Monaco GP Qualifying: Max Verstappen beats Fernando Alonso to pole in thrilling finale
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Max Verstappen takes pole position for Red Bull after thrilling qualifying session; Aston Martin’s Alonso second, with Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc third; Sergio Perez crashes out in Q1; watch the Monaco GP live on Sky Sports F1 from 12:30pm on Sunday, lights out at 2pm
Last Updated: 27/05/23 4:30pm
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Max Verstappen steals pole position from Fernando Alonso with a stunning final sector in a thrilling final qualifying session at the Monaco Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen steals pole position from Fernando Alonso with a stunning final sector in a thrilling final qualifying session at the Monaco Grand Prix.
Max Verstappen claimed a maiden Monaco Grand Prix pole position after edging out Fernando Alonso in the final seconds a thrilling qualifying session.
World championship leader Verstappen was just over 0.204s down on the time that had put Alonso on provisional pole after two sectors of his lap, but produced a stunning finish to edge out the Aston Martin by 0.084s.
In claiming a first pole position in eight appearances at Formula 1’s most famous circuit, Verstappen denied Alonso his first pole since 2012.
Verstappen’s team-mate – and nearest title challenger – Sergio Perez, will start from the back of the grid after crashing out in Q1 at Saint Devote.
Charles Leclerc, who has taken pole for the previous two years at his home circuit, was third for Ferrari, while Esteban Ocon produced a stunning lap to take a surprise fourth for Alpine.
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Sergio Perez hits the wall at Turn 1 which leaves his Red Bull with a huge hole in the left sidepod and he is out in Q1!
Carlos Sainz was fifth in the other Ferrari, while Lewis Hamilton produced a strong final lap to take sixth after having only just scraped through Q1 and Q2.
Pierre Gasly completed a strong Alpine display to take seventh ahead of Hamilton’s team-mate George Russell, while Yuki Tsunoda was ninth for AlphaTauri.
McLaren’s Lando Norris rounded out the top 10, having made it through to the final part of qualifying despite crashing in the closing stages of Q2.
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McLaren mechanics swarm over Lando Norris’ car to try and repair it in time for Q3 after he hit the barriers.
Monaco GP Qualifying Result
1) Max Verstappen, Red Bull
2) Fernando Alonso, Aston Martin
3) Charles Leclerc, Ferrari
4) Esteban Ocon, Alpine
5) Carlos Sainz, Ferrari
6) Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes
7) Pierre Gasly, Alpine
8) George Russell, Mercedes
9) Yuki Tsunoda, AlphaTauri
10) Lando Norris, McLaren
More to follow…
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