Circuit de Monaco

Circuit de Monaco

Address: L'Automobile Club de Monaco 23 boulevard Albert 1er 98000 Monaco
Monte Carlo and La Condamine , Monaco
Route type:	temporary racetrack
Opening:	1929
Formula 1 venue :	since 1950
Time zone:	UTC + 1 ( CET )
Track layout
Route data
Important events:	Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco Historique
Route length:	3,337  km (2.07  mi )
Curves:	18th
Records
Track record: (Formula 1)	1: 14.260 min. ( Max Verstappen , Red Bull - TAG Heuer , 2018 )
Formula E track
Route data
Important events:	Formula E.
Route length:	1.765  km (1.1  mi )
Curves:	12
Records
Track record: (Formula E)	0: 52.385 min. ( Pascal Wehrlein , Mahindra Racing , 2019)
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Coordinates: 43 ° 44 ′ 4 "  N , 7 ° 25 ′ 16"  E

The Circuit de Monaco street circuit is a temporary race track in the Monte Carlo and La Condamine districts of Monaco . Every year, numerous streets of the city are cordoned off and freed from traffic signs and flower pots for the Formula 1 race in Monaco . Pit lane , crash barriers, mobile curbs , fences and extensive grandstands designed as so-called flying structures complete the 3.337 kilometer long race track. The race track is now also used for the two-year Grand Prix de Monaco Historique , and on May 9, 2015, the Monaco ePrix took place for the first time as part of the FIA Formula E Championship on a shortened version of the race track . In 2020 , for the first time since 1954, there will be no Monaco Grand Prix on the Circuit de Monaco. The organizers completely canceled the race in March 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic .

The Tour de France cycling tour started on July 4, 2009 with an individual time trial in Monaco, with part of this prologue going through the Circuit de Monaco.

Route description

As a street circuit, the circuit offers almost no run-off zones and is therefore one of the most dangerous racetracks on the Formula 1 calendar despite the rather low average speed compared to other racetracks. Former world champion Nelson Piquet compared driving on the Monaco route to “flying a helicopter in the living room”, the two-time Monaco winner David Coulthard described it as “pure madness”. The traditional course is seen as a great challenge for the drivers, a victory in Monaco as a special achievement.

Classic variant

• The start and finish are on Boulevard Albert 1er .
• At the junction with Rue Sainte-Dévote is the first right-hand bend (1, Sainte-Dévote).
• From here the route goes up the Avenue d'Ostende and passes point 2, Beau Rivage
• On the Avenue de Monte-Carlo , point 3, Massenet , is passed in a wide left-hand bend.
• Past the famous Monte-Carlo casino, the course leads to point 4, Casino.
• At the Place du Casino there is a right bend onto Avenue des Spélugues . Here the drivers swing to the right to avoid a jumping hill.
• Another right bend, point 5 Mirabeau Haute .
• It is the Avenue des Spélugues down to the hairpin 6, formerly known as Loews and Fairmont known today Grand Hotel Hairpin called. This is the slowest point and the only corner driven in first gear of all Formula 1 racetracks and requires a special steering ratio.
• Continue on Avenue Princess Grace , one of the most expensive streets in the world for real estate
• Points 7 and 8, a double right turn (Mirabeau Bas)
• The street that runs along the banks of the harbor is called Boulevard Louis II and ends in the tunnel under the Fairmont Hotel (9). Drivers are exposed to a strong contrast between dark and light as they drive out of the tunnel.
• After exiting the tunnel, the fastest part of the course follows, which turns into point 10, nouvelle chicane. The exit is point 11.
• A short straight leads to curve 12, the relatively liquid to be traveled Tabac - named after a tobacco shop that no longer exists.
• It follows chicane 13, named after Louis Chiron and 14, Piscine . The so-called "swimming pool curve" gained notoriety through a strange accident: Alberto Ascari crashed into the harbor basin in his Lancia in 1955 , but was rescued from the water unharmed by sailors from the shipowner Aristoteles Onassis - but lost his life four days later during a test drive.
• Via the unnamed point 15, you continue towards the Rascasse , named after a restaurant that is named after a lionfish . There, guests can watch the race right on the guardrail and thus closer than anywhere else in Formula 1. Here the double right curve 16 leads back to the junction with the pit lane or to curves 17 and 18, now back to the Boulevard Albert 1er .

