Lando Norris scored his second win of the season and his first-ever victory at the Monaco GP. Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri completed the podium, while Verstappen lost the lead on the penultimate lap.
It was a brilliant race at the Monaco Grand Prix for Lando Norris, who converted his Saturday pole position into his second victory of the 2025 season — and his first at the iconic Monte Carlo circuit — giving McLaren their first win at this venue since 2008.
A victory born from pure strategy
Norris managed to overcome the Virtual Safety Car periods, heavy traffic, and the two mandatory pit stops to secure a win ahead of hometown favorite Charles Leclerc, who finished second, and teammate Oscar Piastri, who rounded out the podium. The two-stop rule played a key role in Lando’s win, as Max Verstappen held the lead up until the penultimate lap, when a required second pit stop dropped him down to fourth.
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With this result, Norris closed the gap to Piastri in the Drivers’ Championship, sitting just three points behind — the Australian with 161 points and the Brit with 158. Verstappen remains in third place with 136 points.
The rest of the field
Rounding out the top 10: Lewis Hamilton finished fifth, Isack Hadjar took an impressive sixth, Esteban Ocon came in seventh, and Liam Lawson achieved his best result of the season, scoring his first points with an eighth-place finish. Alex Albon was ninth, and Carlos Sainz completed the points-paying positions in tenth.
From 11th to 15th: George Russell, Ollie Bearman, Franco Colapinto, and Lance Stroll filled these spots. At the bottom of the final standings were Nico Hülkenberg, Yuki Tsunoda, and Kimi Antonelli.
Those who did not finish the race included Pierre Gasly, due to a collision with Tsunoda, and Fernando Alonso, who retired after a mechanical failure.
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