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Max Verstappen saw off Fernando Alonso to take pole position in a scintillating qualifying session for the Monaco Grand Prix.
Alonso’s Aston Martin mechanics celebrated wildly after it appeared as though the 41-year-old Spaniard had taken his first pole in 11 years.
But Verstappen delivered a mesmerising final sector in Monte Carlo to take top spot with his final throw of the dice, beating Alonso by just 0.084 seconds. Charles Leclerc finished third for Ferrari but received a three-place grid drop for impeding Lando Norris, so starts sixth with Esteban Ocon in third and Carlos Sainz fourth.
Lewis Hamilton qualified sixth for Mercedes, two places ahead of team-mate George Russell, but starts in fifth due to Leclerc’s penalty – with Sergio Perez set to start Sunday’s 78-lap race from last place after he crashed out.
Here is everything you need to know.
What is the starting grid?
1) Max Verstappen
2) Fernando Alonso
3) Esteban Ocon
4) Carlos Sainz
5) Lewis Hamilton
6) Charles Leclerc*
7) Pierre Gasly
8) George Russell
9) Yuki Tsunoda
10) Lando Norris
11) Oscar Piastri
12) Nyck de Vries
13) Alex Albon
14) Lance Stroll
15) Valtteri Bottas
16) Logan Sargeant
17) Kevin Magnussen
18) Nico Hulkenberg
19) Zhou Gunayu
20) Sergio Perez
*Leclerc received a three-place grid penalty for impeding Lando Norris in qualifying
What is the race schedule?
(All times BST)
Sunday 28 May
How can I watch it online and on TV?
The entire race schedule from Monaco will be broadcast live on Sky Sports F1 in the UK and Ireland. Sky’s coverage of the race – which is also on their Main Event channel – on Sunday starts at 12:30pm (BST).
The weekend’s action will be broadcasted on ESPN in the United States.
Free-to-air highlights in the UK will be aired on Channel 4; for the race early on Sunday night at 6:30pm.
Sky Sports subscribers can watch all the action at Monaco on the Sky Go app. If you’re not a Sky customer you can grab a NOWTV Day Pass here to watch without a subscription.
Red Bull will be targeting a third win in a row in Monaco
(Getty Images)
Driver Standings
1) Max Verstappen – 119 points
2) Sergio Perez – 105 points
3) Fernando Alonso – 75 points
4) Lewis Hamilton – 56 points
5) Carlos Sainz – 44 points
6) George Russell – 40 points
7) Charles Leclerc – 34 points
8) Lance Stroll – 27 points
9) Lando Norris – 10 points
10) Pierre Gasly – 8 points
11) Nico Hulkenberg – 6 points
12) Esteban Ocon – 6 points
13) Valtteri Bottas – 4 points
14) Oscar Piastri – 4 points
15) Zhou Guanyu – 2 points
16) Yuki Tsunoda – 2 points
17) Kevin Magnussen – 2 points
18) Alex Albon – 1 point
19) Logan Sargeant – 0 points
20) Nyck de Vries – 0 points
Constructors’ Championship
1) Red Bull – 224 points
2) Aston Martin – 102 points
3) Mercedes – 96 points
4) Ferrari – 78 points
5) McLaren – 14 points
6) Alpine – 14 points
7) Haas – 8 points
8) Alfa Romeo – 6 points
9) AlphaTauri – 2 points
10) Williams – 1 point
What are the driver line-ups for 2023?
RED BULL
Max Verstappen
Sergio Perez
FERRARI
Charles Leclerc
Carlos Sainz
MERCEDES
Lewis Hamilton
George Russell
ALPINE
Esteban Ocon
Pierre Gasly
McLAREN
Lando Norris
Oscar Piastri
ALFA ROMEO
Valtteri Bottas
Zhou Guanyu
ASTON MARTIN
Fernando Alonso
Lance Stroll
HAAS
Kevin Magnussen
Nico Hulkenberg
ALPHATAURI
Yuki Tsunoda
Nyck de Vries
WILLIAMS
Alex Albon
Logan Sargeant
*italics represents new addition to the grid/change of team
What is the 2023 F1 calendar?
ROUND 7 – MONACO
Circuit de Monaco – 26-28 May
ROUND 8 – SPAIN
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya – 2-4 June
ROUND 9 – CANADA
Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, Montreal – 16-18 June
ROUND 10 – AUSTRIA (sprint weekend)
Red Bull Ring, Spielberg – 30 June-2 July
ROUND 11 – GREAT BRITAIN
Silverstone Circuit – 7-9 July
ROUND 12 – HUNGARY
Hungaroring, Budapest – 21-23 July
ROUND 13 – BELGIUM (sprint weekend)
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps – 28-30 July
ROUND 14 – NETHERLANDS
Circuit Zandvoort – 25-27 August
ROUND 15 – ITALY
Monza Circuit – 1-3 September
ROUND 16 – SINGAPORE
Marina Bay Street Circuit – 15-17 September
ROUND 17 – JAPAN
Suzuka International Racing Course – 22-24 September
ROUND 18 – QATAR (sprint weekend)
Lusail International Circuit, Lusail – 6-8 October
ROUND 19 – UNITED STATES (sprint weekend)
Circuit of the Americas, Austin – 20-22 October
ROUND 20 – MEXICO
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City – 27-29 October
ROUND 21 – BRAZIL (sprint weekend)
Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo – 3-5 November
ROUND 22 – LAS VEGAS
Las Vegas Street Circuit – 16-18 November
ROUND 23 – ABU DHABI
Yas Marina Circuit – 24-26 November
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