Norris Dominates Entertaining Race in Mugello

Qualifying:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Diff.
1	47	Lando Norris		1:25.179	1:25.017
2	6	Artem Markelov		1:25.566	1:25.434	+0.417
3	31	Esteban Ocon		1:35.635	1:25.510	+0.493
4	94	Pascal Wehrlein		1:25.517	1:25.699	+0.500
5	57	Dean Stoneman		1:26.145	1:25.803	+0.786
6	7	Charles Leclerc		1:25.806	1:25.837	+0.789
7	64	Dave Cassidy		1:26.385	1:25.966	+0.949
8	23	Alexander Albon		1:36.351	1:26.173	+1.156
9	33	Max Verstappen		1:26.829	1:26.260	+1.243
10	29	Roger Ibe		1:26.561	1:26.410	+1.393
11	70	Sérgio Sette Câmara		1:26.507	1:26.953	+1.490
12	26	Robert Shwartzman		1:26.785	1:26.701	+1.684
13	39	Sho Tsuboi		1:28.728	1:26.741	+1.724
14	77	Valtteri Bottas		1:27.290	1:26.908	+1.891
15	37	Kazuki Nakajima		1:27.333	1:27.635	+2.316
16	13	Pastor Maldonado		1:27.832	1:27.418	+2.401
17	23	Jules Bianchi		1:28.931	1:28.150	+3.133
18	84	Jack Aitken		1:28.269	1:28.208	+3.252
19	4	Robin Frijns		1:28.684	1:28.651	+3.634
20	73	Daniel Melrose		1:28.872	1:28.737	+3.720
21	55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.		1:28.895	1:29.264	+3.878
22	99	Antonio Giovinazzi		1:29.602	1:29.229	+4.212
23	98	Bradley Dagnall		1:29.597	1:29.497	+4.480
24	18	Sebastian Vettel		1:26.920	1:26.259	+1.242*

* 20-place grid penalty for causing an avoidable accident

Report:

From the first minutes of practice, it was clear that Lando Norris would win the Italian Grand Prix. He knew it, the media members know it, the fans knew it and his rivals on the track certainly knew it.

Still, they made him earn his win. Championship leader Artem Markelov took an early lead and managed to fight off Norris for a couple of laps before eventually just not being able to hang with Norris.

Even with the one-sided fight for the win, it was still a very exciting event for the fans. Overtaking and counter-overtaking was the order of the day, there was hardly a lap without a change in position.

This hot-headed racing left some drivers quite heated. Sebastian Vettel was very angry with Jules Bianchi, who took him out and received a grid penalty for his troubles; Roger Ibe and Sho Tsuboi collided as well.

Race:

Pos	#	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Points
1	47	Lando Norris		53:03.710	15
2	14	Esteban Ocon		+32.481	12
3	6	Artem Markelov		+32.905	10
4	57	Dean Stoneman		+34.606	8
5	64	Dave Cassidy		+43.337	6
6	7	Charles Leclerc		+43.837	5
7	33	Max Verstappen		+54.412	4
8	23	Alexander Albon		+59.902	3
9	26	Robert Shwartzman		+77.207	2
10	77	Valtteri Bottas		+78.028	1
11	37	Kazuki Nakajima		+86.805
12	13	Pastor Maldonado		+88.350
13	23	Jules Bianchi		1 Lap
14	73	Daniel Melrose		1 Lap
15	99	Antonio Giovinazzi		1 Lap
16	98	Bradley Dagnall		2 Laps
DNF	70	Sérgio Sette Câmara		Accident
DNF	55	Carlos Sainz, Jr.		Puncture
DNF	19	Robin Frijns		Brakes
DNF	85	Jack Aitken		Throttle
DNF	94	Pascal Wehrlein		Accident
DNF	39	Sho Tsuboi		Collision
DNF	29	Roger Ibe		Collision
DNF	18	Sebastian Vettel		Collision

Fastest Lap:

Lando Norris – 1:25.557

Infinite Improbability Drive Of The Race:

Sérgio Sette Câmara – before he got baited into a mistake, he was driving excellently.

Reject Of The Race:

Calinetic-Judd – one of the most experienced line-ups on the grid drive like 15-year olds trying to impress a girl.