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Charles Leclerc withstood some serious pressure to win the Italian Grand Prix.
Lewis Hamilton stayed close throughout the opening stint and was never more than one-and-a-half seconds behind the Ferrari. But after Hamilton switched to the medium compound tyres the pressure ratcheted up even further: From lap 28 to 41 he began every lap within a second of Leclerc with just a single exception.
At the end of the race Valtteri Bottas took up the charge and got within half of a second of Leclerc at one point. But errors at the Rettifilio and Roggia chicanes on separate laps gave the Ferrari driver vital breathing room, securing his second win in eight days.Some unexpected names occupied last position during the race. Max Verstappen fell to the back after breaking his front wing on the first lap. He moved up to 19th when Sebastian Vettel spun at Ascari.
The Ferrari driver passed Romain Grosjean but ended up last again when he was handed a 10-second stop-and-go penalty for hitting Lance Stroll as he pulled onto the track. The Ferrari driver finished 13th after passing George Russell’s Williams on the final lap. Given Vettel had been lapped and finished over half a minute behind the final points place, it’s a wonder Ferrari didn’t retire him to save engine life before the chequered flag.
The driver who did best from the back of the grid was Sergio Perez, who climbed 11 places to finish seventh.
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2019 Italian Grand Prix lap chart
The positions of each driver on every lap. Click name to highlight, right-click to reset. Toggle drivers using controls below:
Position change
| Driver | Start position | Lap one position change | Race position change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 0 | -1 |
| Valtteri Bottas | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| Sebastian Vettel | 4 | -1 | -9 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Verstappen | 19 | -1 | 11 |
| Alexander Albon | 8 | -1 | 2 |
| Daniel Ricciardo | 5 | -1 | 1 |
| Nico Hulkenberg | 6 | 2 | 1 |
| Romain Grosjean | 13 | -3 | -3 |
| Kevin Magnussen | 11 | 0 | |
| Carlos Sainz Jnr | 7 | -1 | |
| Lando Norris | 16 | -2 | 6 |
| Sergio Perez | 18 | 1 | 11 |
| Lance Stroll | 9 | 2 | -3 |
| Kimi Raikkonen | 20 | 1 | 5 |
| Antonio Giovinazzi | 10 | 0 | 1 |
| Daniil Kvyat | 12 | 0 | |
| Pierre Gasly | 17 | 3 | 6 |
| George Russell | 14 | -1 | 0 |
| Robert Kubica | 15 | 2 | -2 |
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2019 Italian Grand Prix race chart
The gaps between each driver on every lap compared to the leader’s average lap time. Very large gaps omitted. Scroll to zoom, drag to pan and right-click to reset. Toggle drivers using controls below:
2019 Italian Grand Prix lap times
All the lap times by the drivers (in seconds, very slow laps excluded). Scroll to zoom, drag to pan and toggle drivers using the control below:
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2019 Italian Grand Prix fastest laps
Each driver’s fastest lap:
| Rank | Driver | Car | Fastest lap | Gap | On lap |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1’21.779 | 51 | |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1’22.799 | 1.020 | 50 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 1’22.859 | 1.080 | 47 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1’23.009 | 1.230 | 47 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull-Honda | 1’23.143 | 1.364 | 41 |
| 6 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull-Honda | 1’23.364 | 1.585 | 45 |
| 7 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 1’23.466 | 1.687 | 53 |
| 8 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 1’23.641 | 1.862 | 53 |
| 9 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point-Mercedes | 1’23.770 | 1.991 | 35 |
| 10 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso-Honda | 1’23.885 | 2.106 | 51 |
| 11 | Lando Norris | McLaren-Renault | 1’24.044 | 2.265 | 52 |
| 12 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point-Mercedes | 1’24.165 | 2.386 | 31 |
