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Last season info Monaco Monte Carlo
Raikkonen made full use of his pole position,
immediately sprinting away from his Renault
rival at the start of the race, despite
a heavier fuel load. Drama arrived on lap
25, however, when Christijan Albers spun
his Minardi at Mirabeau, bringing out the
safety car for four laps. Many took the
opportunity to dive for the pits, though
notably Raikkonen was not one of them. However,
what had looked a possible error from McLaren
proved to be anything but and the Finn was
never seriously challenged. The real race
was behind him. Both Renaults were eating
their rear tyres at a rapid rate. The result
was some thrilling action as Alonso tried,
ultimately in vain, to fend off the charging
Williams of Nick Heidfeld and Mark Webber
who subsequently claimed a double podium
for the BMW-powered team, both men scoring
their best ever results. Montoya charged
through the field to take fifth, with Ralf
Schumacher putting in a similarly strong
drive to sixth. Michael almost stole his
brother’s place in a dash to the line
after the champion had muscled his way past
team mate Rubens Barrichello on the final
lap.
Winner + pole + fastest lap Monaco
Monte Carlo
Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren-Mercedes)
started from pole position and also won
the race itself. Second and third were Nick
Heidfeld (Williams-BMW) and Mark Webber
(Williams-BMW). Fastest lap was clocked
by Michael Schumacher: 1:15.842
Historic info Monaco Monte Carlo
The Monaco Grand Prix is held since 1929
in the Principality of Monaco and is considered
to be one of the most important and prestigious
races around the world. The Monaco Grand
Prix predates the organized World Championships;
the principality's first Grand Prix race
was organized in 1929 by Antony Noghes,
a well-to-do cigarette manufacturer and
a resident of Monte Carlo, under the auspices
of Prince Louis II through the establishment
of the "Automobile Club de Monaco"
of which Noghes was the founding president.
The inaugural race was won by William Grover-Williams
driving a Bugatti painted in what would
become the famous British racing green color.
The Monaco Grand Prix counted toward the
European Championship from 1936 to 1939.
The Monaco Grand Prix was one of the inaugural
races in the Formula One championship in
1950. However, there was no race in 1951,
and in 1952 the Monaco Grand Prix took place
but was not included within the Formula
One championship. Since 1955, the Monaco
Grand Prix has taken place each year and
has been raced as part of the Formula One
championship.
Listings of past winners / teams
(last 10 years)
"2005 Kimi Räikkönen (McLaren-Mercedes)
2004 Jarno Trulli (Renault)
2003 Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams-BMW)
2002 David Coulthard (McLaren-Mercedes)
2001 Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
2000 David Coulthard (McLaren-Mercedes)
1999 Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
1998 Mika Hakkinen (McLaren-Mercedes)
1997 Michael Schumacher (Ferrari)
1996 Olivier Panis (Ligier-Mugen-Honda)"
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