History Made in Monte Carlo: Antonelli Becomes Youngest Monaco GP Winner With Fifth Straight Victory, June 2026

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June 8 , 2026

June 7, 2026 | Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo

Kimi Antonelli is rewriting Formula 1’s record books at a breathtaking pace. The 19-year-oldMercedesdriver delivered a masterclass on the streets of Monte Carlo on Sunday, winning the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix to claim his fifth consecutivevictoryof the season — and in doing so, became the youngest winner in Monaco Grand Prix history, breaking a 16-year-old record held by Lewis Hamilton, who was 23 years, four months, and 18 days old when he won in Monaco for the first time back in 2008.

Lights Out, Drama Immediate

Hamilton and teammate Charles Leclerc both jumped a powerless Max Verstappen immediately at the start — the Dutchman’s Red Bull quickly hitting race-ending engine problems from the front row — to run second and third, but they could not keep up with the flying Antonelli from pole.

With Verstappen eliminated before the end of lap one, Antonelli was free to build his advantage. And build it he did. By Lap 60 of 78, Antonelli had been more than half a minute clear of Hamilton, having lapped the entire field up to the third-place car.

Chaos at the Final Corner

Just as the race appeared to be heading to a clean, dominant finish, Monte Carlo had other ideas. Lance Stroll was first to crash at the final turn before home hero Leclerc did the same, just as the condensed field was gearing up to restart. The race was ultimately suspended so officials could completetrackrepairs.

Leclerc — already fuming with the Ferrari pit wall for stopping him for new tires after Stroll’s crash — also thudded into the wall at Rascasse, compounding Ferrari’s misery on a day that had looked promising early on.

The Restart and the Record

The late restart could have created a final test, but Antonelli handled the standing start perfectly, kept Hamilton behind into Sainte Devote, and then pulled away tocompleteone of the most important wins of his young career.

“Thank you so much guys, the car was a beast today,” he told the Mercedes team over the radio after taking the checkered flag.

The Podium and Full Results

The final classification saw Antonelli take victory, with Lewis Hamilton finishing second for Ferrari at 6.271 seconds, and Isack Hadjar of Red Bull completing the podium in third at 23.394 seconds. Oscar Piastri finished fourth for McLaren, with Liam Lawson fifth and Arvid Lindblad sixth, both for Racing Bulls. Pierre Gasly took seventh for Alpine, Alex Albon eighth for Williams, Esteban Ocon ninth for Haas, and Fernando Alonso rounded out the top ten for Aston Martin.

Hamilton had been awarded a five-second penalty for speeding in the pitlane, but fortune shone on him when Lance Stroll’s crash triggered a Safety Car, effectively negating the penalty’s impact on his final position.

Notable Retirements

It was a brutal day for several frontrunners. Lando Norris, the reigning F1 champion, retired with power unit issues after complaining about the battery — a disappointing end to the weekend for last year’s Monaco winner. Valtteri Bottas retired on lap 18 with an overheating issue, while Ollie Bearman also failed to finish. Leclerc, Stroll, Verstappen, and Carlos Sainz were also among the retirements.

A late 10-second penalty for Sergio Perez saw Cadillac miss out on what would have been their first ever F1 points, with Fernando Alonso and Aston Martin promoted to the final points-paying position instead — their first point of the 2026 season.

Championship Standing

Antonelli has now won in China, Japan, the United States, Canada, and Monaco, opening up a 66-point lead over Hamilton at the top of the drivers’ championship. George Russell, Antonelli’s Mercedes teammate, dropped to third in the standings after finishing outside the points for the second race running.

Russell himself acknowledged the scale of the challenge ahead, saying before the race that the title was Antonelli’s “to lose.”

Formula 1 heads next to Barcelona for the Spanish Grand Prix — and all eyes will be on whether anyone can finally stop the teenager from Italy who is making history look effortless.