Summary

  • Charles Leclerc heads Ferrari one-two in Monaco first practice

  • Red Bull's Isack Hadjar crashes into barrier

  • Second practice at 16:00 BST

  • Kimi Antonelli leads George Russell by 43 points in drivers' championship

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  1. Top 10published at 13:36 BST

    1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 1:13.978

    2. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.226

    3. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.513

    4. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.559

    5. George Russell (Mercedes) +1.005

    6. Lando Norris (McLaren) +1.313

    7. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) +1.365

    8. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) +1.587

    9. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) +1.772

    10. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) +1.850

  2. chequered flag

    Chequered flagpublished at 13:33 BST

    First practice is in the books in Monaco.

    Ferrari secure a one-two at the top of the timesheets, with Charles Leclerc 0.226 seconds quicker than team-mate Lewis Hamilton.

    Max Verstappen, who wasn't happy with his Red Bull in that session, is third, title leader Kimi Antonelli is fourth and the second Mercedes of George Russell is fifth.

  3. Postpublished at 13:31 BST

    Fernando Alonso gingerly makes it back to the pit lane where Aston Martin will need to perform some surgery on his front wing.

    The are only a few moments left in this session, so a few cars are heading out to quickly soak up the final moments of the session.

  4. red flag

    Alonso hits wallpublished at 13:28 BST

    Oscar Piastri, eighth on the timesheets, gives a wave to a Racing Bulls' Arvid Lindblad after being held up by the rookie.

    The red flag is shown once again for debris on track. It's for Fernando Alonso this time, who exits the tunnel and smacks the wall, causing damage to his Aston Martin.

  5. Leclerc beats Hamilton's timepublished at 13:25 BST

    Will it be a Ferrari one-two this weekend? The Italian team is most people's pick for the win, and both their drivers lead the timesheets with five monutes to go.

    Charles Leclerc has beaten Lewis Hamilton's best marker by 0.226 seconds to sit top on his home turf.

  6. Hamilton goes quickestpublished at 13:23 BST

    Charles Leclerc has locked up again - quite a few drivers are struggling to get to grips with these 2026 cars and the test Monte Carlo presents.

    Lewis Hamilton, meanwhile, completes his latest flyer and goes quickest with a 1:14.204 on the mediums.

  7. Postpublished at 13:20 BST

    Excellent, folks. Keep your memories/Monaco race recommendations coming. If you've been on a yacht in the harbour, we want to hear from you!

    Red Bull answer the phone to Max Verstappen, who is annoyed with the handling of his car. The Dutchman peppers his information with a few naughty words, just to hammer home the point.

  8. get involved

    Get Involved - your experiences of visiting Monaco GPpublished at 13:18 BST

    Send your views by selecting 'get involved'

    Sid: Had a flying day trip to Monaco in 1983. Saw Keke Rosberg win from a seat near the swimming poll. And travelled down at Mach 2 on Concorde…

    Nicholas: I was at Portier in 2002 when DC won the GP. At the time, I described the noise as "if hell was opening up"... just incredible V10s.

    Mark: Having been before, I would go again but not buy a ticket. Off the start-finish straight are some nice small avenues with some nice little resteraunts. Sit there enjoying the sounds & watch on the TV or phone.

    Keke Rosberg goes around the Loews hairpin during the 1983 Monaco Grand PrixImage source, Getty Images
  9. Cars head back outpublished at 13:16 BST

    While Isack Hadjar and Red Bull assess the damage to his car, the rest of the field head back out on track. Kimi Antonelli is quickest, Charles Leclerc is second, but the Monegasque driver has taken on a set of medium tyres now.

    McLaren CEO Zak Brown tells Sky Sports he thinks the team can be competitive this weekend but Ferrari and constructors' leaders Mercedes are the two teams to beat in Monaco.

  10. Postpublished at 13:13 BST

    Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent in Monaco

    The rear looked unstable as Hadjar came out of the first part of the swimming pool chicane. The entry is so difficult to judge. The second part has become the place where people will crash in Monaco.

  11. yellow flag

    Postpublished at 13:13 BST

    It's a scenic walk for Isack Hadjar - and there's 5 Live's Rosanna Tennant in the background of the TV coverage. The marshals are clearing up the last of the debris, so we'll be back under way shortly.

  12. yellow flag

    Hadjar out of first practicepublished at 13:10 BST

    Lando Norris had a similar moment to Isack Hadjar a few laps earlier but the world champion managed to save his car from a hefty hit. Hadjar is making his way back to the garage now, his Red Bull in need of some serious TLC.

