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.

Kimi Raikkonen, Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro driver, seems unable to match the speed of Brawn GP F1 and Red Bull Racing cars and the condition doesn't seem to change any time soon. Raikkonen came 18th fastest in the second session on Friday afternoon. Ferrari failed to collect any points in the first three Grands Prix, made Scuderia Ferrari Marlboro spotted last in the F1 constructors' championship. Raikkonen expects Ferrari's fortunes to improve when the F1 race moved to Europe. The 2009 first European F1 Grand Prix will start on May 10 in Barcelona. Before then there is one more race to be held outside Europe, the upcoming Bahrain F1 Grand Prix, where Williams' Nico Rosberg dominated practice yesterday.