The pit lane is also a special feature. Since it was not designed as such, as is the case with permanent racetracks, it is very tight and forces the teams to compromise when it comes to housing their equipment. In addition, the pit building is located right next to the start-finish straight and the pit lane has been at its rear since 2004.

Shortened version

In the shortened version, which was used for the first time on May 9, 2015 as part of the Monaco ePrix 2015 , the route does not lead uphill after Sainte Dévote towards the casino , but parallel to the port to the area of ​​the port chicane on avenue J. F. Kennedy . There is a hairpin bend here, after which the route is again identical to the classic course. At just 1,760 meters, the variant is only about half as long as the classic variant and the shortest route on the FIA ​​Formula E championship calendar.

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  Start, finish and pit exit on Boulevard Albert 1er

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  Grandstand on a bridge above the Sainte-Dévote church

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  The slowest point on the Formula 1 calendar: the hairpin at the Hotel Fairmont

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  Entrance into the tunnel under the Fairmont Hotel

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  Rascasse curve at the restaurant of the same name

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  Temporary pit lane

statistics

All winners of Formula 1 races in Monaco

Winners podium in 2019

No.	year	driver	constructor	engine	tires	time	Route length	Round	Ø pace	date	GP of
1	1950	Juan Manuel Fangio	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	P	3: 13: 18.700 h	3,180 km	100	098.701 km / h	May 21	Monaco
2	1955	Maurice Trintignant	Ferrari	Ferrari	E.	2: 58: 09.800 h	3.145 km	100	105.914 km / h	May 22
3	1956	Stirling Moss	Maserati	Maserati	P	3:00: 32,900 h	3.145 km	100	104.515 km / h	May 13th
4th	1957	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	Maserati	P	3:10:12,800 h	3.145 km	105	104.165 km / h	May 19th
5	1958	Maurice Trintignant	cooper	Climax	D.	2: 52: 27.900 h	3.145 km	100	109.414 km / h	May 18
6th	1959	Jack Brabham	cooper	Climax	D.	2: 55: 51,300 h	3.145 km	100	107.304 km / h	10th of May
7th	1960	Stirling Moss	lotus	Climax	D.	2: 53: 45,500 h	3.145 km	100	108.599 km / h	May 29th
8th	1961	Stirling Moss	lotus	Climax	D.	2: 45: 50,100 h	3.145 km	100	113.788 km / h	May 14th
9	1962	Bruce McLaren	cooper	Climax	D.	2: 46: 29.700 h	3.145 km	100	113.337 km / h	03rd of June
10	1963	Graham Hill	BRM	BRM	D.	2: 41: 49.700 h	3.145 km	100	116.605 km / h	May 26
11	1964	Graham Hill	BRM	BRM	D.	2: 41: 19,500 h	3.145 km	100	116.969 km / h	10th of May
12	1965	Graham Hill	BRM	BRM	D.	2: 37: 39,600 h	3.145 km	100	119.688 km / h	30th May
13	1966	Jackie Stewart	BRM	BRM	D.	2: 33: 10,500 h	3.145 km	100	123.192 km / h	May 22
14th	1967	Denis Hulme	Brabham	Repco	G	2: 34: 34,300 h	3.145 km	100	123.079 km / h	0May 7th
15th	1968	Graham Hill	lotus	ford	F.	2: 00: 32,300 h	3.145 km	80	125.238 km / h	May 26
16	1969	Graham Hill	lotus	ford	F.	1: 56: 59.400 h	3.145 km	80	129.037 km / h	May 18
17th	1970	Jochen Rindt	lotus	ford	F.	1: 54: 36,600 h	3.145 km	80	131.716 km / h	10th of May
