Triple world champion Lewis Hamilton celebrated his first win of the Formula One season in a crash-filled Monaco Grand Prix this afternoon.

While fortune finally favoured the Mercedes driver after a run of bad luck, team mate and championship leader Nico Rosberg finished seventh -- 93.2 seconds behind -- after being told to let the Briton past early on as his brakes overheated.

Australian Daniel Ricciardo finished second for Red Bull, a botched second pitstop wrecking his chances after he started on pole position. Mexican Sergio Perez third for Force India.

The showcase race started behind the safety car in wet conditions, dried out and then ended with more rain threatening.  

Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel ended fourth while team-mate Raikkonen crashed.

McLaren's Fernando Alonso was fifth. His team-mate Jenson Button was ninth.

Rosberg's lead over Hamilton was cut to 24 points after six of 21 rounds.

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