We rate the drivers after the Monaco GP

1 SEBASTIAN VETTEL
Red Bull-Renault RB10

Start: 4th
Finish: DNF
Strategy: retired (super-soft/retired)

Rating: 7

While Vettel continues to make progress with mastering the demands of the Red Bull RB10, he was again not quite on team-mate Ricciardo's level throughout the Monaco weekend.

Did qualify less than two tenths behind the Australian and made a better start.

While running third under the safety car, started to lose turbo boost pressure meaning that his weekend was done for.

Drove pretty well, but still shaded by Ricciardo.

3 DANIEL RICCIARDO
Red Bull-Renault RB10

Start: 3rd
Finish: 3rd
Strategy: 1 stop (super-soft/soft)

Rating: 9

Ricciardo's silky smooth style continued to pay dividends and from the start of Thursday practice he looked more at one with the car than Vettel.

He was hopeful of having a shot at challenging Mercedes for pole position, but that proved beyond the Red Bull.

Save for a poor start, leading him to drop to fifth behind both Raikkonen and his team-mate, it's hard to fault Ricciardo, who took the chance to reel in the ailing Hamilton but had no chance of finding a way past.

6 NICO ROSBERG
Mercedes F1 W05

Start: 1st
Finish: 1st
Strategy: 1 stop (super-soft/soft)

Rating: 8

Rosberg's second Monaco GP victory weekend will forever be dominated by arguments about whether he did or did not deliberately cause yellow flags on his final Q3 lap.

But the bottom line is that the stewards ruled that there was no crime.

Deserves credit for his excellent banker lap in Q3, which ultimately gave him pole, and then drove a good, controlled race, save for a couple of lock-ups during his first stint.

A good win earned during qualifying, but circumstances in Q3 count against him.

44 LEWIS HAMILTON
Mercedes F1 W05

Start: 2nd
Finish: 2nd
Strategy: 1 stop (super-soft/soft)

Rating: 8

Would he have beaten Rosberg to pole position without the yellow flags?

It was certainly very possible. From there, he would very likely have won.

He was impressive to watch from trackside, showing all of the attacking verve you would expect from a driver of his quality, but while his late race struggles were concerning the fact he seriously considered making a stop to deal with whatever he had in his left eye shows there was a legitimate reason.

Did pay the price for not beating Rosberg on their Q3 banker laps though.

7 KIMI RAIKKONEN
Ferrari F14 T

Start: 6th
Finish: 12th
Strategy: 3 stops (super-soft/soft/soft/super-soft)

Rating: 7

Was brisk and very in control throughout practice but still wasn't happy with the balance of the Ferrari.

But made amends for any struggles on Thursday and Saturday with a flying start and then an excellent drive until he was hit by Chilton under the safety car.

Raikkonen still would have salvaged some points, meaning that his needless error when attempting to pass Magnussen at the hairpin, which forced him back to the pits after hitting the wall, was still costly.

14 FERNANDO ALONSO
Ferrari F14 T

Start: 5th
Finish: 4th
Strategy: 1 stop (super-soft/soft)

Rating: 8

Talked up his qualifying lap as his best of the year, which was probably hamming it up a bit, although it did get him to within striking distance of the Red Bulls that annexed row two.

Slow start allowed Raikkonen to jump him with an Energy Recovery System glitch also hampering him at first, but from then on drove an unflustered, consistent race, which was rewarded with a fourth place finish.

Would have been behind Raikkonen had the Finn not been hit by Chilton under the safety car, however.

8 ROMAIN GROSJEAN
Lotus-Renault E22

Start: 14th
Finish: 8th
Strategy: 2 stops (super-soft/soft/super-soft

Rating: 8

The Lotus was far from the handiest car around Monaco, but Grosjean was spectacularly committed in the Swimming Pool and hustled it admirably through the slower corners.

Even though he qualified deep in the pack, he outpaced Monaco specialist Maldonado and then backed that up with a good recovery drive after a first-lap clash with Sutil.

Given the machinery, eighth place was a better return than might be expected.

13 PASTOR MALDONADO
Lotus-Renault E22

Start: 15th
Finish: DNS
Strategy: DNS

Rating: 6

Maldonado's race was over even before it began when his Lotus suffered a fuel pump failure at the start of the formation lap.

