Italy

Monza produced one of the season's standout drives. In the Sprint, Bearman started eighth after a five-place grid penalty carried over from the Spa collision, and carved through the field; he took the lead when Martí locked up under braking and held on to win from Martins and Dürksen. A first-lap incident involving Goethe and O'Sullivan also caught Antonelli, leaving him with damage. The Feature was extraordinary: Bortoleto won from twenty-second on the grid, last place, charging the length of the field to win ahead of Maloney and Verschoor. A Prema teammate battle between Antonelli and Bearman boiled over at the Rettifilo chicane, Antonelli's late-braking outside move forcing Bearman onto the kerb. Aron was eliminated in a start collision and Hauger struck trouble mid-race, while Maini set the fastest lap. The result was a hammer blow to the title race: Bortoleto's astonishing last-to-first drive slashed Hadjar's championship lead from over thirty-five points to just ten and a half with three rounds remaining, turning a procession into a genuine fight heading to the flyaway finale.