F1 2026 Monaco Grand Prix – FP1 Results

Charles Leclerc delighted his home fans with first place in the first free practice session for this weekend’s Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix.

The Ferrari driver’s 1:13.978s saw him top the timesheets by two tenths of a second from teammate Lewis Hamilton, with third-placed Max Verstappen a further three tenths back.

Title-leader, Andrea Kimi Antonelli, was fourth, ahead of fellow Mercedes driver George Russell, with Lando Norris rounding up the top six.

There were some impressive showings from Audi, with Nico Hulkenberg and Gabriel Bortoleto both in the top 10.

For Verstappen’s teammate Isack Hadjar, it was a difficult afternoon, crashing at Tabac with around 20 minutes left.

View the full results below!

Position	Driver	Team	Time	Gap
1	Charles Leclec	Ferrari	1:13.978
2	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:14.204	0.226
3	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1:14:491	0.513
4	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:14.537	0.559
5	George Russell	Mercedes	1:14.983	1.005
6	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:15.291	1.313
7	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	1:15.343	1.365
8	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:15.565	1.587
9	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	1:15.750	1.772
10	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:15.828	1.850
11	Alex Albon	Williams	1:15.989	2.011
12	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:16.041	2.063
13	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	1:16.148	2.170
14	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	1:16.170	2.192
15	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	1:16.189	2.211
16	Oliver Bearman	Haas	1:16.292	2.314
17	Esteban Ocon	Haas	1:16.333	2.355
18	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	1:16.389	2.411
19	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	1:16.431	2.453
20	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:16.678	2.700
21	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	1:17.460	3.482
22	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:17.556	3.578