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2025 Formula 1 Monaco GP
May 22, 2025 to May 25, 2025
| Monte Carlo, MC
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09:01:38 am
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Tyres for the start of the Monaco GP
We've got a real mix of compounds - even the C6 is in play!
Medium: Norris, Leclerc, Piastri, Hadjar, Ocon, Hulkenberg, Bortoleto, Gasly, Bearman
Hard: Verstappen, Alonso, Hamilton, Sainz, Russell, Antonelli, Colapinto, Stroll
Soft: Lawson, Tsunoda.
08:58:25 am
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Starting grid for the Monaco Grand Prix
Your reminder of the order of our 20 drivers on the grid!
Main Information Additional Data Driver Info
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Main Information Additional Data
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Time Tyres km/h 1 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes
1'09.954
171.729 2 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari
+0.109
1'10.063
171.462 3 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes
+0.175
1'10.129
171.301 4 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull
+0.715
1'10.669
169.992 5 I. Hadjar RB 6
RB Honda
+0.969
1'10.923
169.383 6 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes
+0.970
1'10.924
169.381 7 L. Hamilton Ferrari 44
Ferrari Ferrari
+0.428
1'10.382
170.685 8 E. Ocon Haas F1 Team 31
Haas Ferrari
+0.988
1'10.942
169.338 9 L. Lawson RB 30
RB Honda
+1.175
1'11.129
168.893 10 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes
+1.259
1'11.213
168.693 11 C. Sainz Williams 55
Williams Mercedes
+1.408
1'11.362
168.341 12 Y. Tsunoda Red Bull Racing 22
Red Bull Red Bull
+1.461
1'11.415
168.216 13 N. Hulkenberg Sauber 27
Sauber Ferrari
+1.642
1'11.596
167.791 14 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes
15 A. Antonelli Mercedes 12
Mercedes Mercedes
16 G. Bortoleto Sauber 5
Sauber Ferrari
+1.948
1'11.902
167.077 17 P. Gasly Alpine 10
Alpine Renault
+2.040
1'11.994
166.863 18 F. Colapinto Alpine 43
Alpine Renault
+2.643
1'12.597
165.477 19 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes
+2.609
1'12.563
165.555 20 O. Bearman Haas F1 Team 87
Haas Ferrari
+2.025
1'11.979
166.898 View full results
08:56:05 am
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Five minutes to go!
Norris and Leclerc will be jostling for that crucial track position into Turn 1.
We can't wait to see how this race is going to play out.
08:50:44 am
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Hadjar: "Fifth is the target"
Rookie Isack Hadjar has been a revelation this year, especially in qualifying - he put his car sixth on the grid, and moves up to fifth following Hamilton's three-place penalty.
He's aiming to keep hold of fifth, which would register as his best finish in his short F1 career so far.
Isack Hadjar, Racing Bulls
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08:48:49 am
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We've already had two first-corner pile-ups in the support races today - F2 and Porsche Supercup began the day with considerable damage done at Sainte Devote.
You'd expect F1's drivers to be a bit more sensible, but let's see if the red mist descends...
08:46:45 am
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Monaco's national anthem now rings out - and the home fans will be very much hoping that this isn't for the only time this weekend.
Charles Leclerc will have a clear view of the first corner - he's just got to get past Lando Norris to give himself the best opportunity of hearing again.
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
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08:44:10 am
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A huge day of motorsport beckons
MotoGP's British Grand Prix is currently ongoing at Silverstone, and F1's about 20 minutes away from getting going.
Then we've got the Indy 500 later on, and then NASCAR's Coca-Cola 600. And you can follow it all across Autosport and Motorsport.com, as we've got teams at each of the big four races.
08:38:13 am
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Mercedes 14th and 15th after qualifying nightmare
A crash for Antonelli and an electrical problem for Russell ensured that neither Silver Arrow made it out of Q2, which makes its chances of a decent result this weekend incredibly low.
Russell, whose engine appeared to switch off after hitting a bump (much like Antonelli at Imola) believes the weekend is now over for the team.
“I really feel we would have been in the top four today. Now, we're not. It was clicking in Q1," he said after qualifying.
"We were one of the few drivers not to take any new tyres. I did one corner in Q2 and I was already almost two tenths up already, that would have been plenty enough to be into Q3 with two sets - we had the two hard tyres.
“We had a real chance this weekend, but now it's up in smoke. Weekend over, so it's pretty deflating.”
George Russell, Mercedes
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08:32:54 am
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30 minutes until lights out at Monaco
We're at the point in the afternoon where the grid is chock-full of celebrity figures, sporting icons...and probably our own journalists, soaking up a little bit of atmosphere before they return to their media centre desks.
Dua Lipa poses with a Porsche Supercup car. Wonder if she's a fan of Monaco's New Rules?
08:25:38 am
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08:22:28 am
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How will Monaco's new 'two-stop' rule play out?
In a new twist for 2025, all drivers must use three sets of tyres in the Monaco GP (for clarification, this does not mean all three compounds). Without safety cars, this would mean that all teams would be required to perform two conventional stops.
