Kimi Antonelli was looking to tighten his grip at the top of the drivers’ championship when the Formula One season arrived in Monte Carlo for the Monaco Grand Prix.
Antonelli made it four wins in succession at the Canadian Grand Prix last time out, and put his car on pole during Saturday’s qualifying around the storied old street circuit.
Mercedes were looking to make it six wins out of six in the 2026 F1 season.
Here is how the race panned out.
F1 Monaco Grand Prix results
Antonelli dominated from lights out to win a fifth consecutive grand prix with a dominant showing at Monte Carlo.
An anticipated duel between the 19-year-old and Max Verstappen did not materialise when the four-time world champion could not get away off the grid from P2. Verstappen managed to get moving eventually, but power unit issues meant he brought the car into the pits to retire after lap one.
Isack Hadjar in the other Red Bull also experienced mechanical problems but stayed in the race; the initial upshot was that he held up Antonelli’s Mercedes teammate George Russell for a prolonged period, allowing Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc to take a grip on second and third.
Max Verstappen was ready for this Monaco Grand Prix, but his car wasn’t 😔 pic.twitter.com/YMn6MFvabC
— Sky Sports F1 (@SkySportsF1) June 7, 2026
Hamilton and Russell were two of several drivers to be given five-second penalties for speeding in the pit lane as Antonelli made merry, while reigning world champion Lando Norris retired for the second race in succession due to a battery problem on lap 46.
Unforeseen late drama began to unfold when Lance Stroll’s Aston Martin crashed into the barrier at the final corner of lap 60, meaning the 21-second lead Antonelli had built up was wiped out by a safety car. As racing resumed, Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc crashed at the same spot. It was clear that the tarmac was breaking up and making conditions dangerous, so the race director ordered a red flag to halt the action.
It meant an eight-lap shootout when the action resumed, while penalties for pit lane and safety car infringements racked up during the delay, with Hamilton, Hadjar, Russell, Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto all under suspicion.
On the restart, Hamilton got away well, but Antonelli was flawless once more and got into Sainte Devote first to essentially seal victory. Russell was third, but dropped out of the points when he came in to serve his drive-through penalty. After winning the opening race of the season, Russell is now 68 points behind his teammate in the standings
Gasly in the Alpine finished third on the road but had a 10-second penalty added. It means Hadjar completed the podium, pending his own reckoning with the race stewards. Hamilton’s second consecutive P2 finish meant he matched the great Ayrton Senna at the top of the all-time list with eight Monte Carlo podiums.
F1 Monaco Grand Prix full classification
| Position | Driver | Team |
| 1 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari |
| 3 | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren |
| 5 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls |
| 6 | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine |
| 8 | Alex Albon | Williams |
| 9 | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi |
| 10 | Esteban Ocon | Haas |
| 11 | Sergio Perez | Cadillac |
| 12 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin |
| 13 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi |
| 14 | George Russell | Mercedes |
| 15 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine |
| DNF | Max Verstappen | Red Bull |
| DNF | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari |
| DNF | Lando Norris | McLaren |
| DNF | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Williams |
| DNF | Oliver Bearman | Haas |
| DNF | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac |
| DNF | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin |
F1 points standings 2026
Here is a look at the F1 standings following Sunday’s race.
F1 Drivers’ World Championship 2026
| Position | Driver | Team | Points |
| 1. | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 156 |
| 2. | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 90 |
| 3. | George Russell | Mercedes | 88 |
| 4. | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 75 |
| 5. | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 60 |
| 6. | Lando Norris | McLaren | 58 |
| 7. | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | 43 |
| 8. | Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 29 |
| 9. | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 26 |
| = | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 26 |
| 11. | Oliver Bearman | Haas | 18 |
| 12. | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 15 |
| 13. | Arvid Lindblad | Racing Bulls | 13 |
| 14. | Carlos Sainz Jr. | Williams | 6 |
| 14. | Alexander Albon | Williams | 5 |
| 16. | Gabriel Bortoleto | Audi | 2 |
| = | Esteban Ocon | Haas | 2 |
| = | Nico Hulkenberg | Audi | 2 |
| 19. | Valtteri Bottas | Cadillac | 0 |
| = | Sergio Perez | Cadillac | 0 |
| = | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 0 |
| = | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 0 |
F1 Constructors’ Championship 2026
| Position | Team | Points |
| 1. | Mercedes | 244 |
| 2. | Ferrari | 165 |
| 3. | McLaren | 118 |
| 4. | Red Bull | 72 |
| 5. | Alpine | 41 |
| 6. | Racing Bulls | 39 |
| 7. | Haas | 20 |
| 8. | Williams | 11 |
| 9. | Audi | 4 |
| 10. | Cadillac | 0 |
| = | Aston Martin | 0 |
When is the next F1 race?
The next race is the Barcelona-Catalunya Grand Prix on June 14.
