Monaco GP: Qualifying - RE-CAP & RESULTS

MONACO GP - QUALIFYING - RE-CAP & RESULTS

    Daniel Ricciardo took Pole Position after previously topping all three Free Practice sessions. Team-mate, Verstappen, was left unable to participate after his heavy crash in P3. His car required multiple fixes and a gearbox change. It was not ready in time for Q1.

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. Daniel Ricciardo / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Australia

2. Sebastian Vettel / Ferrari-Ferrari / Germany

3. Lewis Hamilton / Mercedes-Mercedes / Great Britain

4. Kimi Raikkonen / Ferrari-Ferrari / Finland

5. Valtteri Bottas / Mercedes-Mercedes / Finland

6. Esteban Ocon / Force India-Mercedes / France

7. Fernando Alonso / McLaren-Renault / Spain

8. Carlos Sainz / Renault-Renault / Spain

9. Sergio Perez / Force India-Mercedes / Mexico

10. Pierre Gasly / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / France

11. Nico Hulkenberg / Renault-Renault / Germany

12. Stoffel Vandoorne / McLaren-Renault / Belgium

13. Sergey Sirotkin / Williams-Mercedes / Russia

14. Charles Leclerc / Sauber-Ferrari / Monaco

15. Brendon Hartley / Scuderia Toro Rosso-Honda / New Zealand

16. Marcus Ericsson / Sauber-Ferrari / Sweden

17. Lance Stroll / Williams-Mercedes / Canada

18. Romain Grosjean / Haas-Ferrari / France*

19. Kevin Magnussen / Haas-Ferrari / Denmark

DID NOT QUALIFY - Max Verstappen / Red Bull Racing-TAG-Heuer / Netherlands**

* - (Grosjean) 3-Place-Grid-Penalty for causing a collision with Hulkenberg & Gasly in Spain.

** - (Verstappen) 5-Place-Grid-Penalty for unscheduled gearbox change + 10-Place-Grid-Penalty for MGU-K replacement. 

NOTE: Verstappen did not qualify but was given permission by stewards to race.

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