Had looked comfortable throughout practice and qualifying even though the Lotus was poor in the slower corners, although was a tenth and a half off Grosjean.

He can only be judged on Thursday and Saturday, and did a good, solid job.

20 KEVIN MAGNUSSEN
McLaren-Mercedes MP4-29

Start: 8th
Finish: 10th
Strategy: 1 stop (super-soft/soft)

Rating: 8

Magnussen looked very much at ease on the streets of Monaco from the start of practice on Thursday, his prowess being rewarded with an accomplished eighth on the grid.

He looked on track for a strong result in the race, although things started to come apart when he jumped the gun at the restart and overtook Vergne at Rascasse.

When he let the Toro Rosso driver back past, Hulkenberg also took advantage.

Was still set for an excellent sixth when he was clobbered by Raikkonen. Even so, best weekend since Melbourne.

22 JENSON BUTTON
McLaren-Mercedes MP4-29

Start: 12th
Finish: 6th
Strategy: 1 stop (super-soft/soft)

Rating: 8

Button didn't grab the attention to the same extent as his rookie team-mate, with the man himself admitting that he simply wasn't quick enough to match him in qualifying.

But as is often the case, Button did a very good job in the race.

Survived his first lap clash with Perez and from there on kept his head while others were losing theirs.

Was quick, too, passing Magnussen, but despite being quicker than Hulkenberg late on had no opportunity to overtake.

11 SERGIO PEREZ
Force India-Mercedes VJM07

Start: 10th
Finish: DNF
Strategy: retired (super-soft/retired)

Rating: 5

Perez always looks good around Monaco and while the car's qualifying pace was a little disappointing, he did a decent job to beat Hulkenberg to the final place in Q3.

His race didn't last long as he spun into the barrier at the exit of Mirabeau after a clash with Button.

The stewards declared it to be a racing accident, which is probably fair given the tight confines of the principality.

27 NICO HULKENBERG
Force India-Mercedes VJM07

Start: 11th
Finish: 5th
Strategy: 1 stop (soft/super-soft)

Rating: 8

The Force India didn't perform as strongly as hoped in qualifying and Hulkenberg didn't make Q3.

But in the race, he did a superb job.

After running 10th on the first lap, picked up the pieces from others' mistakes which, on top of a great pass on Magnussen at Portier, earned him a top five finish.

A mature, unflashy drive, making him only the third driver, alongside Rosberg and Alonso, to have a 100 per cent points record in 2014.

21 ESTEBAN GUTIERREZ
Sauber-Ferrari C33

Start: 17th
Finish: DNF
Strategy: retired (super-soft/soft/retired)s

Rating: 4

There was a lot to be positive about in Gutierrez's weekend, as he just outqualified Sutil and got himself into a certain point-scoring position during the race.

When holding ninth place, he paid the price for his lack of precision at Rascasse and clipped the wall at the apex, spinning and putting him out of the race.

He described it as the most painful mistake of his career, and with good reason, as it was a completely unforced and needless error that negated a decent weekend's work.

99 ADRIAN SUTIL
Sauber-Ferrari C33

Start: 18th
Finish: DNF
Strategy: retired (soft/super-soft)

Rating: 5

The Sauber looked like the most ill-handling and unpredictable car on track during practice which, combined with its lack of speed, made life very difficult for Sutil.

Qualified about where you would expect, only four thousandths behind team-mate Gutierrez despite his weight disadvantage.

Had a short, but eventful, race, clashing with Grosjean on the first lap, forcing a pit stop, then losing it under braking for the chicane and crashing out.

Not a great weekend, but more down to the shortcomings of the car than his own efforts.

25 JEAN-ERIC VERGNE
Toro Rosso-Renault STR9

Start: 7th
Finish: DNF
Strategy: retired (super-soft/soft/retired)

Rating: 9

Vergne had an outstanding weekend. Watching him hurl the Toro Rosso around the tight streets was one of the most spectacular sights of the weekend and he always looked likely to make Q3.

Drove well in the race and held sixth place after the second safety car, but a cack-handed unsafe release from his pitstop into the path of Magnussen meant that a penalty was inevitable.

