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Monaco Grand Prix

This article is about the Formula One race. For other uses, see Monaco Grand Prix (disambiguation).
"Monaco GP" redirects here. For the video game, see Monaco GP (video game).

Monaco Grand Prix
Circuit de Monaco
(2015- present)
Race information
Number of times held81
First held1929
Most wins (drivers)Brazil Ayrton Senna (6)
Most wins (constructors)United Kingdom McLaren (15)
Circuit length3.337 km (2.074 miles)
Race length260.286 km (161.734 miles)
Laps78
Last race (2024)
Pole position
Podium
Fastest lap

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 Crown of Motorsport.[4] It is the only Grand Prix that does not adhere to the FIA's mandated 305-kilometre (190-mile) minimum race distance for Formula One races.[5]

The race is held on a narrow course laid out in the streets of Monaco, with many elevation changes and tight corners as well as the tunnel, making it one of the most demanding circuits in Formula One. In spite of the relatively low average speeds, the Monaco circuit is a dangerous place to race due to how narrow the track is, and the race often involves the intervention of a safety car.

The first Monaco Grand Prix took place on 14 April 1929, and the race eventually became part of the pre-Second World War European Championship and was included in the first World Championship of Drivers in 1950. It was twice designated the European Grand Prix, in 1955 and 1963, when this title was an honorary designation given each year to one Grand Prix race in Europe. Graham Hill was known as "Mr. Monaco"[6] due to his five Monaco wins in the 1960s. Ayrton Senna won the race more times than any other driver, with six victories, winning five races consecutively between 1989 and 1993.[7] In the 81 editions of the Monaco Grand Prix, only two Monégasque drivers have won the race, Louis Chiron in 1931 and Charles Leclerc in 2024.[8]

The circuit has been called "an exceptional location of glamour and prestige".[9] The Formula One event is usually held on the last weekend of May and is known as one of the largest weekends in motor racing, as the Formula One race occurs on the same Sunday as the Indianapolis 500 (IndyCar Series) and the Coca-Cola 600 (NASCAR Cup Series).[10]

William Grover-Williams driving a Bugatti Type 35B at the 1929 Monaco Grand Prix
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