2023 Monaco Grand Prix

The (officially the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco) was the 7 round of the FIA Formula One World Championship, held at Circuit de Monaco on the weekend of May 26 to May 28 .
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==Background==
The event was held across the weekend of 26–28 May 2023. It was the sixth round of the 2023 Formula One World Championship, after the previously scheduled was cancelled due to floods in the region.
Due to this, Mercedes, a team with pending upgrades intended to be introduced during the Imola race, had to implement them during the Monaco race. The team's car, which, going into the weekend, still utilised the "zero-pod" design introduced in the previous year's car, was brought into Monaco with an upgrade that reintroduced the sidepods. In addition, the Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin and Alpine teams sported upgrade packages for the weekend.
===Championship standings before the race===
Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen led the World Drivers' Championship with 119 points, 14 points ahead of his teammate Sergio Pérez in second, and 44 ahead of Fernando Alonso in third. Red Bull Racing, with 224 points, led the Constructors' Championship from Aston Martin and Mercedes, who were second and third with 102 and 96 points, respectively.
===Entry List===
The full entry list for the is outlined below:
Official Entry List of 
No. 	Driver 	Entrant 	Constructor 	Chassis 	Engine 	Model 	Tyre
1 	Max Verstappen 	Oracle Red Bull Racing 	 	RB19 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
2 	Logan Sargeant 	Williams Racing 	 	FW45 	 	F1 M14 1.6L V6t 	
4 	Lando Norris 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL37 	 	F1 M14 1.6L V6t 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	BWT Alpine F1 Team 	 	A523 	 	E-Tech RE23 1.6L V6t 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	Oracle Red Bull Racing 	 	RB19 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team 	 	AMR23 	 	F1 M14 1.6L V6t 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF-23 	 	066/10 1.6L V6t 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	Aston Martin Aramco Cognizant F1 Team 	 	AMR23 	 	F1 M14 1.6L V6t 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-23 	 	066/10 1.6L V6t 	
21 	Nyck de Vries 	Scuderia AlphaTauri 	 	AT04 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	Scuderia AlphaTauri 	 	AT04 	 	RBPTH001 1.6L V6t 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	Williams Racing 	 	FW45 	 	F1 M14 1.6L V6t 	
24 	Guanyu Zhou 	Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake 	 	C43 	 	066/10 1.6L V6t 	
27 	Nico Hulkenberg 	MoneyGram Haas F1 Team 	 	VF-23 	 	066/10 1.6L V6t 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	BWT Alpine F1 Team 	 	A523 	 	E-Tech RE23 1.6L V6t 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	 	W14 	 	F1 M14 1.6L V6t 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	Scuderia Ferrari 	 	SF-23 	 	066/10 1.6L V6t 	
63 	George Russell 	Mercedes-AMG Petronas F1 Team 	 	W14 	 	F1 M14 1.6L V6t 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	Alfa Romeo F1 Team Stake 	 	C43 	 	066/10 1.6L V6t 	
81 	Oscar Piastri 	McLaren F1 Team 	 	MCL37 	 	F1 M14 1.6L V6t 	
Source:%20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:%20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:%20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:%20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:%20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:%20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:%20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:%20-%20Entry%20List.pdf - Entry List (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
==Practice==
===FP1===
===FP2===
===FP3===
===Practice Results===
The full practice results for the are outlined below:
No. 	Driver 	Team 	FP1 	FP1 	FP2 	FP2 	FP3 	FP3 	 	 	 	 	
No. 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	Time 	Pos 	 	 	 	 	
1 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:14.244 	6 	1:12.462 	1 	1:12.776 	1 	 	 	 	 	
2 	Logan Sargeant 	 	1:15.557 	18 	1:14.238 	20 	1:13.851 	17 	 	 	 	 	
4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:14.467 	7 	1:12.906 	5 	1:13.386 	5 	 	 	 	 	
