2024 Monaco Grand Prix
Going Into This Race
Pre-Race Report
The 70th running of the Monaco Grand Prix as a round of the Formula One World Championship, and the 81st time the event is held at the Circuit de Monaco across 24–26 May. This is the eighth round of the 2024 season.
Championship standings
After the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Max Verstappen leads the Drivers’ Championship with 161 points — 48 points ahead of Charles Leclerc in second and 54 ahead of Sergio Pérez in third. Red Bull Racing leads the Constructors’ Championship with 267 points, from Ferrari (212) and McLaren (154).
Previous race
At Imola, Verstappen took his eighth consecutive pole position and won the race by just 0.725 seconds over Lando Norris, who closed the gap from six seconds in the final 15 laps. Verstappen’s eighth consecutive pole equalled Ayrton Senna’s record. Sergio Pérez suffered his first Q2 elimination of the season, qualifying 11th and finishing eighth.
Entrants
The drivers and teams are the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.
Weather
Sunny conditions are expected for race day.
Tyre choices
Pirelli brings the C3, C4, and C5 tyre compounds — the softest three in their range — designated hard, medium, and soft respectively.
Practice
FP1 is topped by Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes ahead of Oscar Piastri and George Russell. A brief red flag is observed when debris is scattered across turn 1 after the Sauber of Zhou Guanyu makes contact with the wall. FP2 is topped by Charles Leclerc of Ferrari ahead of Hamilton and Fernando Alonso. FP3 is topped by Leclerc ahead of Max Verstappen and Hamilton; a red flag is observed after Valtteri Bottas strikes the wall at the swimming pool section, causing suspension damage.
Adapted by AI summarisation from “2024 Monaco Grand Prix” on Wikipedia . This adapted text is licensed under CC-BY-SA-4.0 . Modifications: summarised and spoiler-trimmed.
Last 5 Races
Full season →| # | Date | Grand Prix | Pole | P1 | P2 | P3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 24 Mar | 🇦🇺 Australian Grand Prix | Verstappen | Sainz | Leclerc | Norris |
| 4 | 7 Apr | 🇯🇵 Japanese Grand Prix | Verstappen | Verstappen | Pérez | Sainz |
| 5 | 21 Apr | 🇨🇳 Chinese Grand Prix | Verstappen | Verstappen | Norris | Pérez |
| 6 | 5 May | 🇺🇸 Miami Grand Prix | Verstappen | Norris | Verstappen | Leclerc |
| 7 | 19 May | 🇮🇹 Emilia Romagna Grand Prix | Verstappen | Verstappen | Norris | Leclerc |
Drivers' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Driver | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 161 | 5 |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 113 | 0 |
| 3 | Sergio Pérez | Red Bull | 107 | 0 |
| 4 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 101 | 1 |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Ferrari | 93 | 1 |
| 6 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 53 | 0 |
| 7 | George Russell | Mercedes | 44 | 0 |
| 8 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 35 | 0 |
| 9 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 33 | 0 |
| 10 | Yuki Tsunoda | RB F1 Team | 15 | 0 |
Constructors' Championship
Full standings →| Pos | Team | Pts | Wins |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Red Bull | 268 | 5 |
| 2 | Ferrari | 212 | 1 |
| 3 | McLaren | 154 | 1 |
| 4 | Mercedes | 79 | 0 |
| 5 | Aston Martin | 44 | 0 |