Full Throttle

Kimi Raikkonen led from the pole and won the Monaco Grand Prix, his first in the resort of the rich and famous (And tax dodge of many F1 drivers). It also was his fourth career Formula One win.

“It’s a special place,” Raikkonen said. “Everybody looks at you in a slightly different way when you win in Monaco. To win is always fantastic, but Monaco is a special challenge.”

Nick Heidfeld was second, 13.8 behind, and Mark Webber was third, 18.4 seconds back, both in a Williams-BMW. Points leader Fernando Alonso was fourth, his first time out of the top three this season.

Raikkonen won the Spanish Grand Prix two weeks ago, and led the San Marino Grand Prix until a driveshaft problem knocked him out of that race. He has won poles in three straight races.

Seven-time champion Michael Schumacher finished seventh. He is winless in seven straight races, his longest drought since joining Ferrari. His last win was at Motegi and the Japanese Grand Prix last season.

Alonso still leads the driver standings with 49 points. Raikkonen moved into second with 27 points - 20 points in the last two races. Jarno Trulli of Toyota has 26, Webber has 18 and Heidfeld 17. Schumacher is in ninth place with 12 points.

Renault leads the teams standings with 63 points, followed by McLaren (51), Toyota (43), Williams (35), Ferrari (21).

Monte Carlo Results:

1. Kimi Raikkonen (Finland) McLaren 1:45:15.556
2. Nick Heidfeld (Germany) Williams +00:13.887
3. Mark Webber (Australia) Williams 00:18.484
4. Fernando Alonso (Spain) Renault 00:36.487
5. Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia) McLaren 00:36.647
6. Ralf Schumacher (Germany) Toyota 00:37.177
7. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Ferrari 00:37.223
8. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Ferrari 00:37.570
9. Felipe Massa (Brazil) Sauber 1 lap
10. Jarno Trulli (Italy) Toyota 1 lap
11. Jacques Villeneuve (Canada) Sauber 1 lap
12. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Renault 1 lap
13. Tiago Monteiro (Portugal) Jordan 3 laps
14. Christijan Albers (Netherlands) Minardi 5 laps
r. Vitantonio Liuzzi (Italy) Red Bull 19 laps
r. Patrick Friesacher (Austria) Minardi 49 laps
r. David Coulthard (Britain) Red Bull 55 laps
r. Narain Karthikeyan (India) Jordan 60 laps
(rank: r = retired, nc = not classified)