Alonso on pole at Monaco GP

Hamilton was next in clocking 1:15.905 sec. Felipe Massa of Ferrari, who took the pole in the last three races, was third for Sunday’s 78-lap race.

Kimi Raikkonen finished 15th after his Ferrari had suspension problems in the second 15-minute session, stopping on the next-to-last turn of the circuit and struggling to get back to the pits.

Massa nearly hit him coming around the turn, but avoided a crash by slowing past Raikkonen. In his debut F1 season, Hamilton leads the standings with 30 points.