- Alpine driver Pierre Gasly secured the first pole position of his Formula 1 career for the Italian Grand Prix, edging out Mercedes' George Russell by 0.060 seconds.
- Oscar Piastri was demoted from third to sixth following a grid penalty for impeding, promoting Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton to third and fourth on the grid.
- Ferrari honoured Michael Schumacher 30 years on from his debut with commemorative logos on both cars, alongside a celebratory lap by Sebastian Vettel in Schumacher's 2002 title-winning car.
- Gasly maintained his lead off the line before being overtaken by Russell, while Hamilton dropped to tenth following a first-chicane incident with Leclerc.
- The race was stopped on lap three after Leclerc lost control and crashed heavily into the tyre barrier at Parabolica.
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