Monaco Grand Prix 27 May 2012

Today see's the  kick off of the FORMULA 1 GRAND PRIX DE MONACO 2012 the current standings below show how hotly contested this year Grand Prix has been to date.

Race Date:

27 May 2012

Circuit Name:

Circuit de Monaco

Number of Laps:

78

Circuit Length:

3.340 km

Race Distance:

260.520 km

Lap Record:

1:14.439 - M Schumacher (2004)

In a sport such as Formula One, safety is paramount, but on the streets of Monte Carlo – closed for high-speed racing by day, open to the public by night – it is for ever questioned.
Michael Schumacher – fastest in Saturdays qualifying session – earlier this week spoke of the irony that his sport spends much energy promoting road safety yet races on a circuit widely accepted to be dangerously high-risk.
The fact Monaco has the slowest average speed of all circuits on the calendar is largely irrelevant courtesy of the unique and unforgiving set-up that, with minimal run-off areas, allows almost no margin for error.
Ross Brawn, Schumacher's team principal at Mercedes-GP, told The National the risk of racing in Monte Carlo is justifiable.

Formula One Standings brought to you by Towbars Cape

As of: Spanish Grand Prix		+/-	Points	Behind	Wins
1	Sebastian Vettel - Red Bull	–	61	‒	1
2	Fernando Alonso - Ferrari	+3	61	‒	1
3	Lewis Hamilton - McLaren	-1	53	8	0
4	Kimi Raikkonen - Lotus	+3	49	12	0
5	Mark Webber - Red Bull	-2	48	13	0