MONACO, May 27: David Coulthard halted Michael Schumacher’s winning streak and put McLaren back in business in Monaco on Sunday with the team’s first victory of the Formula One season.

Ferrari’s four times world champion Schumacher, making his 100th start for the Italian team in search of their 150th victory after four wins in succession, had to settle for second best.

But the German still stretched his lead in the championship to a hefty 33 points.

Ralf Schumacher was third for Williams after Colombian team mate Juan Pablo Montoya, who started on pole position, had a blown engine after 47 of the 78 laps.

Italian Jarno Trulli was lapped by Coulthard but finished fourth for Renault, ahead of Italian Giancarlo Fisichella for Jordan and Germany’s Heinz-Harald Frentzen in an Arrows.

However, Trulli’s Renault failed an inspection after finishing fourth and the results from that position downwards are likely to stay provisional until Tuesday.

If Trulli were to be excluded, that would move Italian Giancarlo Fisichella up to fourth place for Jordan, Heinz-Harald Frentzen to fifth for Arrows and Brazilian Rubens Barrichello into sixth for Ferrari.

It was the first time that Ferrari’s F2002 car, introduced after the start of the season, had been beaten and Coulthard put paid to Schumacher’s hopes of a record-equalling sixth Monaco win in style.

The Scot made a storming start from the front row to force his way past the Williams of Colombian Juan Pablo Montoya at the start.

He never looked back, winning by a second after coming under intense pressure from Schumacher for the final 20 laps after each had made their sole pit-stop.

It was Coulthard’s first win since Austria more than a year ago, the 12th of his career and second in Monaco after he also won in what amounts to his home town in 2000.

The triumph was also McLaren’s first since last September when Mika Hakkinen won the US Grand Prix at Indianapolis.

Montoya and Brazilian Rubens Barrichello, who gifted Schumacher victory in Austria when he slowed metres from the finish, were the losers.

The Colombian paid for his slow start but was running second when his BMW engine blew out smoke. His retirement left Schumacher as the only driver this year to score in every race.

Barrichello was never in contention, starting fifth and falling back to seventh at the first corner.

He then ploughed into the back of Kimi Raikkonen’s McLaren as they braked into the chicane on lap 40, losing his front wing.

The impact ended Raikkonen’s race but Barrichello lost only one place after pitting for a new nose. He was then hit with a 10 second stop go penalty and another drive-through punishment for speeding as he left.

Jordan’s Japanese rookie Takuma Sato crashed once again after his huge impact in Austria, when Nick Heidfeld’s Sauber slammed into him, but was again unscathed.

This time Sato was trying to allow team mate Fisichella past but lost control as he moved over to the dirty side of the track in the tunnel.

He skidded out sideways, with Fisichella weaving to avoid hitting him, and came to rest against the tyre wall.

Results: 1. David Coulthard (Britain) McLaren one hour 45 minutes 39.055 seconds (average speed 149.280 kph); 2. Michael Schumacher (Germany) Ferrari 1:45:40.104; 3. Ralf Schumacher (Germany) Williams 1:46:56.504; 4. Jarno Trulli (Italy) Renault one lap behind; 5. Giancarlo Fisichella (Italy) Jordan one; 6. Heinz-Harald Frentzen (Germany) Arrows one; 7. Rubens Barrichello (Brazil) Ferrari one; 8. Nick Heidfeld (Germany) Sauber two; 9. Eddie Irvine (Britain) Jaguar two; 10. Pedro de la Rosa (Spain) Jaguar two; 11. Mark Webber (Australia) Minardi two; 12. Enrique Bernoldi (Brazil) Arrows two.

INDIANAPOLIS 500: Brazil’s Helio Castroneves took a controversial victory over Canada’s Paul Tracy at the Indianapolis 500 race on Sunday, becoming the first driver in 31 years to successfully defend his title.

With one lap to go, Tracy made his move to pass Castroneves but at the same moment Frenchman Laurent Redon and 1996 winner Buddy Lazier became entangled half a lap behind and crashed into the wall, bringing out the yellow flag.

Officials ruled that Tracy had passed Castroneves under the caution and gave the Brazilian the win, making him the first back-to-back winner at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway since Al Unser Sr in 1970 and 1971.

Results (race distance — 200 laps, 500 miles):

1. Helio Castroneves (Brazil) Dallara-Chevy, three hours, 10.8714 seconds (166.499 mph); 2. Paul Tracy (Canada) Dallara-Chevy, 0.0376 seconds behind; 3. Felipe Giaffone (Brazil) Dallara-Chevy, 0.1285; 4. Alex Barron (U.S.) Dallara-Chevy, 1.4037; 5. Eddie Cheever Jr (U.S.) Dallara-Infiniti, 2.4549; 6. Richie Hearn (U.S.) Dallara-Chevy, 3.2022; 7. Michael Andretti (U.S.) Dallara-Chevy, 3.5895; 8. Robby Gordon (U.S.) Dallara-Chevy, 6.1206; 9. Jeff Ward (U.S.) Dallara-Chevy, 7.5654; 10. Gil de Ferran (Brazil) Dallara-Chevy, 28.5425.—Reuters