2016 F1 Round 14 Italian Grand Prix Qualifying – Hamilton takes third consecutive Monza pole

Hamilton opened Q1 on supersoft tyres with a lap of 1:21.854, 0.643 seconds faster than Rosberg. The opening timed runs at Monza already highlighted Mercedes’ advantage on the long straights and in the braking zones.

Archive image: The top three qualifiers pose together at the 2016 Italian Grand Prix

Hamilton took pole position with a 1:21.135, beating Rosberg by 0.478 seconds. It was his third consecutive pole at the Italian Grand Prix.

Vettel qualified third and Räikkönen fourth, giving Ferrari the second row. Bottas was fifth, Ricciardo sixth and Verstappen seventh.

Mercedes ran both cars on soft tyres in Q2 and had enough pace to progress. This allowed Hamilton and Rosberg to start the race on softs. All the other drivers who reached Q3 had used supersofts in Q2.

Grosjean changed his gearbox after spinning in third practice. Although he reached Q2 in qualifying, the grid penalty left him starting 17th. His team-mate Gutiérrez made it into Q3 and qualified tenth.

Hülkenberg and Pérez each made a final push. Pérez’s 1:22.814 beat his team-mate’s 1:22.836, putting the two Force India cars eighth and ninth.

Ocon suffered an electrical problem on his out-lap and stopped at the side of the track without completing a timed qualifying lap. Manor said it was a recurrence of the electrical issue from the previous day. He ultimately failed to set a time within the 107% limit.

Hamilton set a 1:21.135 in Q3, with Rosberg second on 1:21.613. Hamilton secured pole by 0.478 seconds, making it three consecutive pole positions at Monza.