Circuit de Monaco

Circuit Statistics

Location: Monaco
Established:
Circuit Type:
Street
Capacity:
120,000
Turns:
19
Direction:
Clockwise
First Grand Prix Race:
Total Races:
63

About Circuit de Monaco

The idea for a Grand Prix race around the streets of Monaco came from Anto🍒ny Noghès, the president of the Monegasque car club and close friend of the ruling Grimaldi family. The inaugural race was held in 1929 and was won by William Grover-Williams in a Bugatti.

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Circuit Information

The idea for a Grand Prix race around the streets of Monaco came from Antony Noghès, the president of the Monegasque car club and close f🌌riend of the ruling Grimaldi family. The inaugural race was held in 1929 and was won by William Grover-Williams in a Bugatti.

 

To date, only two local drivers have won a race at the Circuit. Louis Chiron did it at the non-championship 1931 Monaco Grand Prix; 82 years later, Stefano Coletti crossed the line🌜 in first position at the sprint race of the 2013 Monaco GP2 Series round.


Source: Wikipedia