Browning had a nightmare start to the Sprint Race, which was delayed due to a crash that occurred at the end of FP3 in F1. Maini held onto first place with his Alpine junior colleague, Mini, right behind him. Crawford complained that Lindblad crashed into him, although it must be said that Crawford closed the door on Lindblad, squeezing him into the wall. Both sustained damage from the contact, and race control noted the incident. The stewards found Lindblad at fault and handed him a 10-second time penalty.

A yellow flag appeared on the third lap after Shields was spun out at Turn 5 by Villagomez. He managed to spin back onto the track but boxed and retired from the race immediately. Not even a 10-second penalty for Villagomez could undo the damage. Meanwhile, Verschoor reported Crawford for driving under unsafe conditions.

The trouble continued as Dunne reported that he had been overtaken under yellow flag conditions. Another yellow followed soon after, likely due to Staněk’s attempt to overtake Marti in the hairpin. The move was overly ambitious, resulting in Staněk losing his right front endplate and being noted by the stewards.

Lindblad was told to slow down and create a 12-second gap to the cars in front, hoping to speed up during the last laps and try to nullify his penalty.

The chaos didn’t stop there. Durksen was hit by Goethe and crashed into the wall after suffering suspension damage. The Safety Car was deployed as his car ended up in a dangerous position. Bennett’s race ended as well, following a mechanical failure after a drift into the barriers at Turn 1.

Maini managed the restart well, relieving some pressure. Further down the grid, Goethe overtook Martins but squeezed him into the wall, earning himself a 10-second penalty. A yellow flag briefly returned due to debris on the track, and Martins was forced to pit, dropping to the back of the field. Marti also pitted shortly after, but for the Spanish driver, it was race over as he retired.

Lindblad was given the green light to start pushing again with six laps to go, having successfully slowed down the field earlier. He began setting purple sectors and rapidly gained time on Browning behind. On the final lap, Lindblad managed to open a five-second gap to Browning but got caught behind Mini. His team urged him to try and find a gap to overtake, but in the tight streets of Monaco, that proved impossible.

Maini took the win in the Monaco Sprint Race, followed closely by Mini and Lindblad. However, with Lindblad’s penalty applied, it was Browning who claimed the final spot on the podium.