10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:14.866 	14 	1:13.089 	9 	1:13.453 	6 	 	 	 	 	
11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:14.038 	4 	1:12.991 	7 	1:12.849 	2 	 	 	 	 	
14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:13.710 	2 	1:12.682 	4 	1:13.697 	14 	 	 	 	 	
16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:14.093 	5 	1:12.527 	2 	1:13.475 	7 	 	 	 	 	
18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:14.653 	9 	1:13.185 	11 	1:12.942 	3 	 	 	 	 	
20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:14.725 	12 	1:13.457 	14 	1:13.624 	12 	 	 	 	 	
21 	Nyck de Vries 	 	1:15.083 	16 	1:13.663 	17 	1:14.187 	20 	 	 	 	 	
22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	1:14.820 	13 	1:13.641 	16 	1:13.738 	15 	 	 	 	 	
23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:14.666 	10 	1:14.217 	19 	1:13.930 	18 	 	 	 	 	
24 	Guanyu Zhou 	 	1:15.684 	19 	1:13.354 	13 	1:13.772 	16 	 	 	 	 	
27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:15.785 	20 	1:13.520 	15 	1:13.650 	13 	 	 	 	 	
31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:14.585 	8 	1:13.162 	10 	1:13.496 	9 	 	 	 	 	
44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:14.035 	3 	1:12.960 	6 	1:13.486 	8 	 	 	 	 	
55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	1:13.372 	1 	1:12.569 	3 	1:13.261 	4 	 	 	 	 	
63 	George Russell 	 	1:15.066 	15 	1:13.191 	12 	1:13.590 	11 	 	 	 	 	
77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:14.718 	11 	1:13.050 	8 	1:13.521 	10 	 	 	 	 	
81 	Oscar Piastri 	 	1:15.192 	17 	1:13.673 	18 	1:13.998 	19 	 	 	 	 	
Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20P1%20Classification.pdf - FP1 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P2%20Classification.pdf - FP2 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.%20-%20P3%20Classification.pdf - FP3 Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
==Qualifying==
===Qualifying Report===
====Q1====
Max Verstappen set the quickest time across all three sessions. During the first session, Carlos Sainz, Jr.'s time on his first lap was deleted due to exceeding track limits. Sergio Pérez crashed out of the opening St. Devote corner, red-flagging the session and damaging his car. Due to this, he started in the last position. This is not the first time Pérez had crashed out in qualifying; he had done so during the 2022 Monaco Grand Prix, as well as in the earlier in the season. His car had to be craned out of the track due to its narrow nature; the second time such has happened during the weekend following Lewis Hamilton during the third free practice session, which was red-flagged. Pérez's teammate Verstappen tapped the wall following the restart, but no damage was reported. By the end of the first session, Logan Sargeant, the Haas duo of Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hülkenberg, Zhou Guanyu, and Pérez found themselves knocked out.
====Q2====
During the second session, Lando Norris found himself hitting the wall at the Tabac chicane, inflicting minor damage to his car. However, he found himself progressing through the third session; his teammate Oscar Piastri would not. Joining him were Nyck de Vries, Alexander Albon, Lance Stroll and Valtteri Bottas.
====Q3====
During the third and final session, Norris would go out later after quick repairs to his car, though he could not beat Yuki Tsunoda (who would qualify ninth) to the line. The session proved to be the tightest of the weekend as Verstappen set the fastest lap during the closing minutes of the session. Just before the session ended and before Verstappen set his pole time, Fernando Alonso (in second), Esteban Ocon (in fourth), and Charles Leclerc (in third with a brief investigation for impeding Norris) all set the fastest lap. Leclerc was dissatisfied with the result, saying he "struggled a lot with the car", while Verstappen said that "in qualifying, you need to go all out and risk it all". Meanwhile, Lewis Hamilton, Pierre Gasly and George Russell made up sixth, seventh and eighth position respectively. This is Verstappen's first Monaco Grand Prix pole position. With penalties applied, this is the third time Ocon achieved a starting position of third following the 2017 Italian Grand Prix and 2018 Belgian Grand Prix.
