As Formula 1 made its mark in Monaco, who came away from the infamous streets wearing the crown and whose weekend ended up sinking in the harbour?
Lando Norris: 10
A lap record to secure pole position followed by a maiden Monaco victory wrapped up the perfect weekend for Norris, making no major mistakes and controlling what could have been a chaotic race with the mandatory two-stop rule. The win now puts the Briton just 3 points behind team-mate Piastri in the Championship heading to Spain.
Oscar Piastri: 7.5
This time around the championship leader lagged behind his team-mate, lining up third, a result he would match on race day with his seventh successive podium in 2025.
Charles Leclerc: 9.5
It was almost the dream return to his home circuit for Leclerc, only beaten by a mega lap from Norris on Saturday, but as runner up still picks up his best result of the season and a second podium in 2025.
Lewis Hamilton: 8
A best non-Sprint qualifying result of the season in fourth was unravelled by a mix-up on the pit wall, leading to a three-place penalty that meant a possible podium was lost.
Ferrari recovered through strategy and maximised the Briton’s result with fifth.
Max Verstappen: 8.5
The Dutchman maximised his weekend when the Red Bull wasn’t as quick compared to McLaren and Ferrari. Inheriting fourth place after Hamilton’s grid drop, Red Bull tried something different strategy-wise by going long on the second stint, but to no avail.
Yuki Tsunoda: 4.5
Another Q2 exit, followed by being stuck in traffic from the start summed up another below-par weekend where he became the joint most experienced Japanese driver in F1.
Isack Hadjar: 9.5
On probably the most stressful weekend for a rookie in F1, Hadjar once again didn’t put a foot wrong, taking Racing Bulls’ best start in their history in Monaco in fifth, which he would convert into his best F1 finish in sixth, aided by his team-mate slowing tactics.
Liam Lawson: 7.5
A better weekend for the New Zealander saw him into Q3 for the first time in 2025, and although he was used as a sacrificial lamb to secure team-mate Hadjar’s position in the top six, an eighth-place finish saw him score his maiden points for the season.
Esteban Ocon: 9.5
Esteban Ocon shone in Monaco, making his second appearance in Q3 this season, and brought home his second-best result of the season with a strong seventh place.
Ollie Bearman: 7.5
Bearman’s weekend was almost written off after receiving a rather harsh 10-place grid penalty for a red flag infringement on Friday.
However, starting from 20th, the Briton made the most of strategic errors from other teams to finish 12th, backing up the impressive performance of his team-mate.
Alex Albon: 7.5
A Q3 appearance and another points finish in ninth completed another solid weekend for Albon, who executed the team game with Sainz to get both Williams in the points.
Carlos Sainz: 7
Missed out on Q3, but was a big team player to Albon, and got his reward as his team-mate made sure the Spaniard also finished in the points in 10th place.
George Russell: 6
It was a weekend to forget for the Silver Arrows, as an electrical issue in Q2 for Russell saw the Briton head a double Q2 exit for Mercedes.
Starting 14th and on a strategy of just going as long as possible to see what happened, an irritated Russell spurned any chance of a points finish by picking up a drive-through penalty for cutting the track and gaining a place on Albon at the Nouvelle chicane.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli: 5
A crash at the Nouvelle chicane at the end of Q1 and being on the end of the wrong strategy decision by Mercedes made it back-to-back disappointing weekends.
Franco Colapinto: 6.5
A 13th-place finish having been knocked out in Q1 around the Principality showed signs of improvement from the Argentine. Although an improved race result does not mask a weekend where, on pure pace, Colapinto was once again among the slowest drivers.
Pierre Gasly: N/A
A crash on the ninth lap with Tsunoda into the Nouvelle chicane compounded a Q1 exit in the closest event to a home race for the Frenchman.
Gabriel Bortoleto: 6
An opening-lap collision with Antonelli was unfortunately the only highlight for the young Brazilian. However, a finish of 14th ahead of veteran team-mate Hulkenberg will be a good boost in confidence heading to Barcelona this weekend.
Nico Hulkenberg: 6
A weekend under the radar from Hulkenberg, as he was unable to build upon starting well in the midfield in 13th as he slipped back three places to 16th.
Lance Stroll: 3.5
A catastrophic weekend for the Canadian driver in Monaco. Picking up two grid penalties in practice and qualifying for dangerously impeding both Leclerc and Gasly respectively put pay to any optimism for an improved Aston Martin team.
Fernando Alonso: 8.5
A mechanical failure at half distance unravelled his back-to-back top six starts and leaves the two-time F1 champion still point-less in 2025.
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