Monaco Grand Prix support races

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The Circuit de Monaco is the venue for the support races.

The Formula One Monaco Grand Prix has had a support race in many of its editions, the longest running of which was the Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three, held each year from 1964 to 1997, and again in 2005. It replaced the Monaco Grand Prix Formula Junior. The Formula Three race was replaced by Formula 3000 for 1998, which would then become the GP2 Series and then the Formula 2.

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The Coupe Prince Ranier was held once in the 1930s, and the Prix de Monte Carlo held twice in the 1950s.

History

Coupe Prince Ranier

The first support race for the Monaco Grand Prix was held in 1936 as a race for 1.5 litre voiturettes, and was won by Prince Bira in an ERA. The Coupe Prince Ranier was repeated the next year but for sports cars instead, won by Laury Schell in a Delahaye. With the Monaco Grand Prix not held in 1938 and the interruption of World War 2, the Coupe Prince Ranier was not held again. [1] [2]

Prix de Monte Carlo

After the first Monaco Grand Prix after the War in 1948, a motorcycle race was held, but this was never repeated. At the next Monaco Grand Prix, in 1950, was the first Prix de Monaco held for 500cc Formula Three cars, and was won by Stirling Moss. After another one-year hiatus the Monaco Grand Prix returned in 1952 now as a sports car race, with the Prix de Monte Carlo held for sports cars up to 2 litres. The Monaco Grand Prix was placed on hiatus again until 1955, but the Prix de Monte Carlo would not return. [1] [2]

Monaco Grand Prix Formula Junior/Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three

The race became a permanent event first as a Formula Junior race in 1959. Formula Junior was replaced by Formula Two and Formula Three in 1964 and the support race was now held with Formula Three cars. A European Formula Three Championship was introduced in 1974 but the Monaco race was not part of it and instead attracted drivers from the various national and international F3 series held in Europe.

After the end of the European Championship it was one of the two unofficial European F3 races along with the Masters of Formula 3. The F3 race was cancelled after 1997. The F3 race was resurrected once again in 2005 as a part of the Formula Three Euroseries, but this championship never returned as it had mostly followed the DTM calendar.

Three drivers have won the Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three support race twice: Peter Arundell for Lotus in 1961 and 1962, Alain Ferté for Oreca in 1981 and 1982 and Gianantonio Pacchioni for Tatuus in 1993 and Prema Powerteam in 1995.

The most successful team in the event is Oreca, who have won the event six times: Alain Ferté in 1981 and 1982, Michel Ferté in 1983, Pierre-Henri Raphanel in 1985, Yannick Dalmas in 1986 and Laurent Aïello in 1990. The next most successful is Martini with four wins (1973, 1977, 1979 and 1980), while Lotus have three (1961, 1962 and 1971). Matra, Prema Powerteam and Bertram Schäfer Racing each have two wins.

Martini chassis won the event ten times between 1973 and 1986, the most of any manufacturer. Dallara have taken eight victories since 1988, while Lotus have four, Cooper have three, and Matra, Tecno, March, Ralt and Reynard all have two.

Formula 3000/GP2/Formula 2

Formula Three was replaced by an International Formula 3000 race in 1998. This was held until 2004, with Formula 3000 replaced by the GP2 Series in 2005. The GP2 Series would itself become the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2017, and Monaco has had a round every year, as of 2019.

Other races

A Formula Renault Eurocup race in 2016 Eurocup Formula Renault 2.0 Monaco (27946149805).jpg
A Formula Renault Eurocup race in 2016

Formula Renault has held rounds at the Monaco Grand Prix since 2003, first with the Formula Renault V6 Eurocup, which was replaced by the Formula Renault 3.5 Series from 2005–2015. More recently the more junior 2 litre Formula Renault series have held races at Monaco. In 2021 this was rebranded as the Formula Regional European Championship.

The GP3 Series made a one-off appearance in 2012.

The Porsche Supercup has supported all Monaco Grands Prix since its inception in 1993.

The FIA Formula 3 Championship made its debut in 2023, replacing the Formula Regional European Championship.

Winners

Coupe Prince Ranier

YearWinnerManufacturerClassResults
1936 Flag of Thailand.svg B. Bira ERA Voiturette Results
1937 Flag of France.svg Laury Schell Delahaye Sports Cars Results

Monaco motorcycle Grand Prix

YearWinnerManufacturerClassResults
1948 Flag of Italy.svg Aldo Brini Gilera 500cc Results

Prix de Monte Carlo

YearWinnerManufacturerClassResults
1950 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Cooper T11-JAP Formula Three Results
1951Not held
1952 Flag of France.svg Robert Manzon Gordini Sports Cars
up to 2 litres
Results

Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three (and Formula Junior)

Note: A pink background denotes a Formula Junior race.