====Post Qualifying====
Leclerc was dropped to sixth after the stewards investigated his impeding of Norris earlier in Q3.
===Qualifying Results===
The full qualifying results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	Q1 	Q2 	Q3 	Grid
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Team 	Time 	Time 	Time 	Grid
1 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	1:12.386 	1:11.908 	1:11.365 	1
2 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	1:12.886 	1:12.107 	1:11.449 	2
3 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	1:12.912 	1:12.103 	1:11.471 	6
4 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	1:12.967 	1:12.248 	1:11.553 	3
5 	55 	Carlos Sainz Jr. 	 	1:12.717 	1:12.210 	1:11.630 	4
6 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	1:12.872 	1:12.156 	1:11.725 	5
7 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	1:13.033 	1:12.169 	1:11.933 	7
8 	63 	George Russell 	 	1:12.769 	1:12.151 	1:11.964 	8
9 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	1:12.642 	1:12.249 	1:12.082 	9
10 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	1:12.877 	1:12.377 	1:12.254 	10
11 	81 	Oscar Piastri 	 	1:13.006 	1:12.395 	N/A 	11
12 	21 	Nyck de Vries 	 	1:13.054 	1:12.428 	N/A 	12
13 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	1:12.706 	1:12.527 	N/A 	13
14 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	1:12.722 	1:12.623 	N/A 	14
15 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	1:13.038 	1:12.625 	N/A 	15
16 	2 	Logan Sargeant 	 	1:13.113 	N/A 	N/A 	16
17 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	1:13.270 	N/A 	N/A 	17
18 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	1:13.279 	N/A 	N/A 	18
19 	24 	Zhou Guanyu 	 	1:13.523 	N/A 	N/A 	19
20 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	1:13.850 	N/A 	N/A 	20
Source:20-%20Final%20Qualifying%20Classification.pdf - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:20-%20Final%20Qualifying%20Classification.pdf - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:20-%20Final%20Qualifying%20Classification.pdf - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:20-%20Final%20Qualifying%20Classification.pdf - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:20-%20Final%20Qualifying%20Classification.pdf - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:20-%20Final%20Qualifying%20Classification.pdf - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:20-%20Final%20Qualifying%20Classification.pdf - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source:20-%20Final%20Qualifying%20Classification.pdf - Final Qualifying Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
*Bold indicates the fastest driver's time in each session.
===Grid===
Show Grid
====Grid Penalty====
*Charles Leclerc received a three-place grid drop as he has impeded Lando Norris in turn 9 on the .
==Race==
===Report===
===Results===
The full results for the are outlined below:
Pos. 	No. 	Driver 	Constructor 	Laps 	Time/Retired 	Grid 	Points
1 	1 	Max Verstappen 	 	78 	1:48:51.980 	1 	25
2 	14 	Fernando Alonso 	 	78 	+27.921s 	2 	18
3 	31 	Esteban Ocon 	 	78 	+36.990 	3 	15
4 	44 	Lewis Hamilton 	 	78 	+39.062s 	5 	13
5 	63 	George Russell 	 	78 	+56.284s 	8 	10
6 	16 	Charles Leclerc 	 	78 	+61.890s 	6 	8
7 	10 	Pierre Gasly 	 	78 	+62.362s 	7 	6
8 	55 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	 	78 	+63.391s 	4 	4
9 	4 	Lando Norris 	 	77 	+1 Lap 	10 	2
10 	81 	Oscar Piastri 	 	77 	+1 Lap 	11 	1
11 	77 	Valtteri Bottas 	 	77 	+1 Lap 	15 	
12 	21 	Nyck de Vries 	 	77 	+1 Lap 	12 	
13 	24 	Zhou Guanyu 	 	77 	+1 Lap 	19 	
14 	23 	Alexander Albon 	 	77 	+1 Lap 	13 	
15 	22 	Yuki Tsunoda 	 	76 	+2 Laps 	9 	
16 	11 	Sergio Pérez 	 	76 	+2 Laps 	20 	
17 	27 	Nico Hülkenberg 	 	76 	+2 Laps 	18 	
