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Circuit de Monaco is a 3.337 km (2.074 mi) street circuit laid out on the city streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine around the harbour of the Principality of Monaco. It is commonly, and even officially, [ 1 ] referred to as " Monte Carlo " because it is largely inside the Monte Carlo neighbourhood of Monaco.
The 1981 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Monaco on 31 May 1981. It was the sixth race of the 1981 Formula One World Championship. [1] The 76-lap race was won by Canadian driver Gilles Villeneuve, driving a Ferrari. Brazilian Nelson Piquet took pole position in his Brabham-Ford and led until he crashed out on lap 54.
The tunnel underwent major changes in the three years it remained closed after the fire. [4] Renovations include computerized detection equipment, extra security bays, a parallel escape shaft and a fire station in the middle of the tunnel complete with double-cabbed fire trucks. The safety shafts also have clean air flowing through them via vents.
The Monaco Grand Prix (French: Grand Prix de Monaco) is a Formula One motor racing event held annually on the Circuit de Monaco, in late May or early June.Run since 1929, it is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world, [1] [2] [3] and is one of the races—along with the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans—that form the Triple ...
Circuit de Monaco: Monaco Grand Prix: Race Car skidded, hit straw bales and an iron bollard, caught fire and rolled several times, landing upside down [56] Ryan Bard (USA) 2007-10-21 Modified Abilene Speedway Southern Challenge Race Car rolled, landed on its roof and burst into flames [57] Emmett Barr (USA) 1996-05-23 Drag racing 1927 roadster
While the Bel-Air fire in 1961, which destroyed 484 homes, and the Mandeville Canyon fire in 1978, which destroyed 230 homes, are often cited for the scale of their destruction, the 1991 Tunnel ...
Dying while trying to rescue survivors of the 1999 Mont Blanc tunnel fire Pierlucio Tinazzi ( Italian pronunciation: [ˌpjɛrˈluːtʃo tiˈnattsi] ; 27 December 1962 Morgex – 24 March 1999 Courmayeur ) was an Italian security guard who died while trying to rescue victims of the 1999 Mont Blanc tunnel fire .
The Tunnel Fire burning 14 miles northeast of Flagstaff remained steady in size late Monday, at 21,215 acres. Containment increased to 20%.