MONACO 鈥斅燜errari鈥檚 Charles Leclerc聽celebrated a boyhood dream come true on Sunday as聽the first home winner of Formula One鈥檚 showcase聽Monaco Grand Prix聽since聽Louis Chiron triumphed in 1931.
It was聽also聽the first time the 26-year-old had stood on the Monaco podium in six attempts and came after two standing starts from pole position in a race halted when聽first-lap collisions聽took out a fifth of the field.
McLaren鈥檚 Oscar Piastri finished聽runner-up, 7.1 seconds behind聽after 78 laps without a chance to overtake on a street circuit that often produces processional races,聽and聽Ferrari鈥檚 Carlos Sainz聽was聽third.
鈥淚t means a lot,鈥 said Mr. Leclerc.
, who screamed over the radio as he took a checkered flag waved by France soccer forward Kylian Mbappe while the crowd erupted and Prince Albert gave a royal thumbs up.
鈥淚t鈥檚 the race that made me dream of becoming a Formula One driver one day.鈥
Red Bull鈥檚 championship leader and 2023 Monaco winner Max Verstappen started and finished sixth, the third time in eight races this season that the triple world champion has been beaten.
McLaren鈥檚 Lando Norris was fourth and George Russell fifth for Mercedes. 鈥 Reuters
