ce 38 Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website 177c
1ca

Home - The Official Formula 1 Website Skip to content

3c

Monaco preview - no safe bets on Monte Carlo's streets23 May 2013

With its tight corners, chicanes, Armco barriers, bumps and white lines, it’s easy to see why Monaco is regarded as the toughest track on the calendar. And just as it was in 2012, it’s a circuit on which form is impossible to predict accurately.

Yes, it will suit Lotus, Red Bull and Ferrari, but it should also enable Mercedes to continue their front-row qualifying performance. And Force India and McLaren could get in on the act...»

LATEST

Interview Sergio Perez Q&A: Single stop key to Monaco race22 May 2013
Interview Exclusive Daniel Ricciardo Q&A: I’m ready if Red Bull call22 May 2013
Headline FIA Wednesday press conference - Monaco22 May 2013
Headline Pre-race Thursday to be ‘Open House’ in Canada22 May 2013
Feature The Monaco Grand Prix - did you know?22 May 2013
Headline FIA press conference schedule - Monaco22 May 2013
Headline McLaren: Perez a good team player21 May 2013
Feature Flashback: Monaco '70 - Rindt snatches dramatic last-lap win21 May 2013
Interview In conversation - Bernie Ecclestone & Niki Lauda20 May 2013

GALLERY

VIDEO

Race winner Mark Webber (AUS) Red Bull Racing RB8 celebrates. Formula One World Championship, Rd6, Monaco Grand Prix, Race Day, Monte-Carlo, Monaco, Sunday, 27 May 2012
Monaco 2012 - race edit
Race winner Fernando Alonso (ESP) Ferrari celebrates on the podium. Formula One World Championship, Rd5, Spanish Grand Prix, Race Day, Barcelona, Spain, Sunday, 12 May 2013
Spain 2013 - race edit
Race winner Sebastian Vettel (GER) Red Bull Racing celebrates his victory with Adrian Newey (GBR) Red Bull Racing Chief Technical Officer, left, and Christian Horner (GBR) Red Bull Racing Team Principal, right. Formula One World Championship, Rd4, Bahrain Grand Prix, Race Day, Bahrain International Circuit, Sakhir, Bahrain, Sunday, 21 April 2013
Bahrain 2013 - race edit

FEATURED

MONACO 1970 - RINDT SNATCHES LAST-LAP WIN

Jochen Rindt (AUT) Lotus 49C only led the race for 400 yards but it was enough to take his opening victory of the season. Monaco Grand Prix, Monte Carlo, 10 May 1970. World © Phipps/Sutton

Jochen Rindt grabs victory from under the nose of Jack Brabham in one of the most dramatic finishes ever...»

VIDEO - FERRARI'S FOOT-OPERATED DRS

Ferrari's foot-operated DRS

Most teams' DRS are operated by hand, via a steering wheel control. The Scuderia's is different...»

IN DETAIL - THE 2013 RULES & REGULATIONS

FIA Flag. Formula One World Championship, Rd 18, Brazilian Grand Prix, Qualifying Day, Interlagos, Sao Paulo, Brazil, Saturday, 1 November 2008

New restrictions on DRS usage, extended team curfews, tougher front-wing deflection tests and more...»

WHO'S WHO - 2013 TEAM & DRIVER LINE-UPS

Drivers Group Photo. Formula One World Championship, Rd1, Australian Grand Prix, Race, Albert Park, Melbourne, Australia, Sunday, 17 March 2013

Hamilton to Mercedes, Perez to McLaren, and no less than five rookie drivers - the new season's grid in full... »

THE BIG QUESTION

Their qualifying speed is not in doubt, but do you think Mercedes will win a race in 2013?
5de
Yes
Yes Yes Yes 39.58%
No
No No No 38.54%
Don't know
Don't know Don't know Don't know 21.88%
5d9
Mobile Services
e34
c1b8

23, 25, 26 May 2013

THU SAT SUN
clear
20ºC
9ºC
mostly cloudy
16ºC
9ºC
mostly cloudy
18ºC
12ºC
Practice 1 Thu 10:00
Practice 2 Thu 14:00
Practice 3 Sat 11:00
Qualifying Sat 14:00
Race Sun 14:00
Convert To Your Time
Live Timing Gallery Video - 2012 Race Edit Video - 2012 Onboard Lap Circuit Map Destination Guide Event Timetable

