British motor racer Lando Norris won his first Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday 25 May in a race that was packed with nail-biting action and saw the McLaren driver – who started in pole position – take the lead in the final lap!
This is McLaren’s first win on the streets of Monaco since 2008; and Norris’s sixth F1 victory, his second of the season after Melbourne, Australia.
After the race Norris, who has been living in Monaco since 2022, said: “It’s a childhood dream come true” and said he was “very proud” and so happy to have his mum and dad at the event. He admitted that while the win was huge for the team and a “big day” for him, he was “more emotional” the day before when he achieved pole.
WATCH Lando Norris ‘very proud’ of his first Monaco Grand Prix win
The Principality’s Charles Leclerc, who won the race last year (2024), was beaten into second position, while his Ferrari teammate Lewis Hamilton took fifth. Max Verstappen was fourth.
Monaco’s mayor congratulated Leclerc on his second place finish, and ACM noted that he “tried everything, right to the end, to upset the odds”.
Oscar Piastri, also in McLaren, completed the podium, coming third. He remains at the top of the World Championship, but there are now only three points difference between Piastri (161) and Norris (158).
Norris’s gold medal was presented by Princess Charlene of Monaco. According to ACM (Automobile Club of Monaco), “the beautiful trophy will travel in a high-end trunk designed by (French luxury brand) LVMH“.
Watch highlights of the F1 Monaco Grand Prix 2025: click here.
Monaco royal kindness at the Grand Prix
On Saturday Prince Albert and Princess Charlene visited the Monégasque Association of the Motor Disabled on the outskirts of Monaco-Ville at their specially designed grandstand which offers one of the most beautiful views of the circuit. The royal couple gave spectators caps signed by Charles Leclerc. The Palace said it was “a moment of sharing and kindness, greeted by all”.
On Friday the couple also spent time with young patients with serious diseases, who are invited each year to attend the Monaco F1 Grand Prix trials.
Photos by Michaël Alesi / Prince’s Palace
