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🇮🇹 Franco Colapinto at the Italy GP 2025

Franco had a challenging GP in Monza, finishing in P17

Published

09 Sep 2025

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3 min

🏁 Franco Colapinto and his race in Italy

Italian Grand Prix – Autodromo Nazionale Monza

📆 Date: 7 September 2025 📍 Location: Monza, Italy 📊 Grid Position: P17 📈 Final Result: P17

🏆 Race Results

🥇 P1: Max Verstappen (Red Bull Racing) 🥈 P2: Lando Norris (McLaren) 🥉 P3: Oscar Piastri (McLaren) 🇫🇷 P16: Pierre Gasly (Alpine) 🇦🇷 P17: Franco Colapinto (Alpine) ❌ DNF: Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) ❌ DNS: Nico Hulkenberg (Kick Sauber)

📝 Race Summary

The Monza race was challenging for Alpine, with high competition and a demanding circuit.

Franco started from P17 on medium tyres, trying to seize opportunities in the opening laps. By lap 30, he reached P12 with solid sector pace and measured overtakes.

The switch to hard tyres on lap 33 marked the second phase, where tyre management and traffic were crucial. Despite showing good speed in sector 3, Alpine’s lack of overall pace kept him at the rear, finishing P17. Compared to teammate Pierre Gasly, Franco completed the race with minimal gap, learning from experience and race strategy.

🛠️ Weekend Details

Free Practices:

- FP1: Did not participate (car driven by Paul Aron) - FP2: 26 laps, medium and soft tyres – Best time: 1:10.957 - FP3: 21 laps – Stable feeling, balance adjustments – Best time: 1:11.054

Qualifying:

- Q1: 1:10.104 → P18 - Notes: Moved to P17 as HAD started from the pits after adjustments

🏁 Race

🚦 Start:

P17, controlled launch, no major incidents, maintained initial pace

⬆️ Progress:

Reached P12 by lap 30, managed traffic and overtakes carefully

🛞 Tyres Used:

Medium → 33 laps / Hard → 19 laps (pit stop lap 33, 24.971)

⚡ Fastest Lap:

1:22.239 (lap 48, hards)

🏁 Final Position:

P17, ahead of Stroll and two retirements, very close to Pierre Gasly (P16)

👀 Incidents and Safety Car

🚨 Safety Car: No ❌ Retirements: Nico Hulkenberg, Fernando Alonso ✅ Franco: No major incidents; three track limit warnings (laps 9, 30, 50)

🌟 Highlights

📊 Sectors & Speed

- Sector 1: 27.204 / 321 km/h - Sector 2: 27.925 / 335 km/h - Sector 3: 26.959 - Final straight: 315 km/h - Speed trap: 340 km/h

📻 Team Radio

Franco kept very communicative with his engineer throughout the race, focusing on tyre management and overtaking strategy. The communication was smooth and proactive, with precise instructions on energy modes and DRS positions, showing maturity and concentration on a demanding track.

🗣️ Franco Colapinto Statements

“It was a tough day, although we knew it would probably be like this on a difficult track for us. We lacked pace and struggled to make progress, which made the race long and uneventful. We did our best with a conventional strategy, but finished a difficult P17. We will regroup and see what we can improve for the next race.”

“My goals remain the same: gaining experience, finding ways to progress with the car, and always giving my best. We will have a week to prepare Baku and keep moving forward.”