German F1 driver Sebastian Vettel wins Monaco Grand Prix 2011 followed by Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button

MONACO – German Formula One Driver Sebastian Vettel having a wonderful season taking his tally to five wins out of six races this season with the latest victory today (Sunday/May 29) in Monaco Grand Prix. 

German F1 driver Sebastian Vettel enjoys season's 5th victory winning Monaco GP

Red Bull’s Vettel achieved the latest victory over Fernando Alonso and Jenson Button in a thriller in which many drivers couldn’t succeed to finish.

Michael Schumacher, seven-time former champion, was among those who failed to finish the race; along with Ferrari's Felipe Massa, and Vitaly Petrov, whose Renault was involved in the late crash that halted the race.

Sebastian Vettel, defending F1 Champion, had only one loss in this season against McLaren's Lewis Hamilton beat him in China.

It is the best performance of the season for second placed Fernando Alonso who happened to be the two-time Formula One champion. However, Jenson Button will surely be frustrated by losing the race after coming so close to be victorious again in Monaco.

Leading positions after race (78 Laps): 

 

1 Sebastian Vettel (Ger) Red Bull 2hr 09mins 38.373secs
2 Fernando Alonso (Spa) Ferrari 2:09:39.511
3 Jenson Button (Gbr) McLaren 2:09:40.751
4 Mark Webber (Aus) Red Bull 2:10:01.474
5 Kamui Kobayashi (Jpn) Sauber-Ferrari 2:10:05.289
6 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) McLaren 2:10:05.583
7 Adrian Sutil (Ger) Force India at 1 Lap
8 Nick Heidfeld (Ger) Renault at 1 Lap
9 Rubens Barrichello (Bra) Williams at 1 Lap
10 Sebastien Buemi (Swi) Scuderia Toro Rosso at 1 Lap
11 Nico Rosberg (Ger) Mercedes GP at 2 Laps
12 Paul di Resta (Gbr) Force India at 2 Laps
13 Jarno Trulli (Ita) Lotus F1 at 2 Laps
14 Heikki Kovalainen (Fin) Lotus F1 at 2 Laps
15 Jerome d'Ambrosio (Bel) Virgin Racing at 3 Laps
16 Vitantonio Liuzzi (Ita) HRT-F1 at 3 Laps
17 Narain Karthikeyan (Ind) HRT-F1 at 4 Laps
18 Pastor Maldonado (Ven) Williams at 5 Laps