F1 Monaco Grand Prix
F1 Monaco Grand Prix

2025 F1 Monaco Grand Prix - Friday Practice - As it happened

A recap of what happened in Friday practice at the 2025 F1 Monaco Grand Prix

23 May 2025
16:02
FP2 is underway

The second Friday practice session is now underway in Monaco.

15:46
What happened in FP1?

It was Ferrari's Charles Leclerc who topped the timesheets in FP1. He was 0.2s ahead of Max Verstappen.

Leclerc didn't enjoy a completely smooth session, though. He ran into the back of Stroll at the hairpin. As a result, Stroll has been hit with a one-place grid penalty. 

15:31
We're building up to FP2

The action gets underway at 4pm UK time. 

13:41
13:31
Chequered flag

Leclerc tops FP1 ahead of Verstappen, Norris, Albon, Piastri, Russell, Sainz, Gasly, Hamilton and Alonso.

13:25
Into the final five minutes

Leclerc is on top by over 0.2s. Verstappen, Norris, Albon and Piastri round out the top five. 

13:23
An airborne moment for Hamilton
LH
LH
13:23
Our pitlane reporter
13:22
Verstappen goes second

An improvement from Verstappen to go into second, 0.2s off Leclerc. 

13:20
Into the final 10 minutes

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

13:18
Hamilton on track in Monaco

Photo taken by Crash.net journalist Lewis Larkam, who is on the ground in Monte Carlo.

Lewis Hamilton
Lewis Hamilton
13:16
More woes for Leclerc

"For your info the front-left is gone. I think there is something wrong with the car."

13:10
20 minutes on the clock

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

13:07
Leclerc's not happy though

"We are nowhere. The car is... One corner is understeer, left corner is oversteer," he tells Ferrari. 

13:06
Leclerc goes fastest now

He improves to a 1m11.964s to move ahead of Norris at the top of the order. 

13:04
Leclerc's damage from earlier

He's back out on track after picking up this damage earlier.

Franco Colapinto
Franco Colapinto
13:00
The order with 30 minutes to go

Norris, Leclerc, Hamilton, Piastri, Verstappen, Russell, Sainz, Alonso, Gasly and Hadjar. 

12:57
Norris smashes the benchmark

Norris sets a 1m12.290s to go 0.5s ahead of Hamilton. 

12:56
Hamilton goes fastest now

A strong lap from Hamilton on the mediums to go fastest with a 1m12.846s, 0.185s ahead of Piastri.

12:53
Verstappen moves into second

Verstappen slots into second, 0.4s off Norris' top time. Verstappen is running on the hards currently. 

12:51
Order after 20 minutes

Norris, Piastri, Leclerc, Verstappen, Hamilton, Gasly, Alonso, Sainz, Tsunoda and Hulkenberg. 

12:48
Norris makes it a McLaren 1-2

Norris goes 0.2s ahead of his teammate now to make it a McLaren 1-2. 

12:47
Piastri lowers the benchmark

Piastri improves to a 1m13.821s to open up a 0.7s advantage over Hamilton.

12:44
Session back underway

The debris has been cleared and FP1 is back underway. 

12:40
The order after 10 minutes

Hamilton, Verstappen, Piastri, Norris, Leclerc, Alonso, Stroll, Antonelli, Albon and Hulkenberg.