Lewis Hamilton set the fastest time before heavy rain hit Monaco during the second practice session on Thursday afternoon.
Having topped the morning session, Hamilton went out early and posted a time of 1:17.192, 0.740s faster than Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg.
The session was interrupted after 15 minutes when Manor Marussia driver Roberto Merhi lost control under braking for the Nouvelle Chicane and hit the barriers.
That caused a red flag and by the time Merhi’s car was cleared the rain had moved in. Lotus sent Pastor Maldonado out on Option tyres but conditions worsened and he crept back into the pits.
The circuit fell silent for just under an hour as no-one else ventured out due to the inclement weather.
Finally, with 10 minutes left to run, Fernando Alonso ended the silence and headed out on the Intermediate tyres, followed by several of his rivals.
None of the dry weather times were remotely challenged, meaning that the first 15 minutes decided the order, with Hamilton heading Rosberg, Sebastian Vettel – who had an off at Mirabeau – and Kimi Räikkönen, who ran wide at Sainte Devote.
Daniil Kvyat clocked the fifth quickest time, ahead of Toro Rosso pair Carlos Sainz Jr. and Max Verstappen.
Alonso was eighth while Nico Hülkenberg and Romain Grosjean rounded out the top 10.
Position | Number | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
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1 | 44 | Lewis Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:17.192 | 11 | |
2 | 6 | Nico Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:17.932 | +0.740 | 14 |
3 | 5 | Sebastian Vettel | Ferrari | 1:18.295 | +1.103 | 13 |
4 | 7 | Kimi Räikkönen | Ferrari | 1:18.543 | +1.351 | 14 |
5 | 26 | Daniil Kvyat | Red Bull | 1:18.548 | +1.356 | 16 |
6 | 55 | Carlos Sainz | Toro Rosso | 1:18.659 | +1.467 | 13 |
7 | 33 | Max Verstappen | Toro Rosso | 1:18.782 | +1.590 | 11 |
8 | 14 | Fernando Alonso | McLaren | 1:18.906 | +1.714 | 17 |
9 | 27 | Nico Hulkenberg | Force India | 1:19.151 | +1.959 | 12 |
10 | 8 | Romain Grosjean | Lotus | 1:19.266 | +2.074 | 12 |
11 | 11 | Sergio Perez | Force India | 1:19.300 | +2.108 | 12 |
12 | 19 | Felipe Massa | Williams | 1:19.560 | +2.368 | 14 |
13 | 77 | Valtteri Bottas | Williams | 1:19.566 | +2.374 | 13 |
14 | 13 | Pastor Maldonado | Lotus | 1:19.577 | +2.385 | 12 |
15 | 22 | Jenson Button | McLaren | 1:19.606 | +2.414 | 13 |
16 | 3 | Daniel Ricciardo | Red Bull | 1:19.639 | +2.447 | 13 |
17 | 12 | Felipe Nasr | Sauber | 1:20.263 | +3.071 | 10 |
18 | 98 | Roberto Merhi | Marussia | 1:22.017 | +4.825 | 9 |
19 | 28 | Will Stevens | Marussia | 1:22.943 | +5.751 | 12 |
20 | 9 | Marcus Ericsson | Sauber | No time set | 0 |