Charles Leclerc set the pace for Ferrari in a truncated first Italian Grand Prix practice at Monza on Friday as wet weathe☂r caused difficult on-track conditions, resulting in three red flags.

Rain throughout tꦆhe morning left the track wet for the start of ꦅthe session, prompting drivers to head out initially on full wet tyres.

Kimi Raikkonen was the first driver to spark a red flag, spinning off the track at Parabolica, with a mistake ♔from Sergio Perez exiting the Ascari Chicane causing a second stoppage just two minutes after the session had resumed. Both drivers spun in🍃to the wall, ending their sessions early.

The third and final red flag came midway through the se♓ssion when Pierre Gasly spun his Toro Rosso car at the first chicane, stopping momentarily on the racing line. Despite the 𒁃red flag, the Frenchman was able to get the car going again, ensuring a quick restart to proceedings.

The track dried out enough for drivers to switch to Intermediates before ultimately getting in some slick-tyre running in the final few minutes of the session, with Lecl﷽erc putting in a b𒁏est lap of 1m27.905s on the Medium compound.

Carlos Sainz and Lando Norris followed in second and t🔯hird for McLaren, with five-time world champion Lewis Hamilton slotting into fourthܫ for Mercedes.

Alexander Albon took fifth for Red Bull, two places clear of teammate Max Verstappen as Toro Rosso's Daniil Kvyat split the duo. Sebastian Vettel finished eighth for Ferrari ahead of Mercedes' Valtteri Bottas, while Gas🐻ly rounded out the top 10.

Free Practice 2 begins at Monza at 3pm ꦑlocal time (2pm BST) on Friday.