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The event timetable for the Monaco Grand Prix.

Thursday
1st Practice 10:00 local time - 10:00 GMT
2nd Practice 14:00 local time - 12:00 GMT

Saturday
Practice 11:00 local time - 9:00 GMT
Qualifying 14:00 local time - 12:00 GMT

Sunday
Race 14:00 local time - 12:00 GMT

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1st Thursday practice results

Position Driver Team Best Laptime Laps
1. Alonso Ferrari 1:15.927 32
2. Vettel Red Bull 1:16.000 27
3. Kubica Renault 1:16.016 28
4. Webber Red Bull 1:16.382 25
5. Massa Ferrari 1:16.517 30
6. Schumacher Mercedes 1:16.589 21
7. Hamilton McLaren 1:16.647 32
8. Button McLaren 1:16.692 30
9. Sutil Force India 1:16.805 23
10. Buemi Toro Rosso 1:16.857 31
11. Rosberg Mercedes 1:17.149 15
12. Barrichello Williams 1:17.331 28
13. Liuzzi Force India 1:17.704 27
14. Petrov Renault 1:17.718 39
15. Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:17.991 37
16. Hulkenberg Williams 1:18.397 39
17. de la Rosa Sauber 1:18.434 38
18. Kobayashi Sauber 1:18.547 32
19. Glock Virgin 1:19.527 24
20. Kovalainen Lotus 1:19.606 32
21. Trulli Lotus 1:19.902 31
22. di Grassi Virgin 1:20.566 18
23. Senna HRT 1:21.688 28
24. Chandhok HRT 1:21.853 6

2nd Thursday practice results

Position Driver Team Best Laptime Laps
1. Alonso Ferrari 1:14.904 36
2. Rosberg Mercedes 1:15.013 40
3. Vettel Red Bull 1:15.099 48
4. Massa Ferrari 1:15.120 45
5. Schumacher Mercedes 1:15.143 38
6. Kubica Renault 1:15.192 39
7. Hamilton McLaren 1:15.249 32
8. Sutil Force India 1:15.460 42
9. Button McLaren 1:15.619 38
10. Webber Red Bull 1:15.620 28
11. Petrov Renault 1:15.746 44
12. Buemi Toro Rosso 1:16.276 46
13. Hulkenberg Williams 1:16.348 48
14. Barrichello Williams 1:16.522 38
15. Liuzzi Force India 1:16.528 42
16. de la Rosa Sauber 1:16.599 36
17. Kobayashi Sauber 1:16.818 46
18. Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:17.023 28
19. Kovalainen Lotus 1:18.184 48
20. di Grassi Virgin 1:18.478 38
21. Trulli Lotus 1:18.667 13
22. Glock Virgin 1:18.721 42
23. Chandhok HRT 1:20.313 36
24. Senna HRT 1:22.148 11

Saturday practice results

Alonso crashed early in the session. His car is heavily damaged. The mechanics will have to repair the car in time for qualifying!

Position Driver Team Best Laptime Laps
1. Kubica Renault 1:14.806 26
2. Massa Ferrari 1:14.852 22
3. Webber Red Bull 1:14.945 25
4. Hamilton McLaren 1:15.038 25
5. Vettel Red Bull 1:15.046 26
6. Schumacher Mercedes 1:15.236 22
7. Rosberg Mercedes 1:15.252 20
8. Buemi Toro Rosso 1:15.537 22
9. Sutil Force India 1:15.659 14
10. Button McLaren 1:15.682 22
11. Liuzzi Force India 1:15.691 19
12. Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:15.769 27
13. Hulkenberg Williams 1:16.164 24
14. Barrichello Williams 1:16.232 21
15. Petrov Renault 1:16.240 27
16. Alonso Ferrari 1:16.266 6
17. Kobayashi Sauber 1:16.644 26
18. de la Rosa Sauber 1:16.696 23
19. Kovalainen Lotus 1:17.782 18
20. Trulli Lotus 1:17.865 26
21. di Grassi Virgin 1:18.063 25
22. Senna HRT 1:19.720 25
23. Chandhok HRT 1:19.781 21
24. Glock Virgin No Time 3

Qualifying results

Q3

Position Driver Team Best Laptime
1. Webber Red Bull 1:13.826
2. Kubica Renault 1:14.120
3. Vettel Red Bull 1:14.227
4. Massa Ferrari 1:14.283
5. Hamilton McLaren 1:14.432
6. Rosberg Mercedes 1:14.544
7. Schumacher Mercedes 1:14.590
8. Button McLaren 1:14.637
9. Barrichello Williams 1:14.901
10. Liuzzi Force India 1:15.170

Q2

11. Hulkenberg Williams 1:15.317
12. Sutil Force India 1:15.318
13. Buemi Toro Rosso 1:15.413
14. Petrov Renault 1:15.576
15. de la Rosa Sauber 1:15.692
16. Kobayashi Sauber 1:15.992
17. Alguersuari Toro Rosso 1:16.176

Q1

18. Kovalainen Lotus 1:17.094
19. Trulli Lotus 1:17.134
20. Glock Virgin 1:17.377
21. di Grassi Virgin 1:17.864
22. Senna HRT 1:18.509
23. Chandhok HRT 1:19.559
24. Alonso Ferrari Did not take part

