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Gasly Reported on Pole for Italian Grand Prix as Penalties Reshape Grid

Alpine’s Pierre Gasly was reported to have led George Russell in qualifying at Monza, while penalties affected the positions of Oscar Piastri and Andrea Kimi Antonelli.

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Pierre Gasly was reported to have taken pole position for the Italian Grand Prix, with George Russell starting behind him in the supplied event digest.

The Sky Sports digest described the race as the 13th round of the 2026 Formula 1 season and provided live coverage on 6 September. The supplied Sky Sports page was unavailable for independent verification.

Background material said Gasly secured pole for Alpine with a lap of 1:21.786, beating Russell by 0.060 seconds.

Oscar Piastri was reported to have qualified third before receiving a three-place grid penalty. Andrea Kimi Antonelli was reported to have been relegated to the back of the grid following an engine-related penalty.

The material does not provide a race result, incidents or finishing order. It is also unclear whether the positions cited represent the qualifying order or the final starting grid after penalties.

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