Liam Lawson equalled his season-worst qualifying performance at the Italian Grand Prix, after making a crucial error.
The Racing Bulls driver was in the danger zone heading onto the final runs in Q1, but had his lap-time deleted for a track limits violation at the first Lesmo.
Turning into the fast right-hander, Lawson's Racing Bulls machine drifted out wide, and he was lucky to avoid snapping into the barriers, but was eliminated as the slowest of all.
His official time was a 1:20.279, and he was joined by team-mate Isack Hadjar in 16th, Lance Stroll in 17th, Franco Colapinto in 18th and Pierre Gasly in 19th.
Not since the Chinese GP in March, his second and final race for Red Bull, has Lawson qualified slowest for a grand prix.
Fortunately for Lawson, he will not actually start P20 after Hadjar announced he was taking a complete new power unit, triggering an automatic start from the pit-lane.
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