Monaco GP: Qualifying - Re-Cap & Results

MONACO GP - QUALIFYING - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Kimi Raikkonen will start the race from his first pole position since 2008, where he grabbed pole ahead of the French GP. 

    Stoffel Vandoorne crashed out of Q2, sending out yellow flags at the end of the session. As a result, Lewis Hamilton didn't get to finish his fast lap and did not make it into Q3. Vandoorne also has a 3-Place-Grid-Penalty for his collision with Massa in Spain.

    Jenson Button has received a 15-Place-Grid-Penalty as the team was forced to change the cars MGU-H and TC. He will start from pit-lane.

HOW IT WORKS:

Q1 = 18 minutes. All cars allowed to go out. At the end of the session, the five slowest are eliminated.

Q2 = 15 minutes. The remaining cars go out. At the end of the session, the five slowest are eliminated.

Q3 = 12 minutes. Final 10 cars go out. The final order at the end of the session is how the grid will line up. Fastest car starts from Pole Position.

GRID LINE-UP

1. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland
2. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany
3. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland
4. Max Verstappen / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands
5. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull-TAG-Heuer / Australia
6. Carlos Sainz / Toro Rosso-Renault / Spain
7. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico
8. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France
9. Daniil Kvyat / Toro Rosso-Renault / Russia
10. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany
11. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark
12. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Honda / Belgium*
13. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain
14. Felipe Massa / Williams-Mercedes / Brazil
15. Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France
16. Jolyon Palmer / Renault-Renault / Great Britain
17. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada
18. Pascal Wehrlein / Sauber-Ferrari / Germany
19. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

PIT-LANE - Jenson Button / McLaren-Honda / Great Britain**+

* - (Vandoorne) 3-Place-Grid-Penalty for collision with Massa during Spanish GP
** - (Button) 15-Place-Grid-Penalty for multiple engine component changes

+ - Notes Jenson Button is replacing Fernando Alonso during the Monaco GP weekend.

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