The Grand Prix of Monaco – Information, schedule, stream

Despite the original plan, Formula 1 will run “only” twenty-two races this season, with the seventh event of 2022 being the Monaco Grand Prix. So what is the schedule and where can you follow the entire race weekend?

The Monaco race circuit is not only very famous across motorsport, but an absolute icon. The first race was held here back in 1950, commemorating the year the official World Championship began. If you’re interested, you can also read an article we published a year back.

Nelson Piquet once memorably described what it’s actually like to ride in the narrow streets of Monaco. “It’s like riding a bicycle in your living room,” Piquet once said, quoted by the official F1 website

Overtaking in Monaco has long been difficult, so the driver who takes pole position on Saturday is likely to win Sunday’s race. There was no overtaking in the 2003 Monaco Grand Prix!

Circuit de Monaco

The track itself is 3.337 km long and consists of nineteen corners. Circuit de Monaco, as the official name of the circuit goes, offers only one DRS zone, in the start and finish area. The detection point can be found at turn 17.

But as well as the detection points, you can also see the average speeds that the drivers reach at each corner, and which gear they usually shift into at that corner.

Monaco Grand Prix – programme

The Formula 1 cars will take to the track for the first time on Friday 27 May, at 14:00, as part of the first practice session (officially called Free Practice 1 – ed. note). This will last the standard one hour.

FP2 will start on the same day at 17:00. The third and final free practice is scheduled for Saturday, May 28, from 1 to 2 pm.

At the stroke of 6pm, drivers and teams will qualify for Sunday’s Grand Prix, which F1 has scheduled to start at 15:00.

Monaco Grand Prix – stream

Live coverage of the Formula 1 races can be watched on Sport 1 and Sport 2. There will also be internet streams and, last but not least, F1 TV, where you can switch the onboard cameras of the individual drivers.

But F1 TV in particular also offers other features, namely livetiming and detailed telemetry. In addition to the full F1 programme, you can also watch press conferences or practice and qualifying sessions in Formula 2 or Formula 3.

Monaco Grand Prix – odds

In the last race in Barcelona, the Red Bull team won the double with Max Verstappen finishing first and Sergio Pérez finishing second. Mercedes also saw an improvement in performance, but the team boss said it would struggle in Monaco.

Ferrari will also be going for the win, with team leader Charles Leclerc never finishing a race in Monaco! Will he finally make it this year and go straight for the win?

The 2022 Formula One World Championship calendar

20. march – Bahrain Grand Prix (Sakhir)
27. march – Saudi Arabian Grand Prix (Jeddah)
10. april – Australian Grand Prix (Melbourne)
24. april – Grand Prix of Emilia Romagna (Imola)
8. may – Miami Grand Prix (Miami)
22. may – Spanish Grand Prix (Barcelona)
29. may – Monaco Grand Prix (Monaco)
12. june – Azerbaijan Grand Prix (Baku)
19. june – Canadian Grand Prix (Montreal)
3. july – British Grand Prix (Silverstone)
10. july – Austrian Grand Prix (Spielberg)
24. july – French Grand Prix (Paul Ricard)
31. july – Hungarian Grand Prix (Hungaroring)
28. august – Belgian Grand Prix (Spa-Francorchamps)
4. september – Dutch Grand Prix (Zandvoort)
11. september – Italian Grand Prix (Monza)
2. october – Singapore Grand Prix (Singapore)
9. october – Japanese Grand Prix (Suzuka)
23. october – US Grand Prix (Austin)
30. october – Mexican Grand Prix (Mexico City)
13. november – Brazilian Grand Prix (Interlagos)
20. november – Abu Dhabi Grand Prix (Yas Marina)

With the date of 25 September, the Russian Grand Prix at the Sochi circuit also had a place on the calendar. However, due to recent events in Ukraine, F1 has removed this race from the schedule and according to official information, it will not be replaced by any race.

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