Monaco Grand Prix

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Date & Time
Sun 27th May 2018 12:10pm UTC

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League
Formula 1

Season
2018

Round
Round 6

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Circuit de Monaco

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The Monaco Grand Prix is the one race of the year that every driver dreams of winning. Like the Indy 500 or Le Mans, it stands alone, almost distinct from the sport from which it was born. A combination of precision driving, technical excellence and sheer bravery is required to win in Monte Carlo, facets which highlight the differences between the great and the good in Formula 1.

The Armco barrier-lined circuit leaves no margin for error, demanding more concentration that any other Formula One track. Cars run with maximum downforce and brakes are worked hard. Overtaking is next to impossible so qualifying in Monaco is more critical than at any other Grand Prix.

The Portier corner is key to achieving a good lap time around Monaco. It is preceded by the Loews hairpin, the slowest corner in Formula 1, and followed by the tunnel, one of the few flat-out sections of the track. Some great names have ended their races in the barriers here, most notably Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher.

To win in Monaco places a driver's name on a list that includes many of history's all-time greats.

Both Graham Hill, the man nicknamed 'Mr Monaco', and Schumacher won it five times, Alain Prost took four victories, whilst Stirling Moss and Jackie Stewart each won here three times. But the record of wins in the Principality resides with the Senna, who won in Monte Carlo six times.

The race has been a regular fixture of the world championship since 1955, but in that time the circuit has changed remarkably little. Slight alterations were made for the 2003 event, in particular a new, gentler entry to the Rascasse corner, with even bigger changes in 2004, with a new pit complex and increased spectator capacity.

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Result List

01	Daniel Ricciardo	Oracle Red Bull Racing	1:42:54.807
02	Sebastian Vettel	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:07.336
03	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team	+0:17.013
04	Kimi Raikkonen	Scuderia Ferrari HP	+0:18.127
05	Valtteri Bottas	Mercedes-AMG PETRONAS Formula One Team	+0:18.822
06	Esteban Ocon	Force India	+0:23.667
07	Pierre Gasly	Toro Rosso	+0:24.331
08	Nico Hulkenberg	Renault F1 Team	+0:24.839
09	Max Verstappen	Oracle Red Bull Racing	+0:25.317
10	Carlos Sainz Jr	Renault F1 Team	+1:09.013
11	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber	+1:09.864
12	Sergio Perez	Force India	+1:10.461
13	Kevin Magnussen	Haas Factory Team	+1:14.823
14	Stoffel Vandoorne	McLaren Formula 1 Team	+1 Lap
15	Romain Grosjean	Haas Factory Team	+1 Lap
16	Sergey Sirotkin	Williams Racing	+1 Lap
17	Lance Stroll	Williams Racing	+2 Laps
18	Charles Leclerc	Sauber	DNF
19	Hartley Hartley-Smith	Toro Rosso	DNF
20	Fernando Alonso	McLaren Formula 1 Team	DNF