Monaco Grand Prix 2016 live: Latest as Lewis Hamilton wins in Monte Carlo after thrilling battle with Daniel Ricciardo

Re-live all the action from Monte Carlo where Lewis Hamilton took his first win of the season

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Lewis hamilton managed to go from third to first to win a thrilling Monaco Grand Prix after passing pole-sitter Daniel Ricciardo due to a brilliant strategic gamble, with Nico Rosberg struggling to an eighth-place finish. Follow the latest here.

• Lewis Hamilton wins the Monaco Grand Prix
• Race starts behind the safety car due to heavy rain
• Ricciardo started on pole but passed by Hamilton when making his first stop
• Rosberg lets Hamilton past after struggling with brake issues
• Four virtual safety car periods as Palmer, Raikkonen, and Verstappen crash out

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Monaco Grand Prix starting grid:

1 Daniel Ricciardo (Aus) Red Bull 1min 13.622secs

2 Nico Rosberg(Ger)Mercedes GP 1:13.791

3 Lewis Hamilton(Gbr)Mercedes GP 1:13.942

4 Sebastian Vettel(Ger)Ferrari 1:14.552

5 Nico Hulkenberg(Ger)Force India 1:14.726

6 Kimi Raikkonen(Fin)Ferrari 1:14.732

7 Carlos Sainz(Spa)Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:14.749

8 Sergio Perez(Mex)Force India 1:14.902

9 Daniil Kvyat(Rus)Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:15.273

10 FernandoAlonso(Spa)McLaren 1:15.363

11 Valtteri Bottas(Fin)Williams 1:15.273

12 Esteban Gutierrez(Mex)Haas F1 1:15.293

3 Jenson Button(Gbr)McLaren 1:15.352

14 Felipe Massa(Bra)Williams 1:15.385

15 Romain Grosjean(Fra)Haas F1 1:15.571

16 Kevin Magnussen(Den)Renault 1:16.058

17 Marcus Ericsson(Swe)Sauber-Ferrari 1:16.299

18 Jolyon Palmer(Gbr)Renault 1:16.586

19 Rio Haryanto(Ina)Manor Racing 1:17.295

20 Pascal Wehrlein(Ger)Manor Racing 1:17.452

21 Max Verstappen(Ned) Red Bull 1:22.467

22 Felipe Nasr(Bra) Sauber-Ferrari No Time

Note: Kimi Raikkonen has a five-place grid penalty due to an unscheduled gearbox change and will start 11th.

[29 May 2016 12:22 · Jack de Menezes]

Former F1 driver turned Channel 4 presenter Karun Chandhok has the latest weather update for us... 

[29 May 2016 12:23 · Jack de Menezes]

Nervous? Nope 

Lewis Hamilton arrives at the Monte Carlo circuit 

[29 May 2016 12:24 · Jack de Menezes]

Latest update on Max Verstappen:

Work is still ongoing on the Red Bull and the new corner is still not on. One positive is though that the 18-year-old grand prix winner is getting into the cockpit, and it looks like they might beat the clock in a bid to get him out on track.

[29 May 2016 12:27 · Jack de Menezes]

It's raining again! True to Chandhok's forecast, the umbrellas are back out and the rain is falling. It's not heavy yet, but it's enough that the track is becoming wet again. 

All 22 drivers take to the track parade as the rain begins to fall 

[29 May 2016 12:29 · Jack de Menezes]

[29 May 2016 12:32 · Jack de Menezes]

PIT LANE OPEN

Half an hour until lights out and the pit lane is open. All the drivers bar Max Verstappen are likely to go out a few times before heading to the grid just to try and understand the conditions, and everyone is heading out on full wets - except the Haas of Romain Grosjean. The rain is now a downpour, but how will the start affect the tyre choices?

If it's a safety car start, all cars must be on the full wets, but if we start under normal circumstances then drivers can choose between the intermediates and full wets.

[29 May 2016 12:34 · Jack de Menezes]

Yep, it's wet out there 

[29 May 2016 13:24 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 11: Raikkonen crashes! The Ferrari slides off on the entry to the Loews Hairpin and he's broken the front wing. He then forces Grosjean off as well, and the front wing is trapped under his car. He tries to limp back to the pits but pulls off at the chicane and is out.

[29 May 2016 13:25 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 12: A number of those down the field - including Max Verstappen - are onto inters. Button sets the fastest lap and he too is already on the intermediates and is up to 13th. Hamilton is all over the back of Rosberg who is really struggling, and Ricciardo already has a five second lead.

[29 May 2016 13:27 · Jack de Menezes]

Lap 13: Vettel blinks first and pits for inters. He comes out in 11th on inters behind the Williams of Massa, and he's the first man on the road on the intermediates. Ricciardo's lead is out to 10 seconds already!