Jeremy Clarkson makes Alpine promise if Pierre Gasly converts Monza F1 pole into winJeremy Clarkson has promised a beer for the whole Alpine F1 team if Pierre Gasly wins the Italian Grand Prix.CrashSun 6 Sep · 09:24 UTCRead →From Chess.com to Monza pole: How Pierre Gasly beat George Russell twice in one afternoonPierre Gasly delivered one of the biggest sensations of the Formula 1 season on Saturday at Monza, scoring a shock pole position at the track where he claimed his only Formula 1 victory back in 2020. The Frenchman beat his closest challenger and pre-session favourite George Russell by just 0.060s in the dying minutes of qualifying - earning his first-ever pole position in his nine-year F1 ... Keep readingMotorsport.comSun 6 Sep · 09:41 UTCRead →Alpine brings back folding rear wing ahead of Pierre Gasly’s Monza poleThere are magical days, but there are also special places. Monza is one of them for Pierre Gasly. Six years after his triumph with AlphaTauri, in what was one of the most unpredictable Formula 1 races ever, the Frenchman took the first pole position of his career in the most unexpected way possible. Read Also: Formula 1Monaco GP appeal ruling didn’t spur Pierre Gasly’s motivation ... Keep readingMotorsport.comSun 6 Sep · 10:45 UTCRead →Alpine brings back folding rear wing at Italian GP as Gasly grabs poleThere are magical days, but there are also special places. Monza is one of them for Pierre Gasly. Six years after his triumph with AlphaTauri, in what was one of the most unpredictable Formula 1 races ever, the Frenchman took the first pole position of his career in the most unexpected way possible. Even Alpine itself had not predicted that it could get involved in the fight for the very top ... Keep readingAutosportSun 6 Sep · 10:56 UTCRead →Gasly faces long-run test from surprise Monza poleAlpine believes its low-drag car can keep Pierre Gasly in contention at Monza, but the race will test whether its tires can support the qualifying speed.Why Gasly won't be "disappointed’ with P7 from pole for AlpineGasly reflects on a standout Monza weekend, while team mate Colapinto recovers from a costly mistake to score points.Formula1.comSun 6 Sep · 19:58 UTCRead →Gasly finds positives after pole slips to seventhPierre Gasly says Alpine's surprise Monza pole and seventh-place finish still made its Italian Grand Prix the team's strongest weekend of the season.Loading comments…
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