2024 Monaco Grand Prix
| 2024 Monaco Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 8 of 24 in the 2024 Formula One World Championship
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 Layout of the Circuit de Monte Carlo, Monaco | |||||
| Race details[1] | |||||
| Date | 26 May 2024 | ||||
| Official name | Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2024 | ||||
| Location |
Circuit de Monaco La Condamine and Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||||
| Course | Street circuit | ||||
| Course length | 3.337 km (2.074 miles) | ||||
| Scheduled distance | 78 laps, 260.286 km (161.772 miles) | ||||
The 2024 Monaco Grand Prix (officially known as the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2024) is a Formula One motor race scheduled to be held on 26 May 2024, at the Circuit de Monaco in the Principality of Monaco. It will be the eighth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship.
Background[edit]
The event will be held across the weekend of 24–26 May at the Circuit de Monaco in the Principality of Monaco for the 70th time in the circuit's history.[2] The Grand Prix will be the eighth round of the 2024 Formula One World Championship and the 81st running of the Monaco Grand Prix.[3]
Championship standings before the race[edit]
Going into the weekend, Max Verstappen leads the Drivers' Championship with 161 points, 48 points ahead of Charles Leclerc in second, and 54 ahead of his teammate Sergio Pérez in third. Red Bull Racing, with 267 points, leads the Constructors' Championship from Ferrari and McLaren, who are second and third with 212 and 154 points, respectively.[4]
Entrants[edit]
The drivers and teams are the same as the season entry list with no additional stand-in drivers for the race.[5]
Tyre choices[edit]
Tyre supplier Pirelli brought the C3, C4, and C5 tyre compounds (the softest three in their range) designated hard, medium, and soft, respectively, for teams to use at the event.[6]
Practice[edit]
Three free practice sessions are being held for the event.[1] The first free practice session was held on 24 May 2024, at 13:30 local time (UTC+2),[1] and was topped by Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes ahead of Oscar Piastri of McLaren and Hamilton's teammate George Russell. A brief red flag was observed after debris was scattered across turn 1 after Zhou Guanyu of Sauber made contact with the wall.[7] The second free practice session was held on the same day, at 17:00 local time,[1] and was topped by Charles Leclerc of Ferrari ahead of Hamilton of Mercedes and Fernando Alonso of Aston Martin. The third free practice session will be held on 25 May 2024, at 12:30 local time.[1]
Qualifying[edit]
Qualifying will be held on 25 May 2024, at 16:00 local time (UTC+2).[1]
Race[edit]
The race will be held on 26 May 2024, at 15:00 local time (UTC+2), and is set to be run for 78 laps.[1]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d e f g "2024 Monaco Grand Prix". Formula 1. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Monaco". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Monaco". StatsF1.com. Retrieved 20 May 2024.
- ^ "Emilia-Romagna 2024 – Championship". Stats F1. 19 May 2024. Retrieved 19 May 2024.
- ^ "2024 Monaco Grand Prix – Entry List" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 24 May 2024. Retrieved 24 May 2024.
- ^ "Same "soft" trio for Imola, Monaco and Montreal". pirelli.com. 23 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2024 - Practice 1". Formula 1. Retrieved 24 May 2024.