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{{F1 race
| Name                  = Monaco Grand Prix
| Flag                  = Flag_of_Monaco.svg
| Circuit               = [[Circuit de Monaco]]<br /> (2015–present)
| Circuit_image         = Monte Carlo Formula 1 track map.svg
| Coordinates           = {{Coord|43.7345|N|7.4214|E|source:wikidata_region:MC_type:event|display=title,inline}}
| Laps                  = 78
| Circuit_length_km     = 3.337
| Circuit_length_mi     = 2.074
| Race_length_km        = 260.286
| Race_length_mi        = 161.734
| First_held            = 1929
| Last_held             = 
| Times_held            = 81
| Most_wins_driver      = {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ayrton Senna]] (6)
| Most_wins_constructor = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[McLaren]] (15)
| Current_year          = 2024
| Pole_driver           = {{flagicon|MON}} [[Charles Leclerc]]
| Pole_team             = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| Pole_time             = 1:10.270
| Winner                = {{flagicon|MON}} [[Charles Leclerc|C. Leclerc]]
| Winning_team          = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| Winning_time          = 2:23:15.554
| Second                = {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Oscar Piastri|O. Piastri]]
| Second_team           = [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes-AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]
| Second_time           = +7.152
| Third                 = {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Carlos Sainz Jr.|C. Sainz Jr.]]
| Third_team            = [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| Third_time            = +7.585
| Fastest_lap_driver    = {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lewis Hamilton]]
| Fastest_lap_team      = [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]]
| Fastest_lap           = 1:14.165
}}

The '''Monaco Grand Prix''' ({{langx|fr|Grand Prix de Monaco}}) is a [[Formula One]] motor racing event held annually on the [[Circuit de Monaco]], in late May or early June. Run since 1929, it is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.motorsport.com/us/general/news/top-10-most-prestigious-races-in-the-world/2785289/|title=Top 10 most prestigious races in the world|date=20 May 2014 |access-date=5 November 2018|archive-date=6 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106053228/https://www.motorsport.com/us/general/news/top-10-most-prestigious-races-in-the-world/2785289/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.defensivedriving.com/blog/6-of-the-most-famous-car-races-in-the-world/|title=The Most Famous Car Races in the World|date=28 October 2016|access-date=5 November 2018|archive-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731164417/https://www.defensivedriving.com/blog/6-of-the-most-famous-car-races-in-the-world/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/here-is-the-difference-between-4-major-racing-series-2014-5|title=3 of the World's Biggest Car Races Are Coming Up – Here's What You Need To Know|website=[[Business Insider]]|access-date=5 November 2018|archive-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731140808/https://www.businessinsider.com/here-is-the-difference-between-4-major-racing-series-2014-5|url-status=live}}</ref> and is one of the races—along with the [[Indianapolis 500]] and the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]]—that form the [[Triple Crown of Motorsport]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/14/sports/autoracing/fernando-alonso-le-mans-triple-crown.html|title=Fernando Alonso Takes Another Shot at a Motorsport Triple Crown|access-date=5 November 2018|newspaper=The New York Times|date=14 June 2018|last1=Walker|first1=Kate|archive-date=27 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190927201120/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/06/14/sports/autoracing/fernando-alonso-le-mans-triple-crown.html|url-status=live}}</ref> It is the only Grand Prix that does not adhere to the [[FIA]]'s mandated {{convert|305|km|mi|adj=on|abbr=off}} minimum race distance for Formula One races.<ref>{{cite web |title=Rules and regulations: Points, classification and race distance |url=http://www.formula1.com/content/fom-website/en/championship/inside-f1/rules-regs/Classification_Race_distance_and_Points.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731170629/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.f1-rules-and-regulations-what%27s-new-for-2019.2DIt7TEs9YqI8IY6mEcwsM.html |archive-date=31 July 2020 |access-date=18 May 2016 |website=formula1.com |publisher=[[Formula One]]}}</ref>

The race is held on a narrow course laid out in the streets of [[Monaco]], with many elevation changes and tight corners as well as the tunnel, making it one of the most demanding circuits in Formula One. In spite of the relatively low average speeds, the Monaco circuit is a dangerous place to race due to how narrow the track is, and the race often involves the intervention of a [[safety car]].

