Hello and welcome to this Total Motorsport live blog for the F1 2025 Monaco GP from Monte Carlo as teams and drivers prepare to fight for the most prestigious Formula 1 victory at the most iconic circuit in F1 history.
After a dramatic qualifying session around the tight and twisty streets of Monte Carlo, the starting grid for the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix is now set. Lando Norris will start from pole position after producing a stunning lap late in Q3, beating Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri in a session that saw the top drivers separated by mere tenths.
Max Verstappen originally qualified fifth but moves up to fourth following a three-place penalty for Lewis Hamilton, who was judged to have impeded the Red Bull driver in Q1. Isack Hadjar continues to make headlines for Racing Bulls, starting an impressive fifth in only his first full Monaco GP. Fernando Alonso lines up sixth, the veteran consistently near the front on street circuits.
Total-Motorsport.com’s F1 2025 Monaco GP live updates will offer fans unparalleled insight into team strategies, reliability concerns, and potential contenders in the fight for victory. So stay tuned with us as the F1 2025 Monaco GP unfolds live from the Principality.
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Lando Norris. Monaco Grand Prix winner.
Lando Norris realises a life-long ambition with victory at the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix, the perfect place to get his season back on track as he closes to within three points of Oscar Piastri in the standings.
How does he reflect on the race? Easy as pie or a gruelling fight to the flag?
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“It feels amazing. It’s a long, gruelling race, but good fun,” Norris commented to F1 TV. “We could push for much of the race. The last quarter was stressful with Leclerc behind and Max ahead.
“But we won in Monaco. This is what I dreamed of when I was a kid, so I achieved one of my dreams.”
Norris added: “The worst bit was the end. I felt quite under control the whole race but Max was backing it up a little bit and I knew Charles had opportunities.
“I tried to back off Max so I could push when I needed to. I’m very happy, my team are very happy. Therefore we’re going to have a wonderful night!”
Leclerc surprised to bag podium at his home
Charles Leclerc has his second podium of the season to take back to his property in Monte Carlo, the place where he was born and raised.
But the Ferrari star makes a surprising confession by revealing he wasn’t sure if they would be able to finihs in the Top 10. Did other teams get their strategies wrong?
“At the end of the day, we lost the race yesterday,” Leclerc commented to F1 TV. “We should have done a better job. Lando did a better job this weekend and deserved the win.
“I realised a childhood dream last year, not this year, but considering everything it was a lot above our expectations.
“I thought being in the top 10 would be a challenge, at the end we are second and very close to P2. It has been a good weekend overall, but I wish I won.”
Piastri takes the positives from Monte Carlo
McLaren’s Oscar Piastri has seen his championship lead reduced as Lando Norris wins the F1 2025 Monaco Grand Prix.
But the Australian isn’t downbeat, taking the positives from the weekend as he reflects upon the fact that he still has a podium in the bag to continue his momentum in this Formula 1 season.
“Obviously the win would have been better,” Piastri told F1 TV. “It’s been a tricky weekend, from practice through to qualifying. We were close, but not quite close enough.
Pretty happy with that overall, obviously some things to look at for when we come here next year but we got points on the board and another podium at Monaco, so it’s not all bad.
“If this is a bad weekend, it’s not going too badly at all. Well done to Lando for a great weekend and for Charles for being as quick as usual.”
LANDO NORRIS WINS THE MONACO GRAND PRIX
Lando Norris kicks on once Max Verstappen is finally out of the way and drops Charles Leclerc behind to take the victory around the streets of Monte Carlo with a fantastic victory at the Monaco Grand Prix.
McLaren nailed their strategy and the Brit made sure he fended off the pressure of the Ferrari behind and he finally takes his first victory around the Circuit de Monaco to get his season back on track!
That puts the 24-year-old back into the title picture with a 10-point gain over Oscar Piastri and 12 points over Max Verstappen.
He also took the fastest lap too!
Lap 77/78: Verstappen pits!
