FACTS AND STATS: Norris smashes Monaco lap record to claim McLaren's first pole there since 2007

Lando Norris secured a mighty pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix with his final effort as he clocked a record-breaking lap time, beating local favourite Charles Leclerc to the top spot. Here's all the best facts and stats from the exhilarating Qualifying hour...

• Norris set the first sub 70-second lap in Monaco history with his time of 1m 9.954s.

• It was also McLaren's first pole position at the street circuit since 2007, when Fernando Alonso set the fastest lap with a 1m 15.726s.

• The Woking outfit are the most successful team in Monaco, with 15 victories under their belt.

• Norris' last four race wins have all come from starting on pole (Australia, Abu Dhabi, Singapore, and the Netherlands).

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• Leclerc missed out on pole position after leading all three practice sessions across the weekend.

• The Monegasque has previously taken three pole positions at his home race, but has never started from P2.

• Second place on the grid has not been his favourite – he has only won from there once before, back in 2022 in Austria when he passed Max Verstappen three times in the race.

• History is against him too, as only three of the last 21 Grands Prix in Monaco have been won from P2.

• Oscar Piastri qualified in P3 to maintain his record of being the only driver to start every race this season in the top four.

• After recovering from his crash in FP3, Lewis Hamilton claimed his highest Grand Prix start for Ferrari in P4.

• It will also be his best start in Monaco since 2019, when he took pole position.

• Max Verstappen missed out on the top four for the second consecutive year in Monaco.

• At Red Bull's sister team, rookie Isack Hadjar achieved the best Qualifying performance of his F1 career with P6.

• Alonso made his first Q3 appearance of the season last time out in Imola and repeated the feat in Monaco, setting the seventh-fastest lap.

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• With Esteban Ocon in P8, Haas have secured their best start here since 2019.

• Liam Lawson made his first Q3 appearance of the season, taking P9 on the grid.

• If Alex Albon had replicated his fastest lap from Q2 (1m 10.732s), he would have qualified in P6 rather than P10.

• His Williams team mate Carlos Sainz ended his record of qualifying in sixth place at the last three races.

• Yuki Tsunoda suffered his worst Qualifying in Monaco since 2021, and was outqualified by both Racing Bulls.

• Nico Hulkenberg took P13 – he has only started higher up the grid once this season, when he was P12 in China.

• With Kimi Antonelli and George Russell both failing to set lap times in Q2, Mercedes didn't reach Q3 for the first time since Imola 2022. Before that, they hadn't missed out since Suzuka 2012.

• Before today, Russell was one of four drivers to reach Q3 at every race this season, but will start the Monaco Grand Prix from P14.

• Antonelli similarly experienced his worst Qualifying performance since his debut race in Australia, where he took P17.

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• Fellow rookie Gabriel Bortoleto missed out on Q2 by just 0.022s.

• Although Pierre Gasly finished the session in 18th place, he will be promoted to 17th due to Ollie Bearman's 10-place grid penalty, which equals his worst-ever start in Monaco.

• Q3 proved elusive for Aston Martin's Lance Stroll once again – he has never progressed to it in Monaco.

• In his second race weekend with Alpine, Franco Colapinto qualified last on the grid, making him the slowest qualifier in Q1 for the first time in his career.