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
11:49
Top 10 after 20 minutes

Leclerc, Norris, Verstappen, Hulkenberg, Piastri, Hamilton, Stroll, Hadjar, Bortoleto and Lawson. 

11:49
Leclerc goes P1

Leclerc sets a 1m12.712s to go fastest of all, 0.2s ahead of Norris.

11:48
Norris lowers the benchmark

A 1m12.970s for Norris to go 0.4s ahead of Hamilton at the top. 

11:47
Hamilton goes fastest now

A 1m13.415s puts Hamilton top of the order, less than a tenth ahead of Stroll.

11:45
Hamilton's first time

Hamilton slots into second, 0.023s off Hulkenberg's top time.

11:42
Hulkenberg goes fastest now

A 1m14.065s for Hulkenberg on the mediums puts him top of the order.

11:37
Lawson on top now

A 1m15.171s for Lawson now to go fastest. Not many cars out on track currently.

11:36
First times on the board

Colapinto sets a 1m15.852s to top the order, 0.2s ahead of Lawson.

11:30
FP3 is underway

The final 60 minutes of practice is now underway in Monaco.

11:27
We're moments away from FP3

The final opportunity for drivers to get up to speed ahead of qualifying.

11:05
What happened on Friday?

It was Ferrari’s best Friday of the year so far as Leclerc topped both sessions. He remains unsure whether Ferrari are truly in the fight for pole, though. 

There’s likely going to be more to come from McLaren. Piastri was within a tenth of Leclerc’s top time in FP2.

11:02
Welcome back

Hello and welcome back to the Crash.net live blog for the most exciting Saturday of the year. 

It’s qualifying day at the Monaco Grand Prix. 

FP3 gets underway at 11:30am BST.