Leclerc tops the timesheets at home track during FP1 | Monaco Grand Prix FP1 Results 2025

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It's round 8 of the 2025 Formula 1 season and the drivers and teams have landed in Monaco! This infamous street circuit is the shortest on the current calendar and it's narrow corners challenge the drivers talents and skills. Home to Ferrari's Charles Leclerc, Monaco is always difficult, see what happened in the first practice session of the weekend:

Max Verstappen claimed a dominant win in Imola ahead of the McLaren of Oscar Piastri
- Piastri still leads the Driver's championship, sitting ahead of his teammate, Lando Norris
Charles Leclerc is having a difficult morning at his home track as the Monegasque driver ran wide very early on in the session, relying on the escape road to keep him out of the barriers
Unfortuantely the challenges continued for Leclerc as the Monegasque driver damaged his front wing
- Lance Stroll pulled over to let a driver through on the racing line, but made contact with Leclerc as he pulled back on to the track
  - This brought out the red flag to ensure the marshals had time to clean up the debris safely on track
Lance Stroll had to retire from the session as the damage from his contact with Charles Leclerc resulted in suspension damage and a gearbox change
Pierre Gasly got stuck in traffic and nearly found himself in some trouble out on track
Liam Lawson stated "I smell brakes' alluding to the fact that his brakes may have been heating up and smoking
Carols Sainz made a mistake, heading into the escape road
- This briefly brought out the yellow flag as the Spanish driver had to reverse himself back on to the grid
Lewis Hamilton got air in his Ferrari, landing with a heavy impact and nearly damaging his car
Charles Leclerc topped the session ahead of Max Verstappen and Lando Norris

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Monaco Grand Prix FP1 Results

Position	Driver Name	Team	Time
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1:11.964
2	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing	1:12.127
3	Lando Norris	McLaren	1:12.290
4	Alexander Albon	Williams	1:12.314
5	Oscar Piastri	McLaren	1:12.342
6	George Russell	Mercedes	1:12.482
7	Carlos Sainz	Williams	1:12.534
8	Pierre Gasly	Alpine	1:12.669
9	Lewis Hamilton	Ferrari	1:12.690
10	Fernando Alonso	Aston Martin	1:12.727
11	Antonio Giovinazzi	Ferrari	1:12.765
12	Nico Hulkenberg	Stake F1 Team	1:12.979
13	Isack Hadjar	Visa Cash App RB	1:13.187
14	Yuki Tsunoda	Red Bull Racing	1:13.232
15	Oliver Bearman	Haas F1 Team	1:13.329
16	Esteban Ocon	Haas F1 Team	1:13.394
17	Liam Lawson	Visa Cash App RB	1:13.429
18	Gabriel Bortoleto	Stake F1 Team	1:13.470
19	Franco Colapinto	Alpine	1:13.820
20	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1:15.635