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MONTE-CARLO, MONACO – JUNE 07: Lewis Hamilton (44) of Great Britain and Scuderia Ferrari HP sprays champagne at Kimi Antonelli (12) of Italy and Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team after the F1 Monaco Grand Prix on June 7, 2026 at the Circuit de Monaco in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Bob Kupbens\/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)<\/p>\n
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Kimi Antonelli pulled off a sensational drive through the streets of Monte Carlo to take a historic victory at the Monaco Grand Prix.<\/p>\n
Having started the race on pole<\/a> after producing what he described as a \u201cmagic lap\u201d the day before, the Mercedes driver dominated the race from the start all the way to the checkered flag, scoring his fifth consecutive career victory and making history as the youngest winner of the Monaco Grand Prix at just 19 years, nine months and 13 days old.<\/p>\n The Italian also became the youngest driver in F1 history to achieve a grand slam (grand chelem) – taking pole position, leading every lap, clocking the fastest lap and securing victory.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s been an incredible weekend, an incredible race,\u201d said<\/a> Antonelli. \u201cIt was one of those days where we had incredible pace and it was just coming all so naturally.<\/p>\n \u201cThe car was feeling incredible and it was just giving me the confidence to push, so it was a very enjoyable day.\u201d<\/p>\n MONTE-CARLO, MONACO – JUNE 07: Race winner Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team celebrates on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of Monaco at Circuit de Monaco on June 07, 2026 in Monte-Carlo, Monaco. (Photo by Emmanuele Ciancaglini\/Ciancaphoto Studio\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Getty Images<\/p>\n The Monaco Grand Prix got off to a dramatic start when Max Verstappen, who was lined up in second eyeing his first win of the season, suffered an engine failure that prevented him from getting off the line before having to retire from the race on the first lap.<\/p>\n With one of his main threats out of the way and a fantastic launch on his end, Antonelli managed to hold onto his position and pull out a commanding gap of over 20 seconds, having even lapped all but the top three as the race wore on.<\/p>\n The gap evaporated however when a safety car was deployed with 18 laps to go after Lance Stroll crashed his Aston Martin at the final corner.<\/p>\n When the race resumed, home favorite Charles Leclerc crashed at the same corner while running in third place, prompting the FIA to suspend the race and inspect the track surface.<\/p>\n After a 40-minute stoppage, the race was resumed with a standing restart for the final eight laps, and a calm Antonelli once again pulled away to score a dominant victory with a margin of 6.271 seconds, surviving two safety cars and a red flag.<\/p>\n Second-place finisher Lewis Hamilton of Scuderia Ferrari celebrates on the podium during the 2026 F1 Monaco Grand Prix. (Photo by Nicola Ciancaglini\/Ciancaphoto Studio\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n Getty Images<\/p>\n Hamilton, who jumped into second at the start of the race, managed to hold onto his position to the flag, scoring his third podium finish in Ferrari red.<\/p>\n Now the seven-time world champion has eight Monaco podium finishes, equalling the legendary Ayrton Senna\u2019s podium record in the Principality.<\/p>\n