2023 Monaco Grand Prix: F1 Race, Qualifying & Winners

Round 6 of the 2023 F1 season, held on 28 May at the Circuit de Monaco for the Formula 1 2023 Monaco Grand Prix.

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By Ben Bush
Published on March 4, 2024
Updated on April 16, 2026

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2023 Monaco Grand Prix winner

The 2023 Monaco Grand Prix was the 1,085th World Championship race, the 69th World Championship Monaco Grand Prix, and the 69th World Championship race at Monte Carlo.

Season2023 Formula 1 World Championship
DateSunday, 28 May 2023
WinnerMax Verstappen
Red Bull-Honda RBPT
Pole positionMax Verstappen
Red Bull-Honda RBPT
Fastest lapLewis Hamilton
Mercedes
CircuitMonte Carlo, 78 laps
Round6 of 22

It was the 150th race start for Haas, making the team the 21st constructor to start 150 races, and the 50th race start for Alpine, making it the 49th constructor to reach 50 starts.

Max Verstappen claimed his 39th Formula 1 win, his 83rd podium, his 23rd pole position, his 46th front row start, and his 18th pole-to-win conversion. The victory was also the 98th win, 244th podium, and 86th pole for Red Bull.

Fernando Alonso scored the 103rd podium of his career and Aston Martin recorded its 6th podium, while Esteban Ocon took the 3rd podium of his Formula 1 career and Alpine secured its 3rd podium. Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap, the 62nd of his career and the 102nd for Mercedes. Alonso’s front-row start was the 41st of his career.

Qualifying

PosDriverConstructorTimeGap
Q3
1Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda RBPT1:11.365
2Fernando AlonsoAston Martin-Mercedes1:11.4490.084
3Charles LeclercFerrari1:11.4710.106
4Esteban OconAlpine-Renault1:11.5530.188
5Carlos SainzFerrari1:11.6300.265
6Lewis HamiltonMercedes1:11.7250.360
7Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault1:11.9330.568
8George RussellMercedes1:11.9640.599
9Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT1:12.0820.717
10Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes1:12.2540.889
Q2
11Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes1:12.395
12Nyck de VriesAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT1:12.428
13Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes1:12.527
14Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes1:12.623
15Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:12.625
Q1
16Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes1:13.113
17Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari1:13.270
18Nico HulkenbergHaas-Ferrari1:13.279
19Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari1:13.523
20Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda RBPT1:13.850

Starting Grid

PosDriverConstructor
1Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda RBPT
2Fernando AlonsoAston Martin-Mercedes
3Esteban OconAlpine-Renault
4Carlos SainzFerrari
5Lewis HamiltonMercedes
6Charles LeclercFerrari
7Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault
8George RussellMercedes
9Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT
10Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes
11Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes
12Nyck de VriesAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT
13Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes
14Lance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes
15Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari
16Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes
17Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari
18Nico HulkenbergHaas-Ferrari
19Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari
20Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda RBPT
Charles Leclerc received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Lando Norris in Q3.

Race Results

PosDriverConstructorLapsTime/RetiredPoints
1Max VerstappenRed Bull-Honda RBPT781hr 48m 51.980s25
2Fernando AlonsoAston Martin-Mercedes78+27.921s18
3Esteban OconAlpine-Renault78+36.990s15
4Lewis HamiltonMercedes78+39.062s13 FL
5George RussellMercedes78+56.284s (5.000s)10
6Charles LeclercFerrari78+1m 01.890s8
7Pierre GaslyAlpine-Renault78+1m 02.362s6
8Carlos SainzFerrari78+1m 03.391s4
9Lando NorrisMcLaren-Mercedes77+1 lap2
10Oscar PiastriMcLaren-Mercedes77+1 lap1
11Valtteri BottasAlfa Romeo-Ferrari77+1 lap
12Nyck de VriesAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT77+1 lap
13Guanyu ZhouAlfa Romeo-Ferrari77+1 lap
14Alexander AlbonWilliams-Mercedes77+1 lap
15Yuki TsunodaAlphaTauri-Honda RBPT76+2 laps
16Sergio PerezRed Bull-Honda RBPT76+2 laps
17Nico HulkenbergHaas-Ferrari76+2 laps (10.000s)
18Logan SargeantWilliams-Mercedes76+2 laps (5.000s)
19Kevin MagnussenHaas-Ferrari70DNF
RLance StrollAston Martin-Mercedes53DNF
George Russell received a five-second time penalty for rejoining the track unsafely, Nico Hulkenberg received a ten-second time penalty for failing to serve a penalty during a pit stop, and Logan Sargeant received a five-second time penalty for speeding in the pit lane. None of those penalties changed their final classified positions.

Championship Standings

How the championship standings stood after the race.

Drivers’ Championship

PosDriverPoints
1Max Verstappen144
2Sergio Perez105
3Fernando Alonso93
4Lewis Hamilton69
5George Russell50
6Carlos Sainz48
7Charles Leclerc42
8Lance Stroll27
9Esteban Ocon21
10Pierre Gasly14
11Lando Norris12
12Nico Hulkenberg6
13Oscar Piastri5
14Valtteri Bottas4
15Guanyu Zhou2
16Kevin Magnussen2
17Yuki Tsunoda2
18Alexander Albon1

Constructors’ Championship

PosConstructorPoints
1Red Bull-Honda RBPT249
2Aston Martin-Mercedes120
3Mercedes119
4Ferrari90
5Alpine-Renault35
6McLaren-Mercedes17
7Haas-Ferrari8
8Alfa Romeo-Ferrari6
9AlphaTauri-Honda RBPT2
10Williams-Mercedes1

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Ben Bush

Ben is a staff writer specialising in F1 from the 1990s to the modern era. Ben has been following Formula 1 since 1986 and is an avid researcher who loves understanding the technology that makes it one of the most exciting motorsport on the planet. He listens to podcasts about F1 on a daily basis, and enjoys reading books from the inspirational Adrian Newey to former F1 drivers.