We rate the drivers after the Monaco GP

Red Bull-Renault RB9
Start: 3rd
Finish: 2nd
Strategy: 1 stop (super-soft/soft) restart (super-soft)
Rating: 8

Vettel's weekend was defined by qualifying and the first lap. On Saturday, he admitted to overdriving when he had the pace at least to split the Mercs. In the race, he aced the start, only to have no room to get past Rosberg, and tried valiantly to get past Hamilton in the early stages.

The safety car, and Hamilton's tardiness on his in-lap, helped Vettel up to second but he had no answer for Rosberg. Still extended his championship lead nevertheless.

Red Bull-Renault RB9
Start: 4th
Finish: 3rd
Strategy: 1 stop (super-soft/soft) restart (super-soft)
Rating: 7

The two-time Monaco GP winner was a couple of tenths off his team-mate in qualifying, with all the evidence suggesting that was representative of his comparative pace. Like Vettel, made a great start but didn't have the space to make up ground and settled into fourth place.

Once Hamilton had dropped behind did well to keep the racy Merc driver in check and otherwise had a quietly assured race. There was little sign of the anticipated Monaco magic though.

Ferrari F138
Start: 6th
Finish: 7th
Strategy: 1 stop (super-soft/soft) restart (super-soft)
Rating: 6

Alonso looked mighty in practice, keeping the Ferrari visibly dancing on the limit without ever becoming genuinely ragged. But the pace simply wasn't there. Didn't get the tyres switched on quickly enough in Q3, which contributed to the one-second gap to pole position.

Ran sixth on lap one and finished one place lower despite others dropping back, thanks to letting both Button and Sutil pull rather soft moves on him at the hairpin. An uncharacteristically subdued race for the Spaniard.

Ferrari F138
Start: 21st
Finish: DNF
Strategy: retired (soft/super-soft)
Rating: 4

The Brazilian looked a more ragged version of Alonso all weekend, although usually had it under control. But it was a different story at Ste Devote, the corner that defined his weekend. On Saturday morning, he locked up on the bump approaching the turn, pitching his Ferrari into the outside wall and then into the barrier at the corner itself.

After a difficult race buried in the lower-midfield, an as-yet unidentified failure in the 'front-left' caused a near-identical crash. Ultimately, the first of those crashes ruined his weekend.

McLaren-Mercedes MP4-28
Start: 9th
Finish: 6th
Strategy: 1 stop (super-soft/soft) restart (super-soft)
Rating: 8

Button was unimpressed by the fuel pump problem that struck during Q3, which he reckoned cost him a shot at fifth place. He slightly made up for that disappointment by finishing sixth in the race.

It was an eventful afternoon for Button, who was again irked by his team-mate's pugilistic tendencies and also pulled off an impressively opportunistic move on Alonso at the final corner. While he was helped by Raikkonen and Perez clashing, Button deserves credit for achieving the best possible finish.

McLaren-Mercedes MP4-28
Start: 7th
Finish: DNF/16th
Strategy: retired (super-soft/soft) restart (super-soft)
Rating: 6

It's difficult to know what to make of Perez's weekend. He showed good pace and reckoned he hadn't left any significant time on the table in qualifying and deserves credit for his willingness to go on the attack, even against his team-mate.

But there were again times when he overstepped the mark. Ultimately, his maximum attack strategy caused his race to come apart and cost him a decent finish after encountering a Raikkonen who was unwilling to yield.

Lotus-Renault E21
Start: 5th
Finish: 10th
Strategy: 2 stops (super-soft/soft) restart (soft/super-soft)
Rating: 6

The Finn had done a very tidy job to qualify fifth, a position he held throughout much of the race until he encountered Perez. It's clear the Mexican's aggression riled him (after the race he suggested the McLaren driver would learn from being punched) and he squeezed him on the run to the chicane, leading to contact.

It was a Pyrrhic victory for the Finn given it gave him a puncture, but he at least salvaged a point by passing both Bottas and Hulkenberg in the last two laps.

