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
| Pole position | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Driver | Lando Norris | McLaren | |
| Time | 1:09.954 | ||
| Fastest lap | |||
| Driver | Lando Norris | McLaren | |
| Time | 1:13.221 on lap 78 | ||
| Podium | |||
| First | Lando Norris | McLaren | |
| Second | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | |
| Third | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | |
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. 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.
Circuit stats
The Monaco Grand Prix has long been synonymous with F1 history, and it all began in earnest in 1950, when the principality hosted round two of the inaugural Drivers’ World Championship. That same race marked the debut of Scuderia Ferrari, the only team to have competed in every season of F1 since. Before the 2025 race, the Italian giants remain the sport’s statistical powerhouse, leading all-time tallies with 15 Drivers’ and 16 Constructors’ Championships, 248 wins, 253 pole positions, 263 fastest laps, and a staggering 830 podiums.
Though Monaco has hosted 70 Grands Prix—missing only 1951–54 and the 2020 pandemic year—it has produced legends like few other venues. Before the 2025 race, Ayrton Senna stood as the undisputed “Prince of Monaco” with six victories, five pole positions, and eight podiums in the principality. Graham Hill and Michael Schumacher followed with five wins apiece. McLaren led the Constructors’ roll of honour here with 15 victories, ahead of Ferrari (10), while Lotus and Red Bull Racing are tied on seven. Yet, qualifying remained everything in Monte Carlo: nearly 70% of winners have started from the front row. That said, Monaco has its curveballs—none greater than Olivier Panis’s stunning 1996 victory from 14th on the grid, a reminder that in F1, even the tightest street circuit can still surprise.
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 pm – 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 |
In Saturday qualifying, Lando Norris snatched pole position for the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix with a stunning final lap, edging out Charles Leclerc and teammate Oscar Piastri in a thrilling qualifying session. The drama continued after the chequered flag, as Lewis Hamilton, Lance Stroll, and Ollie Bearman were hit with grid penalties for various infractions. Max Verstappen salvaged fifth amid setup issues, while Racing Bulls’ Isack Hadjar impressed again to qualify sixth and benefit from the reshuffled order. As Monaco’s tight margins revealed, every inch—and every decision—mattered.
Come Sunday’s race, Lando Norris conquered the streets of Monte Carlo to clinch a stunning victory and reignite his Championship fight. Charles Leclerc thrilled the home crowd with a podium finish in the Principality, while Oscar Piastri fended off Verstappen and Hamilton to secure third for a double podium for the McLaren team. The mandatory two-stop rule, however, didn’t have the full impact as expected. The focus was on pitting and not racing, which turned the Grand Prix into a painful strategic battle, with teams prioritising tactics over on-track action. Work to do on the rules, for 2026 maybe.
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
For the second race in a row, Pirelli brought its softest trio of tyre compounds to the grid, but with a Monaco-specific twist. The streets of Monte Carlo will see the C4, C5, and C6 compounds rebranded for the weekend as Hard, Medium, and Soft respectively—just as they were in Imola. However, in a bold effort to inject more strategy and unpredictability into what has traditionally been a processional race, the FIA and F1 introduced a mandatory two-stop rule exclusive to the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix.
This regulation tweak aimed to shake up the status quo, encouraging teams to think more creatively with pit strategy—particularly in a race where track position is everything and overtaking is nearly impossible. To accommodate the rule in all weather conditions, drivers were also been granted an additional set of full wet tyres. While tyre degradation is typically minimal around Monaco’s low-grip surface, the enforced two-stopper opened the door to more aggressive approaches—potentially even late-race stints on the Soft compound if a Safety Car reshuffled the pack.
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Traditionally, Monaco sees minimal tyre strategy, with most drivers opting for a single, conservative pit stop. But last year’s race (2024 Monaco Grand Prix) took that to the extreme. Following a red flag on the opening lap, every remaining driver was able to satisfy the requirement to run two different tyre compounds before racing even resumed—nine switched from Medium to Hard, the rest from Hard to Medium. What followed was a procession: only six drivers made an actual pit stop under green flag conditions, and the top ten finished exactly where they started.
