Monaco   24-27 May 2012
Grand Prix de Monaco
Circuit de Monaco Monte Carlo, Monaco Event Description: Race Distance: 78 laps, 260.520 km

The Monaco Grand Prix has been around since 1929 and has evolved into not just the most spectacular race of the F1 calendar, but perhaps the most amazing race in all of motorsports.

The course has remained nearly unchanged since the inception of the event resulting in a narrow, bumpy course where the cars race wheel to wheel mere inches away from the Armco walls. The course is so tight, the teams are forces to use one-off suspension designs to get around the tightest hairpin of the season.

Vettel continued his domination of the 2011 season with a win from pole in Monaco, fighting off hard challenges from Alonso and Button along the way who take 2nd and 3rd in a race with several red-flag periods. Qualifying Summary: Mercedes steals the show with both Schumacher, a Monaco expert, and Rosberg in the top 3. However, Schumacher will take a 5 spot penalty for causing a collision in the previous race, putting Webber who set the 2nd fastest time on the poll position.

Hamilton qualifies 4th, with Grosjean in 5th. The two Ferraris start 6th and 7th with Alonso ahead of Massa. Vettel chooses not to run in Q3 in order to have his choice of tires at the start of the race, while Button fails to even make the final session.

The top 10 qualifiers in Monaco:
MSC* WEB ROS HAM GRO ALO MAS RAI MAL** VET HUL
* 5 spot penalty
** 10 spots penalty for collision in practice + 5 more spots for a gearbox change Race Summary: Rain tends to be the great equalizer in Monaco, and this season, it was just the threat of rain that played havoc on the teams. With virtually everyone running a 1-stop strategy, the threat of rain right as the pitstop window opened left many drivers out on track with worn tires waiting on the weather.

Vettel's strategy of starting 10th on a set of fresh prime tires (compared to the leader's options from qualifying) vaulted him to the front of the field. But the risky strategy couldn't quite get him far enough out front to stay ahead of everyone when he finally pit for tires, leaving him to come out 4th when the stops were complete.

Teammate Webber's strategy of starting on the front row and switching to primes worked better allowing him to take the victory, and become the only 2 time Monaco winner from Australia. Webber is also the 6th different winner in 6 races this season.

Rosberg rounds out the podium, while Alonso takes his Ferrari to 3rd for another above-expectations finish. Driver Classification for Round 6: Fantasy Results: Event Media: