Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg set the quickest time on Thursday morning, narrowly beating Ferrari’s Fernando Alonso.
The German is favourite to take pole after securing two consecutive front-row starts in the previous two races.
It was a close session with the top eight cars split by just over a second.
It was also drama free minus one error from Adrian Sutil when he span at turn one, miraculously avoiding the barriers on both sides.
FP1 Times – 2013 Monaco Grand Prix:
| # | Driver | Team | Time | Gap | Laps |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01. | N. Rosberg | Mercedes | 1:16.195 | 30 | |
| 02. | F. Alonso | Ferrari | 1:16.282 | +0.087 | 26 |
| 03. | R. Grosjean | Lotus | 1:16.380 | +0.185 | 20 |
| 04. | F. Massa | Ferrari | 1:16.394 | +0.199 | 22 |
| 05. | L. Hamilton | Mercedes | 1:16.469 | +0.274 | 27 |
| 06. | P. Maldonado | Williams | 1:16.993 | +0.798 | 26 |
| 07. | M. Webber | Red Bull | 1:17.020 | +0.825 | 26 |
| 08. | J. Button | McLaren | 1:17.129 | +0.934 | 28 |
| 09. | S. Perez | McLaren | 1:17.378 | +1.183 | 24 |
| 10. | S. Vettel | Red Bull | 1:17.380 | +1.185 | 22 |
| 11. | K. Raikkonen | Lotus | 1:17.509 | +1.314 | 25 |
| 12. | P. di Resta | Force India | 1:17.548 | +1.353 | 26 |
| 13. | A. Sutil | Force India | 1:17.625 | +1.430 | 20 |
| 14. | N. Hulkenberg | Sauber | 1:18.193 | +1.998 | 25 |
| 15. | J. Vergne | Toro Rosso | 1:18.454 | +2.259 | 24 |
| 16. | E. Gutierrez | Sauber | 1:18.754 | +2.559 | 27 |
| 17. | V. Bottas | Williams | 1:18.830 | +2.635 | 27 |
| 18. | D. Ricciardo | Toro Rosso | 1:19.067 | +2.872 | 24 |
| 19. | G. van der Garde | Caterham | 1:19.203 | +3.008 | 20 |
| 20. | Charles Pic | Caterham | 1:19.438 | +3.243 | 27 |
| 21. | J. Bianchi | Marussia | 1:19.773 | +3.578 | 19 |
| 22. | M. Chilton | Marussia | 1:20.225 | +4.030 | 20 |
