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- Pierre Gasly earned Alpine’s first Formula 1 pole at Monza with a 1:21.786 lap.
- He beat Mercedes driver George Russell by 0.060 seconds, the narrowest margin.
- The pole marks the first French pole since Jean Alesi in 1997.
- Russell congratulated Gasly, calling the performance “incredible” after narrowly missing pole.
- Oscar Piastri qualified third but received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Liam Lawson.
