Ferrari dreams of the first victory of 2026
The European F1 season starts from the Principality of Monaco, the most glamorous event of the year. Ferrari is indicated by several protagonists as the favorite and indeed the fact that historically in Monaco the engine counts relatively could allow the SF-26s to shine without paying a toll when it comes to staying on full throttle for a long time.
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Charles Leclerc won the 2024 edition, a year ago Lando Norris prevailed. Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s debut on the streets of the Principality was not memorable, but the 2026 edition will be a blank slate for everyone since the new cars debut. Compared to 2025, there will be no obligation for two pit stops during the race, an experiment that instead of increasing the unpredictability of the GP gave room to tactics that were nothing short of speculative, which guaranteed Racing Bulls and Williams a double top-10.
No active aerodynamics
Furthermore, the use of active aerodynamics will not be allowed because the FIA has determined that the benefits of drag reduction are not sufficient to approve the opening of the wings, which would force drivers to manage an additional control on an already very demanding circuit like Monaco. Using active aerodynamics on a circuit where you are always on traction was also considered not sufficiently safe. The overtake mode, however, will be provided from before Antony Noghes with a detection point placed at the exit of the second Piscine variant.
The event will be broadcast live in full on Sky Sport F1 and Now, while on TV8 Qualifying and Race will be aired in delayed free-to-air. On FormulaPassion.it you will find live text coverage of all sessions featuring F1 on track. Below are the details of the TV schedule, the characteristics of the circuit, and the roll of honor of the Monaco Grand Prix. F2 and F3 will also be on track, already on Thursday for free practice sessions and on Friday they will hold Qualifying as usual with drivers divided into two groups, even-numbered cars and odd-numbered cars, with the starting grid established by taking the times of one group on one side of the grid and the times of the other group on the other side.
Monaco GP 2026: TV schedule and session times
Thursday, June 4
13:25 F3 Free Practice (Sky Sport F1)
15:00 F2 Free Practice (Sky Sport F1)
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Friday, June 5
11:05 F3 Qualifying Group 1 (Sky Sport F1)
11:29 F3 Qualifying Group 2 (Sky Sport F1)
13:30 F1 Free Practice 1 (Sky Sport F1, live text on FormulaPassion.it)
15:10 F2 Qualifying Group 1 (Sky Sport F1)
15:34 F2 Qualifying Group 2 (Sky Sport F1)
17:00 F1 Free Practice 2 (Sky Sport F1, live text on FormulaPassion.it)
Saturday, June 6
10:45 F3 Sprint Race (Sky Sport F1)
12:30 F1 Free Practice 3 (Sky Sport F1, live text on FormulaPassion.it)
14:15 F2 Sprint Race (Sky Sport F1)
16:00 F1 Qualifying (Sky Sport F1, live text on FormulaPassion.it, delayed on TV8 at 19:00, time to be confirmed)
Sunday, June 7
07:55 F3 Feature Race (Sky Sport F1)
09:35 F2 Feature Race (Sky Sport F1 and Cielo)
15:00 F1 Race (Sky Sport F1, live text on FormulaPassion.it, delayed on TV8 at 18:30, time to be confirmed)
Characteristics of the Principality of Monaco circuit
Track: 3.337 km
Laps: 78
Race distance: 260.286 km
Monaco GP roll of honor
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