Race results for the 2019 Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix. Contains full classification. Full race report will follow

Photo: Motorsport Images

Charles Leclerc withstood a two-pronged Mercedes attack to win the Italian Grand Prix for Ferrari, making it two victories in a row for the 21-year-old.

The grandstands at Monza erupted as they watched a Ferrari cross the line in first position for the first time since 2010, following Leclerc’s intense defence.

Despite a Ferrari power advantage over the Mercedes, Leclerc was hampered on strategy when team-mate Sebastian Vettel span early in the race. After pit-stops, the Ferrari driver, on hard tyres, had to first fend off Lewis Hamilton, on faster medium tyres, then Valtteri Bottas, with a fresher set of mediums.

“I’ve never been so tired,” said Leclerc, as he climbed out of the car, now ahead of Vettel in the F1 world championship standings.

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Starting from pole, Leclerc maintained the lead from the start and remained relatively unchallenged by the following Lewis Hamilton and Valtteri Bottas, during the early part of the race.

Behind, however, his team-mate Sebastian Vettel spun from fourth place at the Ascari chicane, then rejoined in the path of Lance Stroll, damaging his front wing and sending Stroll spinning out. A subsequent ten-second stop-go penalty ruined any hope of Vettel scoring any points.

Mercedes looked to press its numeric advantage as the pit-stop window opened, bringing Hamilton in for medium tyres on lap 20 to try and undercut the Ferrari.

Leclerc stopped for hard tyres a lap later and returned ahead of the Mercedes but Hamilton was close — within DRS range. He came close to overtaking, but was squeezed off the track, a manoeuvre that earned Leclerc a cautionary black and yellow flag.

The duel continued for 20 laps, Hamilton never having enough power to draw level with the Ferrari on the straights, and unable to capitalise on a lock-up that caused Leclerc to cut a chicane.

Leclerc sends some champagne the way of the Monza hordes Photo: Motorsport Images

In the end, it was a mistake by Hamilton that cleared the way for the fast-paced Bottas, on much fresher medium tyres, to take up the hunt for 11 laps. Despite intense pressure, Leclerc held on for victory.

Behind the top three, Renault maintained its qualifying pace, finishing fourth and fifth, while Sergio Perez and Max Verstappen climbed from the back to finish seventh and eighth.

Hamilton retains a dominating lead in the drivers’ championship, with 284 points; a 63-point lead over Bottas. Leclerc is now fourth with 182, three points behind Verstappen and 13 ahead of Vettel.

In the constructors’ championship, Mercedes leads with 505 points, followed by Ferrari with 351.

Read the full story in Mark Hughes’ race report, coming later.

The full race results are below.

 

2019 Italian Grand Prix provisional results

Position	Driver	Team	Time	Points
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1hr 15min 26.665sec	25
2	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.835sec	18
3	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+35.199sec	16*
4	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+45.515sec	12
5	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	+58.165sec	10
6	Alex Albon	Red Bull	+59.315sec	8
7	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+1min 13.802sec	6
8	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+1min 14.492sec	4
9	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	+1 lap	2
10	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1 lap	1
11	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+1 lap
12	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+1 lap
13	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+1 lap
14	George Russell	Williams	+1 lap
15	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	+1 lap
16	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1 lap
17	Robert Kubica	Williams	+2 laps
DNF	Kevin Magnussen	Haas
DNF	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso
DNF	Carlos Sainz	McLaren

*Fastest lap

 

F1 Drivers’ Championship after Race 14 (Italy)

Position	Driver	Team	Points
1	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	284
2	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	221
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	185
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	182
5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	169
6	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	65
7	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	58
8	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	34
9	Alexander Albon	Red Bull	34
10	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	33
11	Nico Hülkenberg	Renault	31
12	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo	31
13	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	27
14	Lando Norris	McLaren	25
15	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	19
16	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	18
17	Romain Grosjean	Haas	8
18	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo	3
19	Robert Kubica	Williams	1
20	George Russell	Williams	0

 

F1 Constructors’ Championship after Race 14 (Italy)

Position	Team	Points
1	Mercedes	505
2	Ferrari	351
3	Red Bull	266
4	McLaren	83
5	Renault	65
6	Toro Rosso	51
7	Racing Point	46
8	Alfa Romeo	34
9	Haas	26
10	Williams	1