2024 Monaco Grand Prix

2024 Monaco Grand Prix
2024 Monaco Grand Prix
Race 8 of 24 in the 2024 Formula One World Championship
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	Layout of the Circuit de Monte Carlo, Monaco
Race details
Date	26 May 2024
Official name	Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2024
Location	Circuit de Monaco; La Condamine and Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course	Street circuit
Course length	3.337 km (2.074 miles)
Distance	78 laps, 260.286 km (161.772 miles)
Weather	Sunny
Pole position
Driver	Charles Leclerc;
Time	1:10.270
Fastest lap
Driver	Lewis Hamilton
Time	1:14.165 on lap 63
Podium
First	Charles Leclerc;
Second	Oscar Piastri;
Third	Carlos Sainz Jr.;
	Lap leaders ;

The 2024 Monaco Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2024) was a Formula One motor race scheduled to be held on 26 May 2024, at the Circuit de Monaco in the Principality of Monaco. It was the eighth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship. The race was won by Charles Leclerc, his first home victory, ahead of Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz Jr., who completed the podium.

Background[edit]

The event was held at the Circuit de Monaco in the Principality of Monaco for the 70th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 24–26 May.^[2] The Grand Prix was the eighth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the 81st running of the Monaco Grand Prix.^[3]

Championship standings before the race[edit]

Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen led the Drivers' Championship with 161 points, 48 points ahead of Charles Leclerc in second, and 54 ahead of his teammate Sergio Pérez in third. Red Bull Racing, with 267 points, led the Constructors' Championship from Ferrari and McLaren, who were second and third with 212 and 154 points, respectively.^[4]

Entrants[edit]

The drivers and teams were the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.^[5]

Tyre choices[edit]

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C3, C4, and C5 tyre compounds (the softest three in their range) designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.^[6]

Practice[edit]

Three free practice sessions were held for the event.^[1] The first free practice session was held on 24 May 2024, at 13:30 local time (UTC+2),^[1] and was topped by Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes ahead of Oscar Piastri of McLaren and Hamilton's teammate George Russell. A brief red flag was observed when debris was scattered across turn 1 after the Sauber of Zhou Guanyu made contact with the wall.^[7] The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 17:00 local time,^[1] and was topped by Charles Leclerc of Ferrari ahead of Hamilton and Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin.^[8] The third free practice session was held on 25 May 2024, at 12:30 local time, and was topped by Leclerc ahead of Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing and Hamilton. A red flag was observed after the Sauber of Valtteri Bottas struck the wall at the swimming pool section, causing suspension damage.^[1]

Qualifying[edit]

Qualifying was held on 25 May 2024, at 16:00 local time (UTC+2).^[1]

Qualifying classification[edit]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Qualifying times			Final grid
Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Q1	Q2	Q3	Final grid
1	16	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:11.584	1:10.825	1:10.270	1
2	81	Oscar Piastri	McLaren-Mercedes	1:11.500	1:10.756	1:10.424	2
3	55	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Ferrari	1:11.543	1:11.075	1:10.518	3
4	4	Lando Norris	McLaren-Mercedes	1:11.760	1:10.732	1:10.542	4
5	63	George Russell	Mercedes	1:11.492	1:10.929	1:10.543	5
6	1	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	1:11.711	1:10.745	1:10.567	6
7	44	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1:11.528	1:11.056	1:10.621	7
8	22	Yuki Tsunoda	RB-Honda RBPT	1:11.852	1:11.106	1:10.858	8
9	23	Alexander Albon	Williams-Mercedes	1:11.623	1:11.216	1:10.948	9
10	10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine-Renault	1:11.714	1:10.896	1:11.311	10
11	31	Esteban Ocon	Alpine-Renault	1:11.887	1:11.285	N/A	11
12	3	Daniel Ricciardo	RB-Honda RBPT	1:11.785	1:11.482	N/A	12
13	18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	1:11.728	1:11.563	N/A	13
14	14	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes	1:12.019	N/A	N/A	14
15	2	Logan Sargeant	Williams-Mercedes	1:12.020	N/A	N/A	15
16	11	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT	1:12.060	N/A	N/A	16
17	77	Valtteri Bottas	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	1:12.512	N/A	N/A	17
18	24	Zhou Guanyu	Kick Sauber-Ferrari	1:13.028	N/A	N/A	18
DSQ	27	Nico Hülkenberg	Haas-Ferrari	1:11.876	1:11.440	N/A	19¹
DSQ	20	Kevin Magnussen	Haas-Ferrari	1:11.832	1:11.725	N/A	20¹
107% time: 1:16.594
Source:^[9]^[10]

Notes

^1 – Nico Hülkenberg and Kevin Magnussen initially qualified 12th and 15th, respectively, but were subsequently disqualified because their DRS was found not to be in conformity with the technical regulations. They were permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.^[10]

Race[edit]

The race was held on 26 May 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+2), and ran for 78 laps.^[1]

Race report[edit]

The race was red-flagged on lap 1 after a crash between Sergio Pérez, Nico Hülkenberg and Kevin Magnussen, all of whom retired.

Race classification[edit]

Pos.	No.	Driver	Constructor	Laps	Time/Retired	Grid	Points
Fastest lap: Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) – 1:14.165 (lap 63)
Source:^[10]^[11]^[12]