Even bold gambles fell flat. Zhou Guanyu, for instance, switched to Softs during the race in an attempt to shake things up but found no advantage, trailing home in last place. The result was a lacklustre spectacle—something F1 and the FIA were determined to avoid in 2025. With a mandatory two-stop rule now in place, the days of strategy-free Sunday drives through the streets of Monaco looked to be over.
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Free Practice
In FP1, Charles Leclerc led the way, bouncing back from an early clash with Lance Stroll to clock the fastest lap. The Ferrari driver edged Max Verstappen and Lando Norris in a session characterised by traffic, frustrated radio calls, and minimal margin for error. While Leclerc’s pace excited the home crowd, his complaints over car balance suggested Ferrari still had work to do ahead of qualifying. Meanwhile, drama unfolded throughout the grid, with Stroll retiring, several near misses with the barriers, and signs that Saturday’s battle for pole will be as fierce as ever.
During FP2, Charles Leclerc continued his Monaco masterclass by leading the field, setting the day’s best lap amid a disrupted session marked by red flags for crashes involving Oscar Piastri and Isack Hadjar. Leclerc’s 1:11.355 lap was just enough to edge Piastri, who recovered to take second after hitting the wall at Sainte Devote, with Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton a close third. It was a strong session for the Scuderia and a frustrating one for Max Verstappen, who ended up 10th, voicing multiple complaints as the grid remains tightly packed heading into Saturday.
In FP3, Charles Leclerc continued his dominant form at the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix by topping the timesheets with a blistering 1:10.953, completing a clean sweep of practice sessions. The final hour of running ended under red flags after his teammate, Lewis Hamilton, crashed at Massenet, casting doubt over his readiness for qualifying. Max Verstappen finished second, just 0.280s behind, with McLaren duo Lando Norris and Oscar Piastri close behind in P3 and P4.
Full Free Practice Reports
Free Practice 1 Classification
FP1 was held on 23 May 2025 from 1:30 pm to 2:30 pm local time.
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:11.964 | 32 | |
| 2 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:12.127 | +0.163s | 29 |
| 3 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:12.290 | +0.326s | 31 |
| 4 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 1:12.314 | +0.350s | 33 |
| 5 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 1:12.342 | +0.378s | 27 |
| 6 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:12.482 | +0.518s | 32 |
| 7 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams Mercedes | 1:12.534 | +0.570s | 35 |
| 8 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 1:12.669 | +0.705s | 28 |
| 9 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:12.690 | +0.726s | 29 |
| 10 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:12.727 | +0.763s | 27 |
| 11 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:12.765 | +0.801s | 33 |
| 12 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:12.979 | +1.015s | 29 |
| 13 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 1:13.187 | +1.223s | 34 |
| 14 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:13.232 | +1.268s | 31 |
| 15 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | 1:13.329 | +1.365s | 33 |
| 16 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas Ferrari | 1:13.394 | +1.430s | 30 |
| 17 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 1:13.429 | +1.465s | 36 |
| 18 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:13.470 | +1.506s | 28 |
| 19 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine Renault | 1:13.820 | +1.856s | 31 |
| 20 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:15.635 | +3.671s | 4 |
Free Practice 2 Classification
FP2 was held on 23 May 2025 from 5:00 pm to 6:00 pm local time.
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:11.355 | 32 | |
| 2 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 1:11.393 | +0.038s | 28 |
| 3 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:11.460 | +0.105s | 30 |
| 4 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:11.677 | +0.322s | 32 |
| 5 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 1:11.823 | +0.468s | 32 |
| 6 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 1:11.842 | +0.487s | 17 |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:11.890 | +0.535s | 30 |
| 8 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 1:11.918 | +0.563s | 34 |
| 9 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:12.002 | +0.647s | 32 |
| 10 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:12.068 | +0.713s | 29 |
| 11 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:12.072 | +0.717s | 30 |
| 12 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:12.092 | +0.737s | 32 |
| 13 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams Mercedes | 1:12.151 | +0.796s | 32 |
| 14 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:12.234 | +0.879s | 29 |
| 15 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | 1:12.259 | +0.904s | 33 |
| 16 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:12.262 | +0.907s | 32 |
| 17 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 1:12.404 | +1.049s | 34 |
| 18 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:12.512 | +1.157s | 30 |
| 19 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas Ferrari | 1:12.541 | +1.186s | 33 |
| 20 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine Renault | 1:13.415 | +2.060s | 31 |
Free Practice 3 Classification
FP3 was held on 24 May 2025 from 12:30 pm to 1:30 pm local time.
