Formula 1 2017: Starting grid, lineup for Monaco Grand Prix

Ferrari has a front-row lockout going into Sunday’s Monaco Grand Prix, and won’t have to worry about the Mercedes of Lewis Hamilton complicating things as he didn’t make it out of the second qualifying session. Kimi Raikkonen has the top spot and teammate Sebastian Vettel qualified second fastest.

While the Monaco Grand Prix is worth the same points as all the other races on the Formula One calendar, it’s the race that has garnered the most penetration internationally as a marquee event. It’s a huge race, and will be carried by NBC at 8 a.m. ET on Sunday morning.

A live stream will be available for the race via NBC Sports. That stream is available on web browsers, as well as on the NBC Sports app on various connected smartphones and other devices.

Stoffel Vandoorne of McLaren crashed and caused Hamilton to abort his final flying lap in the second qualifying session. Hamilton will thus start 13th on the grid, just behind Vandoorne.

Jenson Button will be filling in for Fernando Alonso of McLaren for this race. Alonso is skipping the Monaco Grand Prix so he can race in the Indianapolis 500 in the United States, which also takes place on Sunday.

McLaren have had severe car reliability issues and Alonso, the team’s star driver and arguably the best driver in all of motorsports, has always wanted to race in IndyCar. It’s a one-off change, and Alonso, an IndyCar rookie, is making the most of it with a fifth-place qualifying bid out of 33 cars.

Button retired from Formula One at the end of last season, but he’s kept in shape and put his car ninth-fastest in qualifying. A penalty for an engine change will have him starting from the very back of the grid, however.

Below is all you need to know to watch Sunday’s race on television and online in the United States. And below that is the full starting grid after Saturday’s qualifying session.

Date: Sunday, May 28
Location: Circuit de Monaco, Monte Carlo
Time: 8 a.m. ET
TV: NBC
Online Streaming: NBC Sports Live