Rosberg takes pole for Monaco GP

(AP Photo/Luca Bruno)

MONACO (AP) Nico Rosberg put himself in position to win the Monaco Grand Prix and emulate his father's achievement of 30 years ago.

Rosberg clinched his third consecutive pole and a fourth straight for Mercedes in Saturday's qualifying, finishing ahead of his teammate Lewis Hamilton and defending champion Sebastian Vettel.

In 1983, Rosberg's father - the former world champion Keke Rosberg - took the checkered flag in Formula One's showcase race.

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Formula 1 Leaders: Points
RankDriverPointsWins
1 S.Vettel 89 2
2 K.Raikkonen 85 1
3 F.Alonso 72 2
4 L.Hamilton 50 0
5 F.Massa 45 0
6 M.Webber 42 0
7 R.Grosjean 26 0
8 P.di Resta 26 0
9 N.Rosberg 22 0
10 J.Button 17 0
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