Monaco Grand Prix: Kimi Antonelli Wins, Kim Kardashian Watches

By Michael Doyle

Topic: Formula 1

Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 5:11am

The Monaco Grand Prix had celebrities like Kim Kardashian. Lewis Hamilton came in second.

Kimi Antonelli started first and won the race.

This race was very wild and chaotic.

There were many interesting things that happened at the 2026 Monaco Grand Prix.

Here are some key points from the Monaco Grand Prix.

The track broke up late in the race.

Kimi Antonelli was winning easily before two crashes changed the race.

Aston Martin's Lance Stroll crashed on lap 60.

This brought out a safety car, but the drama didn't end.

When the race restarted, Charles Leclerc crashed too.

Leclerc crashed in the same spot as Stroll.

Both drivers said braking caused their crashes, but the race was stopped due to the track surface.

Big pieces of asphalt were near the racing line.

George Russell and Oscar Piastri reported the track surface was breaking up.

Marshals cleaned the track before the race resumed.

The track held up for the last seven laps.

Drivers got in trouble for speeding in the pit lane.

Speeding in the pit lane is not allowed in Formula 1.

Kimi Antonelli led every lap and won the Monaco Grand Prix.

Sometimes drivers speed in the pit lane by mistake.

Five drivers were penalized for speeding in the pits.

Lewis Hamilton, Oscar Piastri, Franco Colapinto, Pierre Gasly, and George Russell were penalized.

This had a big impact on the race results.

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Gasly was penalized twice and got a 10-second penalty.

Gasly dropped from third to seventh.

Gasly was very sad about the penalty.

Honestly, I am just heartbroken.

I don't understand what happened.

I checked with my team, and they said I was at the right speed.

Alpine asked to review the penalties.

Russell's team didn't serve his penalty correctly.

Verstappen's race ended on the first lap.

The start of the Monaco Grand Prix was supposed to be exciting.

Kimi Antonelli and Max Verstappen were on the front row.

Verstappen's Red Bull had no power and retired after one lap.

The formation lap didn't go well for Verstappen.

Then the engine just stopped working.

Verstappen only got a little power back after the first corner.

The engine sounded very bad.

Verstappen's retirement helped Antonelli win.

Hamilton came in second with Kim Kardashian watching.

Kim Kardashian was at the race, cheering for Lewis Hamilton.

Hamilton got a well-deserved second place.

It was Hamilton's eighth podium in Monaco, tying Ayrton Senna's record.

Hamilton moved to second in the drivers' championship.

Antonelli leads the championship by 66 points to Hamilton and 68 to Russell.

There's a long way to go in the season, but Antonelli has the momentum.

Cadillac's first F1 point was taken away.

For a while, Cadillac thought it had its first point.

Sergio Perez finished 11th but was moved to 10th after Nico Hulkenberg was penalized.

Perez was being investigated for another infringement.

Perez was penalized, and Fernando Alonso got the 10th place.

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Mon 8 Jun 2026 at 5:11am

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