Charles Leclerc attains these feats with Monaco GP win: Details
Charles Leclerc won the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix. The Ferrari driver held his nerve to convert pole position at his home race into a fascinating victory. The race had a huge first-lap pile-up after a collision between the two Haas cars and Red Bull's Sergio Perez caused a red flag. Notably, 2024 Formula 1 race leader Max Verstappen finished sixth. Here are further details.
Sixth F1 race win and 35th podium
Leclerc claimed his sixth F1 race win in addition to sealing his 35th podium finish. Notably, this was Leclerc's maiden race win this season. He also managed his fifth podium finish of the year. Leclerc sealed his maiden race win at the Monaco GP. Leclerc also closed down Verstappen's gap in the Driver Standings. Verstappen owns 169 points with Leclerc racing to 138 points.
Eighth Ferrari driver to win the Monaco GP
Ferrari won their 11th race at the Monaco GP since the race's inception in 1929. Vittorio Marzotto was the first Ferrari driver to win the race in 1952. Maurice Trintignant (1955), Niki Lauda (1975, 1976), Jody Scheckter (1979), Gilles Villeneuve (1981), Michael Schumacher (1997, 1999, 2001 and Sebastian Vettel (2017) have won races here for Ferrari.
Third season in which Leclerc has won a race
Leclerc joined Ferrari in 2019. He won two races and sealed 10 podiums that season. In 2022, he won three races and collected 11 podium finishes. This is the third season in which Leclerc has won a race for Ferrari.
Key details of drivers from the Monaco GP
McLaren's Oscar Piastri finished second at the Monaco GP. It was his first podium finish this season. Carlos Sainz claimed third position. The Spaniard finished in the top three for the fourth time this season. In-form Lando Norris took fourth place ahead of Mercedes driver George Russell. Lewis Hamilton took seventh spot behind Verstappen.
Key takeaways from the race
Perez's Red Bull Racing and the Haas duo of Kevin Magnussen and Nico Hulkenberg had to retire after a heavy crash. Fortunately all three drivers were unharmed. As far as Leclerc was concerned, he kept a cool head and remained ahead of his rivals. His previous best result here was P4. Meanwhile, credit should go to Russell for fending off Verstappen and Hamilton.
