The Italian Grand Prix 2026 is the main attraction at Monza on Sunday, September 6, as the season’s championship race enters another pivotal round.
The race will begin at 3 p.m. local time in Italy. Alpine’s Pierre Gasly will be on the pole, having beaten George Russell in qualifying, with Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton in the third and fourth positions. Max Verstappen is in fifth place.
Championship leader Kimi Antonelli qualified seventh but will be penalized for engine-related issues and will start from the back of the grid. The Mercedes driver is 59 points ahead of Russell and Hamilton at the start of the race.
How & Where to Watch F1 Italian Grand Prix
Fans will be able to follow the entire Italian Grand Prix live on Apple TV, the exclusive U.S. broadcast partner of Formula 1. Yahoo Sports also provides race coverage via its Apple partnership.
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The race will be broadcast on TSN and RDS, and will be streamed on TSN+ for Canadian viewers. The race is available live in the UK on Sky Sports F1 and NOW.
FanCode will broadcast the Italian Grand Prix live in India, where it has the F1 broadcasting rights. The race is broadcast in Australia on Fox Sports and Kayo Sports, and in New Zealand on Sky Sport and Sky Sport Now.
Brazilian fans can follow the race through Globo’s Formula 1 coverage; Germany has Sky Deutschland. F1 is broadcast in France on Canal+ and in Spain on DAZN. F1 TV Pro also offers live coverage in certain countries, including onboard cameras, live timing, and pre-race and post-race programming.
F1 Italian Grand Prix Start Times
- United States: 9 a.m. ET / 6 a.m. PT
- Canada: 9 a.m. ET
- Mexico: 7 a.m. CT
- Brazil: 10 a.m. BRT
- United Kingdom: 2 p.m. BST
- Germany: 3 p.m. CEST
- France: 3 p.m. CEST
- Italy: 3 p.m. CEST
- India: 6:30 p.m. IST
- Australia: 11 p.m. AEST
- New Zealand: 1 a.m. NZST, Monday
The 53-lap race will be held at the 5.793-kilometer Monza circuit, one of the fastest tracks in Formula 1. Sunday’s race will have a number of big storylines to follow with Gasly on the pole and Antonelli battling his way through the pack.