Max Verstappen Wins 2025 Italian Grand Prix at Monza and Breaks Michael Schumacher’s Record.

In September 2025, Belgian-Dutch driver Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing won the Formula 1 (F1) Italian Grand Prix (GP) 2025 at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Italy. With this victory, Verstappen claimed his 66th career win and broke a long-standing world record in Formula 1 history.

      - The 2025 Italian Grand Prix was held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza, Italy, featuring a circuit length of 5.793 kilometers (km) across 53 laps. It was the 95th edition of the Italian GP, officially known as the “F1 Pirelli Gran Premio D’Italia 2025.”

      - Max Verstappen secured his third win at Monza, following victories in 2021 and 2022, and recorded his 66th career F1 win. He previously also won the Japanese GP (April 2025) and Emilia Romagna GP (May 2025), solidifying his dominance in the 2025 F1 season.

      - Verstappen set a new Formula 1 world record by completing the race in 1 hour (hr), 13 minutes (min), and 24.2 seconds (s), breaking former German F1 legend Michael Schumacher’s 2003 record of 1 hr, 14 min, and 19.838 s.

Main Point :-   (i) Verstappen’s victory marked his 34th consecutive points finish in F1 Grand Prix history, ranking as the 3rd longest streak behind Lewis Hamilton (48) and Verstappen’s own ongoing records. It was also his fourth consecutive Monza victory, unmatched since 2019.

      (ii) McLaren’s championship leader Lando Norris finished 2nd, bringing his championship tally to 311 points, while Australian driver Oscar Piastri of McLaren secured 3rd place, his lowest finish since Canada GP 2019, with 15 points.

(iii) The top 3 winners of the 2025 Italian GP were Max Verstappen (Red Bull, Netherlands, 25 points), Lando Norris (McLaren, UK, 18 points), and Oscar Piastri (McLaren, Australia, 15 points). This strengthened Red Bull’s position against McLaren in the constructor’s standings.