Max Verstappen finally pits and that releases McLaren’s Lando Norris to take over in the lead again ahead of Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri.
The Dutchman is now fourth, ahead of Lewis Hamilton’s Ferrari.
Everyone else is at least one lap down.
Lap 75/78: Leclerc a lot faster
Charles Leclerc seems to be a lot faster than Lando Norris at the moment, but he can’t quite make a move such is the nature of the track.
Norris will be waiting for the Red Bull of Max Verstappen to pit.
Lap 73/78: Typical Monaco between Leclerc and Norris
Lando Norris is still ahead of Charles Leclerc. He’s slow everywhere apart from the one DRS straight and that’s all he needs to do to win this race.
Max Verstappen leads, but he can’t keep that place. He still has to pit so Norris is the true leader of this race. The Red Bull will be fourth when he stops.
Oscar Piastri has now joined this train, so the front three are now split by just two seconds. Will anyone try a lunge?
Lap 70/78: Verstappen still leads
Max Verstappen is still yet to come into the pits for Red Bull, which he still has to do. He’s just going to wait for a red flag and will pit on the last lap.
He is backing Lando Norris off into Charles Leclerc, and the McLaren doesn’t really appreciate that too much. Nothing they can do though.
Williams have swapped their cars around now, so Alex Albon is back in ninth and Carlos Sainz is running in 10th.
Lap 65/78: Russell pits
George Russell takes his first pit stop of this race so that’s just two more trips through the pits to go for the Mercedes driver.
Both Williams cars are into the points now, with Carlos Sainz ahead of Alex Albon. The pair will swap positions on the last lap.
Lap 63/78: Leclerc in Norris’ DRS
Charles Leclerc is sticking in the DRS of Lando Norris’ McLaren as they squabble for the net lead, but the Brit isn’t flinching in the wake of the Ferrari yet.
Norris is now two seconds back from Max Verstappen, who continues to lead in Monte Carlo. He might as well go all the way until the end for any kind of late red flag.
Lap 60/78: Leclerc right behind Norris
Max Verstappen still leads in Monaco as he waits for his pit-stop, he seems to be waiting for a red flag.
But this has been great for Charles Leclerc, it’s wiped out the gap to Lando Norris ahead for the Ferrari in third.
Will he try to make a move? That’s for the net lead.
Lap 57/78: Hamilton pits / Drama at Williams?
Lewis Hamilton now takes his second stop in Monaco and comes back into the race in fifth, the place he pitted from. He now has to lap Isack Hadjar’s Racing Bull again but that’s it. Verstappen is the last of the top five who needs to pit again.
Meanwhile at Williams, Carlos Sainz has now managed to overcut Alex Albon after the other car went so slowly to let the Spaniard try to stay ahead of George Russell.
Will they swap them at the end when the Mercedes is out of the way?
Lap 54/78: Drive through penalty for Russell
George Russell has a drive-through penalty for cutting the corner at the Nouvelle Chicane. The FIA have not looked fondly upon that.
The Mercedes is yet to take both of his pit stops too. He’s got three trip through the pits to make so he should be finishing last.
Antonelli also skipped the corner too, but he seems as though he was avoiding a crash. He gave up the place quickly.
REPLAY: Naughty from George Russell
George Russell skips across the Nouvelle Chicane to get ahead of Williams’ Alex Albon, who has been during massively off the pace.
Albon claims that intentional corner cutting is worse than accidental, but the Mercedes says he had to avoid a collision from “erratic” driving.
He says he will take the penalty and he’s already pulled a 6.1-second gap.
Lap 51/78: Norris pits from the lead
The top three have all pitted at the Circuit de Monaco with Lando Norris staying ahead of Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri.
Max Verstappen takes over in the lead, he’s yet to make his second stop in this Monaco Grand Prix.
Lap 50/78: Leclerc pits from second
Charles Leclerc now comes into the pits from second place and stays ahead of Oscar Piastri, so that’s the Ferrari good until the end of the race.