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:10.953 | 25 | |
| 2 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:11.233 | +0.280s | 23 |
| 3 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:11.247 | +0.294s | 23 |
| 4 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 1:11.398 | +0.445s | 21 |
| 5 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:11.516 | +0.563s | 26 |
| 6 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 1:11.668 | +0.715s | 24 |
| 7 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 1:11.814 | +0.861s | 33 |
| 8 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams Mercedes | 1:11.893 | +0.940s | 24 |
| 9 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:11.952 | +0.999s | 21 |
| 10 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:12.013 | +1.060s | 23 |
| 11 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:12.066 | +1.113s | 22 |
| 12 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:12.101 | +1.148s | 22 |
| 13 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:12.125 | +1.172s | 25 |
| 14 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 1:12.194 | +1.241s | 20 |
| 15 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:12.202 | +1.249s | 24 |
| 16 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | 1:12.251 | +1.298s | 20 |
| 17 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 1:12.271 | +1.318s | 30 |
| 18 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas Ferrari | 1:12.499 | +1.546s | 25 |
| 19 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:12.601 | +1.648s | 28 |
| 20 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine Renault | 1:12.851 | +1.898s | 32 |
Qualifying
Lando Norris stormed to a sensational pole position in Monaco, delivering a last-gasp lap to edge out Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri in a tightly fought Q3 showdown. With track evolution playing a crucial role, McLaren timed their final runs perfectly, allowing Norris to clock a 1:09.954 and seal P1. Leclerc, who had briefly held provisional pole, was left to settle for second on home soil, while teammate Lewis Hamilton initially slotted into fourth after a strong comeback from his FP3 crash.
But post-session penalties reshuffled the grid. Hamilton was demoted to seventh for impeding Max Verstappen during Q1, promoting the Red Bull driver to fourth and giving boosts to Isack Hadjar and Fernando Alonso. Lance Stroll also received a three-place penalty for blocking Pierre Gasly, adding to an earlier one-place sanction for a practice clash with Leclerc. Meanwhile, Haas rookie Ollie Bearman started last after a 10-place penalty for a red flag breach.
Full Qualifying Report
Qualifying Classification
Qualifying was held on 24 May 2025 from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm local time.
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:11.285 | 1:10.570 | 1:09.954 | 27 |
| 2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:11.229 | 1:10.581 | 1:10.063 | 27 |
| 3 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 1:11.308 | 1:10.858 | 1:10.129 | 29 |
| 4 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:11.575 | 1:10.883 | 1:10.382 | 28 |
| 5 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:11.431 | 1:10.875 | 1:10.669 | 21 |
| 6 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 1:11.811 | 1:11.040 | 1:10.923 | 27 |
| 7 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:11.674 | 1:11.182 | 1:10.924 | 30 |
| 8 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas Ferrari | 1:11.839 | 1:11.262 | 1:10.942 | 32 |
| 9 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 1:11.818 | 1:11.250 | 1:11.129 | 26 |
| 10 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 1:11.629 | 1:10.732 | 1:11.213 | 34 |
| 11 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams Mercedes | 1:11.707 | 1:11.362 | 25 | |
| 12 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:11.800 | 1:11.415 | 20 | |
| 13 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:11.871 | 1:11.596 | 23 | |
| 14 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:11.507 | DNF | 13 | |
| 15 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:11.880 | 11 | ||
| 16 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:11.902 | 13 | ||
| 17 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | 1:11.979 | 13 | ||
| 18 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 1:11.994 | 11 | ||
| 19 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:12.563 | 11 | ||
| 20 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine Renault | 1:12.597 | 12 | ||
| Note – Stroll penalised one grid position for causing a collision during practice, and a further three grid positions for impeding during Qualifying. Bearman penalised 10 positions for overtaking under red flags in practice. Hamilton penalised three positions for impeding in Qualifying. | |||||||
2025 Monaco Grand Prix Starting Grid
The Grand Prix starting grid, with or without penalties, after the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix Qualifying session.
