Monte Carlo

Monte Carlo has been a highlight of the Grand Prix calendar since the enigmatic "W.

Country

Monaco

Location

Monte Carlo

Latest Race

2019 Monaco Grand Prix

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Monte Carlo has been a highlight of the Grand Prix calendar since the enigmatic "W.Williams" won the first race here in 1929. Much of the original round-the-houses circuit inspired by local cigarette manufacturer Antony Noguès remains the same today. A chicane has been added at Ste Devote, the swimming pool section was built on reclaimed land, and the road now continues to a hairpin at La Rascasse. A hotel (originally called Loews, and now Grand) has been built over the tunnel. Although today’s Formula 1 cars are barely able to overtake at Monte Carlo, the anachronistic "race of a thousand corners" remains the glamour event of the year. Over the years two drivers have crashed into the harbour: Alberto Ascari in 1955 and Paul Hawkins ten years later. Both men escaped without injury. But Monte Carlo did prove fatal for Luigi Fagioli in 1952 and Lorenzo Bandini in 1967.

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Type

Temporary street circuit

Length

1.976 (Miles)

Description

Original circuit (cobbles and tramlines removed in 1932)

Fastest Race Lap

Rudolf Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz W125), 1m47.5, 66.173 mph, GP, 1937

Fastest Qualifying Lap

Rudolf Caracciola (Mercedes-Benz W125), 1m46.5, 66.794 mph, GP, 1937

Type

Temporary street circuit

Length

1.954 (Miles)

Description

Chicane repositioned

Fastest Race Lap

Jim Clark (Lotus 25-Climax), 1m35.4, 73.736 mph, F1, 1962

Fastest Qualifying Lap

Jim Clark (Lotus 25-Climax), 1m35.5, 73.659 mph, F1, 1962

Type

Temporary street circuit

Length

1.954 (Miles)

Description

Startline moved

Fastest Race Lap

Emerson Fittipaldi (Lotus 72D-Ford), 1m21.4, 86.418 mph, F1, 1972

Fastest Qualifying Lap

Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell 003-Ford), 1m22.2, 85.577 mph, F1, 1971

Type

Temporary street circuit

Length

2.037 (Miles)

Description

Loews (now Grand) Hotel built over tunnel, swimming pool section built, and La Rascasse added

Fastest Race Lap

Niki Lauda (Ferrari 312B3), 1m26.3, 84.973 mph, F1, 1974

Fastest Qualifying Lap

Ronnie Peterson (Lotus 72E-Ford), 1m27.9, 83.427 mph, F1, 1974

Type

Temporary street circuit

Length

2.058 (Miles)

Description

Ste Devote and La Rascasse modified

Fastest Race Lap

Ayrton Senna (Lotus 97T-Renault), 1m20.450, 92.092 mph, F1, 1985

Fastest Qualifying Lap

Michele Alboreto (Ferrari 156/85), 1m22.637, 89.655 mph, F1, 1985

Type

Temporary street circuit

Length

2.068 (Miles)

Description

New chicane built

Fastest Race Lap

Michael Schumacher (Benetton B194-Ford), 1m18.560, 94.766 mph, F1, 1994

Fastest Qualifying Lap

Michael Schumacher (Benetton B194-Ford), 1m21.076, 91.825 mph, F1, 1994

Type

Temporary street circuit

Length

2.092 (Miles)

Description

Entry to the swimming pool section modified

Fastest Race Lap

Juan Pablo Montoya (Williams FW24-BMW), 1m16.676, 98.221 mph, F1, 2002

Fastest Qualifying Lap

Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari F2002), 1m18.023, 96.526 mph, F1, 2002

Type

Temporary street circuit

Length

2.075 (Miles)

Description

New pits and pitlane built

Fastest Race Lap

Kimi Raikkonen (McLaren MP4/21-Mercedes-Benz), 1m13.532, 101.589 mph, F1, 2006

Fastest Qualifying Lap

Michael Schumacher (Ferrari F2004), 1m14.439, 100.351 mph, F1, 2004

Type

Temporary street circuit

Length

2.074 (Miles)

Description

Tabac moved closer to the harbourside, Swimming Pool section re-profiled

Fastest Race Lap

Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes-Benz F1 W10 EQ Power+), 1m10.166, 106.411 mph, F1, 2019

Fastest Qualifying Lap

Max Verstappen (Red Bull RB14-TAG Heuer), 1m14.260, 100.544 mph, F1, 2018

Formula E Circuit

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2015

Type

Temporary street circuit

Length

1.097 (Miles)

Description

Circuit modified for Formula E

Fastest Race Lap

Jean-Eric Vergne (DS E-Tense FE19), 50.048s, 78.908 mph, Formula E, 2019

Fastest Qualifying Lap

Pascal Wehrlein (Mahindra M5Electro), 52.385s, 75.388 mph, Formula E, 2019

Latest Races

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Race name	Date	Championship	Laps	Winner
2019 Monaco Grand Prix	26/05/2019	F1 World Championship	78	Lewis Hamilton Mercedes AMG Petronas Motorsport
2019 Monaco F2	24/05/2019	FIA Formula 2 Championship	41	Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix
2019 Monaco F2	25/05/2019	FIA Formula 2 Championship	30	Anthoine Hubert BWT Arden
2018/19 Monaco ePrix	11/05/2019	ABB FIA Formula E Championship	51	Jean-Eric Vergne DS Techeetah Formula E Team
2018 Monaco Grand Prix	27/05/2018	F1 World Championship	78	Daniel Ricciardo Aston Martin Red Bull Racing
2018 Monaco F2	25/05/2018	FIA Formula 2 Championship	42	Artem Markelov Russian Time
2018 Monaco F2	26/05/2018	FIA Formula 2 Championship	30	Antonio Fuoco Charouz Racing System
2017 Monaco Grand Prix	28/05/2017	F1 World Championship	78	Sebastian Vettel Scuderia Ferrari
2017 Monaco F2	26/05/2017	FIA Formula 2 Championship	41	Oliver Rowland DAMS
2017 Monaco F2	27/05/2017	FIA Formula 2 Championship	30	Nyck de Vries Rapax
2016/17 Monaco ePrix	13/05/2017	FIA Formula E Championship	51	Sebastien Buemi Renault e.DAMS
2016 Monaco Grand Prix	29/05/2016	F1 World Championship	78	Lewis Hamilton Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team

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