Lando Norris leads Max Verstappen now.
Lap 49/78: Piastri pits
Oscar Piastri comes into the pits and completes both of his stops, he’s now fourth behind Max Verstappen’s Red Bull.
Verstappen is told to push to keep the safety car gap alive.
Lap 47/78: Front five still to pit
The leaders have all have to come into the pit lane for a second time in this Monaco Grand Prix with Lando Norris six seconds ahead of Charles Leclerc as he’s about to hit backmarker traffic.
Is it worth Ferrari committing to the two-stop now? The out-lap could potentially let them jump ahead of the McLaren.
They have Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen between them.
Lap 42/78: Albon pits again
That’s Alex Albon’s pit stops complete as he boxes again for hard tyres after Williams’ Carlos Sainz held up the cars behind.
Liam Lawson also pits at the same time. They’re gunning for eighth and ninth but that strategy should solve the equation for the Racing Bulls.
Lap 39/78: Alonso OUT of Monaco Grand Prix
Fernando Alonso heads down the escape road after suffering a power unit failure and he is out of the Monaco Grand Prix from sixth. His rotten luck continues and he remains point-less in this Formula 1 season.
Ferrari anticipate a safety car and get ready for a stop, but there are no yellow flags and the race continues as if nothing happened.
That’s good news for Isack Hadjar, who is now released into sixth. That’s his race in the bag considering he’s 35 seconds behind Lewis Hamilton in fifth.
Lap 38/78: Hamilton laps Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton might have a small smile on his face as he comes up to lap George Russell and Kimi Antonelli, running 12th and 13th respectively.
Toto Wolff might not be too pleased to see the Ferrari go through on his drivers though.
Lap 35/78: Lots of gaps at the front
Lando Norris continues to lead this 2025 Monaco Grand Prix with a 6.7-second gap to Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari behind, he’s now dropping the hammer to make sure he opens up a good pit window.
Then comes Oscar Piastri in third, 12.8 seconds off the lead. Max Verstappen is fourth, 15.2 back from Norris and then comes Lewis Hamilton in fifth, 26 seconds off the lead.
They’re the leading quintet, with Fernando Alonso in sixth almost 30 seconds behind Hamilton.
Lap 33/78: Albon pits
Alex Albon now pits from 10th and holds that place, meaning Williams are on course for another point. He’s completed both of his stop.s
Carlos Sainz did a good job holding up the cars behind, but now can they find out a way to get Alex ahead of Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson?
Lap 31/78: Norris clears backmarkers
Lando Norris works his way through the slow train headed by Carlos Sainz’s Williams and now he’s free to open up a gap in Monaco.
He’s already got a five-second lead as Charles Leclerc tries to pick his way through the traffic too. That gives McLaren the chance to react to any attempt by Ferrari to undercut.
Lap 28/78: Verstappen boxes
Max Verstappen hits backmarkers and that’s the perfect time to come in to change tyres. He gets a 2.2-second stop but it isn’t enough to overcut Oscar Piastri or Charles Leclerc.
He’s now on the mediums and should have a tyre advantage so expect him to close up quickly. Can he try to make a move on the McLaren?
TOP 10 ORDER: Norris lead Leclerc, then comes Piastri, Verstappen, Hamilton, Alonso, Hadjar, Lawson, Albon and Ocon.
Hadjar and Ocon are the only ones in the T10 who have stopped twice in Monte Carlo.
Lap 25/78: Hadjar in a great spot
Isack Hadjar is running in eighth and he has both of his stops out of the way. On the hards, he can go to the end.
That’s a very clever strategy from Racing Bulls and it could reward them big time in Monaco, how far up the order can he get?
Is a shot at the podium on the cards?
Lap 23/78: Verstappen leads in Monaco
Charles Leclerc pits in Monaco and stays ahead of Oscar Piastri’s McLaren, but drops behind the other of Lando Norris. They’re as they were before the stops.
