England’s Nigel Mansell set the fastest time...

England’s Nigel Mansell set the fastest time in the first qualifying session for Sunday’s Formula One Grand Prix of Monaco.

Mansell’s time in his Williams-Honda was 1 minute 24.514 seconds around the 2.068-mile course. Alain Prost of France, last year’s Formula One champion, qualified third behind Mansell and Brazil’s Ayrton Senna.

West Germany’s Christian Danner was disqualified after being involved in a crash with Italy’s Michele Alboreto.