Lewis Hamilton’s climb to second in the championship was the headline shift after Monaco, even as Andrea Kimi Antonelli’s points advantage remained imposing. The top three reshuffled behind the Mercedes leader, and the top 10 gained a new name.
By Elena Marsh
Lewis Hamilton’s Monaco weekend has redrawn the shape of the title table behind the runaway leader, lifting the Ferrari driver from fourth to second on 90 points. It is progress on paper as much as position: he now sits just two points ahead of George Russell, who drops from second to third on 88, even while Andrea Kimi Antonelli continues to set the pace at the top with 156.
Antonelli’s status as championship leader never came under threat in the standings update — he stayed P1 and added 25 points for victory from pole at the Circuit de Monaco, finishing the 78 laps. The significance of the round is therefore less about any lead change and more about the developing fight to be “best of the rest” behind him, a battle now defined by Hamilton and Russell being split by only two points.
Further down, Isack Hadjar delivered the clearest top-10 storyline, jumping three places from 12th to ninth for Red Bull on 26 points to become the new entrant into that group. The exit went the other way: Oliver Bearman fell out of the top 10, dropping from ninth to 11th on 18 points after retiring in Monaco, classified 20th with 27 laps completed.
And while it was only a single point, Fernando Alonso’s Monaco recovery carried a meaningful standings swing: from 22nd to 18th for Aston Martin. Starting and qualifying 21st but finishing 10th over all 78 laps, Alonso turned one point into a four-position gain — a reminder that in the lower half of the table, small scores can still move the order quickly.
| Driver | Team | Before | After | Δ | Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fernando Alonso | Aston Martin | 22 | 18 | +4 | 1 |
| Isack Hadjar | Red Bull | 12 | 9 | +3 | 26 |
| Lewis Hamilton | Ferrari | 4 | 2 | +2 | 90 |
Antonelli remains the championship reference at 156 points after six rounds, but Monaco tightened the next layer: Hamilton is now second on 90, only two clear of Russell. Hadjar’s move to ninth makes the top 10 more crowded, while Bearman’s drop to 11th shows how quickly that cutoff can shift.