Max Verstappen is yet to pit and continues leading this race. He’s got a 10.5-second gap to Norris behind. What will Red Bull do?
Lap 21/78: Piastri goes for the undercut
Oscar Piastri goes for the undercut on the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc from third in the running order and drops down to fourth.
But a slow 3.8-second stop gives Max Verstappen a chance to overtake! Let’s see how it goes.
ORDER: Leclerc, Verstappen, Norris, Piastri, Hamilton.
Lap 19/78: Norris pits
Lando Norris pits from the lead and drops down to fourth in the running order, taking the hard compound tyres on the McLaren.
Charles Leclerc now leads for Ferrari, then comes Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen. Norris will not want a red flag now.
Isack Hadjar also pits to get off the softs, he’s on the hards and can go to the end now. He keeps eighth ahead of Racing Bulls’ Liam Lawson.
Lap 17/78: Norris continues to lead in Monaco
Lando Norris is comfortably in the lead of the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix, 2.5 seconds ahead of Charles Leclerc’s Ferrari behind.
Then comes Oscar Piastri in third ahead of Max Verstappen. The other McLaren has dropped well back, running 6.4 seconds behind Norris.
Alonso pits from sixth and takes the hards for Aston Martin, he’s back out behind Isack Hadjar. That releases Lewis Hamilton to use the pace of the Ferrari to try to over-cut.
He’s on the hards but is 6.4 seconds behind Verstappen.
Lap 15/78: Hadjar pits from fifth!
Isack Hadjar is the first of the front running cars to pit in Monaco and he takes the soft tyres in Monte Carlo.
He’s back out in eighth, retaining his spot in the points ahead of Liam Lawson in the other Racing Bulls package.
Will the other cars follow?
Lap 13/78: Hulkenberg pits
Nico Hulkenberg pits to get out of traffic and he’s onto the hard tyre with a 12-second gap to his teammate ahead.
That takes the Sauber out of the slow train. He can try to do what Oliver Bearman did by making up the time in free air.
Franco Colapinto for Alpine also comes into the pits too. He’s now the last car on track.
Lap 12/78: Verstappen furious with Piastri
Max Verstappen is absolutely seething with McLaren’s Oscar Piastri after he tries to overtake the championship leader ahead at the end of the yellow flags.
The Aussie shuts the door on the defending world champion, who is far from impressed although there wasn’t anything too serious about it.
The yellow flags have ended and we’re back to running once again in Monte Carlo.
REPLAY: Gasly locked rears
Pierre Gasly got too confident on the brakes and locked up his rear tyres, sending him into the back of Yuki Tsunoda’s Red Bull.
“Is he an idiot? What is he doing,” Tsunoda says over the radio. Gasly is out.
The pit entry is closed so nobody can change their tyres. Double yellows means we can keep racing.
Lap 10/78: Gasly OUT of the race!
Pierre Gasly has hit the back of Yuki Tsunoda’s Red Bull at the Nouvelle Chicane and his front-left suspension is destroyed! He is out of this race.
There’s debris on this track, and Max Verstappen uses the chance to have a go at McLaren’s Oscar Piastri for third, but the Aussie fends off the world champion.
Lap 9/78: Leaders going incredibly slowly
Oliver Bearman’s Haas is currently lapping between three and four seconds per lap quicker than Lando Norris in the McLaren.
They might have to put their foot down soon or risk the Haas jumping head of them by the time we get to the pit stop phase for the leaders.
This unique Monaco strategy may already be working in Monte Carlo.
Lap 6/78: Fastest lap for Norris
Lando Norris has put in the fastest lap of the race as he opens up a two-second buffer to Charles Leclerc behind.
That could give McLaren a chance to react if the Ferrari decides to try an undercut in Monte Carlo.
Oscar Piastri is falling back, 5.5 seconds off the lead now in third.
Lap 5/78: VSC ends – We’re back racing
Lando Norris leads Charles Leclerc as the VSC ends in Monte Carlo, meaning we’re back racing at the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix.
