McLaren’s Lando Norris secures pole position for the 2025 Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix with a lap time of 1:09.954s.
The British driver set a track record to edge out the Ferrari of Charles Leclerc in second.
Oscar Piastri completes the top three in the other McLaren and Lewis Hamilton joins him on the second row for Ferrari.
Max Verstappen qualified in fifth for Red Bull, the Racing Bulls of Isack Hadjar behind him in sixth.
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Aston Martin’s Fernando Alonso finished the session in seventh, ahead of Esteban Ocon in eighth for Haas.
Liam Lawson qualified ninth in the other Racing Bulls and Alex Albon completes the top 10 in his Williams car.
Review the full results below.
| Position | Driver | Team | Time | Gap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:09.954 | |
| 2 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:10.063 | 0.109 |
| 3 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:10.129 | 0.175 |
| 4 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:10.382 | 0.428 |
| 5 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 1:10.669 | 0.715 |
| 6 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:10.923 | 0.969 |
| 7 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:10.924 | 0.970 |
| 8 | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 1:10.942 | 0.988 |
| 9 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:11.129 | 1.175 |
| 10 | Alex Albon | Williams | 1:11.213 | 1.259 |
| 11 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | ||
| 12 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | ||
| 13 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | ||
| 14 | George Russell | Mercedes | ||
| 15 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | ||
| 16 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | ||
| 17 | Oliver Bearman | Haas | ||
| 18 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | ||
| 19 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | ||
| 20 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine |
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