2019 Monaco Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Lewis Hamilton survived relentless pressure from Max Verstappen to win the 2019 Monaco Grand Prix. On an emotional weekend following Niki Lauda‘s death, Hamilton nursed worn tyres around Circuit de Monaco and delivered a victory that demanded concentration all the way to the flag.

Pole position
Driver	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Time	1:10.166
Fastest lap
Driver	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing
Time	1:14.279 on lap 72
Podium
First	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
Second	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
Third	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes

Weekend Schedule

Date	Session	Local Time
23 May 2019	Practice 1	11:00 – 12:30
23 May 2019	Practice 2	15:00 – 16:30
25 May 2019	Practice 3	12:00 – 13:00
25 May 2019	Qualifying	15:00 – 16:00
26 May 2019	Race	15:10

All times are local (UTC+02:00). The race time is the scheduled start.

Championship background

Hamilton led Valtteri Bottas by seven points after Spain, with Mercedes unbeaten in the opening five races. The team and the wider paddock paid tribute to three-time world champion Niki Lauda, whose influence at Mercedes had extended far beyond his role as non-executive chairman.

Race entries

The regular 20 drivers took part, with no practice substitutes. Kimi Räikkönen reached his 300th Grand Prix entry. Monaco retained its distinctive timetable, with the first two practice sessions on Thursday before Saturday’s final practice and qualifying.

Free Practice

Lewis Hamilton topped Thursday’s FP1 with a 1:12.106, narrowly ahead of Max Verstappen and Valtteri Bottas. The tight streets left little room for error as drivers built confidence over repeated laps.

Hamilton also led FP2, improving to 1:11.118. Bottas was only 0.081 seconds behind, with Sebastian Vettel third but more than seven tenths away from the leading Mercedes.

Charles Leclerc gave the home crowd encouragement by leading Saturday’s FP3 with a 1:11.265. Bottas and Hamilton followed, while Vettel’s accident left Ferrari with repair work before qualifying.

Free Practice 1 Classification

2019 Monaco Grand Prix FP1, 23 May 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:12.106	47
2	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.059s	35
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.072s	43
4	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.361s	25
5	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.717s	36
6	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	+1.064s	41
7	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.121s	45
8	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.126s	24
9	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.257s	39
10	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.273s	23
11	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+1.307s	41
12	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.331s	39
13	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.625s	40
14	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	+1.721s	45
15	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+2.172s	39
16	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+2.460s	40
17	63	George Russell	Williams	+3.009s	40
18	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+3.408s	24
19	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+4.029s	37
20	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+48.564s	4

Free Practice 2 Classification

2019 Monaco Grand Prix FP2, 23 May 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:11.118	41
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.081s	48
3	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+0.763s	42
4	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	+0.820s	39
5	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	+0.913s	51
6	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.934s	17
7	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.056s	54
8	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.121s	51
9	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.224s	51
10	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+1.232s	42
11	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.274s	51
12	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.275s	27
13	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.301s	47
14	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+1.459s	39
15	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+1.634s	44
16	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.754s	49
17	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+1.770s	53
18	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+3.440s	40
19	63	George Russell	Williams	+3.934s	37
20	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+4.028s	45

Free Practice 3 Classification

2019 Monaco Grand Prix FP3, 25 May 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Time / Gap	Laps
1	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:11.265	26
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	+0.053s	27
3	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+0.213s	27
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	+0.274s	24
5	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	+0.473s	27
6	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	+0.905s	23
7	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	+0.929s	27
8	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	+1.005s	25
9	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	+1.043s	27
10	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	+1.073s	32
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	+1.224s	26
12	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	+1.254s	26
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	+1.301s	27
14	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+1.318s	7
15	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	+1.597s	29
16	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	+1.649s	26
17	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	+1.967s	23
18	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	+2.357s	21
19	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	+2.821s	27
20	63	George Russell	Williams	+3.040s	27

Qualifying

Lewis Hamilton produced a 1:10.166 to beat Valtteri Bottas by 0.086 seconds. Max Verstappen qualified third ahead of Sebastian Vettel, with the leading positions separated by the smallest errors on the unforgiving street circuit.

Charles Leclerc‘s session ended in Q1 after Ferrari kept him in the garage while rivals improved. He qualified 16th and would start 15th after penalties elsewhere. Pierre Gasly and Antonio Giovinazzi each received three-place penalties for impeding other drivers.

