Formula 1’s returns this weekend to Europe for the eight race weekend of the 2024 season.

20 drivers will descend on Monte Carlo this weekend as F1 hits the historic narrow streets of the Principality for the Monaco Grand Prix.

Monaco is widely regarded as the most prestigious race on the entire F1 calendar and is a race every driver dreams of being on the podium for due to its rich history and iconic moments through the years.

Unlike some race weekends where the Grand Prix itself is the main highlight, watching the practice and qualifying of the Monaco GP can be just as exciting.

Although producing a good qualifying session is always important in F1, it is a must at Monaco as the tight, windy streets of Monte Carlo make it almost impossible for drivers to overtake each other.

Here is everything you need to know about the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix including full schedule, UK start times and where to watch all of this weekend’s action.

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This weekend will see the eight race of the season return to Europe, Monaco to be exact

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Current leader in the 2024 Driver standings Max Verstappen is looking to win the prestigious race for the second year running

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The Monaco Grand Prix is the most anticipated race weekend of the entire F1 calendar because of its tricky, tight circuit

Monaco Grand Prix – key information

The 2024 Monaco Grand Prix will take place from Friday, May 24 and will run until Sunday, May 26 at the iconic Circuit de Monaco.

Circuit de Monaco is 3.337km long and drivers will complete 77 laps before the checkered flag is waved for the 78th and final lap.

The incredibly narrow circuit which was described by F1 legend Nelson Pique as ‘like riding a bike in your living room’ has a total of 19 corners/turns per lap.

Practice One for the highly anticipated street circuit race is set to get underway at 12:30pm BST.

Qualifying for the Grand Prix will take place on the Saturday, with the first round scheduled for 3pm.

The race itself will see David Croft utter his infamous phrase ‘its lights out and away we go’ at 2pm BST on Sunday.

Monaco Grand Prix – Schedule

Friday, May 24

Practice One: 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Practice Two: 4pm to 5pm

Saturday, May 25

Practice Three: 11:30am to 12:30pm
Qualifying: 3pm to 4pm

Sunday, May 26

Monaco Grand Prix: 2pm

*All times BST*

Where to watch and how to follow?

Mail Sport will be providing live coverage of the 2024 Monaco Grand Prix.

We will be running a live blog for both the qualifying session on Saturday and the race itself on Sunday, so you can keep up with all the latest action and news right here.

All of the F1 race weekend action will also be available for viewing on Sky Sports F1 – from the very first practice on Friday to the Grand Prix on Sunday at 2pm.

For fans on the go this weekend, you can also watch the live action from anywhere on your phone on the official Sky Go app.

Highlights of the action will be uploaded to the official Formula One YouTube channel after the race.

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To add to the difficulty of the narrow, windy streets of Monaco, it is also a hot-spot for Torrential downpours and thunder storms

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This weekend it expected to remain relatively dry, with only a threat of showers on Friday and Saturday

What will the weather be like this weekend in Monaco?

As it stands the weather for the entire race weekend as a whole is likely to remain dry.

Forecasters have only projected a 20 percent of rain on Friday and a 10 percent chance of rain on Saturday.

Although as we have witnessed in previous years that may well change, potentially causing some drama in practice and qualifying.

The weather on Sunday for the race is expected to be pleasant and sunny.

Drivers standings heading into Monaco

Driver Standings  

Position
 Driver
Nationality
 Car
 Points

1
Max Verstappen
NED
RED BULL RACING HONDA
161

2
Charles Leclerc
MON
FERRARI
113

3
Sergio Perez
MEX
RED BULL RACING HONDA
107

4
Lando Norris
GBR
MCLAREN
101

5
Carlos Sainz
ESP
FERRARI
93

6
Oscar Piastri
AUS
MCLAREN
53

7
George Russell
GBR
MERCEDES
44

8
Lewis Hamilton
GBR
MERCEDES
35

9
Fernando Alonso
SPA
ASTON MARTIN
33

10
Yuki Tsunoda
JPN
RB HONDA RBPT
15

11
Lance Stroll
CAN
ASTON MARTIN
11

12
Oliver Bearman
GBR
FERRARI
6

13
Nico Hulkenberg
GER
HAAS FERRARI
6

14
Daniel Ricciardo
AUS
RB HONDA RBPT
5

15
Esteban Ocon
FRA
ALPINE RENAULT
1

16
Kevin Magnussen
DEN
HAAS FERRARI
1

17
Alexander Albon
THA
WILLIAMS MERCEDES
0

18
Zhou Guanyu
CHN
KICK SAUBER FERRARI
0

19
Pierre Gasly
FRA
ALPINE RENAULT
0

20
Valtteri Bottas
FIN
KICK SAUBER FERRARI
0

21
Logan Sargeant
USA
WILLIAMS MERCEDES
0