F1: Check the Provisional Starting Grid for the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix

June 7, 2026

The Formula 1 organization defined this Saturday the provisional starting grid for the Monaco Grand Prix 2026, the sixth round of the season. Kimi Antonelli clinched pole position for Mercedes and will share the front row with Max Verstappen, of Red Bull.

The second row is made up of the Ferrari drivers. Lewis Hamilton will start third, just ahead of Charles Leclerc, while Isack Hadjar completes the top five on the streets of Monte Carlo.

Among the championship leaders, George Russell will depart from sixth position. Meanwhile, McLaren’s drivers Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris will face a comeback race after qualifying only seventh and eighth, respectively.

The Brazilian Gabriel Bortoleto finished 16th on the provisional grid for Audi. His teammate, Nico Hülkenberg, starts 13th. Fernando Alonso and Lance Stroll, from Aston Martin, occupy the last row of the grid.

The race will be held this Sunday (7), with the start scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Brasília time. F1MANIA.NET will follow the entire race in real time, with lap-by-lap coverage and all information about what happens on the streets of the Principality.

Check the provisional grid for the Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix:
1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes)
2. Max Verstappen (Red Bull/Red Bull Ford)
3. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari)
4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari)
5. Isack Hadjar (Red Bull/Red Bull Ford)
6. George Russell (Mercedes)
7. Oscar Piastri (McLaren/Mercedes)
8. Lando Norris (McLaren/Mercedes)
9. Pierre Gasly (Alpine/Mercedes)
10. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls/Red Bull Ford)
11. Alexander Albon (Williams/Mercedes)
12. Carlos Sainz (Williams/Mercedes)
13. Nico Hülkenberg (Audi)
14. Franco Colapinto (Alpine/Mercedes)
15. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls/Red Bull Ford)
16. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi)
17. Esteban Ocon (Haas/Ferrari)
18. Sergio Pérez (Cadillac/Ferrari)
19. Oliver Bearman (Haas/Ferrari)
20. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac/Ferrari)
21. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin/Honda)
22. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin/Honda)

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