CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Lewis Hamilton will attempt to defend his championship at Sunday's Formula One Monaco Grand Prix.

The race is scheduled for 8 a.m. (Eastern time) on Sunday, May 28 and will be televised on NBC. Qualifying is Saturday at 8 a.m. (ET) on NBCSN. Live streaming is available at NBC Sports Live and live timing is available at F1 Access.

Hamilton, driving Mercedes, is coming off a win in Spain and was eighth-fastest during Monaco practice. Sebastian Vettel, who leads the driver standings, had the fastest practice time in a Ferrari.

FORMULA ONE

MONACO GRAND PRIX

Site: Monte Carlo, Monaco

Schedule: Saturday, practice, 5 a.m. (ET), qualifying, 8 a.m. (ET), Sunday, race, 8 a.m. (ET), NBC.

Track: Monaco Circuit (circuit, 2.07 miles).

Race distance: 161.7 miles, 78 laps

Last year: Lewis Hamilton captured his first win of 2016 in Monaco.

Last race: Hamilton won for the second time this season in Spain.

Fast facts: The series heads to Monaco, arguably the most iconic race in the sport. Formula 1 has been visiting Monaco since 1950. ...Qualifying is perhaps more important here than any race in the series, given how difficult it is to pass cars on this track. ...Sebastian Vettel has a six-point lead over Lewis Hamilton in the standings. Valterri Bottas is third -- but is 35 points behind Hamilton.

Next race: Grand Prix of Canada, June 11, Montreal.

(The Associated Press contributed)