It's been a long time since i wrote here the last time, but i cannot congratulate all the MW fans here, old friends. I don't see much activity here but still, i hope you get my message!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Race results:

Position Driver Team Gap
1. Webber Red Bull
2. Vettel Red Bull +0.4
3. Kubica Renault +1.6
4. Massa Ferrari +2.6
5. Hamilton McLaren +4.3
6. Schumacher Mercedes +5.7
7. Alonso Ferrari +6.3
8. Rosberg Mercedes +6.6
9. Sutil Force India +6.9
10. Liuzzi Force India +7.3
11. Buemi Toro Rosso +8.1
12. Alguersuari Toro Rosso +9.1
13. Petrov Renault +5 laps
14. Chandhok HRT +8 laps
15. Trulli Lotus +8 laps

Retired:
Kovalainen
Senna
Barrichello
Kobayashi
di Grassi
Glock
de la Rosa
Button
Hulkenberg

The race stewards have decided to penalise Michael Schumacher for overtaking Alonso at the last turn in breach of article 40.13 of the sporting regulations. Schumacher was handed a 20 second time penalty added to his time in lieu of a drive through.

This drops Michael to 12th and puts Alonso back in 6th place ahead of Rosberg, Sutil, Liuzzi and Buemi.


Article 40.13 of the sporting regulations states:

If the race ends whilst the safety car is deployed it will enter the pit lane at the end of the last lap and the cars will take the chequered flag as normal without overtaking

The Mercedes team disagrees on this ruling and are appealing the decision even though the penalty cannot be overturned as it is in lieu of a drive through penallty.

Ross Brawn said:
With regard to the penalty given to Michael, we believed that the track had gone green and the race was not finishing under a safety car when article 40.13 clearly would have applied. The reason for the safety car had been removed, the FIA had announced 'Safety Car in this lap' early on lap 78 and the track had been declared clear by race control. This was further endorsed when the marshals showed green flags and lights after safety car line one. On previous occasions when it has been necessary to complete a race under a safety car, full course yellows are maintained, as in Melbourne 2009. On the last lap, we therefore advised our drivers that they should race to the line and Michael made his move on Fernando for sixth place. We have appealed the decision of the stewards

Related:
Stewards penalty drops Schumacher out of points
Mercedes to appeal Schumacher penalty decision

Updated race result following the stewards decision:

Race results:

Position Driver Team Gap
1. Webber Red Bull
2. Vettel Red Bull +0.4
3. Kubica Renault +1.6
4. Massa Ferrari +2.6
5. Hamilton McLaren +4.3
6. Alonso Ferrari +6.3
7. Rosberg Mercedes +6.6
8. Sutil Force India +6.9
9. Liuzzi Force India +7.3
10. Buemi Toro Rosso +8.1
11. Alguersuari Toro Rosso +9.1
12. Schumacher Mercedes +25.7
13. Petrov Renault +5 laps
14. Chandhok HRT +8 laps
15. Trulli Lotus +8 laps

Retired:
Kovalainen
Senna
Barrichello
Kobayashi
di Grassi
Glock
de la Rosa
Button
Hulkenberg

Note: Mercedes are appealing this decision

sgd wrote:It's been a long time since i wrote here the last time, but i cannot congratulate all the MW fans here, old friends. I don't see much activity here but still, i hope you get my message!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Hello sgd, good to hear from you after all this time

We also would like to congratulate Webber on a dominating win. He now leads the championship as well and in the last 2 races has shown that he is a serious contender for the title.

It's been a long time since i wrote here the last time, but i cannot congratulate all the MW fans here, old friends. I don't see much activity here but still, i hope you get my message!

CONGRATULATIONS!!! Very Happy
Welcome , back !!!

This must be the only track where a processional race is not boring.

DOT. Kubica & Webbo.
Kubica for keeping that tyre together and still pressing Vettel.
Webbo for the "Cool hand Luke" drive, all weekend.
Dummy spit award. The Barra, throwing that steering wheel onto the road was bloody dangerous.
The "Still Running Away" award. Button's mechanic who left the radiator blank in.

sgd wrote:It's been a long time since i wrote here the last time, but i cannot congratulate all the MW fans here, old friends. I don't see much activity here but still, i hope you get my message!

CONGRATULATIONS!!!

Welcome back, sgd!
Don't sweat being away for so long; I as away for a while(medical issues.....) but I'm back and still firing away on all eight cylinders(okay, maybe 7, but the eight one works occasionally.......... )

I'm back too!!!!

Geez what a difference a week makes....After China I was ready to give up on MW, now he is looking a sh*tload quicker than SV (who I thought was the quickest driver on the grid).

Great drive from Webber, I didn't expect him to have 2 excellent races in a row. Well done and I think Vettel is a bit rattled now!

Great drive from Alonso, starting from the pitlane and finishing 6th. Very clever strategy from Ferrari to start him on the softer compound in anticipation for a safety car. He drove the whole race on 1 set. Superb
Schumacher wanted to spoil things but he only spoiled things for himself!

Kubica also drove superbly

Just like we saw in Bahrain, the title will be between Vettel and Alonso and now Webber if he keeps up his consistency.

Good to see you again SGD and Bundy