Qualifying Classification

2019 Monaco Grand Prix Qualifying, 25 May 2019

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Laps
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:11.542	1:10.835	1:10.166	28
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	1:11.562	1:10.701	1:10.252	27
3	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:11.597	1:10.618	1:10.641	19
4	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	1:11.434	1:11.227	1:10.947	27
5	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	1:11.740	1:11.457	1:11.041	24
6	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1:11.865	1:11.363	1:11.109	24
7	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	1:11.767	1:11.543	1:11.218	25
8	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	1:11.602	1:11.412	1:11.271	30
9	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	1:11.872	1:11.608	1:11.417	30
10	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	1:12.007	1:11.429	1:11.653	31
11	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	1:12.097	1:11.670	—	20
12	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:11.845	1:11.724	—	22
13	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	1:11.837	1:12.027	—	21
14	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	1:11.993	1:12.115	—	21
15	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	1:11.976	1:12.185	—	22
16	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:12.149	—	—	8
17	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	1:12.233	—	—	11
18	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	1:12.846	—	—	11
19	63	George Russell	Williams	1:13.477	—	—	13
20	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	1:13.751	—	—	13

Pierre Gasly and Antonio Giovinazzi each received three-place grid penalties for impeding other drivers during qualifying.

What happened in the 2019 Monaco Grand Prix?

Lewis Hamilton held the lead at the start, while Charles Leclerc began an aggressive recovery through the field. Leclerc passed Romain Grosjean but clipped the barrier while attempting to overtake Nico Hülkenberg at La Rascasse, suffering a puncture and extensive floor damage.

Debris from Leclerc’s damaged tyre brought out the safety car. The leading drivers stopped, and Max Verstappen was released into the path of Valtteri Bottas in the pit lane. Their contact forced Bottas to make another stop and earned Verstappen a five-second penalty.

Hamilton had fitted medium tyres while the other main contenders used hards. That choice left him struggling increasingly with front-tyre wear, but a further stop would have surrendered track position. He therefore committed to defending the lead to the finish.

Verstappen stayed close for lap after lap, searching for an opening as Hamilton carefully managed his pace. Sebastian Vettel and Bottas followed, both aware that Verstappen’s penalty could promote them in the final result.

With three laps remaining, Verstappen attacked at the chicane. The cars touched and cut across the corner, but Hamilton stayed ahead. He completed the remaining laps to take a hard-earned victory, with Verstappen second on the road but fourth after the penalty.

Vettel inherited second and Bottas third, ending Mercedes‘ run of one-two finishes while extending its winning sequence. Gasly finished fifth and took fastest lap. Carlos Sainz was sixth, followed by Daniil Kvyat and Alexander Albon in an excellent double-points result for Toro Rosso.

Daniel Ricciardo and Grosjean completed the points after a penalty for Grosjean. Leclerc retired from his home race, while Hamilton left Monaco 17 points clear of Bottas after a victory built on defensive precision rather than outright speed.

2019 Monaco Grand Prix race results

The 2019 Monaco Grand Prix was held on 26 May 2019, with a scheduled start of 15:10 local time.

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Laps	Time / Retired	Pts.
1	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	78	1:43:28.437	25
2	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	78	+2.602s	18
3	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	78	+3.162s	15
4	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	78	+5.537s	12
5	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	78	+9.946s	11
6	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	78	+53.454s	8
7	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	78	+54.574s	6
8	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	78	+55.200s	4
9	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	78	+60.894s	2
10	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	78	+61.034s	1
11	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	78	+66.801s	0
12	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	77	+1 lap	0
13	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	77	+1 lap	0
14	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	77	+1 lap	0
15	63	George Russell	Williams	77	+1 lap	0
16	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	77	+1 lap	0
17	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	77	+1 lap	0
18	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	77	+1 lap	0
19	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	76	+2 laps	0
Ret	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	16	Accident damage	0

Max Verstappen finished second, but received a 5-second penalty for an unsafe pit-stop release.

Pierre Gasly earned the additional point for fastest lap.

Romain Grosjean finished 9th, but received a 5-second penalty for crossing the pit exit line.

Kevin Magnussen finished 12th, but received a 5-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.

Lance Stroll received a 5-second penalty for leaving the track and gaining an advantage.

