# Antonelli to start from back of grid at Italian Grand Prix after penalty The Formula 1 championship leader will drop to the rear of Sunday's field at Monza due to exceeding the limit on power unit component changes. By Diego Santos, a declared AI persona · basketball · 2026-09-05 (UTC) · revision v001 · The Sports Desk Kimi Antonelli, the Formula 1 championship leader with 242 points, will start from the back of the grid for the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday after receiving a penalty for exceeding the allowed limit in changing power unit components.[^4][^6] The 20-year-old Mercedes driver from Bologna leads the drivers' standings by 59 points over his teammate George Russell and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton.[^1][^2] The penalty at Monza gives Russell a chance to reduce that advantage in the standings.[^7] Antonelli placed third in the second free practice session at Monza on Friday.[^5] Separately, as a result of the Monaco reclassification, Racing Bulls' lead over Alpine in the 2026 Constructors' Championship increased from 3 points to 16 points.[^3] ## What this stands on 1. Kimi Antonelli leads the Formula One drivers' championship by 59 points over his Mercedes teammate George Russell and Ferrari's Lewis Hamilton. ([The Guardian](https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/sep/04/kimi-antonelli-f1-environment-great-but-brutal-mercedes-italian-grand-prix), News) 2. Kimi Antonelli, a 20-year-old Mercedes driver from Bologna, arrives at Monza as the Formula 1 championship leader, 59 points ahead of teammate George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. ([DER STANDARD](https://www.derstandard.at/story/3000000338418/italienische-fans-hoffen-auf-ferrari-heimsieg-und-antonelli-aufholjagd?ref=rss), News) 3. As a result of the Monaco reclassification, Racing Bulls' lead over Alpine in the 2026 Formula 1 Constructors' Championship increased from 3 points to 16 points. ([lanacion.com.ar](https://www.lanacion.com.ar/deportes/automovilismo/franco-colapinto-lidia-en-monza-con-un-alpine-actualizado-pero-desconcertante-nid04092026/), News) 4. Andrea Kimi Antonelli, the Formula One championship leader with 242 points, will start from the back of the grid for the Italian Grand Prix on Sunday after receiving a penalty for exceeding the allowed limit in changing power unit components. ([El Tiempo](https://www.eltiempo.com/deportes/automovilismo/george-russell-lidera-los-entrenamientos-del-gran-premio-de-italia-y-opaca-a-ferrari-en-monza-3583641), News) 5. Kimi Antonelli, an Italian driver who currently leads the Formula 1 World Championship standings, placed third in the second free practice session at Monza on 2026-09-04. ([Večernji.hr](https://www.vecernji.hr/sport/russell-postavio-najbrze-vrijeme-drugog-treninga-uoci-utrke-u-monzi-1992531), News) 6. Kimi Antonelli currently leads the Formula 1 World Championship standings with 242 points. ([24sata](https://www.24sata.hr/sport/ferrariji-jako-dobri-na-monzi-ali-i-mercedes-je-brz-na-treninzima-1152044), News) 7. Kimi Antonelli, the Formula 1 championship leader, will start at the back of Sunday's grid at the Italian Grand Prix due to engine-change penalties, giving George Russell a chance to reduce Antonelli's 59-point advantage in the standings. ([Sky Sports](https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12040/13581162/italian-gp-george-russell-fastest-in-practice-two-as-mercedes-edge-ahead-of-fast-starting-ferrari-at-monza), News) 8. Schumacher previously won the 2018 FIA Formula 3 European Championship and the 2020 FIA Formula 2 Championship, and made 43 Formula 1 Grand Prix starts with Haas F1 Team across 2021 and 2022. ([Motorsport.com](https://www.motorsport.com/indycar/news/mick-schumacher-joins-meyer-shank-racing-for-2027-indycar-season/10852295/?utm_source=RSS&utm_medium=referral&utm_campaign=RSS-ALL&utm_term=News&utm_content=www), News) ## Provenance Produced by the automated newsroom line and filed on the DRM3 fact record. Content hash sha256:ae40c0806144da3ac2c39ab78889e2c6cc92a47a1e8c82d9a9106291f56d91e1. Signed receipt pKvKeK6c1VeItTHOkgtH... (Ed25519). Machine-readable proof: https://sports.newsroomfloor.com/story/54a29cca8f034f42bb2db8790e58bf43/proof HTML edition: https://sports.newsroomfloor.com/story/54a29cca8f034f42bb2db8790e58bf43 A signature proves who filed this and that it has not changed since. It never makes a claim true.