2025 Monaco GP Race: Fastest Lap & Pace Gaps
Every car frozen on the finish line, with each gap to Lando Norris’s fastest lap shown to scale in real metres. Race at Monte Carlo, round 8.
Monaco Grand Prix 2025 Race: what happened
Lando Norris set the fastest lap for the Monaco Grand Prix 2025 Race with a 1:13.221 for McLaren at Monte Carlo. George Russell (Mercedes) was 0.184s behind, and at racing speed that is 14.4 m of track between them as they crossed the line.
Kimi Antonelli completed the top three for Mercedes, 0.297s off Lando Norris, a double top-three for Mercedes. Across the whole classified order the field spread out to 378.6 m, from Lando Norris to Pierre Gasly.
The closest call of the session was between Lance Stroll and Gabriel Bortoleto: 0.007s apart, about 0.55 m at speed.
| # | Driver | Team | Lap time | Gap | Behind (to scale) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lando Norris | McLaren | 1:13.221 | Fastest | — |
| 2 | George Russell | Mercedes | 1:13.405 | +0.184 | 14.4 m |
| 3 | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | 1:13.518 | +0.297 | 23.3 m |
| 4 | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | 1:13.745 | +0.524 | 41.0 m |
| 5 | Carlos Sainz | Williams | 1:13.988 | +0.767 | 60.1 m |
| 6 | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 1:14.055 | +0.834 | 65.3 m |
| 7 | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 1:14.090 | +0.869 | 68.1 m |
| 8 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull Racing | 1:14.230 | +1.009 | 79.0 m |
| 9 | Alexander Albon | Williams | 1:14.597 | +1.376 | 107.8 m |
| 10 | Oliver Bearman | Haas F1 Team | 1:14.855 | +1.634 | 128.0 m |
| 11 | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | 1:14.877 | +1.656 | 129.7 m |
| 12 | Gabriel Bortoleto | Kick Sauber | 1:14.884 | +1.663 | 130.3 m |
| 13 | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull Racing | 1:14.913 | +1.692 | 132.5 m |
| 14 | Esteban Ocon | Haas F1 Team | 1:15.157 | +1.936 | 151.7 m |
| 15 | Nico Hulkenberg | Kick Sauber | 1:15.223 | +2.002 | 156.8 m |
| 16 | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | 1:15.298 | +2.077 | 162.7 m |
| 17 | Liam Lawson | Racing Bulls | 1:15.321 | +2.100 | 164.5 m |
| 18 | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 1:15.593 | +2.372 | 185.8 m |
| 19 | Isack Hadjar | Racing Bulls | 1:15.981 | +2.760 | 216.2 m |
| 20 | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | 1:18.054 | +4.833 | 378.6 m |
How big is the gap, really?
Lando Norris set the race fastest lap at the Monaco Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:13.221. On the timesheet the field looks bunched into tenths, but at racing speed those tenths stretch out: from fastest lap to Pierre Gasly the field covers 378.6 m.
Monaco Grand Prix 2025 Race: your questions
- Who set the fastest lap at the Monaco Grand Prix 2025?
- Lando Norris (McLaren) set the fastest lap at the Monaco Grand Prix 2025 race with a 1:13.221 at Monte Carlo.
- What was the fastest lap at the Monaco Grand Prix 2025?
- The fastest lap of the Monaco Grand Prix 2025 race was a 1:13.221, set by Lando Norris (McLaren) at Monte Carlo.
- How close was race at the Monaco Grand Prix 2025?
- Lando Norris beat George Russell to fastest lap by 0.184s. At racing speed that margin is 14.4 m of track. Across the whole field, from fastest lap to Pierre Gasly in P20, the spread is 4.833s or 378.6 m.
- How far behind was George Russell at the Monaco Grand Prix 2025?
- George Russell (Mercedes) had the 2nd-fastest lap in race at the Monaco Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:13.405, 0.184s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 14.4 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Kimi Antonelli at the Monaco Grand Prix 2025?
- Kimi Antonelli (Mercedes) had the 3rd-fastest lap in race at the Monaco Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:13.518, 0.297s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 23.3 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Oscar Piastri at the Monaco Grand Prix 2025?
- Oscar Piastri (McLaren) had the 4th-fastest lap in race at the Monaco Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:13.745, 0.524s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 41.0 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Carlos Sainz at the Monaco Grand Prix 2025?
- Carlos Sainz (Williams) had the 5th-fastest lap in race at the Monaco Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:13.988, 0.767s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 60.1 m of track behind.
- How far behind was Charles Leclerc at the Monaco Grand Prix 2025?
- Charles Leclerc (Ferrari) had the 6th-fastest lap in race at the Monaco Grand Prix 2025 with a 1:14.055, 0.834s behind Lando Norris's fastest lap. Converted to distance at racing speed, that is 65.3 m of track behind.
- How much is a tenth of a second in metres at Monte Carlo?
- On this lap a tenth of a second is worth roughly 7.8 m of track. That is why George Russell's 0.184s at the Monaco Grand Prix 2025 puts 14.4 m between the cars on the finish line.