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This is a list of people from Monaco. Romeo Acquarone (1895–1980), tennis player; Olivier Beretta (born 1969), Formula One racing driver; Louis Chiron (1899–1979), Formula One racing driver; Charles Leclerc (born 1997), Formula One racing driver; Arthur Leclerc (born 2000), racing driver; Laetitia Mikail (born 1980s), lawyer and event planner
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 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.
William Charles Frederick Grover-Williams (born William Charles Frederick Grover, 16 January 1903 – 18 March 1945 (or shortly thereafter)), [1] [2] [3] also known as "W Williams", was a British Grand Prix motor racing driver. He is best known for winning the first Monaco Grand Prix. [4] [5]
The 1966 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 22 May 1966. It was race 1 of 9 in both the 1966 World Championship of Drivers and the 1966 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. The race was the first World Championship event of a new era for Formula One, for which engine regulations were ...
The 1961 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held on 14 May 1961 on the Circuit de Monaco in Monte Carlo, Monaco. It was race 1 of 8 in both the 1961 World Championship of Drivers and the 1961 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was also the first World Championship race under the new 1.5 litre engine regulations. [1]
The 1959 Monaco Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 10 May 1959. It was race 1 of 9 in the 1959 World Championship of Drivers and race 1 of 8 in the 1959 International Cup for Formula One Manufacturers. It was also the 17th Monaco Grand Prix. The race was held over 100 laps of the three kilometre circuit for ...
The 1931 Monaco Grand Prix was a Grand Prix motor race held at the Circuit de Monaco on 19 April 1931. With 16 Bugattis in a field of 23 cars, the event was close to being a single-make race. Among the 16 were four factory-team Type 51s driven by the Monegasque Louis Chiron , the Italian Achille Varzi and the French Albert Divo and Guy Bouriat.