Monte Carlo, Monaco (My Sportsbook) - Lewis Hamilton captured Formula One's glamour event - The Grand Prix of Monaco.

Hamilton became the first Englishman to win Monaco since Graham Hill in 1969. His No.22 McLaren Mercedes crossed the finish line 3.064 seconds ahead of BMW Sauber's Robert Kubica.

The victory was Hamilton's second of the season and sixth of his F1 career.

The win by Hamilton gives McLaren Mercedes their third victory in four years and 15th win on the streets of Monte Carlo.

Felipe Massa, Mark Webber and Sebastien Vettel completed the top-five.

Hamilton had an amazing 40-second lead erased when Nico Rosberg crashed to bring out the safety car with 16 laps remaining.

Hamilton led Kubica, Massa, Sutil and Raikkonen when the race went back to green conditions with just 11 minutes left in a timed race.

The 23-year-old Hamilton had a great restart and was able to pull away from the field.

"I am used to it," said Hamilton when asked about the restart. "I remember last year in Canada I had to do the same thing."

Meanwhile, trouble struck Kimi Raikkonen, the points leader. Raikkonen lost control of his car and hit the back of Adrian Sutil. Raikkonen and Sutil lost crucial positions on the track when they came down pit road for repairs and neither driver scored any championship points.

Hamilton maintained his comfortable margin for the remainder of the race with no pressure from Kubica.

Massa and Ferrari teammate Raikkonen led the field around the tight 2.075- mile, street course to the green flag.

The No.2 Ferrari pulled away from the field early under a light rain and damp conditions. Hamilton settled into the second spot and Raikkonen followed in third.

The rain caused the first big mistake of the race on lap six. Hamilton hit the barrier exiting the Swimming Pool section and in the process punctured his right-rear tire. Hamilton came into the pits for fresh tires. The No.22 McLaren Mercedes rejoined the grid in fifth after his stop.

Fernando Alonso had to come into the pits on lap nine after brushing the barrier. On the same lap, Sebastien Bourdais and David Coulthard crashed. Both drivers didn't return to the track.

The drama continued on lap 13 when Raikkonen served a drive-through penalty for not having his tires fitted in the required three minutes before the race. After his penalty, Raikkonen settled into fourth.

Even though the weather conditions were improving, problems were still occurring on the track. The leader was the victim this time around. Massa spun his car at the Ste Devote section, allowing Robert Kubica to take over the race lead. Massa didn't damage his car and settled into second.

The No.2 Ferrari inherited the first position when Kubica made his first pit stop on lap 26. Kubica rejoined the field in fourth, behind Raikkonen. Meanwhile, Raikkonen's problems continued as he received front-wing damage from a mistake at the Ste Devote section of the course. He took a pit stop for a new nose and fuel.

Massa led Hamilton, Kubica, Mark Webber and Raikkonen. But Massa gave up the first position to pit on lap 33. He came out behind Hamilton, the new leader.

Hamilton and Webber were the fastest cars on the track as they continued to post the fastest lap times. After 40 laps, the margin for Hamilton was 18 seconds.

The No.22 McLaren Mercedes expanded his gap to over 25 seconds. Hamilton's assumption was that Massa and Kubica wouldn't have to pit for the remainder of the race. So he wanted to ensure he would be able to make a stop and maintain the lead.

Some of the drivers decided to switch to their slick tires with the track drying. Alonso was the first driver to switch to the dry tire when he came down pit road on lap 46. Three laps later, Webber came down for dry tires.

Alonso set the new fastest lap with his dry tires on lap 54, showing the field that dry tires was the way to go.

Hamilton made his final pit stop on lap 54. He decided to go with the dry tires, possibly influenced by Alonso. Hamilton was able to come out of the pits ahead of Massa to maintain first. Massa came into the pits three laps later to make the switch, but didn't take any fuel. Massa rejoined the grid in third behind Kubica.

"Fortunately the strategy played to my advantage," said Hamilton about taking dry tires.

Hamilton now leads the point standings with 38 points. Raikkonen's ninth-place finish drops him to second, three points behind Hamilton. Massa (34) completes the top-three.

The next race in the series is set for Sunday, June 8th at the Circuit Gilles Villeneuve in Montreal, Canada.