- Kimi Antonelli secured pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix , narrowly beating Red Bull's Max Verstappen by just 0.043 seconds.
- George Russell will start a distant sixth, 0.394 seconds slower than his Mercedes team-mate, further hindering his world championship bid against Antonelli.
- Lewis Hamilton and Charles Leclerc qualified third and fourth respectively, with Hamilton 0.228 seconds behind Antonelli.
- The qualifying session was red-flagged after Gabriel Bortoleto crashed, while Ollie Bearman failed to progress from Q1 and will start 19th.
- Russell, who is 43 points behind Antonelli, faces losing further ground in the championship due to the difficulty of overtaking on the Monaco circuit.
IN FULL
Kimi Antonelli edges out Max Verstappen to take Monaco Grand Prix pole