F1 Qualifying Results: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix times and grid positions

Lewis Hamilton driving his Ferrari at the 2026 Monaco GP — Photo: © IMAGO

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F1 Qualifying Results: 2026 Monaco Grand Prix times and grid positions

Saturday is all-important in Monaco

Kerry Violet F1 News Editor

F1 editor and journalist covering motorsport since 2024.

Saturday 6 June 2026 17:21 Updated: 17:29

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F1 championship leader Kimi Antonelli stormed to the top of the timesheets on Saturday in Monte Carlo to steal the coveted pole position ahead of Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.

Charles Leclerc and Max Verstappen posted the fastest times respectively in the opening two stints of qualifying, but the home hero didn't make it easy for himself as he fought for pole in Q3.

The Monegasque star secured provisional pole with just minutes left on the clock, but after losing the spot to Max Verstappen, the Ferrari star made it clear he was feeling the pressure and hit the wall during his last-ditch attempt to return to the top.

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After a costly crash, Leclerc could only qualify P4, one place behind team-mate Lewis Hamilton as neither Ferrari star was able to claim the fairytale pole position.

Instead, it was the 19-year-old championship leader who picked up pole, beating Verstappen's time by just 43 milliseconds, with the Dutchman set to join the Italian on the front row of Sunday's race.

Here are the full results from F1 qualifying at the Monaco Grand Prix.

F1 Qualifying Results: Monaco Grand Prix 2026

F1 Monaco Grand Prix Qualifying Results
Position	Driver	Team	Time
1	Kimi Antonelli	Mercedes	1:12.051
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	+0.043sec
3	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	+0.228sec
4	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	+0.300sec
5	Isack Hadjar	Red Bull	+0.383sec
6	George Russell	Mercedes	+0.394sec
7	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	+0.573sec
8	Lando Norris	McLaren	+0.714sec
9	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	+1.175sec
10	Liam Lawson	Racing Bulls	+1.361sec
11	Alex Albon	Williams	ELIMINATED IN Q2
12	Carlos Sainz	Williams	ELIMINATED IN Q2
13	Nico Hulkenberg	Audi	ELIMINATED IN Q2
14	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	ELIMINATED IN Q2
15	Arvid Lindblad	Racing Bulls	ELIMINATED IN Q2
16	Gabriel Bortoleto	Audi	ELIMINATED IN Q2
17	Esteban Ocon	Haas	ELIMINATED IN Q1
18	Sergio Perez	Cadillac	ELIMINATED IN Q1
19	Oliver Bearman	Haas	ELIMINATED IN Q1
20	Valtteri Bottas	Cadillac	ELIMINATED IN Q1
21	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	ELIMINATED IN Q1
22	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	ELIMINATED IN Q1

Changes to F1 Qualifying in 2026

There are a couple of changes to the way qualifying works this year, not quite as sweeping as the new technical regulations.

Firstly we now have 22 cars on the grid, so instead of five cars exiting after Q1 and Q2, we will have six being eliminated. That still leaves 10 for the pole shootout in Q3.

The other notable change is in the timings - Q3 now gets an extra minute and lasts for 13 rather than 12.

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