Sensational Kimi Antonelli fought his way from the back of the grid to become the first home winner of the Italian Grand Prix since Ludovico Scarfiotti in 1966.The title-race leader started the race at Monza in 19th place due to engine penalties but would produce an extraordinary performance, fighting his way through the opposition to finish ahead of Mercedes teammate George Russell in second, with Red Bull's Max Verstappen third.For the second race running there had been a big crash near the beginning. At the Dutch GP last time out, it had been Verstappen who saw his hopes of winning at Zandvoort ended early on. This time it was Charles Leclerc who crashed out heavily at the end of Lap 2 at Parabolica, having already nearly taken out Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton with an aggressive move.Russell took the lead after the restart but would eventually finish 3.857 seconds behind Antonelli, 20, after being hunted down by a teammate on fresher tyres late in the race. Mountain climbed 💪#F1 #ItalianGP @MercedesAMGF1 pic.twitter.com/i7iZiiVMmq— Formula 1 (@F1) September 6, 2026“It feels like a dream,” said a disbelieving Antonelli on the team radio after claiming a victory that increased this lead over Russell in the drivers' championship to 66 points“I did not expect it. Unbelievable, unbelievable. I am so happy, I could not have imagined to be here today but we managed to pull i...
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