Monaco

Monaco • May 28, 2023 • Race

Worth Watching Score

5.6

Better than your typical Monaco procession, this one comes alive when a mid-race downpour flips strategy on its head. Verstappen manages the walls and the weather, while Alonso’s slicks-then-inters call likely costs him a real shot at the win. The rain sparks chaos—spins at Mirabeau and the hairpin, two DNFs, and an unusually high number of overtakes for Monaco—while Ocon delivers a superb defensive drive for a surprise P3. Not an all-time classic, but if you like weather drama, strategy gambles, and precision driving inches from Armco, it’s a satisfying watch.

Score Breakdown

Dimension Dim	Value Val	Score Scr	Weight Wt	+Score +	vs Avg Avg
Rain Factor Weather conditions during the race, indicating whether it remained dry or featured rain and mixed wet-dry periods.	Y	10.0	0.20	+2.0	+441%
Tyre Strategy Variety Number of distinct tyre compound sequences used by the top 6 finishers, where different pit stop orders count as unique strategies.	4.0	10.0	0.20	+2.0	+54%
Team Variety Number of different constructor teams represented among the top five finishing positions.	4.0	10.0	0.05	+0.5	+14%
Overtakes Total Total number of on-track position changes recorded throughout the entire race across all positions.	25.0	2.17	0.15	+0.33	-45%
Grid Chaos Weighted score measuring dramatic position changes from qualifying grid to race finish, with higher scores for top-five starters who drop back or backmarkers who finish on the podium.	21.0	2.68	0.10	+0.27	-31%
Overtakes Top10 Number of on-track position changes between drivers who finished in the top ten classified positions.	5.0	0.94	0.25	+0.24	-73%
Unique Tyre Compounds Number of different tyre compound types (dry, intermediate, wet) used by five or more drivers during the race.	2.0	10.0	0.02	+0.2	+82%
Dnf Factor Combined count of drivers who did not finish (DNF), did not start (DNS), or were disqualified (DSQ) from the race.	2.0	4.0	0.03	+0.12	-8%
Top3 Gap Time gap in seconds between the race winner and the second-place finisher at the checkered flag.	27.9	0.0	0.20	+0.0	-100%
Race Interruptions Combined total of safety car deployments, virtual safety car periods, and red flag stoppages that interrupted the race.	0.0	0.0	0.20	+0.0	-100%

Pos	Driver	Tyre Strategy	Status
1	Max VERSTAPPEN Red Bull Racing	M→I	Finished
2	Fernando ALONSO Aston Martin	H→M→I	Finished
3	Esteban OCON Alpine	M→H→I	Finished
4	Lewis HAMILTON Mercedes	M→H→I	Finished
5	George RUSSELL Mercedes	H→I	Finished
6	Charles LECLERC Ferrari	H→M→I	Finished
7	Pierre GASLY Alpine	H→M→I	Finished
8	Carlos SAINZ Ferrari	H→M→I	Finished
9	Lando NORRIS McLaren	M→H→I	Finished
10	Oscar PIASTRI McLaren	H→I	Finished
11	Valtteri BOTTAS Alfa Romeo	H→I	Finished
12	Nyck DE VRIES AlphaTauri	M→I	Finished
13	ZHOU Guanyu Alfa Romeo	S→H→I	Finished
14	Alexander ALBON Williams	M→H→I	Finished
15	Yuki TSUNODA AlphaTauri	M→I	Finished
16	Sergio PEREZ Red Bull Racing	M→H→M→I→W→I	Finished
17	Nico HULKENBERG Haas F1 Team	M→H→I→W	Finished
18	Logan SARGEANT Williams	M→H→S→I	Finished
19	Kevin MAGNUSSEN Haas F1 Team	H→W	DNF
20	Lance STROLL Aston Martin	H→I	DNF