Kimi Antonelli leads final practice ahead of Monaco Grand Prix qualifying

Kimi Antonelli set the pace after putting in a blistering qualifying lap to take pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix.

Mercedes driver goes just 0.043 quicker than Red Bull rival Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton third quickest for second-row start Mercedes’s Kimi Antonelli snatched pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix with an exceptional lap around the streets of Monte Carlo. In a gripping qualifying, the 19-year-old Italian was flawless in edging out Red Bull’s Max Verstappen. Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc were in third and fourth and Isack Hadjar in fifth for Red Bull. Antonelli’s title rival and teammate George Russell could manage only sixth, leaving him with a tough task on Sunday. Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris were in seventh and eighth for McLaren. Continue reading...

Mercedes Formula 1 CEO and team principal Toto Wolff was "very positively surprised" about Kimi Antonelli's pace during the third practice session ahead of the Monaco Grand Prix. After Ferrari dominated the first and second practice sessions, Antonelli topped the timesheet in FP3 with a time of 1m12.720s, 0.327 seconds faster than Charles Leclerc in second. "That was a good session for ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli ended Ferrari’s run at the top of the leaderboard in Monaco as he finished fastest in the concluding practice session on Saturday. After Charles Leclerc and then team-mate Lewis Hamilton set the pace in Friday’s two sessions, Mercedes championship leader Antonelli responded with the quickest time of the weekend so far.

Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli topped a very hectic final practice for the Monaco Grand Prix by holding a three tenths advantage over both Ferrari drivers. The Mercedes star set a 1m12.720s and he was the only driver to go under 1m13s, as 0.327s behind was second-placed Charles Leclerc, who was 0.004s quicker than team-mate Lewis Hamilton. This came on what is arguably the ...Keep reading

Ferrari enjoyed the perfect Friday in Monaco but FP3 saw Antonelli go fastest for Mercedes

Formula 1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli topped a hectic final practice for the Monaco Grand Prix by holding a three-tenths advantage over both Ferrari drivers. The Mercedes star set a 1m12.720s and he was the only driver to go under 1m13s, as 0.327s behind was second-placed Charles Leclerc, who was 0.004s quicker than Lewis Hamilton. This came on what is arguably the most important ...Keep reading

Kimi Antonelli could not hide his delight after building on a sensational start to the 2026 season with a hard-earned pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix.

Kimi Antonelli ended Ferrari’s run at the top in Monaco as he set the fastest lap of the session for Mercedes.

​​​​​​Championship leader Kimi Antonelli showed Ferrari may not have it their own way in Monaco Grand Prix Qualifying after all as Mercedes hit back to outpace the Friday pacesetters in final practice.