Carlos Sainz has topped the times in the opening practice session of the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, setting a lap time of 1:13.372.
Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso and Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton set the second and third fastest laps, respectively.
READ MORE: F1 2023 Monaco GP – FP1 Report
The session was interrupted by a short red flag period caused by Nico Hulkenberg making contact with the barrier at the Nouvelle Chicane which pushed one of his tyres off the wheel rim.
With just over three minutes remaining, the session ended early after Alex Albon collided with the barrier through Turn 1.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Carlos Sainz Jr | Ferrari | 1:13.372 | 26 | |||
| 2 |
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Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:13.710 | 0.338 | 28 | ||
| 3 |
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Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:14.035 | 0.663 | 27 | ||
| 4 |
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Sergio Perez | Red Bull | 1:14.038 | 0.666 | 27 | ||
| 5 |
|
Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:14.093 | 0.721 | 24 | ||
| 6 |
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Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:14.244 | 0.872 | 26 | ||
| 7 |
|
Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:14.467 | 1.095 | 25 | ||
| 8 |
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Esteban Ocon | Alpine | 1:14.585 | 1.213 | 29 | ||
| 9 |
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Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:14.653 | 1.281 | 28 | ||
| 10 |
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Alex Albon | Williams | 1:14.666 | 1.294 | 32 | ||
| 11 |
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Valtteri Bottas | Alfa Romeo | 1:14.718 | 1.346 | 29 | ||
| 12 |
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Kevin Magnussen | Haas | 1:14.725 | 1.353 | 29 | ||
| 13 |
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Yuki Tsunoda | AlphaTauri | 1:14.820 | 1.448 | 29 | ||
| 14 |
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Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:14.866 | 1.494 | 30 | ||
| 15 |
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George Russell | Mercedes | 1:15.066 | 1.694 | 24 | ||
| 16 |
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Nyck de Vries | AlphaTauri | 1:15.083 | 1.711 | 33 | ||
| 17 |
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Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:15.192 | 1.820 | 32 | ||
| 18 |
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Logan Sargeant | Williams | 1:15.557 | 2.185 | 30 | ||
| 19 |
|
Guanyu Zhou | Alfa Romeo | 1:15.684 | 2.312 | 25 | ||
| 20 |
|
Nico Hulkenberg | Haas | 1:15.785 | 2.413 | 17 |
