Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three support race

Last updated October 10, 2019

The Formula One Monaco Grand Prix has had a support open-wheel race in many of its editions.

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The Monaco Grand Prix is a Formula One motor race held annually on the Circuit de Monaco on the last weekend in May. Run since 1929, it is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world, and is one of the races - along with the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans - which forms the Triple Crown of Motorsport. The circuit has been called "an exceptional location of glamour and prestige".

History

The first support race for Formula Three was held in 1950 and was won by Stirling Moss, but there were no further races at Monaco for 500cc Formula Three cars.^[1] 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 F3 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.

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Results from the 1981 Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three held at Monte Carlo on May 30, 1981, in the Circuit de Monaco.

Results from the 1982 Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three held at Monte Carlo on May 22, 1982, in the Circuit de Monaco.

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Winners

Note: A pink background denotes a Formula Junior race.

Year	Winner	Entrant	Car	Engine	Results
1950	Stirling Moss	Stirling Moss	Cooper T11	JAP	Results
1951 – 1958	Not held
1959	Michael May	Michael May	Stanguellini	Fiat	Results
1960	Henry Taylor	Ken Tyrrell	Cooper T52	BMC	Results
1961	Peter Arundell	Team Lotus	Lotus 20	Ford	Results
1962	Peter Arundell	Team Lotus	Lotus 22	Ford	Results
1963	Richard Attwood	Midland Racing Partnership	Lola Mk5A	Ford	Results
1964	Jackie Stewart	Tyrrell	Cooper T72	BMC	Results
1965	Peter Revson	Ron Harris Racing Division	Lotus 35	Ford	Results
1966	Jean-Pierre Beltoise	Matra Sports	Matra MS5	Ford	Results
1967	Henri Pescarolo	Matra Sports	Matra MS6	Ford	Results
1968	Jean-Pierre Jaussaud	Ecurie Arnold	Tecno 68	Ford	Results
1969	Ronnie Peterson	Squadra Robardie	Tecno 69	Ford	Results
1970	Tony Trimmer	Race Cars International	Brabham BT28	Ford	Results
1971	David Walker	Gold Leaf Team Lotus	Lotus 69	Ford	Results
1972	Patrick Depailler	Societé des Automobiles Alpine	Alpine A364	Renault	Results
1973	Jacques Laffite	BP France	Martini MK12	Ford	Results
1974	Tom Pryce	Ippokampos Racing	March 743	Ford	Results
1975	Renzo Zorzi ^[2]	Scuderia Mirabella Mille Miglia	GRD 374	Lancia	Results
1976	Bruno Giacomelli	March Racing	March 763	Toyota	Results
1977	Didier Pironi	Ecurie Elf	Martini MK21	Toyota	Results
1978	Elio de Angelis	Racing Team Everest	Chevron B38	Toyota	Results
1979	Alain Prost	Ecurie Elf	Martini MK27	Renault	Results
1980	Mauro Baldi	Automobiles Martini	Martini MK31	Toyota	Results
1981	Alain Ferté	BP Racing	Martini MK34	Alfa Romeo	Results
1982	Alain Ferté	Total	Martini MK37	Alfa Romeo	Results
1983	Michel Ferté	Oreca	Martini MK39	Alfa Romeo	Results
1984	Ivan Capelli	Enzo Coloni Racing	Martini MK42	Alfa Romeo	Results
1985	Pierre-Henri Raphanel	Oreca	Martini MK45	Alfa Romeo	Results
1986	Yannick Dalmas	Oreca	Martini MK49	Volkswagen	Results
1987	Didier Artzet	Monaco Sponsoring	Ralt RT31	Volkswagen	Results
1988	Enrico Bertaggia	Forti Corse	Dallara F388	Alfa Romeo	Results
1989	Antonio Tamburini	Prema Racing	Reynard 893	Alfa Romeo	Results
1990	Laurent Aïello	Oreca	Dallara F390	Volkswagen	Results
1991	Jörg Müller	Bongers Motorsport	Reynard 913	Volkswagen	Results
1992	Marco Werner	G+M Escom Motorsport	Ralt RT36	Opel	Results
1993	Gianantonio Pacchioni	Tatuus	Dallara F393	Fiat	Results
1994	Giancarlo Fisichella	RC Motorsport	Dallara F394	Opel	Results
1995	Gianantonio Pacchioni	Prema Powerteam	Dallara F395	Fiat	Results
1996	Marcel Tiemann	Opel Team BSR	Dallara F396	Opel	Results
1997	Nick Heidfeld	Opel Team BSR	Dallara F397	Opel	Results
1998 – 2004	Not held
2005	Lewis Hamilton ^[3]	ASM Formule 3	Dallara F305	Mercedes	Results

Notes

↑ Hodges, David (1964). The Monaco Grand Prix.
↑ 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.
↑ In 2005, the Formula Three Euroseries organisers held two races - Lewis Hamilton won both races.

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Race results from the automobile and motorcycle races contested at the Circuit de Monaco in the Principality of Monaco.

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[Hodges-1] Hodges, David (1964). The Monaco Grand Prix.

[2] 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.

[3] In 2005, the Formula Three Euroseries organisers held two races - Lewis Hamilton won both races.