Track of the Monaco GP

Every Formula 1 pilot dreams to win on the Mythical Circuit of Monaco which is the slowest and hardest of the Formula 1 World Championship TM . The one who wins in Monaco deserves it because even a small error in the streets of the principality is fatal. The qualifications are always determining, the overpass being almost impossible. However, the number of abandons being high, a good control can ensure a place in the points.

Details of the circuit

  • Number of laps : 78
  • Length of the circuit : 3,34 km
  • Total distance : 260,52 km
  • 2018 winner : Sergio Pérez (Red Bull) - 1:56:30.265 (64 laps)
  • Fastest lap 2018 : Lando Norris (McLaren-Mercedes) - 1:14.693
Monaco Grand Prix grandstands

History of the Circuit

It was the second circuit of the history to receive formulas 1 in 1950 (May 21), after Silverstone, but there were races since 1929. It is one of last "circuits of men" where the talent of the pilot can still make the difference (Ayrton Senna won it 6 times.
The circuit, which remained nearly identical since 1950, is 3,340 km long. Passed the line, the pilot arrives at Sainte Dévote curve, place of many accidents. The track goes up until the left-right of the Casino of Monte-Carlo, in front of the Hotel de Paris, from there, goes down again to the right curve of the Mirabeau. It continues then to the slowest turn of the championship : Virage Fairmont (formerly Virage Loews), on the site of which is the Fairmont Hotel Monte-Carlo. The section of the Portier brings to the sea, where the track borrows a tunnel and carries out to the baffle close to the port, beside the hotel Port Palace Monaco and the hotel Miramar Monaco. Then turn on the left of the Tobacco Shop, the section of the Swimming pool, then the stiff turn on the right with Rascasse, follow-up of the curve Anthony Noghes, then finally the line of the stands.

Transformations of the Circuit

The circuit of Monaco had few transformations since its creation :

- 1973, the road of the swimming pool which made possible to install the stands on the Quay,

- 1976, two new baffles are installed respectively at Ste Dévote and on the outlet side of the Rascasse,

- 1986, the widening of the Quay des Etats Unis that allows the creation of a new Baffle,

- 1997, the first "S" of the swimming pool is redrawn and has now the name of turn "Louis Chiron",

- 2003, the first phase of installations of the circuit touched only the southern part of the port. 5000 square meters of ground were gained on the sea. The circuit ranging between the 2nd "S" of the swimming pool and Rascasse was moved of 10 meters compared to its initial site and completely redrawn. Installation of a baffle at the exit of the 2nd turn of the swimming pool,

- 2004, the doubling of the width of the esplanade accomodating the zone of the stands on the level of the Boulevard Albert 1st, by the creation of a building on the influence of the old track between the swimming pool and Rascasse. New stands representing an area of 250 square meters will be placed at the disposal of each team.

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Track records of the Monaco Grand Prix TM winners with times and best lap time