YearWinnerEntrantCarEngineResults
1959 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michael May Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Michael May Stanguellini Fiat Results
1960 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Henry Taylor Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ken Tyrrell Cooper T52 BMC Results
1961 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Arundell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Lotus Lotus 20 Ford Results
1962 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Peter Arundell Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Team Lotus Lotus 22 Ford Results
1963 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Attwood Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Midland Racing Partnership Lola Mk5A Ford Results
1964 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jackie Stewart Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tyrrell Cooper T72 BMC Results
1965 Flag of the United States.svg Peter Revson Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ron Harris Racing Division Lotus 35 Ford Results
1966 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Beltoise Flag of France.svg Matra Sports Matra MS5 Ford Results
1967 Flag of France.svg Henri Pescarolo Flag of France.svg Matra Sports Matra MS6 Ford Results
1968 Flag of France.svg Jean-Pierre Jaussaud Flag of France.svg Ecurie Arnold Tecno 68 Ford Results
1969 Flag of Sweden.svg Ronnie Peterson Flag of Italy.svg Squadra Robardie Tecno 69 Ford Results
1970 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tony Trimmer Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Race Cars International Brabham BT28 Ford Results
1971 Flag of Australia (converted).svg David Walker Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Gold Leaf Team Lotus Lotus 69 Ford Results
1972 Flag of France.svg Patrick Depailler Flag of France.svg Societé des Automobiles Alpine Alpine A364 Renault Results
1973 Flag of France.svg Jacques Laffite Flag of France.svg BP France Martini MK12 Ford Results
1974 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Tom Pryce Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Ippokampos Racing March 743 Ford Results
1975 Flag of Italy.svg Renzo Zorzi [3] Flag of Italy.svg Scuderia Mirabella Mille Miglia GRD 374 Lancia Results
1976 Flag of Italy.svg Bruno Giacomelli Flag of the United Kingdom.svg March Racing March 763 Toyota Results
1977 Flag of France.svg Didier Pironi Flag of France.svg Ecurie Elf Martini MK21 Toyota Results
1978 Flag of Italy.svg Elio de Angelis Flag of Italy.svg Racing Team Everest Chevron B38 Toyota Results
1979 Flag of France.svg Alain Prost Flag of France.svg Ecurie Elf Martini MK27 Renault Results
1980 Flag of Italy.svg Mauro Baldi Flag of France.svg Automobiles Martini Martini MK31 Toyota Results
1981 Flag of France.svg Alain Ferté Flag of France.svg BP Racing Martini MK34 Alfa Romeo Results
1982 Flag of France.svg Alain Ferté Flag of France.svg Total Martini MK37 Alfa Romeo Results
1983 Flag of France.svg Michel Ferté Flag of France.svg Oreca Martini MK39 Alfa Romeo Results
1984 Flag of Italy.svg Ivan Capelli Flag of Italy.svg Enzo Coloni Racing Martini MK42 Alfa Romeo Results
1985 Flag of France.svg Pierre-Henri Raphanel Flag of France.svg Oreca Martini MK45 Alfa Romeo Results
1986 Flag of France.svg Yannick Dalmas Flag of France.svg Oreca Martini MK49 Volkswagen Results
1987 Flag of France.svg Didier Artzet Flag of France.svg Monaco Sponsoring Ralt RT31 Volkswagen Results
1988 Flag of Italy.svg Enrico Bertaggia Flag of Italy.svg Forti Corse Dallara F388 Alfa Romeo Results
1989 Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Tamburini Flag of Italy.svg Prema Racing Reynard 893 Alfa Romeo Results
1990 Flag of France.svg Laurent Aïello Flag of France.svg Oreca Dallara F390 Volkswagen Results
1991 Flag of Germany.svg Jörg Müller Flag of Germany.svg Bongers Motorsport Reynard 913 Volkswagen Results
1992 Flag of Germany.svg Marco Werner Flag of Germany.svg G+M Escom Motorsport Ralt RT36 Opel Results
1993 Flag of Italy.svg Gianantonio Pacchioni Flag of Italy.svg Tatuus Dallara F393 Fiat Results
1994 Flag of Italy.svg Giancarlo Fisichella Flag of Italy.svg RC Motorsport Dallara F394 Opel Results
1995 Flag of Italy.svg Gianantonio Pacchioni Flag of Italy.svg Prema Powerteam Dallara F395 Fiat Results
1996 Flag of Germany.svg Marcel Tiemann Flag of Germany.svg Opel Team BSR Dallara F396 Opel Results
1997 Flag of Germany.svg Nick Heidfeld Flag of Germany.svg Opel Team BSR Dallara F397 Opel Results
1998

