Monaco Grand Prix

Date & Time
Sun 27th May 2007 12:00am Local
Sun 27th May 2007 12:00am UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2007

Round
Round 5

Status
FT

Location

Circuit de Monaco

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The 2007 Monaco Grand Prix was a historic Formula One race held on 27 May 2007 at the Circuit de Monaco. It was completely dominated by the McLaren-Mercedes team, with reigning World Champion Fernando Alonso winning from pole position just 4.1 seconds ahead of his rookie teammate, Lewis Hamilton. The duo showcased such an extraordinary pace that they nearly lapped the entire field, leaving third-place finisher Felipe Massa more than a minute behind.
McLaren Milestones: This victory marked McLaren's 150th win in Formula One and the 17th victory of Fernando Alonso's career.
Intra-Team Tension: The race is famous for sparking intense internal friction at McLaren. Hamilton felt he was prematurely instructed by the team to fuel-save and hold position rather than actively fighting Alonso for the win, which later triggered an FIA investigation into team orders (McLaren was cleared of any wrongdoing).

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Result List

01	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Formula 1 Team	1:40:29.329
02	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+0:04.095
03	Felipe Massa	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+1:09.114
04	Giancarlo Fisichella	Renault F1 Team	+1 Lap
05	Robert Kubica	Sauber	+1 Lap
06	Nick Heidfeld	Sauber	+1 Lap
07	Alexander Wurz	Williams Racing	+1 Lap
08	Kimi Raikkonen	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+1 Lap
09	Scott Speed	Toro Rosso	+1 Lap
10	Rubens Barrichello	Honda F1	+1 Lap
11	Jenson Button	Honda F1	+1 Lap
12	Nico Rosberg	Williams Racing	+1 Lap
13	Heikki Kovalainen	Renault F1 Team	DNF
14	David Coulthard	Oracle Red Bull Racing	+2 Laps
15	Jarno Trulli	Toyota	+2 Laps
16	Ralf Schumacher	Toyota	+2 Laps
17	Takuma Sato	Super Aguri F1	+2 Laps
18	Anthony Davidson	Super Aguri F1	+2 Laps
19	Christijan Albers	Spyker	DNF
20	Adrian Sutil	Spyker	DNF
21	Mark Webber	Oracle Red Bull Racing	DNF
22	Vitantonio Liuzzi	Toro Rosso	DNF