Monaco is the crown jewel of the Formula 1 calendar. Drivers were racing around the streets 21 years before F1’s inaugural season in 1950. For decades, it’s been a race every driver on the grid wants to win.
The race is an anomaly. It’s the only event on the calendar that doesn’t have to meet the sport’s 190-mile minimum race distance. It’s the slowest race of the year by average speed (95-100 mph) as drivers make their way through the tight, twisting circuit with few, if any, overtakes.
The 2024 Monaco Grand Prix had an early red flag which meant teams didn’t need to pit at any point in the race. That made for one of the least exciting races of the season but featured a rarity in the event: a hometown winner. Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc became the first Monégasque driver to win the event since Louis Chiron in 1931.
Qualifying is everything in Monaco due to the lack of overtaking. Last year qualifying was a close battle between the Ferraris and McLarens in the top four places in qualifying. This year could be close again but between the McLarens and reigning world champion Max Verstappen of Red Bull.
Verstappen won the most recent race, the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, his second victory of the season. That broke McLaren driver Oscar Piastri’s streak of three consecutive wins. Piastri and Verstappen are tied for pole positions this season with three each through seven races.
Verstappen could make it two wins in a row but the McLaren drivers may get back on top in the streets of Monaco. Here’s what to know about the race.
How to watch the 2025 Monaco Grand Prix
There are multiple options for U.S. F1 viewers to catch all of the action from Monaco.
Date: May 23-25
Location: Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo, Monaco
Grand Prix start time: 9 a.m. ET
TV: ABC, ESPN3
Streaming: ESPN+, F1TV, Fubo
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Monaco Grand Prix start time, TV, schedule
Friday, May 23
Practice 1: 7:30 a.m. ET
TV: ESPN2
Streaming: ESPN+, F1TV, Fubo
Practice 2: 11 a.m. ET
TV: ESPNU
Streaming: ESPN+, F1TV, Fubo
Saturday, May 24
Practice 3: 6:30 a.m. ET
TV: ESPN2
Streaming: ESPN+, F1TV, Fubo
Qualifying: 10 a.m. ET
TV: ESPN
Streaming: ESPN+, F1TV, Fubo
Sunday, May 25
Grand Prix race: 9 a.m. ET
TV: ABC, ESPN3
Streaming: ESPN+, F1TV, Fubo
Who has the most Monaco Grand Prix wins?
Ayrton Senna has the most Monaco Grand Prix wins in F1 history with six (1987, 1989-93). Among active drivers, Ferrari’s Lewis Hamilton has the most with three (2008, 2016, 2019). Max Verstappen can match Hamilton’s mark as the active leader with a win on Sunday.
F1 2025 calendar, results
Here’s a list of events in 2025 with the Grand Prix winners of completed events.
Australian Grand Prix (March 16): Lando Norris, McLaren
Chinese Grand Prix (March 23): Oscar Piastri, McLaren
Japanese Grand Prix (April 6): Max Verstappen, Red Bull
Bahrain Grand Prix (April 13): Oscar Piastri, McLaren
Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (April 20): Oscar Piastri, McLaren
Miami Grand Prix (May 4): Oscar Piastri, McLaren
Emilia Romagna Grand Prix (May 18): Max Verstappen, Red Bull
Monaco Grand Prix (May 25)
Spanish Grand Prix (June 1)
Canadian Grand Prix (June 15)
Austrian Grand Prix (June 29)
British Grand Prix (July 6)
Belgian Grand Prix (July 27)
Hungarian Grand Prix (Aug. 3)
Dutch Grand Prix (Aug. 31)
Italian Grand Prix (Sept. 7)
Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Sept. 21)
Singapore Grand Prix (Oct. 5)
United States Grand Prix (Oct. 19)
Mexico City Grand Prix (Oct. 26)
São Paulo Grand Prix (Nov. 9)
Las Vegas Grand Prix (Nov. 22)
Qatar Grand Prix (Nov. 30)
Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Dec. 7)