Britanicul Jenson Button va pleca din pole-position in Marele Premiu al Principatului Monaco, acesta fiind urmat de Kimi Raikkonen si de Rubens Barrichello.

Demn de mentionat este revirimentul monoposturilor Ferrari, italienii aducand in Principat masini categoric imbunatatite fata de ultima perioada.

Marile dezamagiri ale calificarilor au fost Hamilton (16) (a intrat in parapet), Heidfeld (17) si Kubica (18) (ambii BMW) care au fost eliminati inca din Q1.

1 Jenson Button Brawn-Mercedes 1:14.902 (pole-position)

2 Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:14.927

3 Rubens Barrichello Brawn-Mercedes 1:15.077

4 Sebastian Vettel RBR-Renault 1:15.271

5 Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:15.437

6 Nico Rosberg Williams-Toyota 1:15.455

7 Heikki Kovalainen McLaren-Mercedes 1:15.516

8 Mark Webber RBR-Renault 1:15.653

9 Fernando Alonso Renault 1:16.009

10 Kazuki Nakajima Williams-Toyota 1:17.344

Eliminati in Q2:

11 Sebastien Buemi STR-Ferrari 1:15.833

12 Nelsinho Piquet Renault 1:15.837

13 Giancarlo Fisichella Force India-Mercedes 1:16.146

14 Sebastien Bourdais STR-Ferrari 1:16.281

15 Adrian Sutil Force India-Mercedes 1:16.545

Eliminati in Q1:

16. Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren-Mercedes 1:16.264

17. Nick Heidfeld (GER) BMW Sauber 1:16.264

18. Robert Kubica (POL) BMW Sauber 1:16.405

19. Jarno Trulli (ITA) Toyota 1:16.548

20. Timo Glock (GER) Toyota 1:16.788.