McLaren in Monaco
McLaren in Monaco

2025 F1 Monaco Grand Prix - Qualifying - As it happened

A recap of what happened in F1 qualifying at the Monaco Grand Prix

24 May 2025
14:29
Welcome back

We're building to qualifying which kicks off at 3pm BST.

12:31
Hamilton
12:30
Chequered flag

Leclerc fastest ahead of Verstappen, Norris, Piastri, Hamilton, Albon, Lawson, Sainz, Tsunoda and Antonelli. 

12:29
That should be that for FP3

Hamilton is out of the car. Not too much damage done to his Ferrari. 

12:28
Red flag

Hamilton has hit the barrier. The session has been halted. 

12:26
Leclerc improves again

A 1m10.953s to extend his advantage over Verstappen to 0.280s.

12:24
Norris improves

Norris is back into third, less than a tenth off Leclerc.

12:23
Leclerc back on top

Leclerc finally improves on the softs, 0.054s ahead of Verstappen.

12:22
Piastri moves up the order

Second for Piastri, 0.172s down on Verstappen.

12:20
Into final 10 minutes

Verstappen, Leclerc, Norris, Hamilton, Albon, Piastri, Sainz, Tsunoda, Russell and Hulkenberg.

12:19
Hamilton improves

He moves up to fourth, 0.283s down on Verstappen.

12:17
Norris improves

But he stays third-fastest, 0.2s off the pace.

12:16
Not seeing too many improvements

Verstappen has put on the softs but hasn't improved his medium time from earlier. Strange. 

12:14
Into the final 20 minutes

Verstappen, Leclerc, Norris, Albon, Hamilton, Tsunoda, Hulkenberg, Russell, Piastri and Antonelli.

12:01
Verstappen goes fastest again

A 1m11.233s for Verstappen on the mediums. Red Bull seem to be back.

11:59
Top 10 after 30 minutes

Leclerc, Verstappen, Hamilton, Tsunoda, Norris, Albon, Piastri, Russell, Sainz and Alonso.

11:58
Leclerc goes fastest again

He continues Ferrari's strong pace. A 1m11.532s, 0.121s ahead of Verstappen.

11:58
Verstappen improves

Verstappen sets a 1m11.653s to extend his advantage over Tsunoda. 

11:57
Tsunoda makes it a Red Bull 1-2

0.095s between the two Red Bulls at the top. 

11:55
Verstappen goes fastest

Running on the mediums, Verstappen's now gone fastest with a 1m11.961s. 

11:54
Norris retakes P1

A 1m12.126s for Norris, 0.073s ahead of Leclerc. 

11:53
Leclerc impresses again

Leclerc goes fastest again with a 1m12.199s, 0.148s up on Norris. 0.4s ahead of Hamilton. 

11:53
Hamilton moves up the order

The seven-time world champion slots into second, 0.2s down on Norris. 

11:51
Good time from Norris

Norris sets a 1m12.347s to go 0.3s ahead of Leclerc.