Oliver WhiteFelipe Massa has taken pole position for tomorrow’s Monaco Grand Prix with a last-gasp fast lap. In a thrilling session that saw quick laps from a variety of drivers, it was Ferrari who came away on top with Kimi Raikkonen taking the over front-row slot next to his team mate. McLaren lost out to the Scuderia with Lewis Hamilton in third and Heikki Kovalainen in fourth. BMW only had one driver in Q3 has Nick Heidfeld lost out earlier in Q2, but Robert Kubica managed fifth ahead of Nico Rosberg and Fernando Alonso.
Full report will be published soon.
Monaco 2008: Qualifying Results
| 1. | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1m15.787s | Q3 |
| 2. | Kimi Raikkonen | Ferrari | 1m15.815s | Q3 |
| 3. | Lewis Hamilton | McLaren | 1m15.839s | Q3 |
| 4. | Heikki Kovalainen | McLaren | 1m.16.165s | Q3 |
| 5. | Robert Kubica | BMW | 1m16.171s | Q3 |
| 6. | Nico Rosberg | Williams | 1m16.548s | Q3 |
| 7. | Fernando Alonso | Renault | 1m16.852s | Q3 |
| 8. | Jarno Trulli | Toyota | 1m17.203s | Q3 |
| 9. | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing | 1m17.343s | Q3 |
| 10. | David Coulthard | Red Bull Racing | No Time | Q3 |
| 11. | Timo Glock | Toyota | 1m15.907s | Q2 |
| 12. | Jenson Button | Honda | 1m16.101s | Q2 |
| 13. | Nick Heidfeld | BMW | 1m16.455s | Q2 |
| 14. | Kazuki Nakajima | Williams | 1m16.479s | Q2 |
| *15. | Rubens Barrichello | Honda | 1m16.537s | Q2 |
| 16. | Sebastien Bourdais | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1m16.806s | Q1 |
| 17. | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1m16.933s | Q1 |
| **18. | Sebastian Vettel | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1m16.955s | Q1 |
| 19. | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1m17.225s | Q1 |
| ***20. | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1m17.823s | Q1 |
*Rubens Barrichello and Giancarlo Fisichella are under investigation from an incident from Q1. Currently little news is available on what the incident is if there will be any further penalties. Update: No penalty given to either driver. Apparently, Barrichello may have held Fisichella up, but the stewards decided it wasn’t a punishable offense.
**Sebastian Vettel has been given a five grid-place penalty for having his gearbox replaced before he is allowed. Read this post for more information. Because Vettel’s gearbox was changed first, his penalty is applied first.
***Giancarlo Fisichella has been given a five grid-place penalty for having his gearbox replaced before he is allowed. Because Fisichella’s gearbox was changed after Vettel’s, his penalty is applied after Vettel’s.
Therefore, the bottom of the grid looks like this (I think):
| 17. | Nelson Piquet Jr. | Renault | 1m16.933s | Q1 |
| 18. | Adrian Sutil | Force India | 1m17.225s | Q1 |
| 19. | Sebastian Vettel | Scuderia Toro Rosso | 1m16.955s | Q1 |
| 20. | Giancarlo Fisichella | Force India | 1m17.823s | Q1 |
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