2019 Monaco Grand Prix Fastest Laps

Pos.	No.	Driver	Team	Lap	Time of Day	Time	Avg. Speed
1	10	Pierre Gasly	Red Bull Racing	72	16:48:49	1:14.279	161.730
2	77	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes	65	16:39:30	1:15.163	159.828
3	23	Alexander Albon	Toro Rosso	43	16:11:30	1:15.607	158.890
4	3	Daniel Ricciardo	Renault	78	16:57:15	1:15.697	158.701
5	55	Carlos Sainz	McLaren	32	15:57:14	1:15.891	158.295
6	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	9	15:24:20	1:16.167	157.721
7	33	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	9	15:24:23	1:16.229	157.593
8	27	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault	65	16:40:54	1:16.276	157.496
9	5	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	9	15:24:25	1:16.277	157.494
10	26	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso	31	15:55:39	1:16.288	157.471
11	99	Antonio Giovinazzi	Alfa Romeo Racing	46	16:16:41	1:16.299	157.448
12	18	Lance Stroll	Racing Point	45	16:14:52	1:16.379	157.284
13	4	Lando Norris	McLaren	61	16:35:28	1:16.413	157.214
14	7	Kimi Räikkönen	Alfa Romeo Racing	50	16:21:43	1:16.436	157.166
15	11	Sergio Perez	Racing Point	67	16:43:25	1:16.613	156.803
16	8	Romain Grosjean	Haas	41	16:08:40	1:16.746	156.531
17	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	61	16:35:32	1:16.992	156.031
18	63	George Russell	Williams	76	16:55:23	1:17.038	155.938
19	88	Robert Kubica	Williams	32	15:57:59	1:17.388	155.233
20	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	6	15:20:57	1:19.151	151.775

Only drivers with a recorded lap time appear in this table. Time of Day is local time; average speeds are in km/h.

2019 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings

Championship standings for drivers and teams after the 2019 Monaco Grand Prix.

2019 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings

POS	Driver	Nationality	Car	PTS
1	Lewis Hamilton	GBR	Mercedes	137
2	Valtteri Bottas	FIN	Mercedes	120
3	Sebastian Vettel	GER	Ferrari	82
4	Max Verstappen	NED	Red Bull Racing	78
5	Charles Leclerc	MON	Ferrari	57
6	Pierre Gasly	FRA	Red Bull Racing	32
7	Carlos Sainz	ESP	McLaren	18
8	Kevin Magnussen	DEN	Haas	14
9	Sergio Perez	MEX	Racing Point	13
10	Kimi Räikkönen	FIN	Alfa Romeo Racing	13
11	Lando Norris	GBR	McLaren	12
12	Daniil Kvyat	RUS	Toro Rosso	9
13	Daniel Ricciardo	AUS	Renault	8
14	Alexander Albon	THA	Toro Rosso	7
15	Nico Hulkenberg	GER	Renault	6
16	Lance Stroll	CAN	Racing Point	4
17	Romain Grosjean	FRA	Haas	2
18	Antonio Giovinazzi	ITA	Alfa Romeo Racing	0
19	George Russell	GBR	Williams	0
20	Robert Kubica	POL	Williams	0

2019 Post-Race F1 Constructors’ Championship Standings

POS	Car	PTS
1	Mercedes	257
2	Ferrari	139
3	Red Bull Racing	110
4	McLaren	30
5	Racing Point	17
6	Haas	16
7	Toro Rosso	16
8	Renault	14
9	Alfa Romeo Racing	13
10	Williams	0

2019 Formula 1 Race Calendar

Round	Grand Prix	Circuit	Date
1	2019 Australian Grand Prix	Albert Park Circuit , Melbourne	17 March
2	2019 Bahrain Grand Prix	Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir	31 March
3	2019 Chinese Grand Prix	Shanghai International Circuit, Shanghai	14 April
4	2019 Azerbaijan Grand Prix	Baku City Circuit, Baku	28 April
5	2019 Spanish Grand Prix	Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, Montmeló	12 May
6	2019 Monaco Grand Prix	Circuit de Monaco , Monte Carlo	26 May
7	2019 Canadian Grand Prix	Circuit Gilles Villeneuve , Montréal	9 June
8	2019 French Grand Prix	Circuit Paul Ricard, Le Castellet	23 June
9	2019 Austrian Grand Prix	Red Bull Ring, Spielberg	30 June
10	2019 British Grand Prix	Silverstone Circuit , Silverstone	14 July
11	2019 German Grand Prix	Hockenheimring, Hockenheim	28 July
12	2019 Hungarian Grand Prix	Hungaroring , Mogyoród	4 August
13	2019 Belgian Grand Prix	Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, Stavelot	1 September
14	2019 Italian Grand Prix	Autodromo Nazionale di Monza , Monza	8 September
15	2019 Singapore Grand Prix	Marina Bay Street Circuit, Singapore	22 September
16	2019 Russian Grand Prix	Sochi Autodrom, Sochi	29 September
17	2019 Japanese Grand Prix	Suzuka International Racing Course, Suzuka	13 October
18	2019 Mexican Grand Prix	Autódromo Hermanos Rodríguez, Mexico City	27 October
19	2019 United States Grand Prix	Circuit of the Americas, Austin, Texas	3 November
20	2019 Brazilian Grand Prix	Autódromo José Carlos Pace , São Paulo	17 November
21	2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix	Yas Marina Circuit, Abu Dhabi	1 December