Italian GP grid to be reshuffled as driver set to start from pit lane

10:08, 07 Sep

Updated: 10:25, 07 Sep

byTobia Elia

Alpine has announced that Pierre Gasly will start from the pit lane in today’s Italian GP, with the French team fitting a new power unit on the A525.

The French driver had finished qualifying yesterday in nineteenth, second-to-last, just behind his teammate Franco Colapinto and only ahead of Liam Lawson’s Racing Bull.

Pierre Gasly

Gasly to start Italian GP from pitlane

''Pierre will start today's Italian Grand Prix from the Pit Lane after the team took his car out from parc fermé conditions. Car #10 will take a new Power Unit for today's Race,'' the team communicated in an official statement.

Speaking with GPblog after qualifying, the Frenchman commented his result: ''To be fair I think it was still good effort. We were really struggling and we closed the gap to the guys ahead.''

''I tried with three sets in Q1. Just a bit of a shame on my last attempt, I didn't have the cleanest run. I had some guys in turn 7.''

''All the traffic in turn 8, 9, 10, so it wasn't the cleanest attempt, but looking at the gap anywhere to Q2 would have not been enough.''

''I think that's just where we are and I'm not gonna lie. I knew that it was gonna be a tricky one anyways.''

How the Italian GP starting grid changes

In Monza, Verstappen claimed the pole position, securing another significant result for Red Bull, as McLaren and Ferrari will be on the hunt of the four-time world champion. Hamilton also got hit with a five place grid penalty. Here's the complete and updated starting grid.