George Russell’s world championship bid suffered another setback as Kimi Antonelli stormed to pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix.
Antonelli, who has won the last four races, danced his way around Formula One’s famed streets in the principality to beat Red Bull’s Max Verstappen to top spot by just 0.043 seconds.
Russell will start a distant sixth – 0.394 sec slower than his Mercedes team-mate – with Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc third and fourth respectively for Ferrari.
Verstappen’s team-mate Isack Hadjar lines up from fifth with Oscar Piastri and Lando Norris set to start McLaren’s 1,000th race from seventh and eighth.
Here are the standings after the Monaco GP
Driver standings after Monaco Grand Prix
1. Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) – 156 points
2. Lewis Hamilton (Ferrari) – 90 points
3. George Russell (Mercedes) – 88 points
4. Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) – 75 points
5. Oscar Piastri (McLaren) – 60 points
6. Lando Norris (McLaren) – 58 points
7. Max Verstappen Red Bull) – 43 points
8. Isack Hadjar (Racing Bulls) – 29 points
9. Pierre Gasly (Alpine) – 26 points
10. Liam Lawson (Racing Bulls) – 26 points
11. Ollie Bearman (Haas) – 18 points
12. Franco Colapinto (Alpine) – 15 points
13. Carlos Sainz (Williams) – 6 points
14. Arvid Lindblad (Racing Bulls) -13 points
15. Esteban Ocon (Haas) – 3 points
15. Gabriel Bortoleto (Audi) – 2 points
17. Alex Albon (Williams) – 1 point
18. Sergio Perez (Cadillac) – 1 point
19. Nico Hulkenberg (Audi) – 0 points
20. Valtteri Bottas (Cadillac) – 0 points
21. Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) – 0 points
22. Lance Stroll (Aston Martin) – 0 points
Constructor standings after Monaco GP (TBC)
1. Mercedes – 219 points
2. Ferrari – 147 points
3. McLaren – 106 points
4. Red Bull – 57 points
5. Alpine – 35 points
6. Racing Bulls – 21 points
7. Haas – 19 points
8. Williams – 7 points
9. Audi – 2 points
10. Cadillac – 0 points
11. Aston Martin – 0 points
What is the 2026 race calendar?
ROUND 6 – MONACO
Circuit de Monaco – 5-7 June
ROUND 7- SPAIN (Barcelona)
Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya – 12-14 June
ROUND 8 – AUSTRIA
Red Bull Ring, Spielberg – 26-28 June
ROUND 9 – GREAT BRITAIN (sprint weekend)
Silverstone Circuit – 3-5 July
ROUND 10 – BELGIUM
Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps – 17-19 July
ROUND 11 – HUNGARY
Hungaroring, Budapest – 24-26 July
ROUND 12 – NETHERLANDS (sprint weekend)
Circuit Zandvoort – 21-23 August
ROUND 13 – ITALY
Monza Circuit – 4-6 September
ROUND 14 – SPAIN (Madrid)
Circuito de Madring – 11-13 September
ROUND 15 – AZERBAIJAN
Baku City Circuit – 25-27 September
ROUND 16 – SINGAPORE (sprint weekend)
Marina Bay Street Circuit – 9-11 October
ROUND 17 – UNITED STATES
Circuit of the Americas, Austin – 23-25 October
ROUND 18 – MEXICO
Autodromo Hermanos Rodriguez, Mexico City – 30 October-1 November
ROUND 19 – BRAZIL
Interlagos Circuit, Sao Paulo – 6-8 November
ROUND 20 – LAS VEGAS
Las Vegas Street Circuit – 19-21 November
ROUND 21 – QATAR
Lusail International Circuit – 27-29 November
ROUND 22 – ABU DHABI
Yas Marina Circuit – 4-6 December
