Monaco Grand Prix 2015 live: Max Verstappen escapes injury after serious crash as Lewis Hamilton loses lead to Nico Rosberg
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- Lewis Hamilton starts from pole for the first time in Monaco after beating Nico Rosberg in qualifying.
- Rosberg starts second having made a mistake on his final qualifying run.
- Sebastian Vettel starts third in the Ferrari ahead of Red Bull pair Daniel Ricciardo and Daniil Kvyat.
- Wiliams pair Felipe Massa and Valterri Bottas endure a torrid Saturday and will start 13th and 17th respectively.
- McLaren’s Jenson Button starts 11th with team-mate Fernando Alonso in 14th.
- Hamilton leads Rosberg in the championship by 20 points.
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Starting grid:
1 Lewis Hamilton (Gbr) Mercedes GP 1min 15.098secs
2 Nico Rosberg(Ger) Mercedes GP 1:15.440
3 Sebastian Vettel(Ger) Ferrari 1:15.849
4 Daniel Ricciardo(Aus) Red Bull 1:16.041
5 Daniil Kvyat(Rus) Red Bull 1:16.182
6 Kimi Raikkonen(Fin) Ferrari 1:16.427
7 Sergio Perez(Mex) Force India 1:16.808
8 Carlos Sainz(Spa) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:16.931
9 Pastor Maldonado(Ven) Lotus F1 Team 1:16.946
10 Max Verstappen(Ned) Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:16.957
11 Romain Grosjean(Fra) Lotus F1 Team 1:17.007
12 Jenson Button(Gbr) McLaren 1:17.093
13 Nico Hulkenberg(Ger) Force India 1:17.193
14 Felipe Massa(Bra) Williams 1:17.278
15 Fernando Alonso(Spa) McLaren 1:26.632
16 Felipe Nasr(Bra) Sauber-Ferrari 1:18.101
17 Valtteri Bottas(Fin) Williams 1:18.434
18 Marcus Ericsson(Swe) Sauber-Ferrari 1:18.513
19 Will Stevens(Gbr) Manor Marussia F1 1:20.655
20 Roberto Merhi(Spa) Manor Marussia F1 1:20.904
Note: Romain Grosjean has a five-place grid penalty for an unscheduled gearbox change, so will start the race from 16th.
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