Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc held his nerve to convert pole position at his home Monaco Grand Prix into a controlled victory after a huge first-lap pile-up.
A collision between the two Haas cars and Red Bull’s Sergio Perez caused a red flag and led to a race of extreme tyre management by the leaders.
Leclerc controlled McLaren’s Oscar Piastri, Ferrari’s Carlos Sainz and McLaren’s Lando Norris all race without any of them making a pit stop to take Ferrari’s second win of 2024.
The final laps were enlivened by a battle between Mercedes’ George Russell and Red Bull’s Max Verstappen, in which the Briton managed to hold out despite having tyres that were more than 50 laps older than Verstappen’s.
Verstappen had stopped for fresh tyres with 26 laps to go and quickly caught Russell, but despite the huge grip advantage was unable to pass.
Lewis Hamilton, who had stopped for fresh tyres a lap before Verstappen, took seventh place just behind his 2021 title rival.
RB’s Yuki Tsunoda, Williams’ Alex Albon and Alpine’s Pierre Gasly completed the top 10 and took the final points.
