Round eight of the 2025 Formula 1 season moved from Imola, one of F1’s most historic purpose-built circuits, to one of motorsport’s crown jewels: the Monaco Grand Prix. Set against the glamour of Monte Carlo’s sun-soaked harbour, F1’s original street circuit again took centre stage, from May 23 to 25. It’s the slowest race on the calendar in terms of outright speed, but Monaco remains one of the sport’s most unforgiving tests of precision, nerve, and pure driver skill.
As the European triple-header rolled on, the narrow, twisting confines of the principality’s streets continued to leave no margin for error, and in a season already brimming with unpredictability, every millimetre mattered. In 2025, the battle to thread a laptime between the barriers without fault would surely impact a successful championship campaign.
Race Guide
Season: 2025 F1 World Championship
Race weekend: 23 May 2025 – 25 May 2025
Race date: Sunday, 25 May, 2025
Race start time: 15:00 local time
Circuit: Circuit de Monaco
Laps: 78
Circuit length: 3.337km
2024 winner: Charles Leclerc
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Monaco remains a living monument to Formula 1’s heritage—one of just four races from the original 1950 season still on the calendar, and a fixture for over 70 years, interrupted only by the pandemic-hit 2020 season. But tradition is only part of the story. This two-mile labyrinth of barriers and blind corners stands as the ultimate driver’s challenge, where pure precision outweighs outright power.
From the dash through Sainte Devote to the iconic run past Casino Square, down to the Loews hairpin, through the tunnel, and around the razor-edge of Rascasse, the Monaco circuit demands perfection at every turn.
With overtaking virtually impossible, qualifying here isn’t just important—it’s legendary. Each lap in Saturday’s shootout is a race itself, as drivers scrape millimetres from the walls in pursuit of pole. In the context of the 2025 season, every fraction of a second will count—and every mistake could be catastrophic.
Weekend schedule
| Date | Session | Local Time |
|---|---|---|
| 23 May 2025 | Free Practice 1 (FP1) | 1:30 pm – 2:30 pm local time |
| 23 May 2025 | Free Practice 2 (FP2) | 5:00 pm – 6:00 pm local time |
| 24 May 2025 | Free Practice 3 (FP3) | 12:30 am – 1:30 pm local time |
| 24 May 2025 | Qualifying | 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm local time |
| 25 May 2025 | Race | 3:00 pm local time |
Saturday qualifying: report post-session.
Sunday race: report post-session.
Championship background
The 2025 championship fight had tightened dramatically after Max Verstappen secured a measured victory the weekend before in Imola, cutting the lead Oscar Piastri held to just 22 points. McLaren, enjoying a resurgent season, found both its drivers firmly in the title mix—Lando Norris who claimed second in the previous round now just 13 points behind his team-mate. The intra-team battle was heating up, and with the unforgiving streets of Monte Carlo up next, the championship narrative could pivot once more in dramatic fashion.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc returned to his home Grand Prix as the reigning Monaco winner, having finally triumphed in front of the home crowd 12 months ago. However, despite Lewis Hamilton’s solid performance in Imola, Ferrari may need to dig deep to replicate that success in 2025.
Mercedes, meanwhile, endured a frustrating outing in Italy, with George Russell slumping to his worst finish of the year and rookie Kimi Antonelli failing to finish.
For Monaco in 2025, a mandatory two-stop race would be introduced for the first time—a bold move to shake up the grid and inject unpredictability into what’s historically been a procession. Strategy would be everything, and chaos might be the great equaliser.
Race entries
The lineup of drivers and teams remained the same as the 2025 season’s entry list, featuring no reserve drivers for the race other than:
- A driver swap at the sister teams, Red Bull Racing and Racing Bulls, where Yuki Tsunoda moved up to the parent Red Bull team and Liam Lawson headed in the opposite direction back to Racing Bulls, for round three at the 2025 Japanese Grand Prix.
- Jack Doohan stepping out of the race seat at Alpine (post Miami), beginning with the following round, the 2025 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix. The team confirmed that former Williams and Alpine reserve driver, Franco Colapinto, would take his place alongside number one driver, Pierre Gasly.
Aside from these changes, all the drivers from the start of the season took to the track during FP1, FP2, FP3, Qualifying, and the Grand Prix.
Tyre choices
More to follow.
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Free Practice
FP1 report post-session.
FP2 report post-session.
FP3 report post-session.
Free Practice 1 Classification
FP1 was held on 23 May 2025 from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm local time.
Free Practice 2 Classification
FP2 was held on 23 May 2025 from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm local time.
Free Practice 3 Classification
FP3 was held on 24 May 2025 from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm local time.
Qualifying
Quali: report post-session.
Full Qualifying Report
Qualifying Classification
Qualifying was held on 24 May 2025 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm local time.
2025 Monaco Grand Prix Starting Grid
The Grand Prix starting grid, with or without penalties, after the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix Qualifying session.
What happened in the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix?
Sunday race: report post-session.
2025 Monaco Grand Prix race results
The 2025 Monaco Grand Prix Race was held on 25 May 2025 at 3:00 pm local time.
2025 Monaco Prix Fastest Laps
Full standings are announced post-race.
2025 Post-Race F1 Championship Standings
Championship standings for Drivers’ and Teams after the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix.
2025 Post-Race F1 Drivers’ Championship Standings
Full standings are announced post-race.
2025 Post-Race F1 Constructors’ Championship Standings
Full standings are announced post-race.
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