2024 Monaco Grand Prix

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.