Monaco (AP) - Here is a guide to tell you what you need to know about the Monaco Grand Prix on Sunday. This is the eighth round of the 2025 Formula 1 season.

How to watch the Monaco Grand Prix on TV

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- In the United States, on ESPN.

- Other countries are listed here.

What is the Monaco Grand Prix schedule?

- Friday: Exercises 1 and 2.

- Saturday: Practice 3 and qualifying match.

- Sunday: Monaco Grand Prix, 78 laps of 3.34 km (2.07 miles) of Monaco track. Start at 3pm local time (9am/1300 GMT).

Where is the Monaco Grand Prix?

Monaco's tight, tortuous, and not really suitable for Hyundai F1 cars, is the return of the origins of the 1950s series. Monaco has old-fashioned charm and a port full of luxury yachts, known as F1's "Crown Jewelry", but by far the slowest track of the year. Overtaking is so difficult that Saturday’s qualifying match is more important than the competition. In the case of obstacles near the track, even the smallest mistake can mean a crash.

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What happened in the last game?

Max Verstappen beat McLaren Norris and Oscar Piastri to win the Emilia-Romanian Grand Prix and won the championship defense. Verstappen surpassed Piastri with bold moves from the start and controlled the rest of the game with strong pace and clever strategies. Norris surpassed Piastri late in the game to cut teammates' top spot.

What do I need to know about F1 so far?

catch up:

- Red Bull driver Max Verstappen wins F1's Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix to end Piastri's streak

- Lewis Hamilton

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- FIA confirms 2 pit stops for the Monaco Grand Prix to make the boring racing liven

Key data from Monaco

15-McLaren is the most successful team in Monaco so far, with 15 wins. But the last of them was 17 years ago, when a young Lewis Hamilton won.

2 - Rule changes mean that drivers will need to make at least two pit stops this year.

93 - Charles Leclerc's victory last year was the first time in 93 years when the Monaco driver won the Monaco Grand Prix. Louis Chiron won the F1 World Championship 19 years before winning the F1 World Championship in 1931.

What are they talking about

"Last year (in Monaco) was very difficult for us. I expect this time to get much easier because there are a lot of low speeds (corners)." - Max Verstappen

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"This is the track I love. Last year (second place) was a very good weekend for me, so hopefully we can do better this year." - Oscar Piastri

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