Red Bulls run 1-2 in opening practice for the Monaco GP

Daniel Ricciardo
Daniel Ricciardo

Daniel Ricciardo (1m12.126s) and Max Verstappen (+0.154s) led a Red Bull 1-2 Thursday morning in opening practice for Sunday's Monaco GP. Normally this session would be held on Friday but at Monaco, Friday is left free to allow fans to get into Monaco.

Lewis Hamilton (+0.354s) had the third best time for Mercedes ahead of the two Ferraris of Sebastian Vettel (+0.915s) and Kimi Raikkonen (+0.940s).

This session was largely a track cleaning session and a long run test. Outright speeds won't be turned until Saturday.

However, Ricciardo produced a new track record using the new Hypersoft tire, beating Kimi Raikkonen’s benchmark from Q3 last year of 1m12.178s.

Results

POS NO DRIVER CAR TIME GAP LAPS
1 3 Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull 1:12.126 +0.000s 35
2 33 Max Verstappen Red Bull 1:12.280 +0.154s 24
3 44 Lewis Hamilton Mercedes 1:12.480 +0.354s 33
4 5 Sebastian Vettel Ferrari 1:13.041 +0.915s 39
5 7 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:13.066 +0.940s 37
6 55 Carlos Sainz Renault 1:13.456 +1.330s 39
7 77 Valtteri Bottas Mercedes 1:13.502 +1.376s 38
8 11 Sergio Perez Force India Mercedes 1:13.717 +1.591s 38
9 8 Romain Grosjean Haas Ferrari 1:13.943 +1.817s 23
10 35 Sergey Sirotkin Williams Mercedes 1:13.962 +1.836s 39
11 31 Esteban Ocon Force India Mercedes 1:14.000 +1.874s 38
12 28 Brendon Hartley Toro Rosso Honda 1:14.034 +1.908s 45
13 27 Nico Hulkenberg Renault 1:14.134 +2.008s 37
14 10 Pierre Gasly Toro Rosso Honda 1:14.240 +2.114s 37
15 2 Stoffel Vandoorne Mclaren Renault 1:14.291 +2.165s 36
16 16 Charles Leclerc Sauber Ferrari 1:14.521 +2.395s 38
17 14 Fernando Alonso Mclaren Renault 1:14.637 +2.511s 15
18 18 Lance Stroll Williams Mercedes 1:14.782 +2.656s 42
19 9 Marcus Ericsson Sauber Ferrari 1:15.206 +3.080s 38
20 20 Kevin Magnussen Haas Ferrari 1:18.801 +6.675s 7