Monaco Grand Prix qualifying results: Lando Norris takes pole with a new track record

In just a few hours, some of the dramatic occasions of the System 1 season will start.

Qualifying on the Monaco Grand Prix.

Whereas the race itself has change into one thing of a procession, as overtaking is quite troublesome on the slender Monte Carlo streets, Saturday’s qualifying session not often fails to ship drama. The dearth of overtaking — which the game’s governing physique hopes a brand new necessary two-stop rule will change — means qualifying up entrance takes on better significance in Monaco.

Which means every driver goes to push their vehicles, and themselves, past the bounds. However with the partitions, and hazard, looming round each nook catastrophe is lurking with each flip of the wheel.

What drama awaits us on this Saturday? We’re about to search out out. SB Nation can have full, stay protection of right now’s qualifying session, so come again all through the day as qualifying for the Monaco Grand Prix unfolds.

Right here is the grid, which will likely be stuffed in as qualifying develops:

Observe: All updates are in Jap time.

Q3

11:27: “It’s been a very long time coming,” begins Norris. “I really feel good. I didn’t notice how good this feels … Particularly right here in Monaco, it’s a stupendous place, the toughest monitor most likely to do it, up towards a hometown hero as nicely. I’m very pleased with the entire crew, we’ve labored loads this week, the previous couple of months, to get to a spot like this.”

“While you get to Q3 the ultimate lap is all about, in a way, who can danger a bit bit extra. Who can commit a bit bit extra. But it surely was a pleasant lap. It was an nicely put collectively lap. You are feeling excellent while you cross the road and it’s all paid off.”

On the brand new two-stop mandate and the way which may affect his possibilities of a win: “Truthfully I don’t know, and on the minute I don’t care. I’m. going to get pleasure from right now … that’s what tonight’s for, tonight’s for getting ready for tomorrow.”

11:25: “There’s at all times one thing extra to be carried out,” says Leclerc.

“Simply clearly very pissed off. We all know that we don’t fairly have the automotive to go for wins this yr. However this weekend the automotive felt good, and beginning second right here goes to be tough to take that first place.

“I’m proud anyway of the consequence we’ve had right now, as on paper it was going to be a troublesome weekend for us.”

11:22: “Intense, because it at all times is round right here,” says Piastri. “Fairly paying homage to final yr, to be trustworthy … left a bit bit on there. To beat Lando right now was going to be robust.

“It’s been a fairly messy weekend to this point so to come back out with a lap that I believed was fairly good, and third, is a good consequence.”

11:20: Jolyon Palmer is about to talk with the drivers trackside.

11:17: It’s a brand new monitor document for Norris, with a time of 1:09.954. Leclerc is in P2, with Piastri behind Norris in P3.

Hamilton, Verstappen, and Hadjar spherical out the highest six.

11:16: And Norris takes it approach from him proper on the checkered flag!

11:15: Leclerc takes provisional pole!

11:14: Norris and Piastri go one-two once more. Underneath two minutes stay in Q3.

11:11: The McLarens each roar out of their respective garages, as we attain the five-minute mark. Closing runs are simply across the nook.

11:10: Albon jumps to P6 on a set of C5 medium tires.

11:09: Verstappen’s first run splits the Ferraris, and he goes fourth. For the second we’ve got an all-McLaren entrance row with Norris and Piastri, adopted by Leclerc, V erstappen, Hamilton, Ocon, Alonso, Lawson, Albon, and Hadjar. Hadjar has but to set a time.

11:07: Some preliminary runs are in. Norris is on provisional pole forward of Piastri, with Leclerc in P3 and Hamilton in P4.

Verstappen has but to set a time.

11:06: Race officers are beginning to challenge some invites for post-qualifying chats. Each Stroll and Gasly have been summoned for alleged impeding by Stroll in Q1.

11:05: Ocon is the one driver on the monitor utilizing a set of C5 medium tires.

11:04: Automobiles are lining up for the beginning of Q3, the place we can have 12 minutes to set the highest ten.

Q2

11:01: Possibly it’s my outdated eyes, possibly it’s my TV, however … * squints *

10:58: F1TV replays the audio from when Ocon’s engineer Laura Mueller lets him know he has superior to Q3, and it illustrates simply what qualifying means right here at Monaco. Pure pleasure from everybody at Haas proper now.

10:56: Hülkenberg joins Sainz and Tsunoda — in addition to Russell and Antonelli — because the 5 drivers eradicated in Q2.

Your high ten from Q2: Norris, Leclerc, Albon, Piastri, Verstappen, Hamilton, Hadjar, Alonso, Lawson, and Ocon.

The decision from earlier right now that VCARB may ship one thing appears like one, no less than to this point.

10:54: The checkered flag is out, and Albon jumps to P3 as Hadjar will get to P7 on his closing lap.

Sainz and Tsunoda have already been eradicated.

10:53: An attacking lap from Verstappen is just ok for P3, and his is 0.305 seconds behind Norris.

90 seconds stay in Q2. Russell and Antonelli have already been eradicated, and three drivers will be a part of them.

10:50: Norris jumps into P1 due to a powerful third sector. He has been dialed in over that portion of the lap all week.

10:48: Each Hamilton and Leclerc put a set of sentimental tires to good use, as Leclerc goes as much as P1, adopted by Hamilton in P2. Simply over six minutes stay in Q2.

10:45: Notably, Alonso is on a set of C5 medium tires. Aston Martin used the C5 medium compound every week in the past to get each Alonso and Stroll into Q3, serving to remove Leclerc and Hamilton in Q2 finally weekend’s Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.

