2024 Monaco Grand Prix

2024 Monaco Grand Prix
Race 8 of 24 in the 2024 Formula One World Championship
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Layout of the Circuit de Monte Carlo, Monaco
Layout of the Circuit de Monte Carlo, Monaco
Race details[1]
Date 26 May 2024
Official name Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2024
Location Circuit de Monaco
La Condamine and Monte Carlo, Monaco
Course Street circuit
Course length 3.337 km (2.074 miles)
Scheduled distance 78 laps, 260.286 km (161.772 miles)
Pole position
Driver
  • Monaco Charles Leclerc
 Ferrari
Time 1:10.270
Motor car race

The 2024 Monaco Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2024) is a Formula One motor race scheduled to be held on 26 May 2024, at the Circuit de Monaco in the Principality of Monaco. It will be the eighth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship.

Background

The event will be held at the Circuit de Monaco in the Principality of Monaco for the 70th time in the circuit's history, across the weekend of 24–26 May.[2] The Grand Prix will be the eighth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the 81st running of the Monaco Grand Prix.[3]

Championship standings before the race

Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen leads the Drivers' Championship with 161 points, 48 points ahead of Charles Leclerc in second, and 54 ahead of his teammate Sergio Pérez in third. Red Bull Racing, with 267 points, leads the Constructors' Championship from Ferrari and McLaren, who are second and third with 212 and 154 points, respectively.[4]

Entrants

The drivers and teams are the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.[5]

Tyre choices

Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C3, C4, and C5 tyre compounds (the softest three in their range) designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.[6]

Practice

Three free practice sessions were held for the event.[1] The first free practice session was held on 24 May 2024, at 13:30 local time (UTC+2),[1] and was topped by Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes ahead of Oscar Piastri of McLaren and Hamilton's teammate George Russell. A brief red flag was observed when debris was scattered across turn 1 after the Sauber of Zhou Guanyu made contact with the wall.[7] The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 17:00 local time,[1] and was topped by Charles Leclerc of Ferrari ahead of Hamilton and Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin.[8] The third free practice session was held on 25 May 2024, at 12:30 local time, and was topped by Leclerc ahead of Max Verstappen of Red Bull Racing and Hamilton.[1]

Qualifying

Qualifying was held on 25 May 2024, at 16:00 local time (UTC+2).[1]

Qualifying classification

Pos. No. Driver Constructor Qualifying times Final
grid
Q1 Q2 Q3
1 16 Monaco Charles Leclerc Ferrari 1:11.584 1:10.825 1:10.270 1
2 81 Australia Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes 1:11.500 1:10.756 1:10.424 2
3 55 Spain Carlos Sainz Jr. Ferrari 1:11.543 1:11.075 1:10.518 3
4 4 United Kingdom Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes 1:11.760 1:10.732 1:10.542 4
5 63 United Kingdom George Russell Mercedes 1:11.492 1:10.929 1:10.543 5
6 1 Netherlands Max Verstappen Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:11.711 1:10.745 1:10.567 6
7 44 United Kingdom Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:11.528 1:11.056 1:10.621 7
8 22 Japan Yuki Tsunoda RB-Honda RBPT 1:11.852 1:11.106 1:10.858 8
9 23 Thailand Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes 1:11.623 1:11.216 1:10.948 9
10 10 France Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault 1:11.714 1:10.896 1:11.311 10
11 31 France Esteban Ocon Alpine-Renault 1:11.887 1:11.285 N/A 11
12 3 Australia Daniel Ricciardo RB-Honda RBPT 1:11.785 1:11.482 N/A 12
13 18 Canada Lance Stroll Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:11.728 1:11.563 N/A 13
14 14 Spain Fernando Alonso Aston Martin Aramco-Mercedes 1:12.019 N/A N/A 14
15 2 United States Logan Sargeant Williams-Mercedes 1:12.020 N/A N/A 15
16 11 Mexico Sergio Pérez Red Bull Racing-Honda RBPT 1:12.060 N/A N/A 16
17 77 Finland Valtteri Bottas Kick Sauber-Ferrari 1:12.512 N/A N/A 17
18 24 China Zhou Guanyu Kick Sauber-Ferrari 1:13.028 N/A N/A 18
DSQ 27 Germany Nico Hülkenberg Haas-Ferrari 1:11.876 1:11.440 N/A 191
DSQ 20 Denmark Kevin Magnussen Haas-Ferrari 1:11.832 1:11.725 N/A 201
107% time: 1:16.594
Source:[9][10]

Notes

  • ^1 – Nico Hülkenberg and Kevin Magnussen initially qualified 12th and 15th, respectively, but were subsequently disqualified because their DRS was found not to be in conformity with the technical regulations. They were permitted to race at the stewards' discretion.[10]

Race

The race is scheduled to be held on 26 May 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+2), and is set to be run for 78 laps.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g "2024 Monaco Grand Prix". Formula 1. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  2. ^ "Monaco". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  3. ^ "Monaco". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
  4. ^ "Emilia-Romagna 2024 – Championship". Stats F1. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
  5. ^ "2024 Monaco Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  6. ^ "Same "soft" trio for Imola, Monaco and Montreal". pirelli.com. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  7. ^ "FP1: Hamilton leads Piastri and Russell during interrupted opening practice in Monaco". Formula 1. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  8. ^ "FP2: Home hero Leclerc sets the pace during busy second practice in Monaco from Hamilton and Alonso". Formula 1. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2024 – Qualifying". Formula 1. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.
  10. ^ a b "Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2024 – Starting Grid". Formula 1. 25 May 2024. Retrieved 25 May 2024.

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