Max Verstappen in the Red Bull-Honda won the wet-drying race at Imola, 22.000 seconds ahead of the Mercedes GP of Lewis Hamilton in seond, and Lando Norris in third, 23.702 seconds behind the winner. On lap 36 Verstappen sets fast lap at 1m21.006s and a 1m20.353s the next lap, and again at 1m19.726s. Hamilton retakes fast lap at 1m18.332s, and trails Verstappen by 12.2 seconds. On lap 45 Verstappen sets another fast lap at 1m18.284s, and again the next lap at 1m18.011s. On lap 49 Hamilton makes an attempt to pass Sainz, but cannot do it. The next lap Hamilton passes Sainz for fouth place, and now chases after Leclerc. Hamilton is within a second of Leclerc, Norris a second further up the road. On lap 59 Hamilton passes Norris in the DRS zone to take second place.

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