Charles Leclerc topped both practice sessions for the Monaco Grand Prix on Friday, though more red flags flew in the second hour.

The Ferrari driver set a best time of 1’11.355, which was a few hundredths of a second slower than he managed when he topped the same session a year ago.

Two drivers caused red flags in the second hour of practice but both set times quick enough to claim places in the top six. Oscar Piastri, who lapped just three hundredths of a second off Leclerc, was one of them.

He triggered the session’s second red flag when he crashed at Sainte Devote. The championship leader grabbed his front-right brake as he slowed for the corner and opted to hit the barrier square-on rather than attempt a risky swerve into the escape road. It cost him his front wing but he was easily able to drive back and continue in the session once it restarted again.

Isack Hadjar caused the session’s first red flag when he clipped the barrier at the apex of the harbour-front chicane. The impact damaged his left-rear wheel and pitched him into a spin, though he was able to drag his car back to the pits for repairs while the session was temporarily halted.

That wasn’t his only slip-up. Towards the end of the session he also hit the barrier at Sainte-Devote, with the same left-rear corner again.

“Man, I am so stupid,” he told his team on the radio. “I think I am just dumb.” This time his rear suspension was more seriously damaged, and although he was able to drive back to the pits without causing another red flag he was unable to continue in this session.

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Despite that, Hadjar clearly had good pace in his car, lapping within half a second of Leclerc in sixth place. His team mate Liam Lawson was only fractionally faster.

Lewis Hamilton and Lando Norris joined their team mates in the top four. The latter, however, was three tenths of a second off the pace.

The Red Bull pair took up their customary Friday positions lower down the time sheet. Max Verstappen was tenth, after having a minor off at Mirabeau which he recovered from. Besides both drivers from Red Bull’s second team, he was also slower than Fernando Alonso in the Aston Martin, Alexander Albon for Williams and Andrea Kimi Antonelli, the first of the Mercedes drivers.

The stewards are investigating Oliver Bearman for a potential infringement when the session was suspended, but decided to take no action after looking into whether Yuki Tsunoda failed to slow for yellow flags.

2025 Monaco Grand Prix Grand Prix second practice result

P. # Driver Team Model Time Gap Laps
1 16 Charles Leclerc Ferrari SF-25 1’11.355 32
2 81 Oscar Piastri McLaren-Mercedes MCL39 1’11.393 0.038 28
3 44 Lewis Hamilton Ferrari SF-25 1’11.460 0.105 30
4 4 Lando Norris McLaren-Mercedes MCL39 1’11.677 0.322 32
5 30 Liam Lawson Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 02 1’11.823 0.468 32
6 6 Isack Hadjar Racing Bulls-Honda RBPT 02 1’11.842 0.487 17
7 14 Fernando Alonso Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR25 1’11.890 0.535 30
8 23 Alexander Albon Williams-Mercedes FW47 1’11.918 0.563 34
9 12 Andrea Kimi Antonelli Mercedes W16 1’12.002 0.647 32
10 1 Max Verstappen Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB21 1’12.068 0.713 29
11 22 Yuki Tsunoda Red Bull-Honda RBPT RB21 1’12.072 0.717 30
12 63 George Russell Mercedes W16 1’12.092 0.737 32
13 55 Carlos Sainz Jnr Williams-Mercedes FW47 1’12.151 0.796 32
14 5 Gabriel Bortoleto Sauber-Ferrari C45 1’12.234 0.879 29
15 87 Oliver Bearman Haas-Ferrari VF-25 1’12.259 0.904 33
16 27 Nico Hulkenberg Sauber-Ferrari C45 1’12.262 0.907 32
17 10 Pierre Gasly Alpine-Renault A525 1’12.404 1.049 34
18 18 Lance Stroll Aston Martin-Mercedes AMR25 1’12.512 1.157 30
19 31 Esteban Ocon Haas-Ferrari VF-25 1’12.541 1.186 33
20 43 Franco Colapinto Alpine-Renault A525 1’13.415 2.060 31

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