Charles Leclerc has to start his Formula 1 home race after a penalty from sixth place.
After qualifying, the race stewards of the Monaco Grand Prix decided that the 25-year-old Ferrari driver would drop three positions.
After a hearing and the evaluation of the data and TV images, they came to the conclusion that Leclerc had obstructed Lando Norris in the McLaren in the decisive round of the knockout. However, they blamed the team rather than the driver.
For Leclerc, a series of bad luck and breakdowns continues at his home Grand Prix. Until last year, he hadn’t even reached the goal in either Formula 2 or Formula 1. Around twelve months ago, after taking pole position, he missed a podium finish and finished fourth.
Frenchman Esteban Ocon in the Alpine, who moves up from fourth to third place, will benefit from his subsequent penalty on Sunday (3:00 p.m.).
Leclerc’s Spanish teammate Carlos Sainz will now start from fourth place and record world champion Lewis Hamilton in the Mercedes from fifth place. World champion Max Verstappen in the Red Bull had secured pole ahead of Fernando Alonso in the Aston Martin.