Motor racing-Leclerc ends his Monaco jinx with a dream home win

Formula One F1 - Monaco Grand Prix - Circuit de Monaco, Monaco - May 26, 2024 Ferrari's Charles Leclerc celebrates after winning the Monaco Grand Prix REUTERS/Claudia Greco/Pool

MONACO (Reuters) -Ferrari's Charles Leclerc celebrated a boyhood dream come true on Sunday as the first home winner of Formula One's showcase Monaco Grand Prix since Louis Chiron triumphed in 1931.

It was also the first time the 26-year-old had stood on the Monaco podium in six attempts and came after two standing starts from pole position in a race halted when first-lap collisions took out a fifth of the field.