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Monaco Grand Prix
Broadcast Times (eastern)
Practice 1 - fini
Practice 2 - fini
Practice 3 - Saturday, May 25, 5:55 AM - ESPN2
Qualifying - Saturday, May 25, 8:55 AM - ESPN2
Pit Lane Live - Sunday, May 26, 7:30 AM - ESPN3
On The Grid - Sunday, May 26, 8:30 AM - ESPN
Race - Sunday, May 26, 9:05 AM - ESPN
Race (Encore) - Sunday, May 26, 3:30 PM - ABC
Race (re-air) - Sunday, May 26, 6:00 PM - ESPNEWS
*Note regarding ESPN F1 TV viewership*
-Momentum Continues for Formula 1 on ESPN: Spanish Grand Prix Earns Highest Viewership on Record
-First Five Races See Double-Digit Viewership Increases Over Past Two Years
By Andy Hall
ESPN2’s live telecast of the Formula 1 Emirates Spanish Grand Prix on Sunday, May 12, attracted the largest U.S. television audience on record for the event and continued the positive momentum for the championship on ESPN networks this season.
Of the five races run so far this season, four have seen year-over-year viewership increases on ESPN networks and three have attracted the largest U.S. television audience ever for the event.
The Spanish Grand Prix, which started at 9:05 a.m. ET, earned an average audience of 645,000 viewers, up 27 percent from last year’s race telecast on ESPN2 (507,000) and up 16 percent from the audience of 558,000 on NBCSN in 2017. In addition to being the largest U.S. TV audience for the event on record, it also is the sixth most-viewed F1 race to air on a cable network on record.
Through five races this season, Formula 1 telecasts are averaging 564,000 viewers on ESPN networks, up 28 percent from the first five ESPN telecasts last season (442,000 average) and up 44 percent from NBC networks’ first five races in 2017 (393,000 average). ESPN’s audience for the first five races is also up 107 percent over last year in the Adults ages 18-34 demographic.
The next race on the Formula 1 schedule is the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday, May 26. The race airs live on ESPN at 9:05 a.m. with an encore presentation on ABC at 3:30 p.m.
Charles Leclerc demanded answers from his Ferrari team after a strategic error resulted in him qualifying 15th for his home Monaco Grand Prix.
Ferrari chose not to send Leclerc out for a second run at the end of the first session and he was knocked out - by his own team-mate Sebastian Vettel.
Leclerc said: "I asked whether they were sure [I was safe]. They said we think we are.
"I said, 'shouldn't we go again? I need an explanation."
Leclerc had originally qualified in 16th place but a three-place grid penalty for Antonio Giovinazzi, who was penalised for blocking Nico Hulkenberg in qualifying, promoted the home favourite to 15th.
Nevertheless, the result means Leclerc's race is already effectively a write-off, as overtaking is close to impossible around Monaco.
"Hopefully [there will be] some rain," he said. "If it is dry, it will be boring. I have to take a lot of risks, even risk to crash, but it's all I can do to take some risks.
"I'm very disappointed today. Hopefully tomorrow [in the race on Sunday] will be better but I doubt so if it's dry."
Ferrari were struggling in the first session and after the first runs Vettel was not quick enough to get through in the fastest 15 drivers without going for a second run.
But Ferrari felt Leclerc would be all right, despite clear signals that he was at risk.
His fastest lap on his first run was 0.3secs slower than the Haas of Kevin Magnussen, gaps are small in Monaco and the track speeds up quickly through the weekend as more rubber gets laid down.
Despite that, they elected not to send him out, and had to watch helpless as Leclerc tumbled down the lists as others improved.
To add insult to injury, Vettel was the man who dealt the final blow.
The German four-time champion, who crashed at the start of final practice and missed much of the session, had only just crossed the line in time to start his final lap.
Ferrari are yet to provide an explanation for the mix-up but the team will face serious questions.
In isolation, the error would be bad enough, but it is simply the latest in a series of questionable operational decisions made by Ferrari in the past two seasons.
| Driver | Team | Grid | Race Time | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  HAM |
Mercedes | 1 | Lapped |
| 2 |  VET |
Ferrari | 4 | Lapped |
| 3 |  BOT |
Mercedes | 2 | Lapped |
| 4 |  VPN |
Red Bull | 3 | Lapped |
| 5 |  GAS |
Red Bull | 8 | Lapped |
| 6 |  SAI |
McLaren | 9 | Lapped |
| 7 |  KVY |
Toro Rosso | 7 | Lapped |
| 8 |  ALB |
Toro Rosso | 10 | Lapped |
| 9 |  RIC |
Renault | 6 | Lapped |
| 10 | GRO |
Haas | 13 | Lapped |
| 11 | NOR |
McLaren | 12 | Lapped |
| 12 |  MAG |
Haas | 5 | Lapped |
| 13 |  PER |
Racing Point | 16 | Lapped |
| 14 | HUL |
Renault | 11 | Lapped |
| 15 | RUS |
Williams | 19 | Lapped |
| 16 |  STR |
Racing Point | 17 | Lapped |
| 17 | RAI |
Alfa Romeo | 14 | Lapped |
| 18 |  KUB |
Williams | 20 | Lapped |
| 19 |  GIO |
Alfa Romeo | 18 | Lapped |
| R |  LEC |
Ferrari | 15 | Retired (18) |
Morning.
Good race. Found a place online to watch it. First F1 race watched in a very long time. I used to watch a lot when Michael Schumacher was dominating at Ferrari.
Interesting that they kept hyping the competition between Verstatppen and Hamilton. Verstappen had a five second penalty. I guess the hard tires were better so that is why Hamilton had keep him back.
I have watched Indy 500 on and off throughout the years.
Going to try to watch all three (Monaco, Indy, Charlotte) live today. Did that once before.
Is there a thread for the Indy 500?
I didn’t see it,
Monaco Grand Prix nearly-man Max Verstappen spent most of his race in the wrong Formula 1 engine torque mode after the pitlane incident he had with Valtteri Bottas.