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Login[Formula 1] Monaco Grand Prix : 25 May '08
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Location: Monte Carlo, Monaco
Lap count: 78
Race start: 1400 +0100 GMT (2000HRS SIN)This is the first of 3 true street circuits on this year's calendar, the others being Valencia and Singapore. (Albert Park and Circuit Gilles Villeneuve, while also temporary, are public parks) It is also the slowest track, and while the tight and narrow layout makes overtaking virtually impossible, it also allows confident drivers to shine and punishes even the slightest mistake.
The cars run with the maximum downforce setting, short gear ratios and soft suspension to get the most speed and grip around the corners and on the slippery public asphalt. The gearboxes take the most battering, as up to 4000 gear changes are made during the race.
Rain is forecast for the weekend, with a 60% chance of precipitation, and together with the lack of electronic aids this season, the challenge that the drivers will face will be even greater. The 1996 race saw only 4 finishers in wet conditions!
4 of the drivers on the current grid have won this race: Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, Renault's Fernando Alonso, Red Bull's David Coulthard and Toyota's Jarno Trulli. Other known specialists of this track include McLaren's Lewis Hamilton and Force India's Giancarlo Fisichella.
Edited by Kuali Baba 22 May `08, 9:44PM
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Pos No Driver Team Time/Retired Gap Laps
1 1 Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:15.948 26
2 22 Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.216 0.268 27
3 23 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.248 0.300 28
4 2 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:16.292 0.344 26
5 7 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:16.653 0.705 27
6 4 Robert Kubica BMW Sauber 1:16.834 0.886 23
7 5 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:17.498 1.550 25
8 17 Rubens Barrichello Honda 1:17.511 1.563 26
9 10 Mark Webber Red Bull-Renault 1:17.798 1.850 23
10 21 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Ferrari 1:17.835 1.887 26
11 12 Timo Glock Toyota 1:17.942 1.994 26
12 16 Jenson Button Honda 1:18.153 2.205 26
13 14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:18.245 2.297 30
14 3 Nick Heidfeld BMW Sauber 1:18.263 2.315 13
15 8 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:18.274 2.326 28
16 11 Jarno Trulli Toyota 1:18.360 2.412 16
17 20 Adrian Sutil Force India-Ferrari 1:18.360 2.412 25
18 6 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:18.955 3.007 32
19 15 Sebastian Vettel STR-Ferrari 1:19.176 3.228 35
20 9 David Coulthard Red Bull-Renault no time 3
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Free practice session two times
1. HAMILTON McLaren 1m15.140s
2. ROSBERG Williams 1m15.533s
3. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m15.572s
4. MASSA Ferrari 1m15.869s
5. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m15.881s
6. KUBICA BMW 1m16.296s
7. ALONSO Renault 1m16.310s
8. BUTTON Honda 1m16.351s
9. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m16.372s
10. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m16.418s
11. HEIDFELD BMW 1m16.426s
12. GLOCK Toyota 1m16.688s
13. WEBBER Red Bull 1m17.094s
14. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m17.131s
15. PIQUET Renault 1m17.246s
16. FISICHELLA Force India 1m17.251s
17. TRULLI Toyota 1m17.379s
18. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m17.581s
19. SUTIL Force India 1m18.176s
20. VETTEL Toro Rosso 1m18.225s
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Final practice: Kovalainen sets the fastest time, but crashes his McLaren in the damp and green conditions.
Monaco Grand Prix final practice times
1. KOVALAINEN McLaren 1m16.567s
2. HAMILTON McLaren 1m17.084s
3. RAIKKONEN Ferrari 1m17.177s
4. ROSBERG Williams 1m17.503s
5. KUBICA BMW 1m17.687s
6. MASSA Ferrari 1m17.691s
7. WEBBER Red Bull 1m17.856s
8. SUTIL Force India 1m17.883s
9. NAKAJIMA Williams 1m18.147s
10. BUTTON Honda 1m18.225s
11. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso 1m18.367s
12. GLOCK Toyota 1m18.424s
13. BARRICHELLO Honda 1m18.455s
14. PIQUET Renault 1m18.615s
15. VETTEL Toro Rosso 1m18.651s
16. ALONSO Renault 1m18.795s
17. TRULLI Toyota 1m18.858s
18. HEIDFELD BMW 1m19.024s
19. FISICHELLA Force India 1m19.131s
20. COULTHARD Red Bull 1m20.805s
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Monaco GP provisional grid
1. MASSA Ferrari
2. RAIKKONEN Ferrari3. HAMILTON McLaren
4. KOVALAINEN McLaren
5. KUBICA BMW
6. ROSBERG Williams
7. ALONSO Renault
8. TRULLI Toyota
9. WEBBER Red Bull
10. COULTHARD Red Bull
11. GLOCK Toyota
12. BUTTON Honda
13. HEIDFELD BMW
14. NAKAJIMA Williams
15. BARRICHELLO Honda
16. BOURDAIS Toro Rosso
17. PIQUET Renault
18. SUTIL Force India
19. FISICHELLA Force India
20. VETTEL Toro Rosso*
* penalised for gearbox change
Edited by 566117 25 May `08, 3:55PM
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