F1MATHS: The four records that have been broken at Monza

Although this weekend's Azerbaijan Grand Prix is just around the corner, F1Technical's senior writer Balazs Szabo takes a look back at the Italian Grand Prix, revealing three key records that were broken.

Starting from pole position, reigning champion Max Verstappen had an intense battle with McLaren rival Lando Norris on the first laps of the Italian Grand Prix, but the Dutch driver quickly escaped from the chasing pack to win the last race of the European leg of the season.

This was the four times world champion’s third win of the season, following on from those in Suzuka and Imola, as well as his third in this race, to add to those in 2022 and 2023, all with Red Bull Racing. It’s the Dutchman’s 66th career win while the Anglo-Austrian team is now on 125 wins, five of them here in Monza.

This year's Italian Grand Prix went into the record books as the fastest ever Formula 1 Grand Prix. Verstappen’s average speed was 250.706 km/h, beating the previous record set in Monza by Michael Schumacher in 2003 with an average speed of 247.586 km/h. It meant that the Italian Grand Prix took just 1:13.24.325.

In fact, the drivers who finished second to seventh - Lando Norris, Oscar Piastri, Charles Leclerc, Georges Russell, Lewis Hamilton and Alexander Albon - also got under the Ferrari driver’s winning time.

Just as they did a year ago, the two McLaren drivers were on the podium, with Lando Norris second and Oscar Piastri third. The Englishman also set a new outright average speed record when he set the race fastest lap on lap 53 in 1’20”901, at a speed of 257.781 km/h.

The Monza weekend also saw Verstappen clinch his 45th pole, the second at Monza, following on from 2021. His pole time of 1m 18.792s was not only a record for this track, but is also the highest average speed (264.423 km/h) ever recorded in qualifying in the history of Formula 1, thus ensuring that Monza lives up to its nickname of the Temple of Speed.