Monaco 2026 GP preview
Weekend schedule
All timezonesTimes shown in circuit-local time (CEST).
- FP1Fri13:30
- FP2Fri17:00
- FP3Sat12:30
- QualifyingSat16:00
- RaceSun15:00
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The circuit
Full circuit guide →Circuit de Monaco · 3.337 km · 19 corners · clockwise
Recent form at this circuit
Last winners
- 2026Andrea Kimi Antonelli · Mercedes
- 2025Lando Norris · McLaren
- 2024Charles Leclerc · Ferrari
Last pole times
- 2026Andrea Kimi Antonelli · Mercedes · 1:12.051
- 2025Lando Norris · McLaren · 1:09.954
- 2024Charles Leclerc · Ferrari · 1:10.270
Historic moments
2024 · Leclerc finally wins at home
Charles Leclerc converted pole into the home win that Monaco had spent five years denying him, becoming the first Monégasque to win the Monaco Grand Prix since Louis Chiron in 1931. A first-lap crash red-flagged the race and the restart froze everything: the top ten finished in exactly the order they had started.
2021 · Leclerc's home-race pole that never raced
Charles Leclerc took a stunning pole position at his home race, only to crash late in qualifying. Ferrari initially cleared the car, but a driveshaft fault traced to that crash was found on the way to the grid, and Leclerc had to retire before the race even started.
What makes it different
- The shortest lap in F1 and the only round that fails the modern minimum race distance - it runs to a reduced 260 km rather than the usual 305.
- The Grand Hotel hairpin is the slowest corner in Formula 1, taken at around 45 km/h, and teams fit special steering racks to get enough lock for it.
- Every drain cover on the circuit is welded down for the weekend - the downforce is strong enough to suck one loose, as happened to Jenson Button's car in 2016.
Home race
Home race for Charles Leclerc.
This grid’s history here
| Driver | Wins | Podiums | Poles |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Hamilton | 3 wins · 2019, 2016, 2008 | 8 podiums · 2026, 2019, 2018, 2016, 2015, 2014, 2008, 2007 | 2 poles · 2019, 2015 |
| Fernando Alonso | 2 wins · 2007, 2006 | 5 podiums · 2023, 2012, 2011, 2007, 2006 | 2 poles · 2007, 2006 |
| Max Verstappen | 2 wins · 2023, 2021 | 3 podiums · 2023, 2022, 2021 | 1 pole · 2023 |
| Charles Leclerc | 1 win · 2024 | 2 podiums · 2025, 2024 | 3 poles · 2024, 2022, 2021 |
| Lando Norris | 1 win · 2025 | 2 podiums · 2025, 2021 | 1 pole · 2025 |
| Sergio Pérez | 1 win · 2022 | 2 podiums · 2022, 2016 | — |
| Andrea Kimi Antonelli | 1 win · 2026 | 1 podium · 2026 | 1 pole · 2026 |
| Carlos Sainz | — | 3 podiums · 2024, 2022, 2021 | — |
| Oscar Piastri | — | 2 podiums · 2025, 2024 | — |
| Isack Hadjar | — | 1 podium · 2026 | — |
| Esteban Ocon | — | 1 podium · 2023 | — |
| Valtteri Bottas | — | 1 podium · 2019 | — |
Milestone watch
Lewis Hamilton has won here 3 times (2019, 2016, 2008).
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