F1 Monaco GP 2024 LIVE: Results, times and updates as Charles Leclerc wins home race

Sergio Perez loses three wheels after collision with Kevin Magnussen causing red flag on opening lap after Charles Leclerc starts on pole with Max Verstappen down the order

'Pole and win' - Ferrari's Charles Leclerc sets target ahead of Monaco GP

Charles Leclerc ended his Monaco curse by winning with a comfortable margin at his home race. After near-misses in 2021 and 2022, when he started on pole, Leclerc kept McLaren’s Oscar Piastri at bay to claim a first victory on home soil and reduce the championship gap to Max Verstappen.

Leclerc’s Ferrari teammate Carlos Sainz finished third with Lando Norris fourth. Mercedes’ George Russell crossed the line in fifth ahead of Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton took seventh.

The race had started in explosive fashion when Sergio Perez hit the barrier on the hill up from Sainte Devote. The Red Bull driver was clipped by Kevin Magnussen and which resulted in a three car crash.

The Mexican was sent into the wall and lost both front wings and both tyres. The trio all walked away unscathed.

Relive the updates from the Monaco Grand Prix with The Independent

F1 MONACO GRAND PRIX - LATEST UPDATES

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• RED FLAG! Carnage on the opening lap sees Red Bull’s Perez lose three wheels after crash with Kevin Magnussen
• Martin Brundle tells off Kylian Mbappe’s bodyguard on Monaco grid: ‘I’m in charge around here!’
• EXCLUSIVE: F1 legend Nigel Mansell on that 1992 battle with Ayrton Senna in Monaco
• PREVIEW: How Monaco GP presents a unique F1 challenge – and why Charles Leclerc is desperate to finally triumph at home

[26 May 2024 15:56 · Mike Jones]

Monaco Grand Prix - Lap 56/78

Lewis Hamilton sets the newest fast lap of 1:16.458 but remains a couple of seconds behind Max Verstappen.

“Why didn’t you tell me the outlap was critical?” asks Hamilton after Verstappen gets out of the pits ahead of him.

[26 May 2024 15:55 · Mike Jones]

Monaco Grand Prix - Lap 54/78

It’s a good pit stop from Red Bull as Max Verstappen comes out just ahead of Lewis Hamilton again. George Russell won’t be pleased.

He’s still on the mediums and has a hunting Verstappen chasing him down now.

[26 May 2024 15:53 · Mike Jones]

Monaco Grand Prix - Lap 53/78

Mercedes and Red Bull are both preparing pit stops. Lewis Hamilton is the Mercedes that comes in and switches to hard tyres. Max Verstappen stays out there and decides to increase his pace on George Russell.

Red Bull won’t want to give up sixth and will be planning to pit Verstappen on the next attempt.

[26 May 2024 15:51 · Mike Jones]

Monaco Grand Prix - Lap 51/78

McLaren are still hopeful of getting Lando Norris on a fresh set of tyres. He needs to open a gap of over 20 seconds on George Russell though before they can pull the trigger on pitting.

Further back, Lance Stroll has a puncture and has to change tyres again! Aston Martin’s good work from earlier is all for nothing as he falls to the bottom of the leaderboard as a result.

[26 May 2024 15:48 · Mike Jones]

Monaco Grand Prix - Lap 49/78

Esteban Ocon has taken responsibility for his collision with Alpine teammate Pierre Gasly.

Writing on X, formerly Twitter, he said: “Today’s incident was my fault, the gap was too small in the end and I apologise to the team on this one. Hoping for a deserved points-finish for the team today.”

[26 May 2024 15:46 · Mike Jones]

Monaco Grand Prix - Lap 47/78

Charles Leclerc is winless on his last 12 starts on pole position and has never been on the podium at Monaco, his home race. So far things are looking good for the Ferrari driver though.

He’s weathering his tyres well and is two seconds ahead of Oscar Piastri in second.

[26 May 2024 15:43 · Mike Jones]

Monaco Grand Prix - Lap 44/78

Lance Stroll has gone into the pits after Fernando Alonso allows him enough time to hold his place in 11th. He’s now on the hard tryes and should be fine to make it to the end of the race.

Good display of teamwork there.

Lando Norris asks how his front left tyre is looking and gets the reply that his is the best of the top four cars.

[26 May 2024 15:39 · Mike Jones]

Monaco Grand Prix - Lap 42/78

Charles Leclerc and Oscar Piastri both lap Valtteri Bottas who is at the back of the pack despite having set the fastest lap. Piastri radios to his team questioning why Leclerc hasn’t slowed down yet.

‘He must have a problem otherwise why wouldn’t he slow down?’ Says the Australian.

[26 May 2024 15:36 · Mike Jones]

Monaco Grand Prix - Lap 40/78

No change to the top five with Charles Leclerc slightly slowing the pace in an attempt to keep George Russell close to Lando Norris.

What Ferrari don’t want is for Norris to stop and come back out on good tyres, ahead of Russell, and then challenge Carlos Sainz for third.

[26 May 2024 15:33 · Mike Jones]

Monaco Grand Prix - Lap 38/78

Charles Leclerc has a big enough to stop, pit, change tyres and come out ahead of George Russell in fifth. He won’t do it yet though as he’d get stuck behind both McLaren’s and Carlos Sainz who may have the legs to get to the end of the race.