18 	2 	Logan Sargeant 	 	76 	+2 Laps 	16 	
19 	20 	Kevin Magnussen 	 	70 	Crashed 	17 	
 	18 	Lance Stroll 	 	53 	Crashed 	14 	
Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton ( ) - 1:15.650 on lap 33 	Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton ( ) - 1:15.650 on lap 33 	Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton ( ) - 1:15.650 on lap 33 	Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton ( ) - 1:15.650 on lap 33 	Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton ( ) - 1:15.650 on lap 33 	Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton ( ) - 1:15.650 on lap 33 	Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton ( ) - 1:15.650 on lap 33 	Fastest Lap: Lewis Hamilton ( ) - 1:15.650 on lap 33
Source:%20-%20Final%20Race%20Classification.pdf - Final Race Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile	Source:%20-%20Final%20Race%20Classification.pdf - Final Race Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile	Source:%20-%20Final%20Race%20Classification.pdf - Final Race Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile	Source:%20-%20Final%20Race%20Classification.pdf - Final Race Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile	Source:%20-%20Final%20Race%20Classification.pdf - Final Race Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile	Source:%20-%20Final%20Race%20Classification.pdf - Final Race Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile	Source:%20-%20Final%20Race%20Classification.pdf - Final Race Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile	Source:%20-%20Final%20Race%20Classification.pdf - Final Race Classification (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile
====Post-Race Time Penalty====
*Logan Sargeant receives a five-second time penalty as he overspeeded in the pit lane. However, his final finishing position was not being affected.
*George Russell receives a five-second time penalty as he re-joins the track unsafely. However, his final finishing position was not being affected.
*Nico Hülkenberg originally finished 16, but receives a ten-second time penalty as he failed to serve a five-second penalty during a pit stop that drops him down to 17.
==Milestones==
*39 win for Max Verstappen
**98 win for 
*50 Grand Prix for 
*150 Grand Prix for 
*6 win for 
*10 podium finishes for 
==Championship Standings After the Race==
World Drivers' Championship 	World Drivers' Championship 	World Drivers' Championship 	World Drivers' Championship
Pos. 	Driver 	Pts 	+/-
 	Max Verstappen 	144 	-
 	Sergio Pérez 	105 	-
 	Fernando Alonso 	93 	-
4th 	Lewis Hamilton 	69 	-
5th 	George Russell 	50 	1
6th 	Carlos Sainz, Jr. 	48 	1
7th 	Charles Leclerc 	42 	-
8th 	Lance Stroll 	27 	-
9th 	Esteban Ocon 	21 	3
10th 	Pierre Gasly 	14 	-
11th 	Lando Norris 	12 	2
12th 	Nico Hülkenberg 	6 	1
13th 	Oscar Piastri 	5 	1
14th 	Valtteri Bottas 	4 	1
15th 	Guanyu Zhou 	2 	-
16th 	Yuki Tsunoda 	2 	-
17th 	Kevin Magnussen 	2 	-
18th 	Alexander Albon 	1 	-
Source: %20-%20Championship%20Points.pdf - Championship Points (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20Championship%20Points.pdf - Championship Points (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20Championship%20Points.pdf - Championship Points (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.	Source: %20-%20Championship%20Points.pdf - Championship Points (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile.
:Note: Only point-scoring drivers are shown
World Constructors' Championship	World Constructors' Championship	World Constructors' Championship	World Constructors' Championship
Pos. 	Constructor 	Pts 	+/-
 	 	249 	-
 	 	120 	-
 	 	119 	-
4th 	 	90 	-
5th 	 	35 	1
6th 	 	17 	1
7th 	 	8 	-
8th 	 	6 	-
9th 	 	2 	-
10th 	 	1 	-
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