Formula 2’s annual visit to Monaco delivered several twists in the tale once again, with championship contenders coming a cropper, and a pole-sitter once again failing to finish a race in the Principality. DIVEBOMB looks back at the drivers who gained the most from F2’s Monaco outing in 2026, and those who fell short on the street circuit.

There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the flurry of penalties issued at the Monaco Grand Prix. Here's who was penalised in the principality.

George Russell is left searching for answers as his teammate further extends the point gap in the title fight.

After a post-race review, Cadillac’s Sergio Pérez has been handed a 10-second time penalty at the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix.

Charles Leclerc painfully reveals what went wrong ahead of his exit from the Monaco Grand Prix.

Kimi Antonelli takes a historic fifth consecutive victory at the Monaco Grand Prix after an afternoon of complete melee with Safety Cars, a red flag, seven retirements, big names falling and penalties galore.

Verstappen retires from Monaco Grand Prix on Lap 1 after power unit failure, extending his championship deficit to Antonelli beyond 88 points.

From Kimi Antonelli chasing historic records once more to some drivers seeking redemption while another hopes to maintain a career-long streak, here are five things to look out for in the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix.

MP Motorsport’s Gabriele Minì added yet another podium finish in Monaco after the F2 sprint race on Saturday, extending his remarkable success at the venue with a fifth consecutive podium appearance. It’s a record Minì has set since his Formula Regional days back in 2022. Since then, the Italian has gone on to take back-to-back F3 Feature Race wins on the street circuit, before making the most of reverse-grid sprints to add two successive F2 podiums in Monaco.

Lewis Hamilton qualified third at Monaco after Ferrari lost significant pace overnight, leaving the Briton to extract the maximum from a compromised SF-26.

George Russell, after struggling during qualifying ahead of the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix, assessed his current situation with the W17.

Max Verstappen recovered from a difficult Free Practice 3 to qualify second at Monaco, just 0.043 seconds off pole position in a stunning turnaround.

Lando Norris qualified eighth at the Monaco Grand Prix, admitting a Q3 lock-up cost him time — but insisting the car deficit told the real story.

Despite taking provisional pole for his home Grand Prix, Charles Leclerc ultimately had to settle for fourth on the grid for Sunday's Monaco Grand Prix.

Fighting with the other front-runners, Kimi Antonelli emerged victorious for a first pole position in Monaco.

Championship leader Kimi Antonelli claimed yet another pole position in Monaco, followed by Max Verstappen and Lewis Hamilton.

Kimi Antonelli went fastest for the final hour of practice ahead of Charles Leclerc and Lewis Hamilton, setting us up for a closely-fought qualifying session for the Monaco Grand Prix.

“I probably don't want to experience that again,” said Invicta Racing’s Rafa Câmara after qualifying in Monaco. “It was too stressful during the quali (F2 qualifying in Monaco)”. Câmara knows a thing or two about taking pole position. Perhaps, on this day, it may have been the last thing on his mind, when he struck the barrier at Anthony Noghes corner and saw his efforts evaporate as his Invicta machine crabbed along to the finish line...keep reading

Hamilton set the fastest time of Friday afternoon in Monaco, finishing ahead of teammate Charles Leclerc after an action-packed FP2. Norris lost valuable running after a mechanical failure, while Perez's cockpit smoke developed into a fire, bringing the session to a premature end.

Rafael Câmara took pole in F2 qualifying on the streets of Monaco, after an excellent qualifying performance on the streets of Monaco, edging out Group A topper Nikola Tsolov by 0.130 seconds, with Alex Dunne nailing third on the road.