Monegasque driver Charles Leclerc from Scuderia Ferrari won the Monaco Grand Prix, the eighth race of the F1 World Championship, held on the streets of the Côte d'Azur principality. His teammate, Carlos Sainz, finished third; the other Spaniard, double world champion Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin), finished eleventh; and Mexican driver Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) retired after crashing on the first lap.

Leclerc, 26, secured his sixth F1 victory (his first of the season and his first at home) by winning the year's most iconic race ahead of Australian Oscar Piastri (McLaren), who finished second, and Sainz, who achieved his twenty-second podium in the premier category, his fourth of the season.

Triple world champion Max Verstappen (Red Bull) from the Netherlands, the World Championship leader, finished sixth, behind the British drivers Lando Norris (McLaren) and George Russell (Mercedes), who finished fourth and fifth, respectively, this Sunday in Monte Carlo.

"Checo" got involved in an accident on the first lap, heading up towards the Casino, with the two Haas cars driven by Danish Kevin Magnussen and German Nico Hülkenberg. This incident caused a 40-minute interruption with a red flag and a restart from the grid.

All three emerged unscathed from the crash but had to retire early on. Seven-time world champion Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) finished seventh, one place ahead of Japanese driver Yuki Tsunoda (RB).

Thai driver Alex Albon earned Williams' first points of the year by finishing ninth, and French driver Pierre Gasly (Alpine) also scored points, crossing the line in tenth position. The next race will be the Canadian Grand Prix, held in Montreal in two weekends.