18th	1971	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell	ford	G	1: 52: 21,300 h	3.145 km	80	134.360 km / h	23. May
19th	1972	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	BRM	BRM	F.	2: 26: 54.700 h	3.145 km	80	102.756 km / h	May 14th
20th	1973	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell	ford	G	1: 57: 44,300 h	3.278 km	78	130.298 km / h	03rd of June
21st	1974	Ronnie Peterson	lotus	ford	G	1: 58: 03.700 h	3.278 km	78	129.941 km / h	May 26
22nd	1975	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Ferrari	G	2: 01: 21.310 h	3.278 km	75	121.552 km / h	May 11th
23	1976	Niki Lauda	Ferrari	Ferrari	G	1: 59: 51.470 h	3.278 km	78	127.994 km / h	30th May
24	1977	Jody Scheckter	wolf	ford	G	1: 57: 52.770 h	3.312 km	76	128.120 km / h	May 22
25th	1978	Patrick Depailler	Tyrrell	ford	G	1: 55: 14.660 h	3.312 km	75	129.325 km / h	0May 7th
26th	1979	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	Ferrari	M.	1: 55: 22.480 h	3.312 km	76	130.902 km / h	May 27th
27	1980	Carlos Reutemann	Williams	ford	G	1: 55: 34.365 h	3.312 km	76	130.677 km / h	May 18
28	1981	Gilles Villeneuve	Ferrari	Ferrari	M.	1: 54: 23.380 h	3.312 km	76	132.029 km / h	31. May
29	1982	Riccardo Patrese	Brabham	ford	G	1: 54: 11.259 h	3.312 km	76	132.262 km / h	23. May
30th	1983	Keke Rosberg	Williams	ford	G	1: 56: 38.121 h	3.312 km	76	129.487 km / h	May 15
31	1984	Alain Prost	McLaren	Porsche ( TAG )	M.	1: 01: 07.740 h	3.312 km	31	100.776 km / h	03rd of June
32	1985	Alain Prost	McLaren	Porsche ( TAG )	G	1: 51: 58.034 h	3.312 km	78	138.435 km / h	May 19th
33	1986	Alain Prost	McLaren	Porsche ( TAG )	G	1: 55: 41.060 h	3.328 km	78	134.634 km / h	May 11th
34	1987	Ayrton Senna	lotus	Honda	G	1: 57: 54.085 h	3.328 km	78	132.102 km / h	31. May
35	1988	Alain Prost	McLaren	Honda	G	1: 57: 17.077 h	3.328 km	78	132.797 km / h	May 15
36	1989	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Honda	G	1: 53: 33.251 h	3.328 km	77	135.401 km / h	0May 7th
37	1990	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Honda	G	1: 52: 46.982 h	3.328 km	78	138.097 km / h	May 27th
38	1991	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Honda	G	1: 53: 02.334 h	3.328 km	78	137.785 km / h	12th of May
39	1992	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Honda	G	1: 50: 59.372 h	3.328 km	78	140.329 km / h	31. May
40	1993	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	ford	G	1: 52: 10.947 h	3.328 km	78	138.837 km / h	23. May
41	1994	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton	ford	G	1: 49: 55.372 h	3.328 km	78	141.691 km / h	May 15
42	1995	Michael sSchumacher	Benetton	Renault	G	1: 53: 11.258 h	3.328 km	78	137.604 km / h	28th of May
43	1996	Olivier Panis	Ligier	Mugen	G	2:00: 45,629 h	3.328 km	78	124.014 km / h	May 19th
44	1997	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	G	2: 00: 05.654 h	3.367 km	62	104.295 km / h	May 11th
45	1998	Mika Hakkinen	McLaren	Mercedes	B.	1: 51: 23.595 h	3.367 km	78	141.459 km / h	May 24th
46	1999	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 49: 31.812 h	3.367 km	78	143.865 km / h	May 16
47	2000	David Coulthard	McLaren	Mercedes	B.	1: 49: 28.213 h	3,370 km	78	144.072 km / h	0June 4th
48	2001	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 47: 22.561 h	3,370 km	78	146.882 km / h	May 27th