LAST RACE

Spain
01 Fernando Alonso 1:39:16.596
02 Kimi Räikkönen +9.3 secs
03 Felipe Massa +26.0 secs
Fastest Lap
Esteban Gutierrez 1:26.217
Pole Position
Nico Rosberg 1:20.718
TV IMAGES SUN at 11:40:29
Mercedes' Nico Rosberg waves to the crowd on the parade lap. The German is looking to convert his pole position into a race win for the first time this season
TV IMAGES SUN at 11:40:46
The weather is perfect for racing in Barcelona and the crowds have come out to see if local hero Fernando Alonso can guide his Ferrari to victory
TV IMAGES SUN at 11:46:25
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso whips the home fans into a frenzy as he greets the crowd on the parade lap
TV IMAGES SUN at 12:31:00
An aerial view of the Circuit de Catalunya
TV IMAGES SUN at 12:51:20
The grid is a frenzy of activity ahead of the first European race of the season in Spain
TV IMAGES SUN at 13:10:22
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso has a great start and moves into third with an around-the-outside move on Lewis Hamilton's Mercedes at Turn 3
TV IMAGES SUN at 13:11:55
Ferrari's Felipe Massa slips ahead of McLaren's Sergio Perez into the first corner in the early stages of the race
TV IMAGES SUN at 13:18:16
Romain Grosjean is forced to retire his Lotus in the early stages of the race with what looks like a rear suspension problem
TV IMAGES SUN at 13:23:37
Fernando Alonso's bid for a home win continues as he overtakes Nico Rosberg's Mercedes for second place
TV IMAGES SUN at 13:26:24
Polesitter Nico Rosberg of Mercedes continues to slip down the field as Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen passes him into Turn 1
TV IMAGES SUN at 13:32:07
Toro Rosso's Daniel Ricciardo is having a good race and he moves himself up to 8th with this move on Force India's Paul di Resta
TV IMAGES SUN at 13:36:32
Race leader Fernando Alonso comes in to the Ferrari pit for his second tyre stop of the race
TV IMAGES SUN at 13:38:21
Caterham's Giedo van der Garde loses his left rear wheel. He returns to the pits but retires shortly afterwards because of damage
TV IMAGES SUN at 13:44:32
Mercedes' Lewis Hamilton struggles with tyre wear and is passed by Williams' Pastor Maldonado as he falls back down the order
TV IMAGES SUN at 13:35:18
Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen battles hard to get around the outside of Sebastian Vettel's Red Bull for third place
TV IMAGES SUN at 14:01:37
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso overtakes the Lotus of Kimi Raikkonen to retake the lead after his second pit stop
TV IMAGES SUN at 14:02:46
The right-rear tyre of Jean-Eric Vergne's Toro Rosso lets go, sending the Frenchman to the pits
TV IMAGES SUN at 14:12:48
Lotus's Kimi Raikkonen leaves the pit lane after his final tyre stop of the race. He has 20 laps to hunt down the Ferrari of race leader Fernando Alonso
TV IMAGES SUN at 14:19:03
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso leaves the pits after his final tyre stop with nearly the full length of the pit straight between him and the Lotus of Kimi Raikkonen
TV IMAGES SUN at 14:26:55
Jean-Eric Vergne is forced to retire his Toro Rosso following his earlier tyre failure
TV IMAGES SUN at 14:43:29
Ferrari's Fernando Alonso takes the chequered flag to win his home Grand Prix
TV IMAGES SUN at 14:47:41
Fernando Alonso raises the Spanish flag in celebration as he climbs out of his Ferrari in parc ferme
TV IMAGES SUN at 14:48:02
It's a great day for Ferrari as race winner Fernando Alonso and third-placed Felipe Massa embrace in parc ferme
TV IMAGES SUN at 14:53:21
A victorious Fernando Alonso hoists the winner's trophy aloft from the top step of the podium
TV IMAGES SUN at 14:56:15
Race winner Fernando Alonso, second-placed Kimi Raikkonen, third-placed Felipe Massa and Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali salute the crowd from the Barcelona podium

DRIVER STANDINGS

01 Sebastian Vettel 89
02 Kimi Räikkönen 85
03 Fernando Alonso 72
04 Lewis Hamilton 50

CONSTRUCTOR STANDINGS

01 Red Bull Racing-Renault 131
02 Ferrari 117
03 Lotus-Renault 111
 
e17 9a
0