Few motorsports events in the world have the same draw as the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix. The crown jewel of the F1 calendar sees some of the biggest names in sports and entertainment in attendance to see some of the best drivers in the world battle in close quarters.
It took until the final lap to secure it but McLaren’s Lando Norris crossed the to win his first Monaco Grand Prix.
The two-stop requirement for Sunday’s race saw a split in strategies but, as often happens at the Circuit de Monaco, the pole sitter came home first.
Norris broke the lap record in qualifying to take pole position ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc and his McLaren teammate Oscar Piastri.
Norris ceded the lead of the race to Red Bull’s Max Verstappen with each of his pit stops. Verstappen held the lead until the last lap when he finally made his second pit stop.
Norris had held off Leclerc for the handful of laps leading up to Verstappen’s second stop. Once Verstappen cleared out, Norris pumped in the fastest lap of the race and brought home the win, McLaren’s first at the iconic track since 2008.
Here’s how it happened:
Lando Norris wins the Monaco Grand Prix
Norris sped away from Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri over the final lap to leave no doubt and win his first Monaco Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen dives into the pits
The Red Bull driver waited as long as he could to make is second stop but finally ducked into the pits with one lap left to go. Land Norris takes the lead from him as Verstappen drops to fourth.
Lando Norris pits from the lead again
The McLaren driver pitted from the lead once again on lap 50 to stay ahead of Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc for the effective lead. Red Bull’s Max Verstappen inherits the lead but still has one required stop left.
Fernando Alonso engine issues forces second DNF
The Aston Martin driver was set for his first points finish of the year around Monaco but the engine gave out on lap 38. The Spaniard parked the car safely off the track to avoid more than a local yellow flag and he becomes the second driver to retire from the race following Alpine’s Pierre Gasly.
Four drivers yet to stop
The new rules around Monaco for this season require at least two pit stops for every driver. On lap 33, only four drivers have yet to stop: both Williams drivers (Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz) and both Mercedes drivers (George Russell and Kimi Antonelli).
Five drivers have completed both of their mandatory pit stops: Racing Bulls’ Isack Hadjar, Haas’ Esteban Ocon and Oliver Bearman, Sauber’s Gabriel Bortoleo and Alpine’s Franco Colapinto.
Versappen pits, drops to fourth
The Red Bull driver waited 28 laps for his first pit stop. He comes out of the stop n fourth ahead of Lewis Hamilton.
Lando Norris retakes the lead with Verstappen’s stop and leads ahead of Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri as the race nears the halfway mark.
Max Verstappen takes the lead
Charles Leclerc pitted from the front of the field on lap 23, leaving Verstappen to inherit the lead. The Red Bull driver is the only runner in the top five yet to stop.
He leads ahead of Lando Norris. Leclerc, Oscar Piastri and Lewis Hamilton round out the top five.
Lando Norris pits from the lead
It took until lap 20 but the polesitter and early leader took his first of two mandatory pit stops in today’s race. McLaren teammate Oscar PIastri pitted a lap later.
Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc takes over the lead ahead of Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Both are two of the few drivers remaining who have yet to stop.
How to watch the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix: TV, streaming
Here are the options for F1 viewers in the U.S.:
Date: Sunday, May 25
Time: 9 a.m. ET
Location: Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
TV: ABC, ESPN3
Streaming: ESPN+, F1TV, Fubo
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