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Charles Leclerc Monaco GP FP3 Photograph: (Instagram)
Highlights
- Charles Leclerc scored a hat-trick of pole positions in Monaco Free Practice sessions.
- Lewis Hamilton had a big crash in the final few minutes.
- Max Verstappen was faster with a medium tyre.
Ferrari driver Charles Leclerc finished at the top of the table in the third and final practice session of the 2025 Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix. The Maranello team showed great pace and performance in both of its cars, except for the final crash of Hamilton. Max Verstappen set his fastest lap time on medium tyres, raising doubts regarding the tyre performance. Check out the full FP3 results in the article below.
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Here are the 2025 F1 Monaco GP FP3 results
Position | Driver | Team | Lap time |
1. | Charles Leclerc | Ferrrai | 1.10.964 |
2. | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +0.280 |
3. | Lando Norris | McLaren | +0.294 |
4. | Oscar Piastri | McLaren | +0.445 |
5. | Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | +0.563 |
6. | Alex Albon | Williams Racing | +0.715 |
7. | Liam Lawson | VCARB | +0.861 |
8. | Carlos Sainz | Williams Racing | +0.940 |
9. | Yuki Tsunoda | Red Bull | +0.999 |
10. | Kimi Antonelli | Mercedes | +1.060 |
11. | George Russell | Mercedes | +1.113 |
12. | Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | +1.148 |
13. | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber | +1.172 |
14. | Pierre Gasly | Alpine | +1.241 |
15. | Lance Stroll | Aston Martin | +1.249 |
16. | Oliver Bearman | Haas | +1.298 |
17. | Isack Hadjar | VCARB | +1.318 |
18. | Esteban Ocon | Haas | +1.546 |
19. | Gabriel Bortoleto | Sauber | +1.648 |
20. | Franco Colapinto | Alpine | +1.898 |
FP3 Session Summary
The Free Practice session 3 of the 2025 Monaco GP started with the McLaren driver setting the fastest lap time. But Ferrari came back strong with Charles Leclerc leading the table with his teammate finishing on number 2. Red Bull Racing has found a good setup for the Monaco circuit, which helped Max Verstappen extract more pace from his car.
The Dutch driver set the fastest lap time while his teammate Yuki Tsunoda got similar numbers. In doing so, he had a near-miss incident with Red Bull's Junior driver Isack Hadjar inside the tunnel, and without any drama, Tsunoda politely accepted his mistake. The third sector was difficult for almost all the drivers due to the track temperature. Max Verstappen and Lance Stroll are the only two drivers who used Medium tyres while the rest of the grid used Soft ones.
Verstappen setting the fastest lap time using slower medium tyres was outstanding. In the final few minutes, Lewis Hamilton had an unusual crash near the casino square as he crashed sideways into the barriers. The two cars at the front gave Hamilton no room while he was on his outlap, and to avoid crashing, he crashed into the barriers. The next will be the qualifying session later today, and we are excited to see which teams use mediums as they are looking faster on this track.