Schumacher handed 20-second penalty
By Pablo Elizalde Sunday, May 16th 2010, 16:37 GMT
Michael Schumacher has been handed a 20-second penalty for having overtaken Fernando Alonso on the final corner of the Monaco Grand Prix.
The Mercedes GP driver passed Alonso just as the safety car had left the circuit on the final lap, and stewards deemed the race was still finishing under the safety car.
Under rule 40.13, which states that "if the race ends whilst the safety car is deployed it will enter the pitlane at the end of the last lap and the cars will take the chequered flag as normal without overtaking," Schumacher has been given a penalty.
The German, who had passed Alonso for sixth, drops down to 12th, meaning Toro Rosso's Sebastien Buemi's scores the final point for 10th.
Revised race results
Pos Driver Team
1. Webber Red Bull-Renault
2. Vettel Red Bull-Renault
3. Kubica Renault
4. Massa Ferrari
5. Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes
6. Alonso Ferrari
7. Rosberg Mercedes
8. Sutil Force India-Mercedes
8. Liuzzi Force India-Mercedes
10. Buemi Toro Rosso-Ferrari
11. Alguersuari Toro Rosso-Ferrari
12. Schumacher Mercedes
13. Petrov Renault
World Championship standings, round 6:
Drivers: Constructors:
1. Webber 78 1. Red Bull-Renault 156
2. Vettel 78 2. Ferrari 136
3. Alonso 75 3. McLaren-Mercedes 129
4. Button 70 4. Mercedes 76
5. Massa 61 5. Renault 65
6. Hamilton 59 6. Force India-Mercedes 30
7. Kubica 59 7. Williams-Cosworth 8
8. Rosberg 54 8. Toro Rosso-Ferrari 4
9. Schumacher 22
10. Sutil 20
11. Liuzzi 10
12. Barrichello 7
13. Petrov 6
14. Alguersuari 3
15. Hulkenberg 1
16. Buemi 1
All timing unofficial
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