The first Monaco Grand Prix took place on 14 April 1929, and the race eventually became part of the pre-[[World War II|Second World War]] [[European Championship (auto racing)|European Championship]] and was included in the first [[1950 Formula One season|World Championship of Drivers in 1950]]. It was twice designated the [[European Grand Prix]], in 1955 and 1963, when this title was an honorary designation given each year to one Grand Prix race in Europe. [[Graham Hill]] was known as "''Mr. Monaco''"<ref name = "GP.com" /> due to his five Monaco wins in the 1960s. [[Ayrton Senna]] won the race more times than any other driver, with six victories, winning five races consecutively between [[1989 Monaco Grand Prix|1989]] and [[1993 Monaco Grand Prix|1993]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/motorsport/05/26/motorsport.f1.senna.monaco/index.html | title=Remembering Senna: King of Monaco | access-date=5 November 2018 | archive-date=23 May 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200523090029/http://edition.cnn.com/2011/SPORT/motorsport/05/26/motorsport.f1.senna.monaco/index.html | url-status=dead }}</ref> In the 81 editions of the Monaco Grand Prix, only two Monégasque drivers have won the race, [[Louis Chiron]] in 1931 and [[Charles Leclerc]] in [[2024 Monaco Grand Prix|2024]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Best facts and stats after the Grand Prix in Monaco |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/facts-and-stats-first-monegasque-winner-in-monaco-since-1931-as-leclerc.4iQxLmf1Hz5i9OLxtuXdDt |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Formula 1 - The Official F1 Website |language=en}}</ref>

The circuit has been called "an exceptional location of glamour and prestige".<ref name="FIA Gold Medal">{{cite web |date=14 October 2004 |title=His Serene Highness Prince Rainier of Monte Carlo awarded the first FIA Gold Medal for Motor Sport. |url=http://www.fia.com/mediacentre/Press_Releases/FIA_Sport/2004/141004-01.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071115023910/http://www.fia.com/mediacentre/Press_Releases/FIA_Sport/2004/141004-01.html |archive-date=15 November 2007 |access-date=31 August 2006 |work=Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile}}</ref> Prior to 2026,<ref name=":3"/> the Formula One event is usually held on the last weekend of May and is known as one of the largest weekends in [[motor racing]], as the Formula One race occurs on the same Sunday as the [[Indianapolis 500]] ([[IndyCar Series]]) and the [[Coca-Cola 600]] ([[NASCAR Cup Series]]).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-05-28 |title=Racing's pinnacle: Sunday brings the Monaco Grand Prix, Indianapolis 500 and Coca-Cola 600 |url=https://www.espn.com/auto/story/_/id/33999534/the-monaco-grand-prix-indianapolis-500-coca-cola-600-combine-unforgettable-sunday |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220529113008/https://www.espn.com/auto/story/_/id/33999534/the-monaco-grand-prix-indianapolis-500-coca-cola-600-combine-unforgettable-sunday |archive-date=29 May 2022 |access-date=2022-05-29 |website=ESPN.com |language=en}}</ref>
[[File:Groverwilliams Monaco 1929.jpg|thumb|[[William Grover-Williams]] driving a [[Bugatti Type 35|Bugatti Type 35B]] at the [[1929 Monaco Grand Prix]]]]

==History==

===Origins===
[[File:1929-04-14 Monaco Maserati Tipo 26B de Sterlich.jpg|thumb|left|Maserati Tipo 26B at the 1929 Grand Prix]]

Like many European races, the Monaco Grand Prix predates the current [[Formula One|World Championship]]. The principality's first [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]] was organised in 1929 by [[Antony Noghès]], under the auspices of [[Louis II, Prince of Monaco|Prince Louis II]], through the [[Automobile Club de Monaco]] (ACM), of which he was president.<ref>Kettlewell, Mike. "Monaco Grand Prix" in Ward, Ian, Executive Editor. ''The World of Automobiles'', Volume 12 (London: Orbis, 1974), p. 1382.</ref> The ACM organised the [[Monte Carlo Rally|Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo]], and in 1928 applied to the ''Association Internationale des Automobiles Clubs Reconnus'' (AIACR), the international governing body of motorsport, to be upgraded from a regional French club to full national status. Their application was refused due to the lack of a major motorsport event held wholly within Monaco's boundaries. The rally could not be considered, as it mostly used the roads of other European countries.<ref name="motorsport07" />
[[File:Rudolf Caracciola at the 1929 Monaco Grand Prix.jpg|thumb|1929 Monaco Grand Prix]]
[[File:After the start of the 1931 Monaco Grand Prix.jpg|thumb|Start of the 1931 Grand Prix]]
To attain full national status, Noghès proposed the creation of an automobile Grand Prix in the streets of [[Monte Carlo]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=History |url=https://acm.mc/en/automobile-club/the-club/lautomobile-club-de-monaco/history/ |access-date=2024-01-31 |website=Automobile Club de Monaco}}</ref> He obtained the official sanction of Prince Louis II and the support of [[Monaco|Monégasque]] ''Grand Prix'' driver [[Louis Chiron]]. Chiron thought Monaco's topography was well-suited to setting up a race track.<ref name="motorsport07" />

