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F1 Grand Prix qualifying results: Leclerc takes Monaco GP pole

Charles Leclerc Sergio Perez Carlos Sainz Esteban Ocon Alpine Max Verstappen Lando Norris McLaren (Person) Ferrari Daniel Ricciardo McLaren (Person) Fernando Alonso George Russell

After the twice red-flagged qualifying period, it was Leclerc who earned the all-important pole for Sunday's Grand Prix on a track where overtaking is famously difficult.

He pipped Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz and Red Bull’s Sergio Perez – who both crashed out of Q3 in the dying seconds – after the one-hour qualifying session, which is split into three segments with five cars each being knocked out in Q1 and Q2 before the top-10 shootout of Q3.

Monaco Grand Prix qualifying results: Leclerc on pole from Sainz

Cla	Driver	Time	Gap
1	Charles Leclerc	1'11.376
2	Carlos Sainz	1'11.601	0.225
3	Sergio Perez	1'11.629	0.253
4	Max Verstappen	1'11.666	0.290
5	Lando Norris	1'11.849	0.473
6	George Russell	1'12.112	0.736
7	Fernando Alonso	1'12.247	0.871
8	Lewis Hamilton	1'12.560	1.184
9	Sebastian Vettel	1'12.732	1.356
10	Esteban Ocon	1'13.047	1.671
11	Yuki Tsunoda	1'12.797	1.421
12	Valtteri Bottas	1'12.909	1.533
13	Kevin Magnussen	1'12.921	1.545
14	Daniel Ricciardo	1'12.964	1.588
15	Mick Schumacher	1'13.081	1.705
16	Alex Albon	1'13.611	2.235
17	Pierre Gasly	1'13.660	2.284
18	Lance Stroll	1'13.678	2.302
19	Nicholas Latifi	1'14.403	3.027
20	Zhou Guanyu	1'15.606	4.230
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What happened in Monaco Grand Prix Q1?

Leclerc set the early bar at 1m12.939s before going faster still with a 1m12.569s, with Sainz 0.047s down.

Behind, Russell jumped ahead of the Red Bulls to third just before the session was red-flagged with 2m25s on the clock as Yuki Tsunoda's AlphaTauri clipped the wall at the Nouvelle Chicane.

At the restart, Esteban Ocon (Alpine) and Lando Norris (McLaren) jumped up to fourth and fifth respectively.

Falling at the first hurdle were Alex Albon (Williams), Pierre Gasly (AlphaTauri), Lance Stroll (Aston Martin), Nicholas Latifi (Williams) and Zhou Guanyu (Alfa Romeo), who didn’t get to the flag in time to start a final run.

Monaco Grand Prix Q1 results: Leclerc fastest from Sainz

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'12.569
2	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'12.616	0.047	0.047
3	George Russell	Mercedes	1'12.787	0.218	0.171
4	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'12.848	0.279	0.061
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'12.927	0.358	0.079
6	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'12.993	0.424	0.066
7	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'13.004	0.435	0.011
8	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'13.069	0.500	0.065
9	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'13.110	0.541	0.041
10	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'13.313	0.744	0.203
11	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'13.338	0.769	0.025
12	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'13.394	0.825	0.056
13	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'13.444	0.875	0.050
14	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'13.469	0.900	0.025
15	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'13.541	0.972	0.072
16	Alex Albon	Williams	1'13.611	1.042	0.070
17	Pierre Gasly	AlphaTauri	1'13.660	1.091	0.049
18	Lance Stroll	Aston Martin	1'13.678	1.109	0.018
19	Nicholas Latifi	Williams	1'14.403	1.834	0.725
20	Zhou Guanyu	Alfa Romeo	1'15.606	3.037	1.203
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What happened in Monaco Grand Prix Q2?

This time Verstappen set the early pace at 1m12.551s, although this was quickly beaten for the P1 spot by Sainz and then Perez.

Leclerc stayed out for a second push lap and went fastest of all at 1m11.864s, with Perez getting to within 0.09s, with Sainz third and Verstappen fourth.

Knocked out at this point were Tsunoda, Valtteri Bottas (Alfa Romeo), Kevin Magnussen (Haas), Daniel Ricciardo (McLaren) and Mick Schumacher (Haas).

Monaco Grand Prix Q2 results: Leclerc fastest from Perez

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'11.864
2	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'11.954	0.090	0.090
3	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'12.074	0.210	0.120
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'12.117	0.253	0.043
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'12.266	0.402	0.149
6	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'12.528	0.664	0.262
7	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'12.595	0.731	0.067
8	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'12.613	0.749	0.018
9	George Russell	Mercedes	1'12.617	0.753	0.004
10	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'12.688	0.824	0.071
11	Yuki Tsunoda	AlphaTauri	1'12.797	0.933	0.109
12	Valtteri Bottas	Alfa Romeo	1'12.909	1.045	0.112
13	Kevin Magnussen	Haas	1'12.921	1.057	0.012
14	Daniel Ricciardo	McLaren	1'12.964	1.100	0.043
15	Mick Schumacher	Haas	1'13.081	1.217	0.117
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What happened in Monaco Grand Prix Q3?

On the first runs, Leclerc produced 1m11.376s out of the gate, 0.225s quicker than Sainz, with Perez and Verstappen both close behind the Spaniard.

On the final runs, Leclerc looked set to improve when Perez spun at Portier and was collected by Sainz, bringing out the red flags. Meanwhile, Alonso slid into the barrier at Mirabeau.

Perez will start third, ahead of Verstappen, Norris, Russell, Alonso, Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes), Sebastian Vettel (Aston Martin) and Esteban Ocon (Alpine).

Monaco Grand Prix Q3 results: Leclerc takes pole

Cla	Driver	Chassis	Time	Gap	Interval
1	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	1'11.376
2	Carlos Sainz	Ferrari	1'11.601	0.225	0.225
3	Sergio Perez	Red Bull	1'11.629	0.253	0.028
4	Max Verstappen	Red Bull	1'11.666	0.290	0.037
5	Lando Norris	McLaren	1'11.849	0.473	0.183
6	George Russell	Mercedes	1'12.112	0.736	0.263
7	Fernando Alonso	Alpine	1'12.247	0.871	0.135
8	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	1'12.560	1.184	0.313
9	Sebastian Vettel	Aston Martin	1'12.732	1.356	0.172
10	Esteban Ocon	Alpine	1'13.047	1.671	0.315
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