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Fastest lap times: Some good news for Kimi

Sunday 25th May 2008

With conditions playing havoc at the Monaco Grand Prix, it is not really a big surprise that none of the podium finishers claimed the fastest lap on Sunday.

The honours went to Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen, despite his miserable afternoon on the streets of Monte Carlo

The Finn, who picked up a stop-and-go penalty early in the race and then smashed into the back of Adrian Sutil on lap 67, set the fastest lap of 1:16.689 during the closing stages of the race.

McLaren's Heikki Kovalainen and Renault's Ferando Alonso, who were among the first drivers to switch over to dry tyres when conditions were clearing up, were second and third respectively with 1:17.282 and 1:17.869.

Surprisingly, race winner Lewis Hamilton's fastest lap of 1:18.510, which put him down in sixth place, was almost two seconds slower than that of Raikkonen.

Hamilton's fellow podium finishers Robert Kubica and Felipe Massa concluded the top five with 1:17.886 and 1:17.933 respectively.

Driver of the day Sutil, who was on course for a fourth-place finish when his race was cruelly ended by Raikkonen, only managed a 1:22.039 as his fastest lap.

Times

01 K Raikkonen Ferrari 1:16.689
02 H Kovalainen McLaren 1:17.282
03 F Alonso Renault 1:17.869
04 F Massa Ferrari 1:17.886
05 R Kubica BMW 1:17.933
06 L Hamilton McLaren 1:18.510
07 S Vettel Toro Rosso 1:18.787
08 M Webber Red Bull 1:19.036
09 R Barrichello Honda 1:19.574
10 J Button Honda 1:19.582
11 T Glock Toyota 1:19.618
12 J Trulli Toyota 1:19.830
13 K Nakajima Williams 1:19.910
14 N Heidfeld BMW 1:20.251
15 N Rosberg Williams 1:21.270
16 A Sutil Force India 1:22.039
17 N Piquet Renault 1:31.187
18 G Fisichella Force India 1:32.849
19 S Bourdais Toro Rosso 1:41.150
20 D Coulthard Red Bull 1:42.112