Button Won Monaco GP, Raikkonen Had His First Podium
Posted in Jenson Button, Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro
Brawn GP driver Jenson Button won Monaco Formula One Grand Prix on Sunday, grabbing his fifth victory out of six races to extend his Formula One championship lead. Button's victory of this 2009 season is the first for a British driver at Monte Carlo street circuit race since Jackie Stewart did it 36 years ago. Jenson Button now leads drivers standings with 51 points. His team-mate Rubens Barrichello has 35 points after finishing second and Red Bull's Sebastian Vettel, who crashed out after 16 laps, is third with 23 points.
Ferrari's Kimi Raikkonen earned Scuderia Ferrari its first podium of the 2009 season by finishing third. Felipe Massa was fourth for Ferrari ahead of Red Bull's Mark Webber, who took his points tally to 19.5.
