F1 Monaco Grand Prix 2026: Schedule, new race date, TV times, latest odds and weather

Lando Norris, Max Verstappen, Monaco, 2025, generic — Photo: © IMAGO

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2026 F1 Monaco Grand Prix: Full schedule with new race date, TV guide and latest odds

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Graham Shaw Consultant Editor

Digital sports specialist running global brands for 30 years

Monday 1 June 2026 09:30 Updated: 10:38

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Formula 1 returns to the legendary streets of Monte Carlo this weekend for the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix, bringing the ultimate test of precision and strategy to the pinnacle of motorsport.

Below is your complete guide to the Monaco weekend, including the full multi-timezone schedule, global broadcast details, historical winners, and the latest outright betting odds.

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Full Monaco Grand Prix weekend schedule

The traditional Monaco format sees track action kick off on Thursday with junior categories before Formula 1 cars hit the track for Free Practice 1 on Friday. The main event, the 78-lap Monaco Grand Prix, gets underway at 15:00 local time on Sunday.

Day / Event	Local Time (CEST)	UK Time (BST)	Eastern Time (ET)
Thursday June 4
FIA Formula 3 Practice	13:25 - 14:10	12:25 - 13:10	07:25 - 08:10
FIA Formula 2 Practice	15:00 - 15:45	14:00 - 14:45	09:00 - 09:45
Friday June 5
FIA Formula 3 Qualifying	11:05 - 11:45	10:05 - 10:45	05:05 - 05:45
Formula 1 First Practice	13:30 - 14:30	12:30 - 13:30	07:30 - 08:30
FIA Formula 2 Qualifying	15:10 - 15:50	14:10 - 14:50	09:10 - 09:50
Formula 1 Second Practice	17:00 - 18:00	16:00 - 17:00	11:00 - 12:00
Saturday June 6
FIA Formula 3 Sprint Race	10:45 - 11:30	09:45 - 10:30	04:45 - 05:30
Formula 1 Third Practice	12:30 - 13:30	11:30 - 12:30	06:30 - 07:30
FIA Formula 2 Sprint Race	14:15 - 15:05	13:15 - 14:05	08:15 - 09:05
Formula 1 Qualifying	16:00 - 17:00	15:00 - 16:00	10:00 - 11:00
Sunday June 7
FIA Formula 3 Feature Race	07:45 - 08:35	06:45 - 07:35	01:45 - 02:35
FIA Formula 2 Feature Race	09:25 - 10:30	08:25 - 09:30	03:25 - 04:30
Formula 1 Race	15:00 - 17:00	14:00 - 16:00	09:00 - 11:00

TV broadcast details

Sky Sports F1 continues to hold the exclusive live broadcast rights for viewers in the United Kingdom, alongside Channel 4 for highlights. In the United States, coverage has shifted exclusively to Apple TV from ESPN via a massive new five-year deal worth $750million.

Country	Network / Broadcaster
United Kingdom	Sky Sports F1 / Channel 4 (Highlights)
United States	Apple TV
Canada	TSN / RDS
Australia	Fox Sports / Kayo
France	Canal+
Germany	Sky Deutschland / RTL
Italy	Sky Italia
Spain	DAZN

Previous winners at the Monaco Grand Prix

The tight confines of Monte Carlo have produced plenty of dramatic storylines over the last decade, with Red Bull and Mercedes historically dominating the top step.

However, Monegasque superstar Charles Leclerc finally broke his home race curse in 2024, followed by Lando Norris securing a spectacular victory for McLaren in 2025.

Year	Winning Driver	Winning Team
2025	Lando Norris	McLaren
2024	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari
2023	Max Verstappen	Red Bull
2022	Sergio Pérez	Red Bull
2021	Max Verstappen	Red Bull
2019	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
2018	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull
2017	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari
2016	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
2015	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes

The masters of Monaco

Brazilian legend Ayrton Senna remains the undisputed King of Monaco, holding the outright record with six victories on the principality's streets. Trailing just behind him are "Mr. Monaco" Graham Hill and seven-time world champion Michael Schumacher, who both claimed five wins here during their illustrious careers.

When it comes to constructors, McLaren stand head and shoulders above the rest with an unmatched 16 victories at the circuit.

The great Ayrton Senna won six times in Monaco.

Weekend weather forecast

Teams and drivers are preparing for a potentially mixed bag of weather conditions throughout the weekend.

Early long-range forecasts predict mild temperatures sitting around the mid-20s Celsius (high 70s Fahrenheit). While severe rain chaos seems unlikely, there remains a solid chance of light showers and drizzle during practice on Friday and Saturday, which could force strategic compromises heading into qualifying.

Latest win odds

Ferrari are strongly favoured to go well with Leclerc heading the early market and team-mate Hamilton not far behind.

Mercedes, dominant so far in 2026, are expected to find it tougher thanks to the unique challenges presented by this tight street circuit.

Driver	Team	Odds (Fractional)	Odds (Decimal)	Odds (American)	Implied Probability
Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	2/1	3.00	+200	33.33%
Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	21/5	5.20	+420	19.23%
Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	21/5	5.20	+420	19.23%
George Russell	Mercedes	5/1	6.00	+500	16.67%
Lando Norris	McLaren	7/1	8.00	+700	12.50%
Max Verstappen	Red Bull	11/1	12.00	+1100	8.33%
Oscar Piastri	McLaren	11/1	12.00	+1100	8.33%

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Graham Shaw - Consultant Editor

Digital sports leader with 30 years of senior level experience running global brands. Built sportinglife.com to be a behemoth in the UK as well as being in charge of the Planet Sport network of sites including planetf1.com, football365.com, teamtalk.com and planetrugby.com. Then grew goal.com to be the world's biggest soccer website in 18 languages and 37 territories. Was GM of Portals for Perform Group (now DAZN) with overall responsibility for sportingnews.com, spox.de and voetbalzone.nl.

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