The [[1929 Monaco Grand Prix|first race]], held on 14 April 1929, was won by [[William Grover-Williams]] (using the pseudonym "Williams"), driving a [[Factory-backed|works]] [[Bugatti]] [[Bugatti Type 35|Type 35B]].<ref name = "GP.com">{{cite web|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/cir-047.html|title=Monaco|access-date=15 February 2007|archive-date=31 July 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200731170801/https://www.grandprix.com/gpe/cir-047.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=The first Grand Prix of Monaco|journal=Motor Sport Magazine|date=7 July 2014 |issue=May 1929|page=11|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1929/11/first-grand-prix-monaco|access-date=4 August 2016|archive-date=4 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804134314/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/may-1929/11/first-grand-prix-monaco|url-status=live}}; Kettlewell, p. 1382.</ref> It was an invitation-only event, but not all of those who were invited decided to attend. The leading [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]] and [[Alfa Romeo in motorsport#Grand Prix racing|Alfa Romeo]] drivers decided not to compete, but Bugatti was well represented. [[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport|Mercedes]] sent their leading driver, [[Rudolf Caracciola]]. Starting fifteenth, Caracciola drove a fighting race, taking his [[Mercedes-Benz SSK|SSK]] into the lead before wasting {{frac|4|1|2}} minutes on refuelling and a tyre change to finish second.<ref name="GP.com"/><ref name="Kettlewell, p. 1382">Kettlewell, p. 1382.</ref> Another driver who competed using a pseudonym was "Georges Philippe", the [[Philippe de Rothschild|Baron Philippe de Rothschild]]. Chiron was unable to compete, having a prior commitment to compete in the Indianapolis 500.<ref name="motorsport07">Hughes, M. 2007. "Street theatre 1929". '''Motor Sport''', LXXXIII/3, p. 62</ref>

Caracciola's SSK was refused permission to race the following year,<ref name="Kettlewell, p. 1382"/> but Chiron did compete (in the works Bugatti Type 35C), when he was beaten by [[Privateer (motorsport)|privateer]] [[René Dreyfus]] and his Bugatti Type 35B, and finished second. Chiron took victory in the [[1931 Monaco Grand Prix|1931 race]] driving a Bugatti. He remained the only native of Monaco to have won the event until 2024.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thomsonsport.com/article/monaco-grand-prix-greatest-moments|title=Monaco Grand Prix: The Greatest Moments|newspaper=Thomson Sport|access-date=24 February 2017|language=en|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225130151/https://thomsonsport.com/article/monaco-grand-prix-greatest-moments|archive-date=25 February 2017}}</ref>

