The Italian Grand Prix 2019 was the 14th round of the 2019 F1 season, and took place at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Italy, on September 8th.
Charles Leclerc won the race from the pole, followed by Valtteri Bottas, and Lewis Hamilton completing the podium.
Final results
Race evolution
Pit Stops
There were a total of 29 pit stops during the race.
The most popular pit stop windows were:
- Laps 19-23: 8 stops
- Laps 26-30: 12 stops
The fastest pit stop was Lance Stroll's, stopping the clock at 18.838 seconds during his pit stop on lap 15, while the slowest one was was Sebastian Vettel's, who stopped the clock at 32.443 seconds, 13.605 seconds slower than Stroll, during his pit stop on lap 6.
These times include the time the driver spent going through the pit lane, as well as the actual time he stopped for the mechanics to work on his car.
Strategy
We saw a variety of options in terms of pit stop strategies during this race, however most drivers chose a 1 stop. Only 7 drivers tried a 2 stops, and 1 driver tried a 3 stops.
The race winner, Charles Leclerc, was on a 1 stop strategy.
1 stop
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-Charles Leclerc
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1Antonio Giovinazzi
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6Lando Norris
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-George Russell
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2Alexander Albon
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1Valtteri Bottas
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13Carlos Sainz
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11Sergio Pérez
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7Daniil Kvyat
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6Pierre Gasly
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1Nico Hülkenberg
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1Daniel Ricciardo
2 stops
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11Max Verstappen
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3Romain Grosjean
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3Lance Stroll
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1Lewis Hamilton
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15Kimi Räikkönen
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7Kevin Magnussen
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2Robert Kubica
3 stops
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9Sebastian Vettel
Excluding those drivers who could not finish the race, those on a 1 stop strategy gained 2.9 positions on average, the ones on a 2 stops strategy lost an average of 2.17 positions, while those on a 3 stops strategy lost an average of 9 positions.
This difference in possitions gained, together with a deeper nalaysis of each strategy, reinforces the conclusion that a 1 stop strategy was the best option.
It is important to note that this might not always be the case for other races held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, as the conditions might change from year to year, in terms of wheel degradation, accidents, safety cars, etc.
Incidents
There race went on mostly with no incidents. Only 3 divers were involved in circumstances that were severe enough to prevented them from finishing the race.
These included, Kevin Magnussen, who experienced an hydraulic malfunction on lap 43, Daniil Kvyat, who suffered an engine malfunction on lap 29, and Carlos Sainz, who had a wheel problem on lap 27.
Hydraulics
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Kevin MagnussenLap 43
Engine
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Daniil KvyatLap 29
Wheel
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Carlos SainzLap 27
Qualifying
Charles Leclerc managed to get the pole position by 0.039 seconds and a final lipe time of 1:19.307. Right next to him, completing the first line of the grid, was Lewis Hamilton.
Track evolution
As the qualifying session went on, with the track rubbering in, and the drivers testing the limits of the grip of their cars, the times per lap dropped, and 12 out of the 15 drivers that took place in Q2 were able to improve their times.
The Q3 is the time were all the remaining drivers put all their cards on the table, even those with a superior car who might have been managing their times in Q1 and Q2 push their cars to the limit in Q3. It therefore comes as no surprise that 5 out of the 7 drivers that took place in Q3 were able to improve their times.