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2026 · ROUND 06 · GRAND PRIX

Grand Prix Monaco

🇲🇨 MonacoCircuit de MonacoCOMPLETED

The Principality’s narrow streets demand millimetre precision. Overtaking is difficult, making qualifying and pit-stop execution particularly important.

Port Hercule and Monaco circuit grandstands, archive photograph from 2019
Artur Borowski · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Port Hercule and Monaco circuit grandstands, archive photograph from 2019. Crop and WebP conversion; original licence retained. · Photo source ↗ · Licence ↗
CIRCUIT SNAPSHOT

Circuit de Monaco

Monte Carlo · Monaco

Race date · local7 June 2026
FormatGrand Prix
Circuit length3.337 km
Scheduled laps78
Scheduled distance260.286 km

Circuit highlights

  • Starting-grid position
  • Precision on a narrow street circuit

First F1 race at this circuit: 1950. Lap record: 1:12.909 · Lewis Hamilton (2021).

Monaco’s streets demand precision and leave limited room for overtaking. Grid position, traffic and strategy carry particular weight. The circuit has been part of championship history since the inaugural 1950 season.

Recent verified winners

  • 2024 · Charles Leclerc
History and circuit profile ↗

Formula 1 · race information ↗

RACE RESULTS · 7 June 2026

Race podium

Driver portrait credits and licences ↗

Kimi Antonelli won the round on 2026-06-07. Lewis Hamilton and Isack Hadjar completed the podium. The official classification and points awarded appear below.

POLE POSITIONKimi Antonelli1:12.051Official qualifying ↗
FASTEST LAPKimi Antonelli1:13.481 · lap 76Official fastest laps ↗
Full classification · 22 drivers
Official race classification
POSDRIVER / TEAMPTSTIME / STATUS
P1
Kimi Antonelli
Kimi AntonelliMercedes
Details#12 · ANT · 78 laps · 2:23:31.243
252:23:31.243
P2
Lewis Hamilton
Lewis HamiltonFerrari
Details#44 · HAM · 78 laps · +6.271s
18+6.271s
P3
Isack Hadjar
Isack HadjarRed Bull Racing
Details#6 · HAD · 78 laps · +23.394s
15+23.394s
P4
Oscar Piastri
Oscar PiastriMcLaren
Details#81 · PIA · 78 laps · +24.261s
12+24.261s
P5
Liam Lawson
Liam LawsonRacing Bulls
Details#30 · LAW · 78 laps · +26.553s
10+26.553s
P6
Arvid Lindblad
Arvid LindbladRacing Bulls
Details#41 · LIN · 78 laps · +29.010s
8+29.010s
P7
Pierre Gasly
Pierre GaslyAlpine
Details#10 · GAS · 78 laps · +30.369s
6+30.369s
P8
Alexander Albon
Alexander AlbonWilliams
Details#23 · ALB · 78 laps · +33.413s
4+33.413s
P9
Esteban Ocon
Esteban OconHaas F1 Team
Details#31 · OCO · 78 laps · +37.140s
2+37.140s
P10
Fernando Alonso
Fernando AlonsoAston Martin
Details#14 · ALO · 78 laps · +41.899s
1+41.899s
P11
Gabriel Bortoleto
Gabriel BortoletoAudi
Details#5 · BOR · 78 laps · +42.748s
0+42.748s
P12
George Russell
George RussellMercedes
Details#63 · RUS · 78 laps · +43.353s
0+43.353s
P13
Nico Hulkenberg
Nico HulkenbergAudi
Details#27 · HUL · 78 laps · +44.102s
0+44.102s
P14
Franco Colapinto
Franco ColapintoAlpine
Details#43 · COL · 78 laps · +48.964s
0+48.964s
P15
Sergio Perez
Sergio PerezCadillac
Details#11 · PER · 78 laps · +49.153s
0+49.153s
P16
Carlos Sainz
Carlos SainzWilliams
Details#55 · SAI · 70 laps · DNF
0DNF
NC
Charles Leclerc
Charles LeclercFerrari
Details#16 · LEC · 64 laps · DNF
0DNF
NC
Lance Stroll
Lance StrollAston Martin
Details#18 · STR · 56 laps · DNF
0DNF
NC
Lando Norris
Lando NorrisMcLaren
Details#1 · NOR · 43 laps · DNF
0DNF
NC
Oliver Bearman
Oliver BearmanHaas F1 Team
Details#87 · BEA · 27 laps · DNF
0DNF
NC
Valtteri Bottas
Valtteri BottasCadillac
Details#77 · BOT · 15 laps · DNF
0DNF
NC
Max Verstappen
Max VerstappenRed Bull Racing
Details#3 · VER · 0 laps · DNF
0DNF
Full official classification ↗
CHAMPIONSHIP CONTEXT

2026 championship

The current standings below were verified after the latest completed race, Sepang, on 7 October 2026. They do not represent the standings immediately after this race.

Drivers and constructors · 2026 season ↗
F1 EXPLAINED · STRATEGY

Understand the weekend

VERIFIED · 7 October 2026Official source ↗