Article by Sebastian Vasile – Published on Sunday, 07 June 2026, 17:11 / Updated on Sunday, 07 June 2026 17:18
The Monaco Grand Prix, one of the most iconic races of the Formula 1 season, is happening right NOW. The Mercedes pilot, Kimi Antonelli (19 years old), left pole position! The race is liveTEXT on GSP.ro and live on Antena 1.
- The Monaco Grand Prix weekend is the sixth round of the 2026 Formula 1 season
LIVE » Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix
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Top 5 LIVE: Antonelli, Hamilton, Leclerc, Russell, Hadjar
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Tour 54/78: Kimi Antonelli is a full lap ahead of fellow Mercedes driver George Russell, a stinging detail for the Briton.
- Tour 45/78: Suddenly Russell is overtaking Norris in the tunnel as his propulsion problem has become unfixable! He struggles back into the pits and exits the Monaco Grand Prix.
- Round 43/78: McLaren ask Lando Norris to hold off George Russell to help Oscar Piastri!
- Round 39/78: Pierre Gasly again slows down Lando Norris, who is still dealing with an engine problem.
- Round 38/78: The five second penalty for Russell is upheld.
- Round 34/78: What a stupid mistake from Lewis Hamilton! He received a five-second penalty for speeding in the pit lane. Top 5: Antonelli, Leclerc, Hamilton, Piastri, Gasly.
- Round 32/78: The stewards took no action on Hadjar cutting the corner a few laps ago, so Mercedes called George Russell to the pits.
- Tour 30/78: Oliver Bearman retired from the Monaco Grand Prix.
- Tour 29/78: Lewis Hamilton pitted and changed to hard tyres. The Briton was in 3rd place at the exit of the circuit.
- Tour 25/78: Hadjar and Russell came close to colliding at the exit of the Nouvelle Chicane!
- Round 19/78: Kimi Antonelli hit the gas pedal again! The gap to Lewis Hamilton increases very quickly to over five seconds.
- Round 18/78: Valtteri Bottas pits due to overheating and abandons the Monaco race.
- Round 13/78: The top three made it through the congestion in the first part of the race and Hamilton gains a second, closing the gap to Antonelli to four seconds. No change in the top 5!
- Round 6/70: A four second difference between Antonelli and Hamilton. Top 5: Antonelli, Hamilton, Leclerc, Hadjar, Russell
- Round 2/78: Max Verstappen is OUT of the race. It's a nightmare start for the Red Bull driver, who appears to have a car problem as he struggled on the first lap.
Max Verstappen is OUT of the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Monaco/ Photo: skysports.com
- Round 1/78: Kimi Antonelli had an excellent start and Max Verstappen's car stayed put! The Dutchman is at the back of the pack! Lewis Hamilton moved up to second and Charles Leclerc is now third.
- The Monaco race has begun!
- The pilots went on the training tour
- Average tires for most riders! Only two drivers will not start the race on medium tires. It's Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas (both Cadillac), who will opt for soft tires, starting from positions 18 and 20, respectively.
Monaco starting grid:
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Kimi Antonelli, in pole position for the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix
Kimi Antonelli, Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton they were the fastest 3 drivers in qualifying.
With qualifying coming to a close, Max Verstappen was first in the real-time standings, with Lewis Hamilton less than two-tenths of a second behind him.
Kimi Antonelli// photo: Imago Images
The hierarchy would change, because the leader of the world classification, Kimi Antonelli from Mercedes, came launched, tying a flawless lap. The Italian kid thus obtained his fourth career pole position.
Drivers' standings before the Monaco Grand Prix
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) – 131 points
- George Russell (Mercedes) – 88
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 75
- Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – 72
- Lando Norris (McLaren) – 58
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 48
- Max Verstappen Red Bull) – 43
- Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 20
- Ollie Bearman (Haas) – 18
- Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) – 16
- Franco Colapinto (Alpine) – 15
- Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) – 14
- Carlos Sainz (Williams) – 6
- Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) – 5
- Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) – 2
- Esteban Ocon (Haas) – 1
- Alex Albon (Williams) – 1
- Sergio Perez (Cadillac) – 0
- Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) – 0
- Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) – 0
- Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 0
- Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 0
Builders ranking
- Mercedes – 219 points
- Ferrari – 147
- McLaren – 106
- Red Bull – 57
- Alpine – 35
- Racing Bulls – 21
- Haas – 19
- Williams – 7
- Audi – 2
- Cadillac – 0
- Aston Martin – 0
Antonelli and Verstappen's reactions after qualifying in Monaco
In the interview at the end of the qualifiers, Antonelli commented:
“It was one of those tours that we call “magic”, I managed to put everything together.
Kimi Antonelli, in pole position for the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix. Photo: Imago
He was incredibly tight with Max, on the first track out it was just a millisecond. Huge thanks to the team as yesterday we struggled a bit and today we made huge progress.
The most intense qualifying session this year. I felt great and I'm glad we managed to get the job done.”
If you had told me yesterday that I would be on the front line, I would have definitely signed up for it. It's a hugely positive result, so overall I'm very happy with how the tours went.
I'm happy, I'm glad to be on the front line and it remains to be seen what tomorrow will bring. These cars are tricky at the start and I have two cars behind me that start quite well.
– Max Verstappen