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 1:09.954 |
| 2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:10.063 |
| 3 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 1:10.129 |
| 4 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:10.669 |
| 5 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 1:10.923 |
| 6 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:10.924 |
| 7 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:10.382 |
| 8 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas Ferrari | 1:10.942 |
| 9 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 1:11.129 |
| 10 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 1:11.213 |
| 11 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams Mercedes | 1:11.362 |
| 12 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 1:11.415 |
| 13 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:11.596 |
| 14 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | |
| 15 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | |
| 16 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 1:11.902 |
| 17 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 1:11.994 |
| 18 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine Renault | 1:12.597 |
| 19 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 1:12.563 |
| 20 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | 1:11.979 |
| Note – Stroll penalised one position for causing a collision during practice, and a further three grid positions for impeding during Qualifying. Bearman penalised 10 positions for overtaking under red flags in practice. Hamilton penalised three positions for impeding in Qualifying. | ||||
What happened in the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix?
Lando Norris claimed victory in a strategically charged 2025 Monaco Grand Prix, converting pole into his second win of the 2025 F1 season and cutting Oscar Piastri’s championship lead to just three points. In a race transformed by the newly mandated two-stop rule, Norris kept his cool through lock-ups, traffic, and pressure from both Charles Leclerc and a hard-charging Max Verstappen, who momentarily led before a dramatic late pit stop dropped him off the podium.
The McLaren driver’s early lock-up at Sainte Devote almost spelt disaster, but he quickly settled into a rhythm, navigating a series of Virtual Safety Cars and the complex pit stop cycles that defined the race. While Leclerc pushed hard to deliver a win on home soil—including a tense final stint as Verstappen backed the pack up—he ultimately had to settle for second. Piastri continued his relentless consistency with a seventh straight podium in third, though his championship advantage was now under serious threat.
Verstappen, running an offset strategy, led the most laps of the day and looked poised to steal the win with a clever long-run plan. But the two-stop rule struck back late, forcing him to pit on the penultimate lap and drop to fourth. Behind him, Lewis Hamilton had a quiet but effective recovery from his grid penalty to finish fifth, while rookie Isack Hadjar delivered a career-best sixth, thanks in part to a clever Racing Bulls strategy that used teammate Liam Lawson to manage traffic behind him.
Haas’ Esteban Ocon finished seventh, with Lawson claiming his first points of the season in eighth. Williams executed a smart team strategy of their own, with Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz finishing ninth and tenth to secure a double points haul—crucially holding off George Russell. The Mercedes driver’s race unravelled after he picked up a drive-through penalty for overtaking off-track while stuck behind Albon’s defensive efforts.
Ollie Bearman fought back from the very rear of the grid to finish 12th, recovering from early scrapes and showing grit on the tight streets of Monte Carlo. Alpine rookie Franco Colapinto and Kick Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleto followed in 13th and 14th, the latter recovering well after a first-lap brush with Kimi Antonelli that sent him into the barriers at Portier. Lance Stroll, Nico Hulkenberg, and Yuki Tsunoda rounded out the midfield, with Antonelli bringing up the rear in 18th after pitting late.
There was heartbreak for Fernando Alonso, who looked set for his first points of 2025 until engine gremlins forced an early retirement, while Pierre Gasly’s Monaco ended with a crash into the back of Tsunoda’s Red Bull exiting the tunnel.
With the glamour of Monaco now in the rearview and the championship battle tighter than ever, the 2025 F1 season was set for a blockbuster run into the summer stretch—with Spain just a week away.
2025 Monaco Grand Prix race results
The 2025 Monaco Grand Prix Race was held on 25 May 2025 at 3:00 pm local time.
