Formula 1 Grand Prix Monaco
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Important Facts
Monaco is truly the crême de la crême of motor racing alongside with Indy 500 and LeMans. The first Monaco Grand Prix was held on the 14th of April 1929.
The Monaco Grand Prix is a dangerous place to race. It is also the only race where a competitor, Alberto Ascari, flew off the track and into the harbour. He was rescued from his Ferrari unhurt.
The circuit’s lap distance is 3.34 Km with 78 laps and a race distance of 260.52 Km. Monaco’s Track record is 1:14.439 Shumacher (2004).
The Monaco Grand Prix is a combination of precision driving, technical excellence and sheer bravery to win the facets which highlight the differences between the great and the good in F1.
The Armco barrier-lined circuit leaves no margin for error, demanding incredible concentration that any other Formula One track. The Portier corner is key to achieving a good lap time around Monaco. It is preceded by the Loews hairpin, the slowest corner in F1, and followed by the tunnel, one of the few flat-out sections of the track. Some great names have ended their races in the barriers here, most notably Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher.
To win in Monaco places a F1 driver's name on a list that includes many of history's all-time greats. Graham Hill, nicknamed 'Mr Monaco', and Schumacher have won it five times; Alain Prost took four times, while Stirling Moss and Jackie Stewart each won here three times. But the record of wins resides with Ayrton Senna, who won six different times.
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