Charles Leclerc stayed calm and targeted on Saturday after ending Max Verstappen’s report run of pole positions by topping a tense and dramatic qualifying session on the Monaco Grand Prix.
Charles Leclerc ended Max Verstappen’s pole run
Leclerc, who has didn’t convert any of his final 12 pole positions right into a win, clocked a finest lap of 1 minute and 10.270 seconds to outpace nearest rival Oscar Piastri of McLaren by 0.154 seconds.
It ended Verstappen’s run of seven poles this 12 months and a record-equalling eight in succession, shared with three-time world champion Ayrton Senna.
Leclerc’s profitable margin over Australian Piastri was greater than the hole separating the McLaren driver from Verstappen in sixth.
Leclerc’s Ferrari team-mate Carlos Sainz was third forward of Lando Norris within the second McLaren, Mercedes’ George Russell and Verstappen, the collection chief and three-time world champion, who wound up sixth after glancing the boundaries on his final quick lap.
Seven-time champion Lewis Hamilton was seventh within the second Mercedes forward of RB’s Yuki Tsunoda, Alex Albon of Williams and Pierre Gasly of Alpine.
The race will begin at 15:00 (SA time).
Grid for Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix
Front row
Charles Leclerc (MON/Ferrari)
Oscar Piastri (AUS/McLaren)
2nd row
Carlos Sainz (ESP/Ferrari)
Lando Norris (GBR/McLaren)
third row
George Russell (GBR/Mercedes)
Max Verstappen (NED/Red Bull)
4th row
Lewis Hamilton (GBR/Mercedes)
Yuki Tsunoda (JPN/RB)
fifth row
Alex Albon (THA/Williams)
Pierre Gasly (FRA/Alpine)
sixth row
Esteban Ocon (FRA/Alpine)
Daniel Ricciardo (AUS/RB)
seventh row
Lance Stroll (CAN/Aston Martin)
Fernando Alonso (ESP/Aston Martin)
eighth row
Logan Sargeant (USA/Williams)
Sergio Perez (MEX/Red Bull)
ninth row
Valtteri Bottas (FIN/Sauber)
Zhou Guanyu (CHN/Sauber)
tenth row
Nico Hulkenberg (GER/Haas)
Kevin Magnussen (DEN/Haas)
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