Motor racing-Alpine's Gasly takes stunning first pole at Monza


Formula One F1 - Italian Grand Prix - Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Monza, Italy - September 5, 2026 Alpine's Pierre Gasly during qualifying REUTERS/Guglielmo Mangiapane

MONZA, ⁠Italy, Sept 5 (Reuters) - ⁠French Formula One ‌driver Pierre Gasly grabbed a stunning career ​first pole position ⁠with Renault-owned ⁠Alpine at the Italian ⁠Grand ‌Prix on Saturday.

Gasly, ⁠who lives in Milan ​and ‌won at Monza ⁠with ​Red Bull-owned AlphaTauri (now Racing Bulls) ⁠in 2020, seized ​pole from Mercedes' George Russell with his ⁠final effort and a lap of one minute ​21.786 seconds -- ⁠0.060 quicker than ​the ‌Briton.

(Reporting by Alan ​Baldwin; Editing by Toby Chopra)

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