Who won F1 Monaco Grand Prix 2024? Race results and standings from Formula One at Monte Carlo circuit

Charles Leclerc at last laid to rest the ghosts of previous home grands prix as he cruised to victory in Monaco on Sunday.

The Monegasque driver set the pace in practice and qualifying but largely drove in metaphorical — perhaps even literal — third gear throughout Sunday's Grand Prix as he comfortably led from start to finish ahead of McLaren's Oscar Piastri.

What had looked likely to be a race that was for once difficult to predict ended up being a procession thanks to an incident seconds after lights out, when Kevin Magnussen clipped the Red Bull of Sergio Perez and caused a huge crash that brought the action to a premature halt. When the race resumed, the two Ferraris and McLarens remained well clear of the rest of the field without ever really threatening a chance in the order.

George Russell kept Max Verstappen at bay to take fifth spot, with teammate Lewis Hamilton — who also set the fastest lap — in seventh place. Verstappen still leads the drivers' standings, although Leclerc has closed the gap. More importantly to him, his bad luck in Monte Carlo has finally run out.

CHARLES LECLERC. TAKE A BOW. 🔥

YOUR FIRST WIN OF 2024 AT HOME 🏆#MonacoGP pic.twitter.com/Ul1714gEde

— Scuderia Ferrari HP (@ScuderiaFerrari) May 26, 2024

The race was red flagged in the opening moments after a huge crash involving Perez, Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg. Magnussen was squeezed between the Red Bull of Perez and the barrier as they raced uphill from Turn 1, and after refusing to back down, the Haas driver clipped the back of Perez's car to send it spinning and bouncing across the circuit like a pinball. Although the Red Bull was utterly ruined, the Mexican driver — as well as Magnussen and Hulkenberg, who was caught by the spinning car — were unhurt.

The incident saw the race delayed by around half an hour and also overshadowed another incident on the opening lap, in which the Alpine of Esteban Ocon collided with his teammate, earning himself an early end to the race, a five-place grid penalty at his next race, and a few choice words from Pierre Gasly over the radio.

When the action resumed, Leclerc maintained his place in P1 during a rather sedentary opening third of the race, with teams apparently eager to conserve tyre condition and avoid the risk of damage from any lingering debris. Piastri stayed second ahead of Sainz, despite an earlier incident in which there was contact between the cars that appeared to cause some damage to Piastri's side.

Behind the two Ferraris and McLarens, the entire field seemed content to preserve tyres and hope for a window of opportunity. Russell in fifth was told by his team that there was no benefit to driving faster. World champion Verstappen was content to sit behind him in sixth, one place ahead of Lewis Hamilton, before eventually switching to hard compounds for a concerted attempt to pass Russell. The British driver, who had safeguarded his tyres well, held firm.

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F1 Monaco Grand Prix: Race results, standings for Monte Carlo race

F1 Monaco: Pre-race grid order

1. Leclerc, 2. Piastri, 3. Sainz, 4. Norris, 5. Russell, 6. Verstappen, 7. Hamilton, 8. Tsunoda, 9. Albon, 10. Gasly

11. Ocon, 12. Hulkenberg, 13. Ricciardo, 14. Alonso, 15. Sargeant, 16. Perez, 17. Bottas, 18. Zhou, 19. Hulkenberg*, 20. Magnussen*

*Disqualified from qualifying results for DRS infringement

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Who won F1 today? Monaco Grand Prix post-race analysis

Monaco might be the jewel in the crown of the F1 season, but it's also a grand prix that is often won and lost during qualifying. The nature of the street circuit around Monte Carlo — the short laps, blind turns and barriers looming on all sides — means overtaking is often impossible.

Yet the 2024 race was particularly short on track action given the incident on the first lap. Magnussen, who escaped further punishment from the stewards after an investigation, squeezed himself into a gap between Perez and the wall with a manoeuvre that was only ever likely to end in a collision.

More angles on the crash at the start 💥

A huge coming together but thankfully all drivers - Checo, K-Mag and Hulk - are okay 👍#F1 #MonacoGP pic.twitter.com/vDZo5iFcAu

— Formula 1 (@F1) May 26, 2024

It meant Leclerc was tasked with controlling the pace of the race while keeping as much grip on his tyres as possible, and keeping Piastri well clear of his rear wing. It also meant a different sort of pressure on the 26-year-old, who had suffered a string of retirements, a DNS, a strategy issue and a weather-wrecked race before finally climbing to the top of the Monaco podium.

An emotional Leclerc told Jenson Button "no words" could do justice to the win.

"It's such a difficult race," he said. "I think the fact twice I've been starting on pole position and we couldn't quite make it makes it even better in a way.

"It means a lot, obviously. It's the race which made me dream of becoming a Formula One driver one day. Fifteen laps to the end you're hoping nothing happens and the emotions are coming.

"My dad has given everything for me to be here and it was a dream of ours for me to race here and win here, so it's unbelievable."

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F1 Grand Prix qualifying recap

Leclerc started his home grand prix in pole position after a brilliant qualifying performance.

The Ferrari driver outperformed the rest in practice and put together an outstanding lap of 1:10.270 to claim P1 ahead of Piastri, who was flying in the McLaren. It was the 250th pole position for the Scuderia.

Sainz took P3 ahead of the other McLaren of Norris, but there was disappointment for world champion Max Verstappen. Chasing a record 10th consecutive pole position, he struggled in the final sector on his best laps to lose crucial time, and his last attempt ended when he clipped the barrier.

It was a disappointing day generally for Red Bull, who saw Perez exit in Q3 amid persistent issues with grip and stability.

Haas drivers Hulkenberg and Magnussen, who qualified 12th and 15th respectively, were disqualified from the session after the race stewards discovered an irregularity with the opening of the DRS systems on their rear wings. Hulkenberg and Magnussen started Sunday's race from the pit lane.

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