Monaco-born Leclair, who was also fastest in qualifying on Saturday, was in first position for almost the entire race and began to increase his lead over his closest followers as the closing laps approached. For Leclair, it was the 16th victory in his career and the first success on the Monaco track.
Second, losing a little more than seven seconds, was McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, and third was another Ferrari driver, Carlos Sainz. Immediately, Lando Norris from the “McLaren” unit remained outside the top three.
George Russell (“Mercedes”) finished fifth, Max Verstappen (“Red Bull”) was sixth, Lewis Hamilton (“Mercedes”) was seventh, Yuki Tsunoda (“Honda”) and Alexander Albon (” Williams”), but the top ten was completed by Pierre Gasly (“Alpine”).
Already in the first lap, Sergio Perez (“Red Bull”) and two “Haas” pilots Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hilkenberg experienced a serious collision, the trio did not go to the restart. Also, just before entering the tunnel, both “Alpine” pilots avoided a collision and Gasly could return to the race, but Esteban Ocon retired.
Verstappen is the leader of the overall standings of the World Championship with 169 points, Leclair is in second place with 138 points, Norris is in third place with 113 points, followed by Sainz with 108 points.
This season, 24 rounds will be held in the F-1 championship.
2024-05-26 16:33:01
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