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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 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 ...
With the beginning of the Monaco ePrix Formula E race, the Historic Grand Prix continued to be held in even-numbered years and the ePrix in odd-numbered years. However the 12th edition was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, instead taking place on April 25, 2021, two weeks before the Monaco ePrix and four weeks before the Formula One Grand ...
A significant entrant to Race D was multiple CART and IndyCar race winner Adrián Fernández, having acquired the 1970 Belgian Grand Prix winning BRM P153 of countryman Pedro Rodríguez with help from the organisers of the Mexico City Grand Prix. He qualified a strong sixth but would not make the start, owing to a broken differential shaft.
Monaco was not scheduled to be on the calendar for the second season of Formula E because it takes the slot on the calendar filled by the Historic Grand Prix at Monaco every other year. [3] Series boss Alejandro Agag revealed that a race in Paris replaced the Monaco ePrix for 2016, but Monaco was held again in the 2016–17 season.
Race A2 was won from pole by Claudia Hürtgen, driving a Ferrari 246 owned by Alex Birkenstock. Hürtgen was a late call-up: Birkenstock was entered for the car but could not attend due to family circumstances. [4] [5] [6] She was followed closely throughout the race by Tony Wood (Tec-Mec F415) but appeared to have the measure of him. [1]
The 1979 Monaco Grand Prix had featured a support race for historic cars, won by Martin Morris in ERA R11B. [3] Additional historic races had been held in support of the 1982 (winner Bruce Halford was in attendance at this event) and 1983 events under the suggestion of the Hon. Patrick Lindsay.
The 2004 Historic Grand Prix of Monaco was the fourth running of the Historic Grand Prix of Monaco, a motor racing event for heritage Grand Prix, Voiturettes, Formula One, Formula Two and Sports cars.