Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel notched up his 10th pole position of the season with the last lap in qualifying for the Italian Grand Prix.
A slight mistake from McLaren's Lewis Hamilton ruined his fastest lap but the Englishman starts on the front row alongside the world champion.
McLaren's Jenson Button and Ferrari's Fernando Alonso share the second row.
Michael Schumacher, a five-time winner in Italy, starts in eighth just ahead of his Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.
Red Bull have never finished on the podium or taken pole at Monza, but they appear to have cracked the historic track.
With four main straights and just one fast corner at Parabolica, it is a track that rewards engine power and straight-line speed.
"To get the pole here is beyond our expectation as Monza is a bogey circuit for us," said Red Bull team boss Christian Horner. "It was an unbelievable job by Sebastian."
Vettel said: "We thought it would be much closer than that.
"We knew we had more time in the car and I had some cars in front which always helps in Monza, but we did not think we would be on pole by such a big margin at a track that for the last two years did not suit us. We have quite a racy approach, so I'm happy."
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