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S. H. Lee

Teenage History-maker: Kimi Antonelli Survives Monaco Chaos to Win Fifth Straight as Hamilton Takes Second

Winner Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli celebrates on the podium after competing in Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix at the Monaco street circuit in Monaco, ahead of the, on June 7, 2026. (Credit: Photo by Gabriel BOUYS/AFP via Getty Images)

There is no place on the Formula 1 calendar quite like Monte Carlo, and on Sunday the world's most glamorous race delivered one of its most chaotic afternoons in years — a red-flagged, crash-strewn epic that ended with a teenager rewriting the record books. As super-yachts glittered in the harbour and the principality's famous and fabulous looked on, the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix, round six of the championship, proved as unpredictable as it was glittering.

Kimi Antonelli held his nerve to take his fifth consecutive victory, his first at Monaco, matching Lewis Hamilton's old run of five straight wins for Mercedes. The 19-year-old crossed the line 6.271 seconds clear of Hamilton, with Isack Hadjar third — though the podium order remained provisional amid a flurry of FIA investigations. Pierre Gasly was third on the road but penalties dropped him to seventh, while Sergio Pérez was provisionally classified tenth — potentially Cadillac's first-ever points, pending an inquiry.

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