That, and his eventual exhaust problem while chasing Bianchi, should not take the shine of a superb performance.

26 DANIIL KVYAT
Toro Rosso-Ferrari STR9

Start: 9th
Finish: DNF
Strategy: retired (super-soft/retired)

Rating: 8

Kvyat had never even been to Monaco before this weekend, let alone driven a racing car around its streets.

Considering that, his performance was superb.

He did, by his own admission, ride his luck after losing it on the approach to the chicane in Q1 and wiping out his front wing, but still made it to Q3 and would certainly have gone quicker but for yellow flags.

Held eighth early before an exhaust problem forced him to retire. A fine weekend driving-wise.

19 FELIPE MASSA
Williams-Mercedes FW36

Start: 16th
Finish: 7th
Strategy: 1 stop (super-soft/soft)

Rating: 8

Massa was the happier of the Williams drivers in qualifying and was a Q3 contender.

Until, that is, he politely ran wide at Mirabeau to let Ericsson through and was clattered by the Caterham driver at the end of the first segment of qualifying.

Unable to return to the pits, he could not contest Q2.

Did a good job in the race and proved he had the pace to have qualified in the top 10, handled a lengthy super-soft stint and rode his luck to bank deserved points.

77 VALTTERI BOTTAS
Williams-Renault FW36

Start: 13th
Finish: DNF
Strategy: retired (super-soft/soft/retired)

Rating: 6

Bottas struggled with front tyre temperature, even more so than team-mate Massa, throughout the weekend, which explained his struggles in qualifying.

While Massa would likely have made Q3, Bottas couldn't get the front-end grip to do so.

Kept out of trouble in the race and was running eighth when his engine expired.

Not his best event of the season, but still a solid weekend's work that would have netted points had he finished.

4 MAX CHILTON
Marussia-Ferrari MR-03

Start: 19th
Finish: 14th
Strategy: 3 stops (soft/super-soft/super-soft/super-soft)

Rating: 3

Things started badly for Chilton when he put the car into the barrier at Mirabeau while trying to build tyre temperature on Thursday morning, with the anti-stall kicking in and leaving him unable to get back to the pits.

Was far from happy with the car balance, but chipped away and was satisfied only to be six tenths behind Bianchi.

Had a messy race, with a slow start then a five-second penalty before clashing with Raikkonen under the safety car.

As he put it "everything that could go wrong did go wrong".

17 JULES BIANCHI
Marussia-Ferrari MR-03

Start: 21st
Finish: 9th
Strategy: 1 stop (soft/super-soft)

Rating: 10

From the first moment of free practice, Bianchi looked very comfortable on the streets of Monaco in a car that seemed to be giving him all the feel he needed.

Q2 looked possible at a stretch, but a differential problem, as well as yellow flags, compromised him in Q1.

Drove superbly in the race, with a forceful, opportunistic pass on Kobayashi the highlight.

While attrition played its part in his ninth place, Bianchi was on target for a high rating even before the race started.

9 MARCUS ERICSSON
Caterham-Renault CT05

Start: 22nd (pits)
Finish: 11th
Strategy: 2 stops (soft/super-soft/super-soft)

Rating: 5

Deserves a bonus point for carrying the helmet colours of Ronnie Peterson, but he could not quite match the legendary Swede's car control.

The Caterham wasn't the easiest car to drive and Ericsson's Q1 came to an end when the rear squirmed under braking for Mirabeau and he clattered into the innocent Massa while trying to catch it.

It was an honest mistake, but earned him a penalty and a pit-lane start. Tidy race drive netted excellent 11th.

10 KAMUI KOBAYASHI
Caterham-Renault CT05

Start: 21st
Finish: 13th
Strategy: 2 stops (super-soft/soft/super-soft)

Rating: 6

There was no sign of the Caterham being anything other than a back row car, so for Kobayashi to end up only a couple of tenths off Chilton was a good effort.

Realistically, there was nowhere to go in the race and he kept a tricky car on the straight and narrow.

Gave it his all, including catching a sideways moment at the chicane trying to keep Raikkonen at bay, but was ambushed by Bianchi, whose forceful move meant Kobayashi's car was hobbled.