Lotus-Renault E21
Start: 13th
Finish: DNF
Strategy: retired (super-soft/soft) restart (super-soft/super-soft)
Rating: 3

The weekend was almost a microcosm of Grosjean's F1 career. Blisteringly fast on occasion to the point where he looked a strong podium contender, but that pace was tempered by two practice crashes.

Did well to bang in a lap to make Q2 after a late start, only for traffic to prevent a top 10. Knew Ricciardo was struggling for grip when the Australian, predictably, braked early for the chicane. Messy contact followed. He needs to start stringing it together as soon as possible and cut the blunders.

Mercedes F1 W04
Start: 1st
Finish: 1st
Strategy: 1 stop (super-soft/soft) restart (super-soft)
Rating: 10

From the moment he took to the track on Thursday morning, Rosberg looked like the man in Monaco. Very quick and, more impressively, very smooth and precise - this was man and machine at one. Claimed pole and controlled the race beautifully despite concerns about tyre wear.

The only thing you could mark him down on was his sluggish start, but seeing as he was headed for 11 out of 10 before that, it still rated as a perfect weekend. Imperious.

Mercedes F1 W04
Start: 2nd
Finish: 4th
Strategy: 1 stop (super-soft/soft) restart (super-soft)
Rating: 7

Hamilton's ragged style was visibly not as effective of that of his team-mate. How much of that was down to set-up problems and struggling to get the tyres into the optimum operating window is open to debate, but by Hamilton's own admission, he didn't have a great weekend.

That said, it wasn't a bad one, although he paid dearly for dropping too far behind Rosberg on his in-lap under the safety car to avoid being stacked, which cost him a podium.

Sauber-Ferrari C32
Start: 11th
Finish: 11th
Strategy: 1 stop (super-soft/soft) restart (soft)
Rating: 7

A superb qualifying performance gave Hulkenberg a clear run at the points in the race, but ultimately the shortcomings of the car proved his undoing. Rear tyre degradation and wear was acute for Hulkenberg in the race, who battled gamely around the periphery of the points and held 10th place starting the final lap.

While losing a point after being passed by Raikkonen would usually be considered a failure, the fact he was six seconds slower than the Lotus shows the depth of his tyre trouble.

Sauber-Ferrari C32
Start: 19th
Finish: 13th
Strategy: 2 stops (soft/super-soft) restart (super-soft/super-soft)
Rating: 6

The Mexican had a decent enough run through practice on his Monaco GP debut, but come qualifying simply couldn't deliver the lap time on his second set on intermediates in Q1. He thought he had done a good lap and was shocked to have been knocked out, suggesting tyre temperature was partly to blame for this.

Mired in traffic throughout the race, deserves credit for coming through to finish within a second of Hulkenberg having had to pit for a new set of super-softs after the restart.

Force India-Mercedes VJM06
Start: 17th
Finish: 9th
Strategy: 1 stop (super-soft/soft) restart (super-soft)
Rating: 8

Qualifying was a disaster for di Resta, who was furious at the team for leaving him out on track on his starting set of intermediates during Q1, meaning his rear tyres were shot when the track was quickest. The team took responsibility for this error having misread the way the session would play out.

Made things happen in the race, with a stunning move around the outside of Massa into Ste Devote the highlight, and was rewarded with two points.

Force India-Mercedes VJM06
Start: 8th
Finish: 5th
Strategy: 1 stop (super-soft/soft) restart (super-soft)
Rating: 10

Sutil didn't have the most straightforward of runs during practice, with a spin at Ste Devote on Thursday and a crash at Massenet on Saturday morning compromising his preparations for qualifying. But once qualifying began, he excelled.

Two opportunistic moves on world champions Button and Alonso at the hairpin gained him two positions and earned him the best finish of his F1 return. Just what Sutil needed after several weekends characterised by misfortune and unfulfilled pace.

Williams-Renault FW35
Start: 16th
Finish: DNF
Strategy: retired (super-soft/super-soft/soft)
Rating: 5

Maldonado was confident that his Monaco expertise would make Williams a genuine top 10 contender. Up until the final run in Q2, this looked to be the case. A late call to switch to slicks meant he had no margin for error, but a mistake under braking for the chicane on his key lap proved disastrous.

