The championship leader and defending three-time champion clocked a best lap time of one minute and 21.135 seconds to outpace the German by nearly half a second.
The ‘silver arrows’ dominated the session to finish comfortably ahead of the Ferraris of four-time former champion Sebastian Vettel and 2007 champion Kimi Raikkonen.
It was Hamilton’s third successive pole at the Italian event and his fifth in all at Monza, a feat that equalled those of Argentine Fangio and Brazilian Senna.
HAM: "I feel incredibly proud and honoured to up with Juan Manuel and Senna" #ItalianGP 🇮🇹 #F1 pic.twitter.com/LY98hqJ72k
— Formula 1 (@F1) September 3, 2016
ROS: "The best explanation is he did some good laps & that's it... Just not quick enough" #ItalianGP 🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/ddfQoiKrFE
— Formula 1 (@F1) September 3, 2016