| 13 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1’24.419 | 2.640 | 52 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas-Ferrari | 1’24.443 | 2.664 | 38 |
| 15 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo-Ferrari | 1’24.503 | 2.724 | 44 |
| 16 | George Russell | Williams-Mercedes | 1’24.842 | 3.063 | 51 |
| 17 | Romain Grosjean | Haas-Ferrari | 1’24.985 | 3.206 | 31 |
| 18 | Robert Kubica | Williams-Mercedes | 1’24.989 | 3.210 | 47 |
| 19 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | McLaren-Renault | 1’25.637 | 3.858 | 10 |
| 20 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso-Honda | 1’25.772 | 3.993 | 19 |
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2019 Italian Grand Prix tyre strategies
The tyre strategies for each driver:
| Stint 1 | Stint 2 | Stint 3 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Leclerc | C4 (20) | C2 (33) | |
| Valtteri Bottas | C4 (27) | C3 (26) | |
| Lewis Hamilton | C4 (19) | C3 (30) | C4 (4) |
| Daniel Ricciardo | C4 (30) | C3 (23) | |
| Nico Hulkenberg | C4 (29) | C3 (24) | |
| Alexander Albon | C4 (26) | C3 (27) | |
| Sergio Perez | C3 (28) | C4 (25) | |
| Max Verstappen | C3 (1) | C4 (26) | C3 (26) |
| Antonio Giovinazzi | C4 (21) | C3 (31) | |
| Lando Norris | C3 (23) | C2 (29) | |
| Pierre Gasly | C3 (28) | C4 (24) | |
| Lance Stroll | C4 (15) | C3 (7) | |
| Sebastian Vettel | C4 (6) | C2 (6) | C3 (29) |
| George Russell | C3 (23) | C2 (29) | |
| Kimi Raikkonen | C3 (19) | C4 (7) | |
| Romain Grosjean | C4 (7) | C3 (22) | C4 (23) |
| Robert Kubica | C3 (29) | C4 (15) | C3 (7) |
| Kevin Magnussen | C4 (20) | C3 (14) | C4 (9) |
| Daniil Kvyat | C3 (28) | C4 (1) | |
| Carlos Sainz Jnr | C4 (27) | C3 (0) |
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2019 Italian Grand Prix pit stop times
How long each driver’s pit stops took:
| Driver | Team | Pit stop time | Gap | On lap | |
| 1 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 18.838 | 15 | |
| 2 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | 23.700 | 4.862 | 27 |
| 3 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 23.731 | 4.893 | 49 |
| 4 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 23.833 | 4.995 | 20 |
| 5 | Robert Kubica | Williams | 23.860 | 5.022 | 44 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 23.912 | 5.074 | 19 |
| 7 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | 24.092 | 5.254 | 29 |
| 8 | George Russell | Williams | 24.198 | 5.360 | 23 |
| 9 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 24.303 | 5.465 | 27 |
| 10 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 24.311 | 5.473 | 23 |
| 11 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | 24.320 | 5.482 | 30 |
| 12 | Pierre Gasly | Toro Rosso | 24.363 | 5.525 | 28 |
| 13 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 24.376 | 5.538 | 41 |
| 14 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 24.400 | 5.562 | 20 |
| 15 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | 24.419 | 5.581 | 22 |
| 16 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | 24.479 | 5.641 | 28 |
| 17 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | 24.568 | 5.730 | 26 |
| 18 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 24.978 | 6.140 | 34 |
| 19 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 25.121 | 6.283 | 29 |
| 20 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point | 25.340 | 6.502 | 28 |
| 21 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | 25.698 | 6.860 | 21 |
| 22 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | 26.481 | 7.643 | 7 |
| 23 | Carlos Sainz Jnr | McLaren | 27.010 | 8.172 | 27 |
| 24 | Alexander Albon | Red Bull | 29.830 | 10.992 | 26 |
| 25 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 31.211 | 12.373 | 1 |
| 26 | Robert Kubica | Williams | 31.842 | 13.004 | 29 |
| 27 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 31.851 | 13.013 | 12 |
| 28 | Kimi Raikkonen | Alfa Romeo | 32.393 | 13.555 | 19 |
| 29 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 32.443 | 13.605 | 6 |
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