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Carlos Sainz will lead the Formula 1 field away from the grid at Monza after securing Italian Grand Prix pole position.

In a thrilling session, Ferrari driver Sainz pipped Max Verstappen to pole by just 0.013s to delight the Tifosi and earn back-to-back poles for the Scuderia on home soil.

They will be followed by Charles Leclerc and George Russell on the second row as Lewis Hamilton managed only eighth with Fernando Alonso 10th.

Check out the full starting grid for the 2023 F1 Italian Grand Prix at Monza below!

NOTE: The grid remains provisional until the FIA confirm the final starting grid on Sunday morning.

Starting grid for the 2023 F1 Italian Grand Prix
Position	Driver	Team
1st	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari
2nd	Max Verstappen	Red Bull
3rd	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
4th	George Russell	Mercedes
5th	Sergio Perez	Red Bull
6th	Alexander Albon	Williams
7th	Oscar Piastri	McLaren
8th	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
9th	Lando Norris	McLaren
10th	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin
11th	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri
12th	Liam Lawson	AlphaTauri
13th	Nico Hulkenberg	Haas
14th	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo
15th	Logan Sargeant	Williams
16th	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo
17th	Pierre Gasly	Alpine
18th	Esteban Ocon	Alpine
19th	Kevin Magnussen	Haas
20th	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin

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