George Russell was the fastest in the third and final free practice for the Italian GP, the 13th round of the 2026 Formula 1 season. This Saturday (5), in Monza, the Mercedes driver confirmed the strength shown by the team throughout the weekend and finished the last activity before qualifying in first position.
Read more F1: Russell leads FP3 of the Italian GP; Bortoleto struggles with softs in Monza
Gabriel Bortoleto appeared among the leaders during the work with medium tires, also using the slipstream of Nico Hülkenberg, but struggled again when he switched to softs. Audi still made changes to the setup of the Brazilian’s car during the final part of FP3.
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Check the full result of FP3 of the 2026 Italian GP:
1) George Russell (Mercedes), 1’22.219 – 14 laps
2) Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari), 1’22.445 (+0.226) – 21
3) Max Verstappen (Red Bull/Red Bull Ford), 1’22.569 (+0.350) – 24
4) Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes), 1’22.580 (+0.361) – 18
5) Lando Norris (McLaren/Mercedes), 1’22.625 (+0.406) – 18
6) Charles Leclerc (Ferrari), 1’22.708 (+0.489) – 21
7) Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls/Red Bull Ford), 1’22.724 (+0.505) – 21
8) Oscar Piastri (McLaren/Mercedes), 1’22.773 (+0.554) – 21
9) Pierre Gasly (Alpine/Mercedes), 1’22.898 (+0.679) – 24
10) Franco Colapinto (Alpine/Mercedes), 1’23.101 (+0.882) – 23
11) Nico Hülkenberg (Audi), 1’23.126 (+0.907) – 22
12) Liam Lawson (Red Bull/Red Bull Ford), 1’23.203 (+0.984) – 23
13) Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi), 1’23.298 (+1.079) – 21
14) Oliver Bearman (Haas/Ferrari), 1’23.585 (+1.366) – 23
15) Yuki Tsunoda (Racing Bulls/Red Bull Ford), 1’23.817 (+1.598) – 16
16) Carlos Sainz (Williams/Mercedes), 1’23.875 (+1.656) – 28
17) Esteban Ocon (Haas/Ferrari), 1’24.020 (+1.801) – 25
18) Alexander Albon (Williams/Mercedes), 1’24.437 (+2.218) – 29
19) Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin/Honda), 1’24.919 (+2.700) – 20
20) Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac/Ferrari), 1’25.004 (+2.785) – 20
21) Sergio Pérez (Cadillac/Ferrari), 1’25.031 (+2.812) – 20
22) Lance Stroll (Aston Martin/Honda), 1’25.555 (+3.336) – 20
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