    Isack Hadjar's damaged Red Bull after he crashed into the barrier during Monaco Grand Prix first practiceImage source, Getty Images
  13. red flag

    Red flagpublished at 13:06 BST

    Isack Hadjar has gone into the wall at the exit of the swimming pool chicane.

    The Frenchman's Red Bull is in a bit of mess after a sliding across the kerb and smacking the barriers. He's climbing safely out of his car, and the crowd give him a cheer. Here comes the crane to rescue the car.

  14. Antonelli goes quickestpublished at 13:04 BST

    Work is going on down at Ferrari to Lewis Hamilton's car. The mechanics are tweaking the seven-time world champion's set-up and should be back out shortly.

    Kimi Antonelli goes for a flying lap on his medium tyres and the Italian teenager jumps above the Ferrari of home driver Charles Leclerc, who set his fastest marker on the hards, with a 1:14.537.

  15. Top fivepublished at 13:03 BST

    1. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) - 1:14.928

    2. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) +0.182

    3. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) +0.508

    4. Max Verstappen (Red Bull) +0.982

    5. Lando Norris (McLaren) +1.088

  16. Postpublished at 13:00 BST

    Max Verstappen is fourth on the timesheets now with a set of the hard compound bolted on. The Dutchman is nearly a second off Charles Leclerc's top marker and on his latest lap, he calls into base to say his "tyres are just dead, completely dead."

    Title leader Kimi Antonelli, 43 points ahead of George Russell in the championship, switches from his hard to rubber to take on the mediums. Russell, meanwhile, is down in ninth, also on the yellow medium compound.

  17. McLaren reach 1,000th grand prixpublished at 12:58 BST

    Mika Hakkinen, Oscar Piastri of Australia and McLaren Andrea Stella, Team Principal of McLaren Stefano Domenicali, CEO of the Formula One Group Zak Brown, Chief Executive Officer of McLaren Lando Norris of Great Britain and McLaren and others gathered for the McLaren 1000 races celebrationImage source, Getty Images

    Monaco is an extra special weekend for McLaren, as the team are preparing to celebrate a milestone achievement of their 1,000th grand prix in Formula 1.

    The team's maiden F1 race was in Monte Carlo 60 years ago in 1966 and since then, McLaren have won 203 grands prix, 13 drivers' championships and 10 constructors' titles.

    Reigning world champion Lando Norris now has the most race starts for the team with 156, surpassing David Coulthard’s previous record of 150.

    Norris said he was "very" proud of the achievement, adding: "For me to play a small part in helping McLaren go from where they were a few years ago - which is where no one wants to see McLaren - to where we are now has been an incredible journey that I've been very lucky to be part of."

    Norris, who won Monaco for the first time last year, and team-mate Oscar Piastri will be driving around in a one-off livery to mark the occasion.

  18. Postpublished at 12:54 BST

    Let us know if you've been to the Monaco Grand Prix and how did you find it? Use the 'get involved' button and tell us your thoughts on this famous race.

    Another thing that has been ditched for the Monaco Grand Prix on the active aerodynamics front is straight mode, so it's corner mode all the way this weekend.

    The Cadillac boys, Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas, are running a set of mediums at the moment, along with Aston Martin's Lance Stroll.

  19. 'Seeing F1 cars close up in Monaco blows your mind'published at 12:52 BST

    Andrew Benson
    BBC F1 correspondent in Monaco

    If you get the chance to wander around Monaco and watch a Formula 1 car, you almost have to suspend your sense of disbelief at what they are doing. You are not fast unless you are touching the barriers in certain corners. The circuit is so narrow. The tunnel is a sensory overload experience to stand in there. It refreshes your love for Formula 1 if you ever felt jaded at any point by some of the stuff that goes on in the paddock. The place to fix that is to stand behind a barrier and have your mind blown for a few minutes.

  20. Leclerc to the toppublished at 12:50 BST

    Isack Hadjar tells his Red Bull pit wall his car is "undriveable" going up the hill, and now the Frenchman is down to seventh on the timesheets.

    Charles Leclerc, meanwhile, is having a much better time after his very early lock-up. The Ferrari man, with an emotional win on home soil in 2024, goes above team-mate Lewis Hamilton - and now title leader Kimi Antonelli, who goes second - to clock a 1:15.060 on the hard tyre.

    Leclerc is 0.376 seconds quicker than teenager Antonelli and more than half a second faster than Hamilton.