2019 Monaco Grand Prix
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The 2019 Monaco Grand Prix (formally known as the Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2019) was a Formula One motor race held on 26 May 2019 at the Circuit de Monaco, a street circuit that runs through the Principality of Monaco. It was the 6th round of the 2019 Formula One World Championship, the 77th time that the Monaco Grand Prix was held, and the 66th time it had been held as a round of the Formula One World Championship since the inception of the series in 1950.
2019 Monaco Grand Prix | |||||
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Race 6 of 21 in the 2019 Formula One World Championship
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Race details | |||||
Date | 26 May 2019 | ||||
Official name | Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2019 | ||||
Location |
Circuit de Monaco La Condamine and Monte Carlo, Monaco | ||||
Course | Street circuit | ||||
Course length | 3.337 km (2.074 miles) | ||||
Distance | 78 laps, 260.286 km (161.734 miles) | ||||
Weather | Overcast | ||||
Pole position | |||||
Driver | Mercedes | ||||
Time | 1:10.166 | ||||
Fastest lap | |||||
Driver | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull Racing-Honda | |||
Time | 1:14.279 on lap 72 | ||||
Podium | |||||
First | Mercedes | ||||
Second | Ferrari | ||||
Third | Mercedes | ||||
Lap leaders |
The race was won by Lewis Hamilton after starting from pole, with Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas promoted to second and third place respectively after Max Verstappen received a penalty, demoting him to fourth place.[1]