===Pre-war===
[[File:René Dreyfus à la chicane du quai Albert 1er, Grand Prix de Monaco 1935.jpg|thumb|left|1935 Grand Prix]]
[[File:Grand Prix de Monaco 1936, carambolage à La Chicane sous la pluie (G. à D. Tadini, Trossi, von Brauchitsch, Farina et Chiron).jpg|thumb|The 1936 Monaco Grand Prix]]
The race quickly grew in importance after its inception. Because of the high number of races which were being termed 'Grands Prix', the AIACR formally recognised the most important race of each of its affiliated national automobile clubs as International Grands Prix, or ''[[Grandes Épreuves]]'', and in 1933 Monaco was ranked as such alongside the [[French Grand Prix|French]], [[Belgian Grand Prix|Belgian]], [[Italian Grand Prix|Italian]], and [[Spanish Grand Prix|Spanish]] Grands Prix.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp3301.htm |title=The Golden Era 1933 |access-date=17 February 2007 |author1=Snellman, Leif |author2=Etzrodt, Hans |name-list-style=amp |date=14 January 2007 |archive-date=9 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109152552/http://www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/gp3301.htm |url-status=dead }}</ref> [[1933 Monaco Grand Prix|That year's race]] was the first Grand Prix in which grid positions were decided, as they are now, by practice time rather than the established method of [[ballot]]ing. The race saw [[Achille Varzi]] and [[Tazio Nuvolari]] exchange the lead many times before the race settled in Varzi's favour on the final lap when Nuvolari's car caught fire.<ref name="strangestraces">{{cite book| last = Tibballs | first = Geoff | title = Motor-Racing's Strangest Races | url = https://archive.org/details/motorracingsstra0000tibb | url-access = registration | publisher = Robson Books | year = 2001
 | pages = [https://archive.org/details/motorracingsstra0000tibb/page/95 95]–97
 | isbn = 1-86105-411-4 }}</ref>

The race became a round of the new [[European Championship (auto racing)|European Championship]] in 1936, when stormy weather and a broken oil line led to a series of crashes, eliminating the [[Mercedes-Benz in motorsport|Mercedes-Benz]]es of Chiron, [[Luigi Fagioli|Fagioli]], and [[Manfred von Brauchitsch|von Brauchitsch]], as well as [[Bernd Rosemeyer]]'s ''Typ C'' for newcomer [[Auto Union racing car|Auto Union]]; [[Rudolf Caracciola]], proving the truth of his nickname, ''Regenmeister'' (Rainmaster), went on to win.<ref>Kettlewell, Mike. "Monaco: Road Racing on the Riviera", in Northey, Tom, editor. ''World of Automobiles'' (London: Orbis, 1974), Volume 12, p. 1383.</ref> In 1937, von Brauchitsch duelled Caracciola before coming out on top.<ref>Kettlewell, p. 1383.</ref> It was the last prewar ''Grand Prix'' at Monaco, for in 1938, the lack of profits for organisers, and demand for nearly £500 (approximately £{{Inflation|index=GBP|value=500|start_year=1938|r=-3}} adjusted to {{Inflation/year|index=UK}} inflation{{Inflation/fn|UK}}) in appearance money per top entrant led AIACR to cancel the event, while looming war overtook it in 1939, and the [[Second World War]] ended organised racing in Europe until 1945.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Hodges |first1=David |title=The Monaco Grand Prix |date=1964 |page=3}}</ref>

{{further|1929 Monaco Grand Prix|1930 Monaco Grand Prix|1931 Monaco Grand Prix|1932 Monaco Grand Prix|1933 Monaco Grand Prix|1934 Monaco Grand Prix|1935 Monaco Grand Prix|1936 Monaco Grand Prix|1937 Monaco Grand Prix}}

===Post-war Grand Prix===
[[File:1948-05-16 Monaco Ferrari Troubetzkoy.jpg|thumb|1948 Grand Prix]]
Racing in Europe started again on 9 September 1945 at the [[Bois de Boulogne]] Park in the city of [[Paris]], four months and one day after the end of the war in Europe.<ref>The cradle of motorsport [http://www.forix.com/8w/bdb.html www.forix.com] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070220184118/http://www.forix.com/8w/bdb.html |date=20 February 2007 }} Retrieved 6 March 2007</ref> However, the Monaco Grand Prix was not run between 1945 and 1947 due to financial reasons.<ref name=acm>{{cite web | url=http://acm.mc/en/edition/grand-prix-de-monaco-f1-2017/history/ | title=History |access-date=5 November 2018}}</ref> In 1946, a new premier racing category, [[Grand Prix motor racing|Grand Prix]], was defined by the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] (FIA), the successor of the AIACR, based on the pre-war [[Voiturette (F2)|voiturette]] class. A Monaco Grand Prix was run to this formula in [[1948 Monaco Grand Prix|1948]], won by the future world champion [[Nino Farina]] in a [[Maserati 4CLT]].<ref>{{cite magazine|title=1948 Monaco Grand Prix|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2717-1948-monaco-grand-prix|magazine=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|access-date=4 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804134755/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/2717-1948-monaco-grand-prix |archive-date=4 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite journal|title=Reports of Recent Events|journal=[[Motor Sport (magazine)|Motor Sport]]|issue=June 1948|page=10|url=http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-1948/10/reports-recent-events|access-date=4 August 2016|date=7 July 2014|archive-date=16 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160816223524/http://www.motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/june-1948/10/reports-recent-events|url-status=live}}</ref>

