Everything that happened this weekend in Monaco 2025
Check how Franco did in this weekend's race
Published
23 May 2025
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3 min
Gran Prix: Monaco 📍 Circuit: Monte Carlo, Monaco 📊 Qualifying: P18 🏎 Laps completed: 78/78 📈 Final result: P13 👏🏼
Franco Colapinto raced through the legendary streets of the Principality of Monaco for the first time! 🏁
This weekend, Franco, the most recent F1 driver, faced one of the most iconic and technical circuits on the calendar. Monaco does not forgive mistakes, and simply finishing the race is already an achievement.
But Franco didn’t just finish it: he gained five positions with a solid, clean and strategic drive.
“Starting from eighteenth place today, it was a hard ask to enter the points, especially in a race with such little action. I would say finishing in thirteenth was the maximum we could really do with all the traffic and different tactics from other teams on track.”– Franco shared after the race.
📺 You can read the full live streaming in Spanish here
🛠️ Free practice: precision adaptation
During the Friday and Saturday morning sessions, Franco focused on adapting to the street layout. With walls just centimetres away from the car, confidence was key, and every lap helped him gain a better feel for the Alpine A525. Traffic and on-track incidents limited his time, but the learning process was constant.
🕒 Qualifying: tough Q1 session
On Saturday, Franco didn’t make it through to Q2 and ended up P18 in an extremely tight session. Traffic played a big role, and like many other drivers, he couldn’t put in a clean fast lap. Even so, he stayed calm and focused on preparing the team’s full race strategy — especially since his teammate Pierre Gasly also didn’t make it through to Q2.
🏁 Race: Spoiler alert: Franco made up places!
¡From 18º to 13º!
He started from P18, knowing that overtaking in Monaco is nearly impossible. But with a smart strategy, patience, and steady pace, he climbed up the field lap by lap.
📌 He started on soft tyres and switched to mediums after the first pit stop.
📌 He executed both mandatory pit stops smoothly (2.5s and 2.7s).
📌 He made the most of other drivers’ mistakes and avoided trouble, gaining five positions on a track where that’s extremely rare.
👀 Highlights
- Franco was one of the few drivers with no warnings or contact in a race with almost zero margin for error.
- His fastest lap was on lap 30: 1:15.298, using medium tyres.
- His best sector was Sector 2, clocking 35.484s at 194 km/h.
- The team praised his consistency, especially during the more chaotic moments.
- He finished the race with strong tyre management under pressure from behind.
🗓 What’s coming up this week?🎉
Franco’s birthday is on Tuesday!
You can send him your message through the app by clicking here👇
¡Feliz cumpleaños, Franco!
Envíale tus mejores deseos a Franco por su cumpleaños.
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📍 Next race: Spanish Grand Prix – Barcelona
“We will continue our hard work ahead of the next Grand Prix in Spain at a more conventional track.” – The Argentine said after the race in Monte Carlo.
🗓 May 30 to June 1
Free practice: Friday, May 30
Qualifying: Saturday, May 31
Race: Sunday, June 1
- Spain: 15:00
- Argentina: 10:00
- UK: 14:00
📡 We’ll be streaming all weekend with exclusive content live from Barcelona!
🎁 Want to celebrate Franco’s birthday at the Spanish GP?
We’ll be celebrating his 22nd birthday all week, and you can enter the giveaway to celebrate with him in Barcelona!
🚨 Heads up!
The special Monaco digital collectible is only available for a few more hours. If you haven’t added it yet, this is your last chance to complete your collection!
📣 Show your support
Use the official hashtags and show us how you experienced the Monaco GP:
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We’ll be sharing the best community photos and messages during the week.
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