Italian Grand Prix qualifying – Start time, how to watch, channel & more

Mercedes has been an unstoppable force over one lap in 2020, having taken pole position in each of the seven rounds held so far.

However, the ban on engine modes could throw a spanner in the works, allowing rival teams to close the gap to Mercedes - if not eclipse it to grab the top spot on the grid.

Red Bull will again be the favourite to take advantage of any drop in Mercedes' pace, while Renault won't be too far behind with its potent low-downforce package.

Expect Ferrari to struggle at its home ground, given the weaknesses of its 2020 power unit.

What time does qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix start?

The Italian GP qualifying session will get underway at 3pm CEST at Monza. The three-part session will last approximately one hour.

• Date: Saturday, September 5, 2020 
• Start time: 2pm BST / 3pm CEST / 9am ET / 6am PT / 10pm JST / 11pm AEST / 6:30pm IST

Can’t find your country or region in the list? Check the schedule page for the broadcast times in your local timezone.

How can I watch qualifying?

Formula 1 is broadcast live in nearly every country around the world. 

Europe: Sky Sports F1 will broadcast the Italian GP qualifying in both the UK and Italy. RTL will show qualifying in Germany, Movistar will telecast it in Spain and Canal+ will carry the coverage in France.

North America: Qualifying will be broadcast in the US on ESPN, in Mexico on Tudn and in Canada on TSN/RDS.

Asia: Most of Asia is covered by Fox Sports, including India where F1 is broadcast by sister channel Star Sports Select 2. Fuji TV Next will carry live qualifying coverage in Japan. 

Oceanica: Fox Sports 506 will bring live coverage of qualifying to viewers in Australia. Spark Sport will show qualifying in New Zealand.

Can I stream qualifying?

Viewers from selected countries can subscribe to F1 TV to stream qualifying on a device of their choice. Some local broadcasters such as Sky TV (UK) and Movistar (Spain) also offer their own on-demand service. 

Live commentary

Motorsport.com will bring the latest updates from Monza throughout the weekend, including live commentary during qualifying on Saturday.

Italian Grand Prix - FP1 results:

Cla	Driver		Chassis	Engine	Time	Gap
1	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	Mercedes	1'20.703
2	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	Mercedes	1'20.948	0.245
3	Alex Albon		Red Bull	Honda	1'21.500	0.797
4	Daniil Kvyat		AlphaTauri	Honda	1'21.555	0.852
5	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Honda	1'21.641	0.938
6	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Honda	1'21.667	0.964
7	Sergio Perez		Racing Point	Mercedes	1'21.747	1.044
8	Lando Norris		McLaren	Renault	1'21.747	1.044
9	Daniel Ricciardo		Renault	Renault	1'21.789	1.086
10	Carlos Sainz Jr.		McLaren	Renault	1'21.821	1.118
11	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari	1'21.904	1.201
12	Esteban Ocon		Renault	Renault	1'21.984	1.281
13	Lance Stroll		Racing Point	Mercedes	1'22.131	1.428
14	Romain Grosjean		Haas	Ferrari	1'22.409	1.706
15	Kevin Magnussen		Haas	Ferrari	1'22.422	1.719
16	Antonio Giovinazzi		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	1'22.552	1.849
17	Kimi Raikkonen		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	1'22.619	1.916
18	Roy Nissany		Williams	Mercedes	1'22.826	2.123
19	Sebastian Vettel		Ferrari	Ferrari	1'22.988	2.285
20	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	Mercedes	1'23.120	2.417
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Italian Grand Prix - FP2 results:

Cla	Driver		Chassis	Engine	Time	Gap
1	Lewis Hamilton		Mercedes	Mercedes	1'20.192
2	Valtteri Bottas		Mercedes	Mercedes	1'20.454	0.262
3	Lando Norris		McLaren	Renault	1'21.089	0.897
4	Pierre Gasly		AlphaTauri	Honda	1'21.121	0.929
5	Max Verstappen		Red Bull	Honda	1'21.228	1.036
6	Carlos Sainz Jr.		McLaren	Renault	1'21.313	1.121
7	Daniil Kvyat		AlphaTauri	Honda	1'21.376	1.184
8	Lance Stroll		Racing Point	Mercedes	1'21.389	1.197
9	Charles Leclerc		Ferrari	Ferrari	1'21.503	1.311
10	Sergio Perez		Racing Point	Mercedes	1'21.594	1.402
11	Esteban Ocon		Renault	Renault	1'21.697	1.505
12	Sebastian Vettel		Ferrari	Ferrari	1'21.733	1.541
13	Antonio Giovinazzi		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	1'21.786	1.594
14	Alex Albon		Red Bull	Honda	1'21.883	1.691
15	Daniel Ricciardo		Renault	Renault	1'22.080	1.888
16	Kevin Magnussen		Haas	Ferrari	1'22.088	1.896
17	Kimi Raikkonen		Alfa Romeo	Ferrari	1'22.147	1.955
18	Romain Grosjean		Haas	Ferrari	1'22.254	2.062
19	Nicholas Latifi		Williams	Mercedes	1'22.825	2.633
20	George Russell		Williams	Mercedes	1'22.927	2.735
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