2004
Not held
2005 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton [4] Flag of France.svg ASM Formule 3 Dallara F305 Mercedes Results

International Formula 3000 Championship

YearDriverResults
1998 Flag of Germany.svg Nick Heidfeld Results
1999 Flag of Uruguay.svg Gonzalo Rodríguez Results
2000 Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Junqueira Results
2001 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Mark Webber Results
2002 Flag of France.svg Sébastien Bourdais Results
2003 Flag of Denmark.svg Nicolas Kiesa Results
2004 Flag of Italy.svg Vitantonio Liuzzi Results

Formula Renault V6 Eurocup

YearDriver
2003 Flag of Brazil.svg Jaime Melo
2004 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Neel Jani

Formula Renault 3.5 Series

YearDriver
2005 Flag of San Marino (1862-2011).svg Christian Montanari
2006 Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado
2007 Flag of Portugal.svg Álvaro Parente
2008 Flag of France.svg Charles Pic
2009 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Turvey
2010 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo
2011 Flag of Australia (converted).svg Daniel Ricciardo
2012 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Bird
2013 Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Nico Müller
2014 Flag of France.svg Norman Nato
2015 Flag of Malaysia.svg Jazeman Jaafar


GP2 Series

YearRaceDriverResults
2005 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Adam Carroll Results
2006 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Lewis Hamilton Results
2007 Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado Results
2008 Feature Flag of Brazil.svg Bruno Senna Results
Sprint Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Mike Conway
2009 Feature Flag of France.svg Romain Grosjean Results
Sprint Flag of Venezuela.svg Pastor Maldonado
2010 Feature Flag of Mexico.svg Sergio Pérez Results
Sprint Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Jérôme d'Ambrosio
2011 Feature Flag of Italy.svg Davide Valsecchi Results
Sprint Flag of France.svg Charles Pic
2012 Feature Flag of Venezuela.svg Johnny Cecotto Jr. Results
Sprint Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer
2013 Feature Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Sam Bird Results
Sprint Flag of Monaco.svg Stefano Coletti
2014 Feature Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Jolyon Palmer Results
Sprint Flag of Monaco.svg Stéphane Richelmi
2015 Feature Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Stoffel Vandoorne Results
Sprint Flag of New Zealand.svg Richie Stanaway
2016 Feature Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov Results
Sprint Flag of Japan.svg Nobuharu Matsushita

GP3 Series

YearRaceDriverReport
2012 Race 1 Flag of Finland.svg Aaro Vainio Results
Race 2 Flag of the Philippines.svg Marlon Stöckinger

FIA Formula 2 Championship

YearRaceDriverTeamReport
2017 Feature Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Oliver Rowland DAMS Report
Sprint Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries Rapax
2018 Feature Flag of Russia.svg Artem Markelov Russian Time Report
Sprint Flag of Italy.svg Antonio Fuoco Charouz Racing System
2019 Feature Flag of the Netherlands.svg Nyck de Vries ART Grand Prix Report
Sprint Flag of France.svg Anthoine Hubert BWT Arden
2021 Sprint 1 Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Guanyu Zhou UNI-Virtuosi Racing Report
Sprint 2 Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Dan Ticktum Carlin
Feature Flag of France.svg Théo Pourchaire ART Grand Prix
2022 Sprint Flag of Norway.svg Dennis Hauger Prema Racing Report
Feature Flag of Brazil.svg Felipe Drugovich MP Motorsport
2023 Sprint Flag of Japan.svg Ayumu Iwasa DAMS Report
Feature Flag of Denmark.svg Frederik Vesti Prema Racing

FIA Formula 3 Championship

YearRaceDriverTeamReport
2023 Sprint Flag of Spain.svg Pepe Martí Campos Racing Report
Feature Flag of Italy.svg Gabriele Mini Hitech Pulse-Eight

Notes

  1. 1 2 Hodges, David (1964). The Monaco Grand Prix.
  2. 1 2 Higham, Peter (1995). The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. Guinness. ISBN   0851126421.
  3. While Zorzi won the race, it could be noted that Tony Brise and Alex Ribeiro, both ahead of Zorzi, collided into each other on the last lap.
  4. In 2005, the Formula Three Euroseries organisers held two races - Lewis Hamilton won both races.

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