Formula 1: quiet end to turbulent Monaco classic
The safety car phases and a red flag: the sixth Formula 1 race of the season in Monaco had lots to offer. Fernando Alonso, who relies on dampers from ZF Friedrichshafen AG in his Ferrari, clinched sixth place in a turbulent race. As a result, the Spaniard remains in close contact to the overall leaders. In addition, Scuderia Ferrari strengthened its hold on second in the manufacturers’ standings.
Behind Alonso, Jean-Eric Vergne caused the biggest surprise. On the challenging street circuit, around which overtaking is almost impossible, the Frenchman started the Scuderia Toro Rosso from a good tenth place on the grid. During the race, the 23-year old worked his way up to eighth place and in doing so scored his best result of the season. ZF clutches are used in his Toro Rosso-Ferrari. Kimi Räikkönen completed the top ten. The Finn, who also relies on a ZF Friedrichshafen AG clutch in his Lotus-Renault, was an innocent victim in a collision while running in a promising position, but still fought back to finish in the points.
Results GP Monaco (MC), round 6, FIA Formula 1 World Championship, 24.05-26.05 2013:
1. Nico Rosberg, Mercedes, 2h 17m 52,056s
2. Sebastian Vettel, Red Bull-Renault, + 3,888s
3. Mark Webber, Red Bull-Renault, + 6,314s
4. Lewis Hamilton, Mercedes, + 13,894s
5. Adrian Sutil, Force India-Mercedes, + 21,477s
6. Jenson Button, McLaren-Mercedes, + 23,103s
7. Fernando Alonso, Ferrari, + 26,734s ZF
8. Jean-Eric Vergne, Toro Rosso-Ferrari, + 27,223s ZF
9. Paul Di Resta, Force India-Mercedes, + 27,608s
10. Kimi Räikkönen, Lotus-Renault, + 36,582s ZF
Drivers’ World Championship standings:
1. S. Vettel, 107 points; 2. K. Räikkönen, 86; 3. F. Alonso, 78; 4. L. Hamilton, 62, M. Webber, 62; 6. N. Rosberg, 47; 7. F. Massa, 45; 8. P. Di Resta, 28; 9. R. Grosjean, 26; 10. J. Button, 25.
Manufacturers’ World Championship standings:
1. Red Bull-Renault, 164 points; 2. Ferrari, 123; 3. Lotus-Renault, 112; 4. Mercedes, 109; 5. Force India-Mercedes, 44; 6. McLaren-Mercedes, 37; 7. Toro Rosso, 12; 8. Sauber, 5.
Other results:
Results Monaco (MC), round 2, Porsche Supercup, 24.05-26.05 2013:
1. Sean Edwards, Porsche, 26m 03,584s, ZF
2. Kuba Giermaziak, Porsche, + 20,323s, ZF
3. Michael Ammermüller, Porsche, + 20,931s, ZF
4. Jeroen Bleekemolen, Porsche, + 22,317s, ZF
5. Christian Engelhardt, Porsche, + 22,819s, ZF
6. Kévin Estre, Porsche, + 23,353s, ZF
7. Richie Stanaway, Porsche, + 24,662s, ZF
8. Nicki Thiim, Porsche, + 25,230s, ZF
9. Ben Barker, Porsche, + 25,770s, ZF
10. Klaus Bachler, Porsche, + 27,561s, ZF
Drivers’ standings:
1. S. Edwards, 40 points; 2. K. Giermaziak, M. Ammermüller, 32; 4. N. Thiim, 26; 5. R. Stanaway, 16; 6. K. Bachler, 15; 7. J. Bleekemolen, 14; 8. B. Barker, 13; 9. M. Christensen, C. Engelhardt, 12.