

Raikkonen last qualified on pole back in 2008 at the French Grand Prix. Behind the Mercedes and Ferraris are the Red Bulls of Max Verstappen and Daniel Ricciardo, as usual. Mercedes as won the last five Monaco Grands Prix, and they still have a shot at it with Valtteri Bottas qualifying third fastest. But he’ll have little prospect of closing that gap on Sunday, as he was forced to abort a qualifying lap in the second session following a Stoffel Vandoorne crash.
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Lewis Hamilton of Mercedes trails Vettel in the Drivers Championship by just six points. Jenson Button, who retired at the end of last season, will race for McLaren in place of Alonso.īutton made it to the final qualifying session and made it ninth fastest, but will start from the back of the grid due to a 15-place penalty from an engine change. FINISH The Australian takes the victory, ahead of Sebastian Vettel, Lewis Hamilton, Kimi Raikkonen and Valtteri Bottas.
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The Indy 500 is mentioned because Fernando Alonso, perhaps the best driver in F1, is skipping Monaco to race in the American race for the first time. It is Ricciardos seventh win in F1, and his first from inside the top three.

A live stream of the Monaco Grand Prix will be available via NBC Sports and the NBC Sports app on various connected devices. It’s held on the same day as the Indianapolis 500, one of the other biggest races in all of motorsports. Sunday’s race will begin bright and early in the United States, airing on NBC at 8 a.m. Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel of Germany steers his car during the second free practice during the Formula One Grand Prix at the Monaco racetrack in Monaco, Thursday, May 25, 2017. Dubbed the crown jewel of F1, it’s considered a second home race for many drivers, as roughly. The 2.074-mile road course is one of the most exciting to watch each year, and Ferrari will have a front row lockout with Sebastian Vettel qualifying in second. Formula One returns to the streets of Monte Carlo on Sunday for the 2017 Monaco Grand Prix.

Kimi Raikkonen will start in first place on the gird for the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix, possibly the biggest race on the sport’s calendar each and every year.