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Laps | Time/retired | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 78 | 1:40:33.843 | 25 |
| 2 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 78 | +3.131s | 18 |
| 3 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 78 | +3.658s | 15 |
| 4 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 78 | +20.572s | 12 |
| 5 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 78 | +51.387s | 10 |
| 6 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 77 | +1 lap | 8 |
| 7 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas Ferrari | 77 | +1 lap | 6 |
| 8 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 77 | +1 lap | 4 |
| 9 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 76 | +2 laps | 2 |
| 10 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams Mercedes | 76 | +2 laps | 1 |
| 11 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 76 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 12 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | 76 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 13 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine Renault | 76 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 14 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 76 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 15 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 76 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 16 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 76 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 17 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 76 | +2 laps | 0 |
| 18 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 75 | +3 laps | 0 |
| NC | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 36 | DNF | 0 |
| NC | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 7 | DNF | 0 |
2025 Monaco Grand Prix Fastest Laps
| Pos | No | Driver | Car | Lap | Time of day | Time | Avg speed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren Mercedes | 78 | 16:43:42 | 1:13.221 | 164.067 |
| 2 | 63 | George Russell | Mercedes | 76 | 16:41:48 | 1:13.405 | 163.656 |
| 3 | 12 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 77 | 16:42:36 | 1:13.518 | 163.404 |
| 4 | 81 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren Mercedes | 60 | 16:21:08 | 1:13.745 | 162.901 |
| 5 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Williams Mercedes | 70 | 16:33:54 | 1:13.988 | 162.366 |
| 6 | 16 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 36 | 15:50:50 | 1:14.055 | 162.219 |
| 7 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 73 | 16:38:12 | 1:14.090 | 162.143 |
| 8 | 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 45 | 16:02:10 | 1:14.230 | 161.837 |
| 9 | 23 | Alexander Albon | Williams Mercedes | 76 | 16:41:25 | 1:14.597 | 161.041 |
| 10 | 87 | Oliver Bearman | Haas Ferrari | 6 | 15:13:02 | 1:14.855 | 160.486 |
| 11 | 18 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 69 | 16:33:26 | 1:14.877 | 160.439 |
| 12 | 5 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 38 | 15:54:04 | 1:14.884 | 160.424 |
| 13 | 22 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 77 | 16:43:38 | 1:14.913 | 160.362 |
| 14 | 31 | Esteban Ocon | Haas Ferrari | 34 | 15:49:20 | 1:15.157 | 159.841 |
| 15 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 49 | 16:07:05 | 1:15.223 | 159.701 |
| 16 | 43 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine Renault | 31 | 15:44:43 | 1:15.298 | 159.542 |
| 17 | 30 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 55 | 16:15:20 | 1:15.321 | 159.493 |
| 18 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin Aramco Mercedes | 15 | 15:24:19 | 1:15.593 | 158.919 |
| 19 | 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 16 | 15:25:54 | 1:15.981 | 158.107 |
| 20 | 10 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine Renault | 6 | 15:12:47 | 1:18.054 | 153.908 |
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
| Pos | Driver | Nationality | Car | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Oscar Piastri | AUS | McLaren | 161 |
| 2 | Lando Norris | GBR | McLaren | 158 |
| 3 | Max Verstappen | NED | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 136 |
| 4 | George Russell | GBR | Mercedes | 99 |
| 5 | Charles Leclerc | MON | Ferrari | 79 |
| 6 | Lewis Hamilton | GBR | Ferrari | 63 |
| 7 | Kimi Antonelli | ITA | Mercedes | 48 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | THA | Williams Mercedes | 42 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon | FRA | Haas Ferrari | 20 |
| 10 | Isack Hadjar | FRA | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 15 |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | CAN | Aston Martin Mercedes | 14 |
| 12 | Carlos Sainz | ESP | Williams Mercedes | 12 |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | JPN | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 10 |
| 14 | Pierre Gasly | FRA | Alpine Renualt | 7 |
| 15 | Nico Hulkenberg | GER | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 6 |
| 16 | Oliver Bearman | GBR | Haas Ferrari | 6 |
| 17 | Liam Lawson | NZL | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 4 |
| 17 | Fernando Alonso | ESP | Aston Martin Mercedes | 0 |
| 19 | Jack Doohan | AUS | Alpine Renualt | 0 |
| 20 | Franco Colapinto | ARG | Alpine Renualt | 0 |
| 21 | Gabriel Bortoleto | BRA | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 0 |
2025 Post-Race F1 Constructors’ Championship Standings
| Pos | Team | PTS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | McLaren Mercedes | 319 |
| 2 | Mercedes | 147 |
| 3 | Red Bull Racing Honda RBPT | 143 |
| 4 | Ferrari | 142 |
| 5 | Williams Mercedes | 54 |
| 6 | Haas Ferrari | 26 |
| 7 | Racing Bulls Honda RBPT | 22 |
| 8 | Aston Martin Mercedes | 14 |
| 9 | Alpine Renualt | 7 |
| 10 | Kick Sauber Ferrari | 6 |
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