The pair have already dropped Oscar Piastri in the second McLaren, he’s four seconds off the lead already as he turns his attention to dealing with Max Verstappen.
REPLAY: Antonelli did nothing wrong
Kimi Antonelli was overtaken around the outside of the hairpin by Gabriel Bortoleto’s Sauber and the Mercedes quickly tries to take the place back with a lunge into Turn 8.
The Brazilian tries to hang it out and ends up driving into the wall. A rookie mistake from the novice.
LAP 2/78: VSC deployed!
The virtual safety car is out as several cars come into the pits as part of their pre-determined strategies, that’s incredibly lucky for those cars…
Except for Oliver Bearman, who has a terrible stop with his Haas team now ready.
Bortoleto, Bearman, Gasly and Tsunoda have all pitted, they’re all at the bottom of the pack. The leaders are staying out.
LIGHTS OUT IN MONACO: Norris holds lead!
Lando Norris has a big lock-up into Turn 1 but the McLaren manages to hold onto the lead ahead of Charles Leclerc.
Oscar Piastri manages to fend off Red Bull’s Max Verstappen and the leading pack all hold their place.
But down the pack Kimi Antonelli sends Gabriel Bortoleto’s Sauber into the wall!
Formation lap begins: Verstappen and Hamilton pick hards
The front three cars of Lando Norris, Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri are on the medium tyres.
But behind them? Max Verstappen in fourth, Fernando Alonso in fifth and Lewis Hamilton all pick the hard tyres.
How will that work out for the hard runners? Will they be able to concoct some clever strategy in Monte Carlo?
Lando looks ready to go
Lando Norris looks to take back the lead of the Formula 1 world championship today, but first he must make sure he gets through Turn 1 unscathed.
McLaren have to make sure they’re on it when it comes to strategy too.
But Lando looks ready for action in Monte Carlo.
Will it rain in Monaco?
Rain is one of the few things that can spice up the Monaco Grand Prix, causing chaos in 2022 and 2023 as drivers aim to stay out of the wall in horrific conditions.
So will it show up in 2025? Find out if rain is on the radar below:
New tyre rules in Monaco: How do they work?
A new tyre rule introduced for the 2025 Monaco GP is set to shake up strategy on the sport’s most iconic street circuit in Monte Carlo, so how does it work?
- Drivers must use three different sets of dry-weather tyres across the race distance.
- Drivers can change compounds during a red flag.
- Changing tyres at the end of the formation lap doesn’t count.
Check out the full breakdown below:
Check out this huge Formula 2 shunt
Formula 2 showed exactly what can happen if drivers get their run down to Turn 1 wrong, something both Lando Norris and Charles Leclerc will be hoping to avoid.
Who is to blame in your opinion?
Welcome to the blog!
It’s McLaren’s Lando Norris on pole position ahead of Charles Leclerc in the Ferrari, can he emerge in Turn 1 as the leader at this track where track position is vital?
On the second row is Oscar Piastri and Max Verstappen, getting ahead could be key for the Red Bull in his title fight against the McLaren pair.
Let’s see how it all unfolds very soon.
Where to Watch 2025 Monaco GP?
For viewers in the United States, 2025 Monaco GP will be shown live on ABC, with streaming coverage via ESPN+.
In the UK, all sessions, including 2025 Monaco GP, are available on Sky Sports F1. And fans in Australia can catch all the action on Fox Sports 506, Kayo Sports, and Foxtel.
What time is the 2025 Monaco GP?
The 2025 Monaco GP begins at 3:00pm local time on Sunday in Monte Carlo. That means a similar start for F1 fans in the UK, where the race begins at 2:00pm on Sunday afternoon.
Over in the USA, the 2025 Monaco GP Qualifying session from Monte Carlo begins at 9:00am ET on Sunday morning, which means an early morning 6:00am PT start for those on the West Coast.