The 1948 race included a motorbike race, but after the first F1 race in 1950, in 1952 was a non-championship sports car race.<ref>[https://www.goodwood.com/grr/f1/monaco-1952-when-sportscars-ran-in-the-monaco-grand-prix/ Monaco 1952: When sportscars ran in the Monaco Grand Prix 23rd April 2020 Paul Fearnley ]</ref>

{{further|1948 Monaco Grand Prix|1952 Monaco Grand Prix}}

===Formula One===
====Early championship days====
The 1949 event was cancelled due to the death of Prince Louis II;<ref name=acm /> it was included in the new Formula One World Drivers' Championship [[1950 Formula One season|the following year]]. [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|The race]] provided future five-time world champion [[Juan Manuel Fangio]] with his first win in a World Championship race, as well as third place for the 51-year-old Louis Chiron, his best result in the World Championship era. However, there was no race in 1951 due to budgetary concerns and a lack of regulations in the sport.<ref name="Automobile Club de Monaco">{{cite web |title=History - Automobile Club de Monaco |url=https://acm.mc/en/edition/grand-prix-de-monaco-f1-2017/history/ |publisher=Automobile Club de Monaco |access-date=8 September 2021 |archive-date=8 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210908172312/https://acm.mc/en/edition/grand-prix-de-monaco-f1-2017/history/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

1952 was the first of the two years in which the World Drivers' Championship was run to less powerful [[Formula Two]] regulations. The race was run to [[sports car racing|sports car]] rules instead, and it did not form part of the World Championship.<ref name="GP.com" />

No races were held in 1953 or 1954 due to the fact that the car regulations were not finalized.<ref name="Automobile Club de Monaco"/>

The Monaco Grand Prix returned in 1955, again as part of the Formula One World Championship, and this would begin a streak of 64 consecutive years in which the race was held.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Baldwin|first=Alan|date=2020-03-19|title=Monaco GP canceled as coronavirus hits more F1 races|language=en|work=Reuters|url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-f1-races-idUSKBN2163JY|access-date=2020-12-09|archive-date=2 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201102042930/https://www.reuters.com/article/us-health-coronavirus-f1-races-idUSKBN2163JY|url-status=live}}</ref> In the 1955 race, [[Maurice Trintignant]] won in Monte Carlo for the first time and Chiron again scored points and at 56 became the oldest driver to compete in a Formula One Grand Prix. It was not until [[1957 Monaco Grand Prix|1957]], when Fangio won again, that the Grand Prix saw a double winner. Between 1954 and 1961 Fangio's former Mercedes colleague, [[Stirling Moss]], went one better, as did Trintignant, who won the race again in [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|1958]] driving a [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]. The [[1961 Monaco Grand Prix|1961 race]] saw Moss fend off three works [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]] [[Ferrari 156 F1|156s]] in a year-old privateer [[Rob Walker Racing Team]] [[Lotus 18]] to take his third Monaco victory.<ref>''The Complete Encyclopedia of Formula One'', p. 262, lines 8–9. Carlton Books Ltd. {{ISBN|1-85868-515-X}}.</ref>
{{further|1950 Monaco Grand Prix|1955 Monaco Grand Prix}}

====Graham Hill's era====
[[File:HillGraham1966Aug.jpg|thumb|upright|[[Graham Hill]] won five of his 14 Grands Prix at Monaco.]]

