Jules Bianchi suffered his most difficult Grand Prix to date, retiring in the latter half of the race after suffering problems even before he could start.
Stefano Coletti won himself a piece of history in the Saturday sprint race, after becoming the first native winner of a Monaco GP weekend event in over 80 years.
Arden's Johnny Cecotto Jr. will have to sit out the Saturday spring race in Monaco after being handed a one-race ban for his part in Friday's major pile-up.
A first-lap crash that engulfed half the field proved just the opportunity Russian Time's Sam Bird needed to repeat his 2012 World Series by Renault victory in Monaco.
Arden team mates Johnny Cecotto Jr. and Mitch Evans put in impressive displays in a split qualifying to claim the front row for Friday morning's feature race.
Daniel Ricciardo says he is ready to step up to the challenge of driving for Red Bull, but insists that he fully focused on the current campaign with Toro Rosso.