Theóphile Nael secured pole position this Friday (5) for the main race of the second round of Formula 3, held on the street circuit in Monte Carlo, Monaco. In a qualifying session where drivers were divided into groups, the Campos Racing driver was the fastest, clocking 1min24s471 on his best lap in the group that closed the session.
Read more F1: Bortoleto is more prepared for Monaco after experience in 2025
Fastest in the group that started the session, Brando Badoer will start from second position with a Rodin Motorsport car, after clocking 1min24s612. From then on, due to specific regulations for this round, positions are alternated, with drivers from the faster group taking odd-numbered grid spots, and the rest starting from even-numbered positions.
Freddie Slater, with a Trident car, will start from third position in Sunday’s race, sharing the second row with Ugo Ugochukwu, championship leader and Campos Racing driver. Ernesto Rivera, Ugochukwu’s teammate, starts from fifth position, while Tuukka Taponen, from MP Motorsport, completes the group of the top six on the grid.
Alessandro Giusti will start from seventh position with MP Motorsport, while Bruno del Pino, from Van Amersfoort, starts in eighth. Pedro Clerot, with a Rodin car, was the fifth best in his group and will start in ninth, sharing the fifth row with Noah Stromsted, from Trident. Gerrard Xie, from DAMS, is 11th, while Hyiu Yamakoshi, from Van Amersfoort, closes the top-12 and starts at the front in the Sprint. Fernando Barrichello, from AIX Racing, will start from 30th position.
The session did not feature red flags, but there were some touches with the wall, such as what happened to Fionn McLaughlin in the final moments of the first group. The Irish Hitech driver hit the wall as he headed into the tunnel section and damaged his front wing. In the second group, Freddie Slater hit the wall at the same point with the Trident car, but continued driving.
Read more Monaco GP 2026: F1 Free Practice 1 live from Monte Carlo
The first race of the Formula 3 weekend in Monaco will be the Sprint, scheduled to start at 5:45 AM this Saturday (6). The main race is scheduled to start at 2:55 AM on Sunday.
Check out the results of the two F3 qualifying groups in Monaco:
Group 1
1st – Brando Badoer (ITA/Rodin) – 1min24s612
2nd – Ugo Ugochukwu (USA/Campos Racing) – 1min24s963
3rd – Tuukka Taponen (FIN/MP Motorsport) – 1min25s242
4th – Bruno del Pino (ESP/Van Amersfoort) – 1min25s308
5th – Noah Stromsted (NOR/Trident) – 1min25s332
6th – Hyiu Yamakoshi (JAP/Van Amersfoort) – 1min25s352
7th – Taiyto Kato (JAP/ART Grand Prix) – 1min25s477
8th – Louis Sharp (AUS/Prema) – 1min25s693
9th – Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi (TAI/DAMS) – 1min25s878
10th – Brad Benavides (AIX Racing) – 1min25s890
11th – Kanato Le (JAP/ART Grand Prix) – 1min26s014
12th – Matteo De Palo (ITA/Trident) – 1min26s208
13th – José Garfias (MEX/Prema) – 1min26s293
14th – Fionn McLaughlin (IRL/Hitech) – 1min26s387
15th – Fernando Barrichello (BRA/AIX Racing) – 1min26s820
Group 2
1st – Theóphile Nael (FRA/Campos Racing) – 1min24s471
2nd – Freddie Slater (ENG/Trident) – 1min24s877
3rd – Ernesto Rivera (MEX/Campos Racing) – 1min24s882
4th – Alessandro Giusti (FRA/MP Motorsport) – 1min25s028
5th – Pedro Clerot (BRA/Rodin) – 1min25s129
6th – Gerrard Xie (CHN/DAMS) – 1min25s212
7th – Maciej Gladysz (POL/ART Grand Prix) – 1min25s214
8th – Jin Nakamura (JAP/Hitech) – 1min25s271
9th – Nicola Lacorte (ITA/DAMS) – 1min25s308
10th – Christian Ho (SIN/Rodin) – 1min25s479
11th – Enzo Deligny (FRA/Van Amersfoort) – 1min25s480
12th – Yevan David (SRI/AIX Racing) – 1min25s520
13th – James Wharton (AUS/Prema) – 1min25s649
14th – Mattia Colnaghi (ARG/MP Motorsport) – 1min25s919
15th – Woohyun Shin (KOR/Hitech) – 1min26s223
Check out the provisional grid for the F3 main race in Monaco:
1st – Theóphile Nael (FRA/Campos Racing) – 1min24s471
2nd – Brando Badoer (ITA/Rodin) – 1min24s612
3rd – Freddie Slater (ENG/Trident) – 1min24s877
4th – Ugo Ugochukwu (USA/Campos Racing) – 1min24s963
5th – Ernesto Rivera (MEX/Campos Racing) – 1min24s882
6th – Tuukka Taponen (FIN/MP Motorsport) – 1min25s24
7th – Alessandro Giusti (FRA/MP Motorsport) – 1min25s028
8th – Bruno del Pino (ESP/Van Amersfoort) – 1min25s308
9th – Pedro Clerot (BRA/Rodin) – 1min25s129
10th – Noah Stromsted (NOR/Trident) – 1min25s332
11th – Gerrard Xie (CHN/DAMS) – 1min25s212
12th – Hyiu Yamakoshi (JAP/Van Amersfoort) – 1min25s352
13th – Maciej Gladysz (POL/ART Grand Prix) – 1min25s214
14th – Taiyto Kato (JAP/ART Grand Prix) – 1min25s477
15th – Jin Nakamura (JAP/Hitech) – 1min25s271
16th – Louis Sharp (AUS/Prema) – 1min25s693
17th – Nicola Lacorte (ITA/DAMS) – 1min25s308
18th – Nandhavud Bhirombhakdi (TAI/DAMS) – 1min25s878
19th – Christian Ho (SIN/Rodin) – 1min25s479
20th – Brad Benavides (AIX Racing) – 1min25s890
21st – Enzo Deligny (FRA/Van Amersfoort) – 1min25s480
22nd – Kanato Le (JAP/ART Grand Prix) – 1min26s014
23rd – Yevan David (SRI/AIX Racing) – 1min25s520
24th – Matteo De Palo (ITA/Trident) – 1min26s208
25th – James Wharton (AUS/Prema) – 1min25s649
26th – José Garfias (MEX/Prema) – 1min26s293
27th – Mattia Colnaghi (ARG/MP Motorsport) – 1min25s919
28th – Fionn McLaughlin (IRL/Hitech) – 1min26s387
29th – Woohyun Shin (KOR/Hitech) – 1min26s223
30th – Fernando Barrichello (BRA/AIX Racing) – 1min26s820
Read more The unforgiving circuit: why Monaco is F1’s ultimate test of precision
