The Formula One World Championship season is fully underway, with twenty-one confirmed events on the 2018 calendar, including the Monaco Grand Prix next-up from May 24-27. The Grand Prix in Monaco, hosted at the Monte Carlo Circuit, is much more than a race, it’s the celebration of a new season and an opportunity for every driver to showcase their cars and skills. Last year’s Monaco GP winner was Scuderia Ferrari German driver Sebastian Vettel, who took control in lap 34, with team-mate Kimi Raikkonen finishing second and Daniel Ricciardo grabbing third. The race saw five drivers forced to retire, including two who suffered a collision in the later laps.
2018 Monaco Grand Prix weather forecast:
From the Formula 1 teams’ point of view, different weather conditions can result in very different races, and Formula 1 teams adapt their strategy accordingly, for example using different tyres in wet conditions, and taking account of cross winds which can cause stability problems at high speeds. It is always well worth checking the weather before any grand prix as it can often throw a curve ball into the mix, although in Monaco perhaps not as often as other places. Conditions appear near-on perfect this year as well, ahead of the 2018 Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix weekend. A lovely high of 25 degrees C is forecast, with only a very mild easterly wind of 7 mph, while the rainfall radar for Europe shows some cloud scatter nearby, although the risk of rain is very low for Saturday and Sunday.
During practice and qualifying, track temperatures will be warm and the extra grip afforded to drivers should keep things interesting during race time.
2018 Monaco Grand Prix Information:
F1 session times
Thursday 24th May 2018
Monaco Grand Prix Free Practice 1: 11:00-12:30 (UK time: 10:00-11:30)
Monaco Grand Prix Free Practice 2: 15:00-16:30 (UK time: 14:00-15:30)
Saturday 26th May 2018
Monaco Grand Prix Free Practice 3: 12:00-13:00 (UK time: 11:00-12:00)
Monaco Grand Prix Qualifying: 15:00 (UK time: 14:00)
Sunday 27th May 2018
Monaco Grand Prix: 15:10 (UK time: 14:10)
Track stats:
Circuit: Circuit de Monaco
Length: 3.337km
Laps: 78
Race distance: 260.286km
Corners: 19
Races: 64
Wins from pole: 28/43.75%
Number of winners: 33
Most successful team: McLaren, 15 wins
Most successful driver: Ayrton Senna, 6 wins
Lap record: 1:14.439, set by Michael Schumacher’s Ferrari in 2004
Lap record average speed: 162kph, 100mph
Pole: 1:15.098 Lewis Hamilton
Fastest Lap: 1:18.063 Daniel Ricciardo
Podium: Nico Rosberg, Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton
2017 Stats
Pole: 1:12.178 Kimi Raikkonen
Fastest Lap: 1:14.820 Sergio Perez
Podium: Sebastian Vettel, Kimi Raikkonen, Daniel Ricciardo
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