Sunday, May 22 2005 20:29 Hrs (IST) - World Time -

Monaco: Narain Karthikeyan's nightmare at the glamorous Monaco Grand Prix was complete when he was forced to retire due to mechanical problems with more than two-thirds of the race remaining at the Monte Carlo street circuit in Monaco today (May 22, 2005).

Kimi Raikkonen extended his dominance to clinch his second successive win while Nick Heidfeld and Mark Webber gave a two-three finish for Williams-BMW after a race filled with drama and excitement.

The McLaren driver, who won the Spanish Grand Prix a fortnight ago, is now second in the overall championship table behind leader Fernando Alonso, who finished fourth.

Michael Schumacher of Ferrari handled a tough race well to come seventh with teammate Rubens Barrichello behind him eighth, first time both the Ferraris finishing with points in a race this season.

Karthikeyan, driving for the first time in Monaco, a venue where the car manufacturers get to show case their product to their sponsors, made three pits stops before retiring due to break problems.

It was the second time that Karthikeyan's Jordan Toyota EJ15 car had failed to complete the race. He had retired in the Bahrain Grand Prix at Manama in April earlier.

Karthikeyan's teammate Tiago Monteiro came thirteenth, three laps behind the winner.