Qualifying (3rd practice - black) - (2nd practice elimination's - dark blue) - (1st practice elimination's - light blue)
 

1		Michael Schumacher		Ferrari		1:13,898
2		Fernando Alonso		Renault		1:13,962
3		Mark Webber		Williams Cosworth		1:14,082
4		Kimi Räikkönen		McLaren Mercedes		1:14,140
5		Giancarlo Fisichella		Renault		1:14,396
6		Juan Pablo Montoya		McLaren Mercedes		1:14,664
7		Rubens Barrichello		Honda Racing		1:15,804
8		Jarno Trulli		Toyota		1:15,857
9		David Coulthard		Red Bull Racing Ferrari		1:16,426
10		Nico Rosberg		Williams Cosworth		1:16,636
11		Ralf Schumacher		Toyota		1:14,398
12		Christian Klien		Red Bull Racing Ferrari		1:14,747
13		Vitantonio Liuzzi		Scuderia Toro Roso Cosworth		1:14,969
14		Jenson Button		Honda Racing		1:14,982
15		Jacques Villeneuve		BMW		1:15,052
16		Nick Heidfeld		BMW		1:15,137
17		Christijan Albers		Midland F1-Toyota		1:15,598
18		Tiago Monteiro		Midland F1-Toyota		1:15,993
19		Scott Speed		Scuderia Toro Roso Cosworth		1:16,236
20		Takuma Sato		Super Aguri Honda		1:17,276
21		Franck Montagny		Super Aguri Honda		1:17,502
22		Felipe Massa		Ferrari		no time

* Engine Change - drops 10 places on the grid

Michael Schumacher, after team mate Felipe Massa´s  unexplained accident, oversteer for no apparent reason in the first session, redeemed the teams fortunes to take provisional pole position, but ten other teams were not of the opinion that how it was obtained was fair and an objection was made.  Certainly body language at the driver´s debriefing gave the impression that Schumacher knew what his tactics had been and Fernando Alonso was far from pleased knowing that he could have set the fastest lap, had the Ferrari not been parked on the penultimate corner entering the start/finish line.  Can any driver do a fastest lap under yellow flags on the last lap?  The two Renaults came into the pits very late to try and make it a Renault one two.  Mark Webber did very well to set the third fastest time and Nico Rosberg has got the other Williams Cosworth into the top ten this weekend.  DC has also been driving well all weekend.  Jarno Trulli is starting to show some of his 2005 qualifying spirit and team mate Ralf Schumacher could have been out there had he not been baulked by Kimi Raikkonen on his flying lap.  The two McLaren Mercedes have an aggressive tyre stratgegy for tomorrow and with a fourth and sixth on the grid could figure tomorrow.  One driver definitely not happy was Jenson Button who came in after the second session and shut himself away with Nick Fry above the pits to find out what was wrong this afternoon.

2300 hours and it was decided that it had been a "crafty act" than Schumacher was demoted to last.  Giancarlo Fishichella was dropped 4 places for blocking
David Coulthard

Michael Schumacher chose to start from the back of the pits rather than from the back row with his team mate Felipe Massa.  It was a relatively clean start for Monaco with only the two Midland drivers near to causing an incident with Albers crossing across Monteiro.  The first four cars were closely matched and today could have been between Kimi Raikkonen and Fernando Alonso, with Mark Webber the dark horse, Juan Pablo Montoya always there until the first pit stop.
Then fate play a hard hand with Mark Webber having to retire into the exit lane from pits retiring with his engine ablaze.  In cam Alonso and Raikkonen for their unsceduled pit stop, keeping their respective positions behind the safety car, Juan Pablo Montoya being disadvantaged with several cars between him and the first two drivers.  Then it was the turn of Kimi Raikkonen to fall foul of fate, his car overheating and catching fire, and the Finn having to retire.  After that Fernando Alonso could control the race, allowing the duelling Michael Schumacher and Giancarlo Fisichella, who had put in a couple of brilliant overtaking moves, to overtake him, thus unlapping themselves.  It looked as if Rubens Barichello would get a podium finish for Honda, but speeding throught the pit lane earned him a drive thru penalty, but at least he was able to keep Michael Schumacher behind him to the flay to finish fourth, the team having changed their stategy during the race from a two stop to a one stop.  It then looked like Jarno Trulli would get onto the podium today, but with only five laps to the end the Toyota retired, leaving David Couldthard a deserved third place, possibly due to the retirement of his team mate when Christian Klien was a late retirement when leading the Monte Carlo resident.  Possibly driver of the day goes to DC and Michael Schumacher drove well and one asks why he did it yesterday?  Fernando was the true master of the race and dedicated his win to the late President of Michelin who died tragically in a fishing accident off the west coast of France on Friday.