Results from the 2010 Monaco Grand Prix.
Mark Webber dominated the 2010 Monaco Grand Prix, to take his second win in the season. He is only the second Australian driver to win the Monaco Grand Prix, after Jack Brabham in 1959. Thanks to Webber and Vettel's one-two finish at the Monaco Grand Prix, Team Red Bull is pulling well into the lead in the Constructors' Championship.
As usual, the Monaco Grand Prix was filled with drama. A circuit known for its tight corners and difficulty in overtaking, this track requires experience and technical expertise to navigate successfully. Teams that had to retire both vehicles from the Monaco Grand Prix included: Williams, BMW Sauber and Virgin. Team HRT and Lotus lost one vehicle each, but both first rank drivers were able to finish the race. The safety car had to be deployed four times during the race, with crashes by Barrichello, Hulkenberg, Trulli and Chandhok. All drivers walked away unscathed.
The race started out with Webber winning pole position again, his third this season. He dominated the race and managed to maneuver around the numerous crashes. Webber pretty much dominated the race. Schumacher had a frustrating weekend as well, originally finishing in sixth place, he was penalized 20 seconds for an illegal overtaking move, which affected Fernando Alonso by cutting him off. This penalty brought Schumacher down to 12th place. Kubica drove a good race and worked hard trying to overtake Vettel, but was probably happy to settle for third place.
Last year's winner was Jenson Button and he was most likely frustrated by having to retire after the third lap, with black smoke coming out of his car. It was not a good weekend for Team Williams either, which was having major mechanical difficulties, causing both drivers to crash out of the race. Barrichello and Hulkenberg both walked away unhurt. Team Williams is regrouping in the UK to try to analyze their cars and try to pinpoint its mechanical issues.
This win puts Mark Webber in first place in the Drivers' Championship, tied with team mate Sebastian Vettel. Both drivers have 78 points after this race, where they placed in the coveted 1-2 finish - garnering 43 points! However, close on their tail is Fernando Alonso (Ferrari), with 75 points and Jenson Button (McLaren-Mercedes) with 70 points. Nothing is set in stone yet!
Team Red Bull should be proud of its two drivers, as it now has three first place finishes and two second place finishes under its belt this season. This puts them in clear first place in the Constructors' Championship rankings with 156 points. Trailing in second place is Team Ferrari with 136 and third place is McLaren- Mercedes with 129 points.
Full Race Results
- Mark Webber (Red Bull-Renault) 1:50:13.355
- Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull-Renault) 1:50:13.803
- Robert Kubica (Renault) 1:50:15.030
- Felipe Massa (Ferrari) 1:50:16.021
- Lewis Hamilton (McLaren-Mercedes) 1:50:17.718
- Fernando Alonso (Ferrari) 1:50:19.696
- Nico Rosberg (Mercedes GP) 1:50:20.006
- Adrian Sutil (Force India-Mercedes) 1:50:20.325
- Vitantonio Liuzzi (Force India-Mercedes) 1:50:20.660
- Sebastien Buemi (Toro Rosso- Ferrari) 1:50:21.554
- Jaime Alguersuari (Torro Rosso-Ferrari) 1:50:30.654
- Michael Schumacher (Mercedes GP) 1:50:56.354
- Vitaly Petrov (Renault) Retired, 73 laps
- Karun Chandhok (Hispania-Cosworth) Crash, 70 laps
- Jarno Trulli (Lotsu-Cosworth)Crash, 70 laps
- Heikki Kovalainen (Lotus-Cosworth) Retired 58 laps
- Bruno Senna (Hispania-Cosworth) Retired, 58 laps
- Rubens Barrichello (Williams-Cosworth)Crash, 30 laps
- Kamui Kobayashi (BMW Sauber-Ferrari) Retired, 26 laps
- Lucas di Grassi (Virgin-Cosworth) Retired, 25 laps
- Timo Glock (Virgin-Cosworth) Retired, 22 laps
- Pedro de la Rosa (BMW Sauber-Ferrari) Retired, 21 laps
- Jenson Button (McLaren Mercedes) Retired, 2 laps
- Nico Hulkenberg (Williams-Cosworth) Crash, 1 lap