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After Pierre Gasly snatched pole position for the Italian Grand Prix, we've rounded up the 10 drivers who had the longest wait for top spot in Qualifying.

Our expert betting writers bring you their final predictions and latest odds before the Italian Grand Prix.

As Pierre Gasly and Alpine mastered the qualifying game to perfection at Monza, McLaren was one of several Formula 1 teams wondering what could have been after several key factors led to an underwhelming Italian Grand Prix qualifying result.
Off the back of two wins at high downforce circuits in Budapest and Zandvoort, high-speed Monza was never expected to be McLaren's strongest track, both ...Keep reading

Pierre Gasly says he could have done without the FIA’s International Court of Appeal decision to strip him of his Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix podium, having since taken pole position in Monza.
The ICA overruled the Monaco stewards’ call to overturn Gasly’s pitlane speeding penalties from the Monaco race after the pitlane measurements were found to be inaccurate. After crossing the finish ...Keep reading

At Austin’s Lone Star Le Mans World Endurance Championship round, Ferrari’s Antonio Giovinazzi secured the overall and Hypercar class pole position at the wheel of the #51 499P with a time of 1m52.445s in a thrilling session that saw him finish level with Jack Aitken’s #38 Cadillac-Jota.
Giovinazzi, however, had managed to set his time before his rival, so the top spot on the grid will be ...Keep reading

Going into the Italian Grand Prix, of all the storylines and narratives being composed, absolutely none of them involved Pierre Gasly and Alpine.
That’s not dismissive of the French driver or the Enstone team, but Ferrari competing on home soil with a decent chance of victory and an Italian in Kimi Antonelli leading the championship was always going to take every column inch available this ...Keep reading

JR Motorsports has earned all the praise it gets this season but lost in translation somewhere is that both Sheldon Creed and Haas Factory Team are both literal champions in their own right.
There was always a universe in which Creed’s No. 00 team could take the fight to the likes of Justin Allgaier and Carson Kvapil. It’s now literally this one. Creed struck first in the Chase for the ...Keep reading

The Buncombe County (North Carolina) Sheriff's Office has made an arrest in a break-in involving retired NASCAR Cup driver Dave Marcis. He was out of town with the burglary took place, and several irreplaceable items of NASCAR memorabilia were among the many things stolen. 
Marcis started 883 NASCAR Cup races between 1968 and 2002, and only three drivers in history have ever started more ...Keep reading

On a long final run at Darlington Raceway, Sheldon Creed drove off with the race win in the No. 00 Haas Factory Team Chevrolet. This is Creed's second career win, and it put him within striking distance of the points lead to open the 2026 Chase.
Creed is now just seven points out of the championship lead, which is still held by Justin Allgaier despite a 17th-place finish.
"Oh, this is ...Keep reading

Josh Pierson went flag-to-flag from pole to claim his maiden Indy NXT victory in the opening race of the season finale doubleheader at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
Driving the #29 Andretti Global entry, Pierson held firm through multiple restarts to lead all 35 laps and win by 2.6294s over Nikita Johnson (Cape Motorsports Powered by ECR) on the 11-turn, 2.238-mile natural terrain road ...Keep reading

Formula 1 heads into Sunday at Monza with Pierre Gasly on pole after a stunning qualifying result for Alpine at the Italian GP.
Gasly beat George Russell by just 0.060s to take his first Formula 1 pole position, using a tow from Lewis Hamilton to vault to the top of the timesheets in Q3. Oscar Piastri qualified third, but will serve a three-place grid penalty for blocking Liam ...Keep reading

Exactly a year ago, Oscar Piastri arrived at Monza as the title favourite, leading team-mate Lando Norris by 34 points after the latter's retirement at Zandvoort - but it was from that weekend onwards that things started to go wrong. Piastri eventually lost the title, ending the season third behind not only Norris, but also Max Verstappen.
While several poor performances and mistakes cost him a ...Keep reading

Team Penske’s Scott McLaughlin surged late to take pole for the IndyCar season finale Grand Prix of Monterey at WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca.
The 33-year-old New Zealander set a 1m09.1363s lap in the final moments of qualifying saw him nail a flying lap of 1m09.1363s on the 11-turn, 2.238-mile natural terrain road course, which bested newly crowned five-time series champion ...Keep reading

Unfortunately, constant lightning on a very hot day in Darlington forced NASCAR to cancel Cup Series qualifying for the very first race of the 2026 Chase...even without a single drop of rain.
As a result, the metric will set the starting lineup, which is a weighted average of a car's place in the owner standings (30%), and the entry's finish in the most recent race (70%).
Tyler Reddick, who ...Keep reading

Ferrari driver Antonio Giovinazzi claimed his second pole of the 2026 World Endurance Championship at Austin after ending up tied at the top of the times with Cadillac’s Jack Aitken. 
Giovinazzi led the way after posting a 1m52.445s lap aboard the #51 Ferrari 499P Le Mans Hypercar as the chequered flag fell at the end of the 10-minute Hyperpole session on Saturday. 
Aitken then stopped ...Keep reading

The drivers and teams report back on all the action from the Temple of Speed after Qualifying for the 2026 Italian Grand Prix.

Matt Youson takes a look at the different pit stop and tyre options that are available to the teams on race day at Monza.

We have picked a four-leg Bet Builder for Monza, including podium finish and top-six selections.

Chris Medland picks out five key things to keep an eye on when the lights go out on race day at the Temple of Speed.

Gabriel Bortoleto believes Audi "can be fighting for points" in the Italian Grand Prix, having just missed out on reaching the top 10 in Qualifying by the smallest of margins.