In the event of a red flag, changing tyres here would fulfil the brief. And then there's the effect of safety cars, VSCs...there's opportunities to get relatively cheap tyre stops here.
So is it worth the early gamble for a backmarker? Probably; if there's no first-corner pile-up (like we saw in F2 earlier) then they could go for it. But the leaders will remain in lock-step, and it will depend on what Norris does at the start.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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08:12:51 am
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Post-qualifying penalties and starting grid
As we said earlier, Lewis Hamilton was given a three-place penalty for impeding Max Verstappen in qualifying, and starts from seventh.
Lance Stroll collected two separate penalties - a one-place drop for causing contact with Charles Leclerc in FP1, and a three-place drop for impeding Gasly in Q1. This moves him from 19th to...well, 19th.
Bearman received a 10-place grid drop for overtaking Sainz under a red flag in FP2, and thus starts last.
Starting grid for the Monaco GP
Main Information Additional Data Driver Info
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Main Information Additional Data
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Cla Driver # Chassis Engine Time Tyres km/h 1 L. Norris McLaren 4
McLaren Mercedes
1'09.954
171.729 2 C. Leclerc Ferrari 16
Ferrari Ferrari
+0.109
1'10.063
171.462 3 O. Piastri McLaren 81
McLaren Mercedes
+0.175
1'10.129
171.301 4 M. Verstappen Red Bull Racing 1
Red Bull Red Bull
+0.715
1'10.669
169.992 5 I. Hadjar RB 6
RB Honda
+0.969
1'10.923
169.383 6 F. Alonso Aston Martin Racing 14
Aston Martin Mercedes
+0.970
1'10.924
169.381 7 L. Hamilton Ferrari 44
Ferrari Ferrari
+0.428
1'10.382
170.685 8 E. Ocon Haas F1 Team 31
Haas Ferrari
+0.988
1'10.942
169.338 9 L. Lawson RB 30
RB Honda
+1.175
1'11.129
168.893 10 A. Albon Williams 23
Williams Mercedes
+1.259
1'11.213
168.693 11 C. Sainz Williams 55
Williams Mercedes
+1.408
1'11.362
168.341 12 Y. Tsunoda Red Bull Racing 22
Red Bull Red Bull
+1.461
1'11.415
168.216 13 N. Hulkenberg Sauber 27
Sauber Ferrari
+1.642
1'11.596
167.791 14 G. Russell Mercedes 63
Mercedes Mercedes
15 A. Antonelli Mercedes 12
Mercedes Mercedes
16 G. Bortoleto Sauber 5
Sauber Ferrari
+1.948
1'11.902
167.077 17 P. Gasly Alpine 10
Alpine Renault
+2.040
1'11.994
166.863 18 F. Colapinto Alpine 43
Alpine Renault
+2.643
1'12.597
165.477 19 L. Stroll Aston Martin Racing 18
Aston Martin Mercedes
+2.609
1'12.563
165.555 20 O. Bearman Haas F1 Team 87
Haas Ferrari
+2.025
1'11.979
166.898 View full results
08:05:38 am
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GPS analysis: Norris' pole lap
How did Norris overturn Leclerc's margin at the final moment? We've taken a look at the data across his lap.
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Analysis: How Norris beat Leclerc to pole for F1's Monaco GP
08:04:44 am
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Monaco GP qualifying recap
Q1: Charles Leclerc was quickest in the opening session, which ended earlier than expected when Andrea Kimi Antonelli put his Mercedes into the wall at the Nouvelle Chicane.
Bortoleto was denied a Q2 appearance at the last minute by Hadjar, as Bearman (encumbered with a 10-place penalty), Gasly, Stroll, and Colapinto went out.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli, Mercedes
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Q2: Both Mercedes drivers took an early bath as George Russell's electrics packed up and the Briton came to a stop in the tunnel.
This left three relegation spots, which was occupied by Sainz (who was unable to improve late on softs), Tsunoda (in the old-spec Red Bull) and Hulkenberg. Norris headed the session over Leclerc by 0.011s.
Q3: Lando Norris struck at the death of the session to snatch pole from Leclerc by 0.109s. The two McLarens chose to double-stint their second set of soft tyres at the end of the session, and thus went out early.
Norris set a 1m10.125s benchmark, but Leclerc followed this up with a 1m10.063s to take provisional pole. After a cooldown lap, Norris went again - breaking the track record to do a 1m09.954s.
Piastri placed third on the grid, while Verstappen moved up to fourth when Hamilton was penalised post-session for impeding the Dutchman.
Charles Leclerc, Ferrari, Lando Norris, McLaren, Oscar Piastri, McLaren
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07:54:36 am
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F1 Monaco Grand Prix at 2pm BST/3pm local
Max Verstappen, Red Bull Racing
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Hello everyone, and thanks for joining us - in just over an hour's time, Monaco will roar into life as 20 F1 cars get the lights-out and pounce out of their grid boxes.
And there should be a lot to unpick as we go along - sans safety cars, everyone will have to do two stops, so expect some wild strategies from those towards the back. We're excited, and we hope you are too!
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Published: May 25, 2025, 1:01 PM
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