[[United Kingdom|Britain's]] [[Graham Hill]] won the race five times in the 1960s and became known as "King of Monaco"<ref name="kingmonaco">''The Complete Encyclopedia of Formula One'', p. 262, line 10, Carlton Books Ltd. {{ISBN|1-85868-515-X}}.</ref> and "Mr. Monaco". He first won in 1963, and then won the next two years.<ref name = "GP.com" /> In the [[1965 Monaco Grand Prix|1965 race]], he took pole position and led from the start, but went up an escape road on lap&nbsp;25 to avoid hitting a slow backmarker. Re-joining in fifth place, Hill set several new lap records on the way to winning.<ref name="Hill8W">{{cite web|publisher=8W|url=http://www.forix.com/8w/ghill.html|title=Graham Hill&nbsp;– All-rounder extraordinary|author=Richard Armstrong|access-date=23 August 2006|archive-date=28 September 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928042749/http://www.forix.com/8w/ghill.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The race was also notable for Jim Clark's absence (he was participating in [[1965 Indianapolis 500|the Indianapolis 500]]), and for [[Paul Hawkins (racing driver)|Paul Hawkins's]] Lotus ending up in the harbour.<ref name="Hawkins">{{cite web|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-hawpau.html|publisher=GrandPrix.com|title=Drivers: Paul Hawkins|access-date=28 January 2007|archive-date=19 April 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419071150/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-hawpau.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Hill's teammate, Briton [[Jackie Stewart]], won in 1966 and New Zealander [[Denny Hulme]] won in 1967, but Hill won the next two years, the 1969 event being his final Formula One championship victory, by which time he was a double Formula One world champion.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/drivers/hall-of-fame/Graham_Hill.html|title=Graham Hill – 1962, 1968|website=Formula1.com|access-date=24 February 2017|archive-date=25 February 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170225053314/https://www.formula1.com/en/championship/drivers/hall-of-fame/Graham_Hill.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

====Track alterations, safety, and increasing business interests====
[[File:Circuit de Monaco 1972.png|thumb|Monaco circuit from 1955 to 1972]]
By the start of the 1970s, efforts by Jackie Stewart saw several Formula One events cancelled because of safety concerns. For the [[1969 Monaco Grand Prix|1969 event]], [[Traffic barrier|Armco barriers]] were placed at specific points for the first time in the circuit's history. Before that, the circuit's conditions were (aside from the removal of people's production cars parked on the side of the road) virtually identical to everyday road use. If a driver went off, he had a chance to crash into whatever was next to the track (buildings, trees, lamp posts, glass windows, and even a train station), and in Alberto Ascari's and Paul Hawkins's cases, the harbour water, because the concrete road the course used had no Armco to protect the drivers from going off the track and into the [[Mediterranean]]. The circuit gained more Armco in specific points for the next two races, and by 1972, the circuit was almost completely Armco-lined. For the first time in its history, the Monaco circuit was altered in 1972, as the pits were moved next to the waterfront straight between the chicane and Tabac, and the chicane was moved further forward right before Tabac, becoming the junction point between the pits and the course. The course was changed again for the 1973 race. The [[Rainier III Nautical Stadium]] was constructed where the straight that went behind the pits was, and the circuit introduced a double chicane that went around the new swimming pool (this chicane complex is known today as "Swimming Pool"). This created space for a whole new pit facility, and in 1976 the course was altered yet again; the Sainte Devote corner was made slower and a chicane was placed right before the pit straight.<ref name="racingcircuits.info">{{Cite web|url=http://racingcircuits.info/europe/monaco/monte-carlo/#.WLBrgTsrJhE|title=Monte Carlo|website=RacingCircuits.info|access-date=28 May 2018|archive-date=6 June 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180606182046/http://www.racingcircuits.info/europe/monaco/monte-carlo#.WLBrgTsrJhE|url-status=dead}}</ref>

By the early 1970s, as [[Brabham]] team owner [[Bernie Ecclestone]] started to marshal the collective bargaining power of the [[Formula One Constructors Association]] (FOCA), Monaco was prestigious enough to become an early bone of contention. Historically, the number of cars permitted in a race was decided by the race organiser, in this case the ACM, which had always set a low number of around 16. In 1972, Ecclestone started to negotiate deals which relied on FOCA guaranteeing at least 18 entrants for every race. A stand-off over this issue left the 1972 race in jeopardy until the ACM gave in and agreed that 26 cars could participate&nbsp;– the same number permitted at most other circuits. Two years later, in 1974, the ACM got the numbers back down to 18.<ref name="Lovell, Terry 2004">Lovell, Terry (2004) ''Bernie's Game''</ref>

