Webber wins Monaco GP
Reb Bull’s Australian driver, Mark Webber won Sunday’s Monaco Formula 1 Grand Prix, the sixth race of this years championship series and took the lead in the championship as well.
Behind Webber, his teammate, Sebastien Vettel got he second place, and Renault driver, Robert Kubica finshed third.
The Australian pilot who won in Barcelona last weekend too, gained his 4th career victory.
Reigning champion, Jenson Button – who held the first place in the championship before Monaco GP – has got eliminated right after the start. Fernando Alonso who started the race from the last place due to his accident on Saturday practice had a great race and finshed 7th place.
Seven-time champion Michael Schumacher finished 6th position with the Mercedes. Schumacher took the 6th place in the really last turn of the track, when he made an amazing overtake on Alonso. However his maneuver is still under investigation.
Monaco Grand Prix results
1. Mark Webber RBR-Renault
2. Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault +0.4 secs
3. Robert Kubica Renault +1.6 secs
4. Felipe Massa Ferrari +2.6 secs
5. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes +4.3 secs
6. Michael Schumacher Mercedes GP +5.7 secs
7. Fernando Alonso Ferrari +6.3 secs
8. Nico Rosberg Mercedes GP +6.6 secs
9. Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes +6.9 secs
10.Vitantonio Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes +7.3 secs
11. Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari +8.1 secs
12. Jaime Alguersuari STR-Ferrari +9.1 secs
13. Vitaly Petrov Renault +5 Lap
14. Karun Chandhok HRT-Cosworth Accident
15. Jarno Trulli Lotus-Cosworth Accident
Ret Heikki Kovalainen Lotus-Cosworth Steering
Ret Bruno Senna HRT-Cosworth +20 Laps
Ret Rubens Barrichello Williams-Cosworth Accident
Ret Kamui Kobayashi BMW Sauber-Ferrari Gearbox
Ret Lucas di Grassi Virgin-Cosworth Wheel problem
Ret Timo Glock Virgin-Cosworth Rear suspension
Ret Pedro de la Rosa BMW Sauber-Ferrari Hydraulics
Ret 1 Jenson Button McLaren-Mercedes Engine
Ret 10 Nico Hulkenberg Williams-Cosworth Accident
Driver’s Championship Standings (after six race):
1. Mark Webber 78 points
2. Sebastian Vettel 78
3. Fernando Alonso 75
4. Jenson Button 70
5. Felipe Massa 61
6. Robert Kubica 59
7. Lewis Hamilton 59
8. Nico Rosberg 56
9. Michael Schumacher 22
10. Adrian Sutil 20
11. Vitantonio Liuzzi 10
12. Rubens Barrichello 7
13. Vitaly Petrov 6
14. Jaime Alguersuari 3
15. Sebastien Buem 1
15. Nico Hülkenberg 1
Teams Championship:
1. Red Bull 156
2. Ferrari 136
3. McLaren-Mercedes 129
4. Mercedes 78
5. Renault 65
6. Force India 30
7. Williams 8
8. Toro Rosso 4
Next race: Turkish Grand Prix, May 30, Istanbul
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