Monaco GP Thursday qualifying

Pos Driver Nat Constructor Time ------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Schumacher D Benetton-Ford 1:20.230 2. Brundle GB McLaren-Peugeot 1:21.580 3. Hakkinen FIN McLaren-Peugeot 1:21.881 4. Berger A Ferrari 1:22.038 5. Alesi F Ferrari 1:22.521 6. Hill GB Williams-Renault 1:22.605 7. Martini I Minardi-Ford 1:23.162 8. Comas F Larrousse-Ford 1:23.514 9. Blundell GB Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:23.522 10. Morbidelli I Footwork-Ford 1:23.580 11. Fittipaldi BRZ Footwork-Ford 1:23.588 12. Lehto FIN Benetton-Ford 1:23.885 13. Herbert GB Lotus-Honda 1:24.103 14. Beretta F Larrousse-Ford 1:24.126 15. Katayama J Tyrrell-Yamaha 1:24.488 16. deCesaris I Jordan-Hart 1:24.519 17. Barrichello BRZ Jordan-Hart 1:24.731 18. Panis F Ligier-Renault 1:25.115 19. Alboreto I Minardi-Ford 1:25.421 20. Lamy P Lotus-Honda 1:25.859 21. Brabham AUS Simtek-Ford 1:26.690 22. Bernard F Ligier-Renault 1:27.694 23. Belmondo FR Pacific-Ilmor 1:29.984 24. Gachot B Pacific-Ilmor 1:48.173

Wendlinger was in the hospital, and Frentzen declined to take part in the qualifying.

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