Because of its tight confines, slow average speeds, and punishing nature, Monaco has often thrown up unexpected results. In the [[1982 Monaco Grand Prix|1982]] race, [[René Arnoux]] led the first 15&nbsp;laps before retiring. [[Alain Prost]] then led until four laps from the end, when he spun off on the wet track, hit the barriers and lost a wheel, giving [[Riccardo Patrese]] the lead. Patrese himself spun with only a lap and a half to go, letting [[Didier Pironi]] through to the front, followed by [[Andrea de Cesaris]]. On the last lap, Pironi ran out of fuel in the tunnel, but De Cesaris also ran out of fuel before he could overtake. In the meantime, Patrese had bump-started his car and went through to score his first Grand Prix win.<ref>Henry, Alan (1985) Brabham, the Grand Prix Cars, p. 237 Osprey {{ISBN|0-905138-36-8}} Henry lists Pironi as having stopped with electrical trouble, but the official results show that the Ferrari driver ran out of fuel.</ref>

In 1983, the ACM became entangled in the disagreements between [[Fédération Internationale du Sport Automobile]] (FISA) and FOCA. The ACM, with the agreement of Bernie Ecclestone, negotiated an individual television rights deal with [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] in the [[United States]]. This broke an agreement enforced by FISA for a single central negotiation of television rights. [[Jean-Marie Balestre]], president of FISA, announced that the Monaco Grand Prix would not form part of the Formula One world championship in 1985. The ACM fought their case in the French courts. They won the case and the race was eventually reinstated.<ref name="Lovell, Terry 2004"/>
[[File:Fenestraz Monaco 2017 Chicane.jpg|thumb|left|Nouvelle Chicane in the 2017 race]]
In 1986, the Nouvelle Chicane was added by expanding into the nearby water to make the track wider.<ref name="horner">{{Cite web |last=Cottingham |first=Ida Wood, Claire |date=2023-05-30 |title=Monaco land reclamation could offer room to improve track - Horner |url=https://www.racefans.net/2023/05/30/monaco-land-reclamation-could-offer-room-to-improve-track-horner/ |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=RaceFans |language=en-GB}}</ref>

====Era of Prost & Senna dominance ====
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 80%;" align="right"
! Year
! Driver
! class="unsortable"|Constructor
! class="unsortable"|Report
|- style="background:#fcc;"
|-
! {{F1|1984}}
| '''{{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}}''' [[Alain Prost]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Techniques d'Avant Garde|TAG]]
| [[1984 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1985}}
| '''{{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}}''' [[Alain Prost]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Techniques d'Avant Garde|TAG]]
| [[1985 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1986}}
| '''{{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}}''' [[Alain Prost]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Techniques d'Avant Garde|TAG]]
| [[1986 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1987}}
| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Ayrton Senna]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
| [[1987 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1988}}
| '''{{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}}''' [[Alain Prost]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
| [[1988 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1989}}
| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Ayrton Senna]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
| [[1989 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1990}}
| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Ayrton Senna]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
| [[1990 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1991}}
| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Ayrton Senna]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
| [[1991 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1992}}
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ayrton Senna]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
| [[1992 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1993}}
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ayrton Senna]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[1993 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
!colspan=4|Sources:<ref name=CF1MON/><ref name="guinness"/>
|}
[[File:Ayrton Senna 1991 Monaco.jpg|thumb|Senna in 1991 at Monaco]]
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For the decade from 1984 to 1993, the race was won by only two drivers, arguably the two best drivers in Formula One at the time<ref>{{cite web| url=https://www.sportskeeda.com/f1/top-5-rivalries-in-the-history-of-formula-1/5| title=Top 5 rivalries in the history of Formula 1| date=21 March 2018| access-date=5 November 2018| archive-date=6 November 2018| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106053403/https://www.sportskeeda.com/f1/top-5-rivalries-in-the-history-of-formula-1/5| url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/11281043/f1s-greatest-rivalries-prost-senna-hamilton-rosberg-have-your-say |title=F1's greatest rivalries: Prost-Senna? Hamilton-Rosberg? Have your say |website=www.skysports.com |access-date=5 November 2018 |archive-date=10 March 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180310231159/https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/11281043/f1s-greatest-rivalries-prost-senna-hamilton-rosberg-have-your-say |url-status=live }}</ref> – Frenchman [[Alain Prost]] and Brazilian [[Ayrton Senna]]. Prost, already a winner of the [[List of Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three support race winners|support race for Formula Three cars]] in 1979, took his first Monaco win at the [[1984 Monaco Grand Prix|1984 race]]. The race started 45&nbsp;minutes late after heavy rain. Prost led briefly before [[Nigel Mansell]] overtook him on lap 11. Mansell crashed out five laps later, letting Prost back into the lead. On lap&nbsp;27, Prost led from Ayrton Senna's [[Toleman]] and [[Stefan Bellof]]'s [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]. Senna was catching Prost, and Bellof was catching both of them in the only naturally aspirated car in the race. However, on lap 31, the race was controversially stopped due to conditions deemed to be undriveable. Later, FISA fined the clerk of the course, [[Jacky Ickx]], $6,000 and suspended his licence for not consulting the stewards before stopping the race.<ref>The Chequered Flag p. 320, Lines 55–56 Weidenfeld & Nicolson {{ISBN|0-297-83550-5}}</ref> The drivers received only half of the points that would usually be awarded, as the race had been stopped before two-thirds of the intended race distance had been completed.<ref>{{Cite news|last1=Spurgeon|first1=Brad|title=When Ayrton Senna Became a Star|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/22/sports/autoracing/when-ayrton-senna-became-a-star.html?_r=0|newspaper=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=4 August 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160804133825/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/22/sports/autoracing/when-ayrton-senna-became-a-star.html?_r=0 |archive-date=4 August 2016|date=21 May 2015}}</ref>

