Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the Monaco Grand Prix for the first time in his career in convincing style.
The world champion beat Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg by 0.342 seconds, with Ferrari’s Sebastian Vettel third ahead of Red Bull’s Daniel Ricciardo.
Hamilton was thrilled to finally achieve pole, having been beaten here by Rosberg for the last two years.
The Englishman was defeated by Rosberg in the last race in Spain and heads into Sunday’s race (at 13:00 BST) 20 points clear of the German in the drivers’ championship, with Vettel a further 11 behind.
Lewis Hamilton logro la primera posicion de partida para el Gran Premio de Monaco por primera vez en si carrera…
El Campeon Mundial supero a su compañero de equipo de Mercedes Nico Rosberg por .342 segundos, con Sebastian Vettel de Ferrari en tercer lugar delante de Daniel Ricciardo…
Hamilton habia sido superado por Rosberg en los ultimos dos años y superado por Rosberg en España, pero mantiene 20 puntos delante del Aleman y con Vettel once detrás….de Rosberg….