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After 11 laps Tio set a time of 1:22.997 putting him 10th in Group A. As a result of this qualifying and barring any grid penalties of other drivers, Tio will start Friday's feature race on 10th row (19th position). It was a difficult day for both MP Motorports drivers as they prepare for Friday's race at 11:15 local Monaco time (12:15 Cyprus time).

The full qualifying results from Monaco below:

Qualifying Group A
1. #7 Jolyon Palmer DAMS 1:20.774s 92.497mph (10 laps)
2. #1 Mitch Evans Russian Time 1:21.188s 92.025mph + 0.414s (10 laps)
3. #23 Johnny Cecotto Jr. Trident 1:21.361s 91.829mph + 0.587s (12 laps)
4. #11 Daniel Abt Hilmer Motorsport 1:21.760s 91.381mph + 0.986s (10 laps)
5. #5 Raffaele Marciello Racing Engineering 1:21.917s 91.206mph + 1.143s (11 laps)
6. #19 Alexander Rossi EQ8 Caterham Racing 1:22.146s 90.952mph + 1.372s (11 laps)
7. #15 Simon Trummer Rapax 1:22.296s 90.786mph + 1.522s (10 laps)
8. #3 Felipe Nasr Carlin 1:22.381s 90.692mph + 1.607s (11 laps)
9. #27 Kimiya Sato Campos Racing 1:22.588s 90.465mph + 1.814s (11 laps)
10. #21 Tio Ellinas MP Motorsport 1:22.681s 90.363mph + 1.907s (11 laps)
11. #25 Conor Daly Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:22.997s 90.019mph + 2.223s (12 laps)
12. #17 André Negrao Arden International 1:23.178s 89.824mph + 2.404s (11 laps)
13. #9 Takuya Izawa ART Grand Prix 1:23.259s 89.736mph + 2.485s (12 laps)

Qualifying Group B
1. #18 Rio Haryanto EQ8 Caterham Racing 1:21.433s 91.749mph (11 laps)
2. #8 Stéphane Richelmi DAMS 1:21.444s 91.736mph + 0.011s (10 laps)
3. #10 Stoffel Vandoorne ART Grand Prix 1:21.508s 91.664mph + 0.075s (10 laps)
4. #6 Stefano Coletti Racing Engineering 1:21.649s 91.506mph + 0.216s (11 laps)
5. #4 Julian Leal Carlin 1:21.752s 91.390mph + 0.319s (12 laps)
6. #22 Sergio Canamasas Trident 1:21.926s 91.196mph + 0.493s (12 laps)
7. #26 Arthur Pic Campos Racing 1:22.207s 90.884mph + 0.774s (9 laps)
8. #16 Rene Binder Arden International 1:22.270s 90.815mph + 0.837s (11 laps)
9. #14 Adrian Quaife-Hobbs Rapax 1:22.277s 90.807mph + 0.844s (10 laps)
10. #12 Facu Regalia Hilmer Motorsport 1:22.473s 90.592mph + 1.040s (12 laps)
11. #20 Daniel De Jong MP Motorsport 1:22.488s 90.575mph + 1.055s (11 laps)
12. #24 Nathanaël Berthon Venezuela GP Lazarus 1:22.632s 90.417mph + 1.199s (10 laps)
13. #2 Artem Markelov Russian Time 1:23.347s 89.641mph + 1.914s (11 laps)