Rosberg tops first practice at Monaco
F1 Grand Prix, GP Monaco, Monte Carlo Circuit
Nico Rosberg was fastest in the first practice session at Monaco. The unsurprisingly quick Mercedes was however only slightly quicker than Fernando Alonso and Romain Grosjean.
The second Ferrari of Felipe Massa and Lewis Hamilton behind him in 5th are also in the mix, less than 3 tenths off the pace setter.
This morning saw little track action in the beginning of the session, with nobody running in the first half hour - except for the usual installation laps. Esteban Gutierrez in the Sauber was the first to start a multi lap run.
Results
| Pos. | No. | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:16.195 | - | 31 |
| 2 | 3 | Fernando Alonso | Ferrari | 1:16.282 | 0.087 | 27 |
| 3 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus-Renault | 1:16.380 | 0.185 | 21 |
| 4 | 4 | Felipe Massa | Ferrari | 1:16.394 | 0.199 | 23 |
| 5 | 10 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:16.469 | 0.274 | 28 |
| 6 | 16 | Pastor Maldonado | Williams-Renault | 1:16.993 | 0.798 | 27 |
| 7 | 2 | Mark Webber | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:17.020 | 0.825 | 27 |
| 8 | 5 | Jenson Button | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:17.129 | 0.934 | 29 |
| 9 | 6 | Sergio Perez | McLaren-Mercedes | 1:17.378 | 1.183 | 25 |
| 10 | 1 | Sebastian Vettel | Red Bull Racing-Renault | 1:17.380 | 1.185 | 23 |
| 11 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Lotus-Renault | 1:17.509 | 1.314 | 26 |
| 12 | 14 | Paul di Resta | Force India-Mercedes | 1:17.548 | 1.353 | 27 |
| 13 | 15 | Adrian Sutil | Force India-Mercedes | 1:17.625 | 1.430 | 20 |
| 14 | 11 | Nico Hulkenberg | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:18.193 | 1.998 | 26 |
| 15 | 18 | Jean-Eric Vergne | Str-Ferrari | 1:18.454 | 2.259 | 25 |
| 16 | 12 | Esteban Gutierrez | Sauber-Ferrari | 1:18.754 | 2.559 | 28 |
| 17 | 17 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams-Renault | 1:18.830 | 2.635 | 28 |
| 18 | 19 | Daniel Ricciardo | Str-Ferrari | 1:19.067 | 2.872 | 25 |
| 19 | 21 | Giedo van der Garde | Caterham-Renault | 1:19.203 | 3.008 | 21 |
| 20 | 20 | Charles Pic | Caterham-Renault | 1:19.438 | 3.243 | 28 |
| 21 | 22 | Jules Bianchi | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:19.773 | 3.578 | 20 |
| 22 | 23 | Max Chilton | Marussia-Cosworth | 1:20.225 | 4.030 | 21 |
