Norris conquers pole position in Monaco and breaks record!

Norris conquers pole position in Monaco and breaks record!

On May 24, 2025, Lando Norris celebrated one of the greatest highlights of his career during qualifying for Monaco Grand Prix. The British driver secured his first pole position in Monaco with an impressive lap time of 1: 09.954 minutes, which at the same time set up a new course record on the Circuit de Monaco. Norris thus exceeded the old record of Lewis Hamilton from 2019 and prevailed by 0.109 seconds ahead of Charles Leclerc reports the Süddeutsche .

Norris, who was still in pole position this season, proudly commented on his performance. "It was a hard year and I'm happy about this success," he said after qualifying. This pole is the total eleventh for Norris and the second this season after the race day in Australia. The McLaren driver joins the race on Sunday at 3:00 p.m. (Sky) with a lot of confidence and hopes to repeat his success. Leclerc, who had achieved the best lap times in the training sessions, was disappointed with his performance, but sees positive potential in his ferrari Sportsnet .

The framework conditions of the race

A new regulation ensures additional tension in the race: all drivers have to take at least two pit stops during the race. This measure was introduced to avoid the quite one-sided race outputs of recent years . At least in the qualification, Norris had made it clear with his strong performance that he was ready for victory.

In the starting line -up, Oscar Piatri follows in third place, while Max Verstappen starts fourth behind Piatri due to a punishment for Lewis Hamilton, who was released from fourth place to seven. Hamilton was punished for a disability maneuver against Verstappen during the qualification. Kimi Antonelli from Mercedes caused an interruption of the qualification, while George Russell can only start in 14th place due to electronics problems in the first round Talksport .

racing tactics and expectations

The strategies for the race will be decisive. Norris has emerged in the qualification with impressive mileage, and the question now is whether he can implement this service on Sunday in the race. Norris has reported difficulties about the past few months, but this new record shows his form explains Talksport .

With a view to the first ten places of qualifying, it can be seen that the competition remains strong. While Norris holds the pole position, Leclerc and Piatri are patient expectations to intervene in the race. The entire Formula 1 field is looking forward to the upcoming duel in glamorous Monaco.