Pitted on the first lap for a new rear wing after being hit by van der Garde and was guiltless for Chilton swiping him and putting him heavily into the Tabac barriers.

Williams-Renault FW35
Start: 14th
Finish: 12th
Strategy: 1 stop (super-soft/soft) restart (super-soft)
Rating: 6

The only driver on the grid not to have driven in Monaco came into the weekend knowing it was going to be his toughest challenge of the year. The unwieldy Williams made his task even harder. While he couldn't match Maldonado for pace, he did outqualify him after stringing together a better lap in Q2.

Was frustrated by the near-impossibility of passing in the race and spent most of it sat in line, flirting with the points but never quite getting into contention.

Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR8
Start: 10th
Finish: 8th
Strategy: 1 stop (super-soft/soft) restart (super-soft)
Rating: 10

The Frenchman carried the helmet colours of Francois Cevert in Monaco, which helped propel him to his first Q3 appearance of the season. He was happier with the balance of the Toro Rosso during practice than his team-mate and far smoother on track. This helped him cruised comfortably into the top 10 in qualifying.

Held 10th early on and had a quietly effective race sat in the midfield queue, picking up eighth place thanks to Perez and Raikkonen's contretemps. Hard to fault him.

Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR8
Start: 12th
Finish: DNF
Strategy: retired (soft/super-soft) restart (super-soft)
Rating: 6

The Australian was far from comfortable with his tail-happy Toro Rosso during Thursday practice, which made him spectacular to watch but not especially quick. Things improved on Saturday, but he couldn't get a good enough lap in on super-softs in Q2 to make the top 10, ending up seven tenths behind Vergne.

Faced a battle with tyre degradation in the race and was running 13th when he was booted out by Grosjean, who rear-ended him on the run to the chicane.

Caterham-Renault CT03
Start: 18th
Finish: DNF
Strategy: retired (soft)
Rating: 5

Had a tricky run through practice, battling understeer, and come qualifying proved unable to nail a lap as effectively as his team-mate having pitted for fresh intermediates, blaming traffic for this.

Was comfortably keeping Gutierrez and Massa behind him in the early stages when he was forced to abandon his burning Caterham at the entry to the pitlane while trying to coast in to retire with a seized gearbox before he had the chance to show what he could do in the race.

Caterham-Renault CT03
Start: 15th
Finish: 15th
Strategy: 3 stops (super-soft/super-soft/soft/soft)
Rating: 7

Circumstances contributed to van der Garde reaching Q2, with good strategy by Caterham and others' mistakes assisting. But van der Garde still had to drive superbly in tricky conditions.

Convinced the team to let him gamble on slicks in Q2 before anyone else and despite a lack of grip, the Dutchman did everything he could to maximise his grid position. Clumsily rear-ended Maldonado in the first-lap traffic jam but recovered. Lost out to Chilton late on thanks to shot tyres.

Marussia-Cosworth MR-02
Start: 20th
Finish: DNF
Strategy: retired (super-soft/super-soft/soft)
Rating: 6

On his first time in Monaco in Formula 1 machinery, the Frenchman had a tough weekend. Did not have the opportunity to show his true pace in qualifying thanks to an airbox fire that broke out as he left the garage in Q1.

In the race, things continued to go wrong. An electrical problem caused a pitlane start, he collected the barrier when it was flung into the track by Maldonado and then suffered a brake problem that put him into the Ste Devote wall.

Marussia-Cosworth MR-02
Start: 22nd
Finish: 14th
Strategy: 2 stops (super-soft/soft) restart (soft)
Rating: 5

Had a solid run during practice, building up confidence in his maiden Monaco Grand Prix appearance. Practice times suggested he lacked about half-a-second to team-mate Bianchi, but did a decent job in qualifying.

Had his best race yet in terms of pace, but blotted his copybook badly when he, unintentionally, swiped Maldonado on the run to Tabac and put him into heavily into the wall, causing the red flag. Managed to pass van der Garde late on for backmarker class victory.