f1-agws · round 6 · Circuit de Monaco
Monaco Grand Prix 2026: Race Pace, Tyre Strategy & Results
Andrea Kimi Antonelli won the Monaco Grand Prix 2026 on a 4-stop strategy. ANT took pole. Full analysis: race pace, tyre strategy for every driver, pit stops, degradation and weather.
Monaco Grand Prix 2026 result
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) won the Monaco Grand Prix on 7 June 2026 from 1st on the grid, round 6 of the 2026 season at Circuit de Monaco over 78 laps, in 2:23:31.243. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) finished second, +6.271s behind, and Isack Hadjar (Red Bull) completed the podium, +23.394s.
Andrea Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) started from pole after a 1:12.051 qualifying lap and converted it into the win.
Did not finish: SAI (Retired), LEC (Retired), STR (Retired), NOR (Retired), BEA (Retired), BOT (Retired), VER (Retired).
Race pace
Fastest lap: Andrea Kimi Antonelli, 1:13.481 on lap 76.
Best long run: ANT on the Soft averaged 1:15.110 over 7 clean laps.
Biggest gains from the starting grid: ALO P21 → P10 (+11), LIN P15 → P6 (+9), OCO P17 → P9 (+8).
Teammate race pace (median lap): the widest gap was at Mercedes, ANT ahead of RUS on the road with 1.343 s per lap between them; the closest pair was ALB and SAI at Williams, 0.006 s apart.
Tyre strategy
Winning strategy: ANT made 4 stops — M 1-36 · H 37-60 · S 61-65 · S 66-67 · S 68-78.
Compounds: S = Soft, M = Medium, H = Hard, I = Intermediate, W = Wet; numbers are the laps of each stint.
| Pos | Driver | Team | Grid | Result | Tyres |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andrea Kimi Antonelli (ANT) | Mercedes | 1 | 2:23:31.243 | M 1-36 · H 37-60 · S 61-65 · S 66-67 · S 68-78 |
| 2 | Lewis Hamilton (HAM) | Ferrari | 3 | +6.271s | M 1-27 · H 28-59 · S 60-60 · S 61-65 · S 66-67 · S 68-78 |
| 3 | Isack Hadjar (HAD) | Red Bull | 5 | +23.394s | M 1-31 · H 32-59 · H 60-65 · H 66-67 · S 68-78 |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri (PIA) | McLaren | 7 | +24.261s | M 1-47 · H 48-58 · S 59-59 · S 60-65 · S 66-67 · S 68-78 |
| 5 | Liam Lawson (LAW) | RB F1 Team | 10 | +26.553s | M 1-43 · S 44-59 · S 60-65 · S 66-67 · S 68-78 |
| 6 | Arvid Lindblad (LIN) | RB F1 Team | 15 | +29.010s | M 1-58 · M 59-64 · M 65-66 · S 67-67 · S 68-78 |
| 7 | Pierre Gasly (GAS) | Alpine F1 Team | 9 | +30.369s | M 1-44 · H 45-59 · H 60-65 · H 66-67 · S 68-78 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon (ALB) | Williams | 11 | +33.413s | M 1-42 · S 43-58 · S 59-64 · S 65-66 · S 67-67 · S 68-78 |
| 9 | Esteban Ocon (OCO) | Haas F1 Team | 17 | +37.140s | M 1-8 · H 9-58 · H 59-64 · H 65-66 · S 67-67 · S 68-78 |
| 10 | Fernando Alonso (ALO) | Aston Martin | 21 | +41.899s | M 1-2 · S 3-57 · S 58-58 · S 59-64 · S 65-66 · S 67-67 · S 68-78 |
Pit stops and race control
70 pit stops in the race; the quickest trip through the pit lane was HAD's, 19.6 s on lap 60.
Race control: 2 Safety Car periods, one red flag.
Tyre degradation
Time lost per lap of tyre age, fitted on clean laps (no pit, in or neutralised laps).
Soft: 0.022 s/lap over 128 clean laps; Medium: 0.028 s/lap over 577 clean laps; Hard: 0.040 s/lap over 291 clean laps.
Weather
Air 23–25 °C, track 28–46 °C, dry throughout.
Explore the sessions in the race dashboard, the championship standings and the 2026 schedule.