49	2002	David Coulthard	McLaren	Mercedes	M.	1: 45: 39.055 h	3,370 km	78	149.280 km / h	May 26
50	2003	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	BMW	M.	1: 42: 19.012 h	3,340 km	78	152.772 km / h	0June 1st
51	2004	Jarno Trulli	Renault	Renault	M.	1: 45: 46.601 h	3,340 km	77	145.881 km / h	23. May
52	2005	Kimi Raikkonen	McLaren	Mercedes	M.	1: 45: 15.556 h	3,340 km	78	148.502 km / h	May 22
53	2006	Fernando Alonso	Renault	Renault	M.	1: 43: 43.116 h	3,340 km	78	150.708 km / h	28th of May
54	2007	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Mercedes	B.	1: 40: 29.329 h	3,340 km	78	155.552 km / h	May 27th
55	2008	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Mercedes	B.	2:00: 42.742 h	3,340 km	76	126.170 km / h	25. May
56	2009	Jenson Button	Brawn	Mercedes	B.	1: 40: 44.282 h	3,340 km	78	155.167 km / h	May 24th
57	2010	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Renault	B.	1:50: 13.355 h	3,340 km	78	141.815 km / h	May 16
58	2011	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	P	2: 09: 38.373 h	3,340 km	78	120.574 km / h	May 29th
59	2012	Mark Webber	Red Bull	Renault	P	1: 46: 06.557 h	3,340 km	78	147.312 km / h	May 27th
60	2013	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	2: 17: 52.056 h	3,340 km	78	113.378 km / h	May 26
61	2014	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 49: 27.661 h	3,340 km	78	142.802 km / h	25. May
62	2015	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 49: 18.420 h	3,337 km	78	142.876 km / h	May 24th
63	2016	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 59: 29.133 h	3,337 km	78	130.703 km / h	May 29th
64	2017	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	Ferrari	P	1: 44: 44.340 h	3,337 km	78	149.105 km / h	28th of May
65	2018	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull	Renault ( TAG Heuer )	P	1: 42: 54.807 h	3,337 km	78	151.750 km / h	May 27th
66	2019	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 43: 28.437 h	3,337 km	78	150.928 km / h	May 26
-	2020	canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Record winner
drivers: Ayrton Senna (6), Graham Hill / Michael Schumacher (5 each)
Driver nations: Great Britain (17), Germany (10), France (9)
Constructors: McLaren (15), Ferrari (9), Lotus (7)
Engine manufacturer: Ford (13), Mercedes (12), Ferrari (9)
Tire manufacturer: Goodyear (24), Pirelli (12), Dunlop (9)

See also

• List of motorsport racetracks
• List of Formula 1 racetracks

Individual evidence

1. ↑ No catch-up date: Monaco Grand Prix 2020 completely canceled. Retrieved March 19, 2020 . 
2. ^ Süddeutsche Zeitung : Helicopter flying in the living room. May 25, 2013.
3. ↑ Die Welt : 78 times pure madness. May 26, 2001
4. ↑ The railway station curve in Monaco a unique view of the history and development of this historic curve on Zwischengas.com (last accessed May 16, 2017)
5. ^ The Wall Street Journal : The 10 Most Expensive Streets in the World. Blog entry from August 5th, 2008.

Web links

Commons : Circuit de Monaco  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Automobile Club de Monaco - official website with a wide range of information (English / French)
• Monaco Grand Prix Map - satellite image with explanations of the racetrack (in the harbor area image errors)