Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc tops the timing sheets in the opening practice session for the 2025 Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix.
The home favourite set a lap time of 1:11.964s and was followed by the Red Bull of Max Verstappen in second, with McLaren’s Lando Norris in third place.
Alex Albon was in fourth for Williams, Oscar Piastri fifth in the other McLaren and George Russell sixth for Mercedes.
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Williams’ Carlos Sainz ended the session in seventh, Pierre Gasly eighth for Alpine and Lewis Hamilton ninth for Ferrari.
Fernando Alonso occupied the last place in the top 10 in his Aston Martin.
Review the full results below.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:11.964 | 33 | |
| 2 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:12.127 | 0.163 | 30 |
| 3 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:12.290 | 0.326 | 32 |
| 4 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:12.314 | 0.350 | 33 |
| 5 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:12.342 | 0.378 | 28 |
| 6 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:12.482 | 0.518 | 33 |
| 7 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:12.534 | 0.570 | 36 |
| 8 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:12.669 | 0.705 | 29 |
| 9 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:12.690 | 0.726 | 30 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:12.727 | 0.763 | 28 |
| 11 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:12.765 | 0.801 | 34 |
| 12 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1:12.979 | 1.015 | 30 |
| 13 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:13.187 | 1.223 | 35 |
| 14 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | 1:13.232 | 1.268 | 32 |
| 15 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 1:13.329 | 1.365 | 34 |
| 16 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:13.394 | 1.430 | 31 |
| 17 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:13.429 | 1.465 | 37 |
| 18 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | 1:13.470 | 1.506 | 29 |
| 19 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:13.820 | 1.856 | 32 |
| 20 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:15.635 | 3.671 | 4 |
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