Kimi Antonelli's Incredible Charge from P19 to P1 | 2026 Italian Grand Prix

Here's the man who has turned scarlet cap silver from 19th on the grid. Good afternoon and welcome to the Italian Grand Prix starting at the back of the field after taking penalties. Championship leader Kimi Antonelli goes from 19th on the grid and the Look at that going round the outside. He was almost looking like he was going to miss the chicane completely. They were all tiled up on the inside. And he still comes out with Sergio Perez who's the man that he was trying to fight on the way into the corner. Blasting past Perez who doesn't fight him too hard. Remember he's on the hard tyres. He's braking way later than Yuki Tsunoda up ahead. He's being very brave actually Jolyon and let's assume he makes all the places down into Parabolica. Well there's gonna be another one there which is Carlos Sainz who he cleared and then Tsunoda cleared. So it's a double pass into Parabolica. We're still gonna clear Nika Hülkenberg. And do we get two on the way in, one on the way out? You bet we do. And the Ferraris find themselves going from the second row battling each other. Could get worse. Does get worse into the Parabolica with a look for Oskar Piastri. Can't find his way back and Charles Leclerc is off and into the wall. Charles Leclerc into the barriers and out of the race. So nice work so far Kimi. So up to P12 on the road. Leclerc off at Parabolica. Looks like a reasonably big one. Driver okay. So red flag, red flag. So we'll be into pit lane. Copy that. Here come the revs. It's time once again to look to the lights. And we go racing once again at Monza. The road goes Franco Colapinto as high as P3 but it all goes wrong at the Lesmo. And behind is Antonelli already in the other Mercedes. So at eighth place for Kimi Antonelli. He's behind Norris and Antonelli is now sixth. They've both cleared the racing bull of Lindblad. Norris stays seventh and Antonelli is in P6. And you have to underline how impressive yesterday was for Pierre Gasly. Tenth in the world championship. In the sixth fastest team according to the Constructors' Championship. But Antonelli's gone from P19 to P5. Through Kurt Begrenning. Defensive move for Hamilton and Antonelli just hits fast forward and goes through. This guy is just absolutely brilliant to watch. There's no question we've got opposite ends of the age spectrum fighting. And I guess the Tapposi in one hand would go oh and then the Italian blood would go yay. Here comes Antonelli. Laid on the brakes and going through. Make that P19 to P3. This is sensational from the 20-year-old who's now up to third. And Antonelli has the momentum, has the speed, has the inside line and it's a Mercedes 1-2. What a performance. Here we go. A grandstand seat. Here we go. He's gone from 19th. Kimi Antonelli. 19th at the first start. He's passed a lot of them. Kimi Antonelli is through for the lead. And you know what it's like when you're on the brakes and we're going to see it again here. Pass, repass, repass again for the Italian Grand Prix. One of Formula 1's classics putting on a show that's deep into the corner for George Russell. Does it present the opportunity for Antonelli to come back? Again we're seeing such a sparkling battle for the lead but it's one moment and they're millimetres apart as Russell hugs the inside line. Antonelli looking for a gap that wasn't there but how about the outside line? How about the lead again? This is magic at Monza. And Antonelli leads through again to the inside. Russell on the brakes with the lead and he finds himself back to the front. Okay, Kimi, so we're going to try and stop yo-yoing. We just need to fill that gap to the standard. Yeah, right, and in the meantime he passed me. I can't imagine how they are feeling at the moment. It is Montreal all over again. Lance Stroll has pulled over in the Aston Martin and there are the marshals pushing the Aston behind the ballot. Okay, Kimi, so we will be boxing. If it goes to BSC at the entry then we will stay out, otherwise you're in. Antonelli comes into the pits. Max Verstappen comes into the pits. Russell on the hard tyre continues. It didn't look like that was going to be a long virtual so they've obviously had good eyeballs on that car that's being recovered. He slithers down the inside of Pierre Gasly who won't fight him too hard and now he's got to absolutely hammer it through the Lesmos and build up a little bit of a buffer. Antonelli gets in behind Norris looking for clean passes. This is critical if he's going to catch his teammate. He gets the move like he did against Gasly immediately up to P4. George Russell saying he's going as quickly as he can. He's done a 25.4 last time around. Kimi Antonelli a 1.24.6. Yeah, Antonelli will be picking up the benefit of a slipstream as Hamilton goes down the escape road. This will cost him time and C. Antonelli will be... There you go. Pass him. He gets passed and that makes it very easy for Antonelli. A huge moment for him as he takes third position. Kimi Antonelli getting the efficient pass that he needed to after the mistake for Hamilton. Kimi Antonelli looking for rapid passes, not looking for battles. Well he's had Hamilton over the first chicane and he's got Piastri with no ability to fight back. It is now a time trial between the top two drivers in the World Championship. Russell holds the lead, Antonelli holds the pace and it's game on to win the Italian Grand Prix. Antonelli hasn't been slowed down for a corner. Kimi Antonelli is right there. He's close down the gap. He's waiting into the Parabolica and he will head to the iconic main straight with a chance to take the lead. Yeah, could have easily come through at the final turn but no one wants it right now. Now he'll open up the active aero, press that boost button and through he'll come surely. Up to 200 miles an hour. Will they be able to fight? Russell holds the lead, goes defensive. Antonelli on the outside line. Russell hangs on, goes deep and the raw sends Antonelli off the road. Antonelli through the gravel. He made all of that time. He closed it down. Russell went deep into the first turn and Antonelli went off at the second. Antonelli's trying to send this crowd into euphoria. Just keep it clean Kimi, no risks. He's got him, he's got him. Kimi Antonelli takes the lead of the Grand Prix. Kimi Antonelli leads on home soil having started P19 and he takes the lead into the Ascari chicane. And he's absolutely hammered it through those three corners as well from the racing line so he's nearly got a second advantage on Russell in one corner. Here's the man who has turned scarlet cap silver, Kimi Antonelli from 19th on the grid. Looks up and sees the chequered flag burst and he's the first Italian to win on home soil since 1966. Incredible for Kimi Antonelli who wins the Italian Grand Prix from 19th on the grid. Forza Kimi, forza Kimi. Yes, oh my god. Forza Kimi, forza Kimi. It's more Monza magic and they've seen something they waited six decades for, Scafiotti and now Antonelli punches the air with delight. Oh my god, it feels like a dream. Don't worry when you get back I'll give you a pinch. Special, a special drive on Shirley. Feels like it must be a crowning weekend. This guy doesn't know pressure to come through home race, blast past the pack, make a clean move on Russell, check out and by the way put in the fastest lap at the end for fun. That was unbelievable. Did you ever imagine you could go from 19 to being the first Italian since even before I was born to win this Grand Prix? I did not expect and grazie a tutti per essere venuti, grazie per il supporto and yeah unbelievable, unbelievable. I'm so happy and I could have never imagined to be here today but you know we managed to pull it off and I'm really really happy. And that was an incredible race, an incredible result and I'm absolutely mind blown that Antonelli's come through and done that.