F1 doesn't have a safety car problem. It has a rules problem
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Race results for the 2019 Monaco Grand Prix. Contains full classification
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Lewis Hamilton took victory in this afternoon’s Monaco Grand Prix, ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas, to pull out a 17-point lead in the driver’s championship over team-mate Bottas.
The Mercedes driver finished just ahead of Max Verstappen’s Red Bull but the Dutchman was demoted thanks to a five-second penalty for an unsafe release from his pit-stop.
Read the full, in-depth Motor Sport race report from Mark Hughes
Ahead of the Grand Prix, drivers paid tribute to three-time world champion and Mercedes’ non-executive chairman Niki Lauda, wearing red caps, emblazoned with his name.
Hamilton won with a red helmet in memory of Lauda, and several teams carried tributes on their cars, which are included in the gallery at the bottom of the page.
| Position | Driver | Team |
Time |
Points |
| 1 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1hr 43min 28.437sec | 25 |
| 2 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | +2.602sec | 18 |
| 3 | Valtteri Bottas | Mercedes | +3.162sec | 15 |
| 4 | Max Verstappen | Red Bull | +5.537sec | 12 |
| 5 | Pierre Gasly | Red Bull | +9.946sec | 11* |
| 6 | Carlos Sainz | McLaren | +53.454sec | 8 |
| 7 | Daniil Kvyat | Toro Rosso | +54.574sec | 6 |
| 8 | Alexander Albon | Toro Rosso | +55.200sec | 4 |
| 9 | Daniel Ricciardo | Renault | +60.894sec | 2 |
| 10 | Romain Grosjean | Haas | +61.034sec | 1 |
| 11 | Lando Norris | McLaren | +66.801sec | 0 |
| 12 | Kevin Magnussen | Haas | +1 lap | 0 |
| 13 | Sergio Perez | Racing Point | +1 lap | 0 |
| 14 | Nico Hulkenberg | Renault | +1 lap | 0 |
| 15 | George Russell | Williams | +1 lap | 0 |
| 16 | Lance Stroll | Racing Point | +1 lap | 0 |
| 17 | Kimi Räikkönen | Alfa Romeo | +1 lap | 0 |
| 18 | Robert Kubica | Williams | +1 lap | 0 |
| 19 | Antonio Giovinazzi | Alfa Romeo | +2 laps | 0 |
| RET | Charles Leclerc | Ferrari | 0 |
*Includes point for fastest lap
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