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Monaco Grand Prix
The principality of Monaco, holds one of the oldest races on the Formula One automobile racing circuit. The Monaco Grand Prix, held there annually, was first organized by Antony Noghes , a well-to-do cigarette manufacturer and a resident of Monte Carlo, under the auspices of Prince Louis II through the establishing of the "Automobile Club de Monaco" of which Noghes was the founding president.
Grand Prix motor racing came to Monaco in 1929 when the first Grand Prix of Monaco automobile race was held. The inaugural race was won by William Grover-Williams (aka "Williams") driving a Bugatti painted in what would become the famous British racing green color.
As a street race held on the Circuit de Monaco, which consists of the actual city streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine, the race has many elevation shifts, tight corners, and a narrow course that make it perhaps the most demanding and the most dangerous track still in use in Formula One racing. In many ways, the Monaco course is an anachronism unsuitable for the race category because the narrow streets make it near-impossible to overtake on the track. However, its history and the spectacle of the event are likely to guarantee the event's future for some time yet.
The Monaco Grand Prix was one of the inaugural races in the Formula One championship in 1950. However, there was no race in 1951, and in 1952 the Monaco Grand Prix took place but was not included within the Formula One championship. Since 1955, the Monaco Grand Prix has taken place each year and has been raced as part of the Formula One championship.
The Grand Prix of Monaco is organized each year by the Automobile Club de Monaco who also runs the Monte Carlo Rally and the Monaco Kart Cup .
See also: List of Formula One circuits
Winners of the Monaco Grands Prix
Year | Driver | Constructor | |
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1929 | William Grover-Williams (France) | Bugatti | Report |
1930 | René Dreyfus (France) | Bugatti | Report |
1931 | Louis Chiron (Monaco) | Bugatti | Report |
1932 | Tazio Nuvolari (Italy) | Alfa Romeo | Report |
1933 | Achille Varzi (Italy) | Bugatti | Report |
1934 | Guy Moll (Algeria) | Alfa Romeo | Report |
1935 | Luigi Fagioli (Italy) | Mercedes-Benz | Report |
1936 | Rudolf Caracciola (Germany) | Mercedes-Benz | Report |
1937 | Manfred von Brauchitsch (Germany) | Mercedes-Benz | Report |
1948 | Giuseppe Farina (Italy) | Maserati | Report |
1950 | Juan Manuel Fangio (Argentina) | Alfa Romeo | Report |
1952 | Vittorio Marzotto (Italy) | Ferrari | Report |
1955 | Maurice Trintignant (France) | Ferrari | Report |
1956 | Stirling Moss (United Kingdom) | Maserati | Report |
1957 | Juan Manuel Fangio (Argentina) | Maserati | Report |
1958 | Maurice Trintignant (France) | Cooper | Report |
1959 | Jack Brabham (Australia) | Cooper | Report |
1960 | Stirling Moss (United Kingdom) | Lotus | Report |
1961 | Stirling Moss (United Kingdom) | Lotus | Report |
1962 | Bruce McLaren (New Zealand) | Cooper | Report |
1963 | Graham Hill (United Kingdom) | British Racing Motors | Report |
1964 | Graham Hill (United Kingdom) | British Racing Motors | Report |
1965 | Graham Hill (United Kingdom) | British Racing Motors | Report |
1966 | Jackie Stewart (United Kingdom) | British Racing Motors | Report |
1967 | Denny Hulme (New Zealand) | Brabham | Report |
1968 | Graham Hill (United Kingdom) | Lotus-Cosworth | Report |
1969 | Graham Hill (United Kingdom) | Lotus-Cosworth | Report |
1970 | Jochen Rindt (Austria) | Lotus-Cosworth | Report |
1971 | Jackie Stewart (United Kingdom) | Tyrrell-Cosworth | Report |
1972 | Jean-Pierre Beltoise (France) | British Racing Motors | Report |
1973 | Jackie Stewart (United Kingdom) | Tyrrell-Cosworth | Report |
1974 | Ronnie Peterson (Sweden) | Lotus | Report |
1975 | Niki Lauda (Austria) | Ferrari | Report |
1976 | Niki Lauda (Austria) | Ferrari | Report |
1977 | Jody Scheckter (South Africa) | Wolf -Cosworth | Report |
1978 | Patrick Depailler (France) | Tyrrell-Cosworth | Report |
1979 | Jody Scheckter (South Africa) | Ferrari | Report |
1980 | Carlos Reutemann (Argentina) | Williams | Report |
1981 | Gilles Villeneuve (Canada) | Ferrari | Report |
1982 | Riccardo Patrese (Italy) | Brabham | Report |
1983 | Keke Rosberg (Finland) | Williams | Report |
1984 | Alain Prost (France) | McLaren | Report |
1985 | Alain Prost (France) | McLaren | Report |
1986 | Alain Prost (France) | McLaren | Report |
1987 | Ayrton Senna (Brazil) | Lotus | Report |
1988 | Alain Prost (France) | McLaren | Report |
1989 | Ayrton Senna (Brazil) | McLaren | Report |
1990 | Ayrton Senna (Brazil) | McLaren | Report |
1991 | Ayrton Senna (Brazil) | McLaren | Report |
1992 | Ayrton Senna (Brazil) | McLaren | Report |
1993 | Ayrton Senna (Brazil) | McLaren | Report |
1994 | Michael Schumacher (Germany) | Benetton-Ford | Report |
1995 | Michael Schumacher (Germany) | Benetton-Renault | Report |
1996 | Olivier Panis (France) | Ligier-Honda | Report |
1997 | Michael Schumacher (Germany) | Ferrari | Report |
1998 | Mika Häkkinen (Finland) | McLaren | Report |
1999 | Michael Schumacher (Germany) | Ferrari | Report |
2000 | David Coulthard (United Kingdom) | McLaren | Report |
2001 | Michael Schumacher (Germany) | Ferrari | Report |
2002 | David Coulthard (United Kingdom) | McLaren | Report |
2003 | Juan Pablo Montoya (Colombia) | Williams | Report |
2004 | Jarno Trulli (Italy) | Renault | Report |
Races in the Formula One championship: |
Current championship Grand Prix events: Australian | Malaysian | Bahrain | San Marino | Spanish | Monaco | European | Canadian |
Past championship Grand Prix events: Argentine | Austrian | Czechoslovakian | Dutch | Las Vegas | Luxembourg |