Alonso wins Monaco Gran Prix 

Alonso wins Monaco Gran Prix

Fernando Alonso has seemingly done it all in Formula One.

He won the world title last season at 24. He won in his native Spain and got to give King Juan Carlos a ride.

On Sunday, he won the Monaco Grand Prix, his first victory in F1's most prestigious race.

Alonso has won two straight races, and four this season. With the quick start the year, there is the possibility of another season title.

Juan Pablo Montoya of McLaren-Mercedes was second in the race, and David Coulthard of Red Bull third. It was the first podium for Red Bull in an F1 race.

Rubens Barrichello in a Honda was fourth, with Michael Schumacher of Ferrari fifth and Giancarlo Fisichella sixth in a Renault.

Alonso has 64 points, and Schumacher 43 going into the June 11 British Grand Prix. Kimi Raikkonen and Fisichella are tied for third with 27.

Alonso's task was made easier when Raikkonen dropped out and five-time Monaco champion Schumacher was penalized before the race began. Alonso and Raikkonen were separated by less than a second through 50 laps when Raikkonen's engine gave out.

Raikkonen's race ended soon after when his engine overheated on the 51st lap.

Alonso started from the pole, moving up from second when Schumacher was stripped of the top position late Saturday. Stewards ruled Schumacher deliberately stopped his car on the track — blocking other drivers — during qualifying Saturday.

After setting the fastest lap, Schumacher appeared to brake too hard and stalled on the final turn.

Stewards ruled Schumacher stopped intentionally and took away his qualifying time and put him at the back of the grid. He chose to start from pit lane.

He was never a factor in the race. He was a minute behind after 20 laps and salvaged fifth as others dropped out.

After Raikkonen dropped out, Alonso cruised to a 15-second victory over Montoya with Coulthard more than 50 seconds behind.

It was Coulthard's first podium since the 2003 Japanese Grand Prix, when he was racing for McLaren.

It was the seventh straight race in which Alonso was either first or second. For Schumacher, his fifth-place finish ended a run of three good races in which he won twice and was second.

Alonso dedicated his victory to Edouard Michelin. The head of the company that supplies the tires to Renault and other teams was killed Friday in a boating accident.