10:44: A inexperienced flag is out and Q2 is again underway. Hülkenberg is the primary driver out, adopted by the Williams duo of Albon and Sainz.

10:40: Q2 will resume at 10:44 Jap/4:44 native time. With an official resumption time, vehicles are free to line up on pit lane. The Ferrari’s are again on the C6 comfortable compound as they wait.

10:38: In case you’ve ever needed to see an F1 automotive pushed across the monitor on the Monaco Grand Prix, you may wish to activate qualifying on both ESPN or F1TV. Marshalls are pushing Russell’s automotive again to pit lane in the meanwhile.

10:36: Russell slams each arms on the steering wheel, he can’t get the automotive restarted, and he ultimately climbs out of the Q16. As issues stand he’ll begin in P14 and Antonelli P15.

10:34: The yellow flag is out as Russell has misplaced energy to his W16 within the tunnel. Now the pink flag is out with simply over ten minutes left in Q2.

A brutal day for Mercedes, as Russell tries “Management-Alt-Delete” based on Alex Jacques within the sales space on F1TV.

10:29: We now have a inexperienced flag for Q2, with quarter-hour on the clock.

Additionally notable is the truth that each Leclerc and Hamilton are on the C5 medium compound as Q2 begins.

10:27: Q2 will start momentarily, however vehicles are already lining up on pit lane. Some drivers, notably the Williams pair of Sainz and Albon, are on the C5 medium compound.

10:26: Antonelli technically certified for Q2, however his laborious shunt on the finish of Q1 has introduced an finish to his day and for now he slots in at P15.

Q1

10:24: Replays on F1TV present the potential impeding incident between Hamilton and Verstappen, and within the sales space they consider the Ferrari driver is in line for a three-place penalty for impeding the Crimson Bull driver.

10:23: As famous within the above beginning grid, whereas Bearman was P17 he’ll drop to the again of the sphere because of his ten-place grid penalty.

10:19: Yellow flags are out, adopted by pink flags, as Kimi Antonelli has discovered the barrier on the Nouvelle Chicane.

Bortoleto, Bearman, Gasly, Stroll, and Colapinto are the 5 drivers eradicated.

10:19: The checkered flag is out, and Verstappen is first to take the checkered flag. He’s up in P3 for the second.

10:18: One minute stays and your high 5 drivers are: Leclerc, Piastri, Norris, Albon, and Sainz.

Race officers have additionally famous an incident involving Hamilton and Verstappen for potential impeding. That is one race weekend the place the grid is definitely not set in stone till just a few hours after qualifying, given potential impeding penalties.

10:17: Gasly pumps in a lap ok for P12, however the instances proceed to tumble.

10:16: Three minutes stay in Q1 and the 5 drivers within the drop zone are Yuki Tsunoda, Stroll, Lawson, Colapinto, and Gasly.

We even have some surprises within the Prime 10, together with Esteban Ocon in P6 and Hülkenberg in P8.

10:12: Replays present a view from Gasly as he comes out of the tunnel, and encounters Stroll proper on the racing line. Stewards have already famous that incident for investigation for a possible impeding penalty.

Stroll already has a one-place penalty after an incident Friday in FP1 involving Leclerc.

10:11: Laps proceed and instances are tumbling. A couple of minutes in the past Sainz was within the high 5, however then he was dropped all the way in which to the elimination zone. However he completes one other lap and is again up in P7.

The 5 drivers within the drop zone proper now are Liam Lawson, Isack Hadjar, Nico Hülkenberg, Colapinto, and Gasly. Maybe these C5 mediums usually are not working proper now.

10:09: F1TV presently discussing the huge ten-place grid drop Bearman was given on Friday, for overtaking beneath a pink flag. We mentioned that penalty right here if you’re on the lookout for extra info.

If not, keep on together with your day. It’s a Saturday, you don’t must do something you don’t wish to do.

10:08: Each driver has now accomplished no less than one lap, and Max Verstappen is up in P1, adopted by Leclerc, Hamilton, Piastri, and George Russell in your high 5.

10:07: Early instances are in and for the second it’s Lance Stroll in P1, adopted by Oliver Bearman simply behind him.

That doesn’t final lengthy as first Lando Norris goes P1, solely to be nipped moments later by teammate Oscar Piastri.

10:04: Within the piece that went up hours in the past in regards to the massive questions heading into Saturday we talked about tire technique. Between some drivers missing confidence within the new C6 comfortable compound — which debuted final week on the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix — and the brand new two-stop mandate from the FIA for this race, we would see some attention-grabbing tire methods right here in qualifying.

Each Alpine drivers (Pierre Gasly and Franco Colapinto) are out on the C5 medium compound.

10:01: We now have a inexperienced mild in Monaco and the Williams pair of Alex Albon and Carlos Sainz Jr. lead the drivers out. For these new to F1 qualifying we’ve got three segments — Q1, Q2, and Q3 — and we’ve got 18 minutes right here in Q1 to remove the 5 slowest drivers. 5 extra are eradicated in Q2, constructing to a ten-car shootout in Q3.

9:59: Automobiles are already queued up on pit lane forward of the inexperienced flag.

Pre-qualifying notes

9:54: Brundle faucets Lando Norris to take pole place, whereas Ruth Buscombe picks Leclerc.

9:50: Alex Brundle on F1TV stressing the significance of banker laps throughout qualifying at Monaco.

9:33: FP3 is within the books and Charles Leclerc has accomplished a apply sweep, topping the timing sheets in all three classes.

It was not all excellent news for Ferrari, as Lewis Hamilton hit the barrier by way of Massenet, which introduced out the pink flag with simply two minutes remaining.