Prost won 1985 after polesitter Senna retired with a blown Renault engine in his Lotus after over-revving it at the start, and Michele Alboreto in the Ferrari retook the lead twice, but he went off the track at Sainte-Devote, where Brazilian Nelson Piquet and Italian Riccardo Patrese had a huge accident only a few laps previously and oil and debris littered the track. Prost passed Alboreto, who retook the Frenchman, and then he punctured a tyre after running over bodywork debris from the Piquet/Patrese accident, which dropped him to 4th. He was able to pass his Roman countrymen Andrea De Cesaris and [[Elio de Angelis]], but finished 2nd behind Prost. The French Prost dominated 1986 after starting from pole position, a race where the Nouvelle Chicane had been changed on the grounds of safety.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/05/14/changing-tracks-monte-carlo/|title=Changing tracks: Monte-Carlo|date=14 May 2010|website=F1 Fanatic|access-date=24 February 2017|archive-date=16 May 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170516233856/http://www.f1fanatic.co.uk/2010/05/14/changing-tracks-monte-carlo/|url-status=live}}</ref>

Senna holds the record for the most victories in Monaco, with six, including five consecutive wins between [[1989 Monaco Grand Prix|1989]] and [[1993 Monaco Grand Prix|1993]], as well as eight podium finishes in ten starts. His [[1987 Monaco Grand Prix|1987]] win was the first time a car with an active suspension had won a Grand Prix. He won this race after Briton Nigel Mansell in a Williams-Honda went out with a broken exhaust. His win was very popular with the people of Monaco, and when he was arrested on the Monday following the race for riding a motorcycle without wearing a helmet, he was released by the officers after they realised who he was.<ref>Grand Prix 1987, p. 60. {{ISBN|0-908081-27-8}}</ref> Senna dominated [[1988 Monaco Grand Prix|1988]] and was able to get ahead of his teammate Prost while the Frenchman was held up for most of the race by Austrian [[Gerhard Berger]] in a Ferrari. By the time Prost got past Berger, he pushed as hard as he could and set a lap some 6 seconds faster than Senna's; Senna then set 2 fastest laps, and while pushing as hard as possible, he touched the barrier at the Portier corner and crashed into the Armco separating the road from the Mediterranean. Senna was so upset that he went back to his Monaco flat and was not heard from until the evening.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2014/4/15769.html |title=Ron Dennis on Senna - Part one: the early years |publisher=formula1.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623141122/http://www.formula1.com/news/features/2014/4/15769.html |archive-date=23 June 2014 |access-date=24 January 2016}}</ref> Prost went on to win for the fourth time.

Senna dominated 1989 while Prost was stuck behind backmarker René Arnoux and others; the Brazilian also dominated 1990 and 1991. At the [[1992 Monaco Grand Prix|1992 event]] Nigel Mansell, who had won all five races held to that point in the season, took pole and dominated the race in his [[Williams FW14]]B-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]. However, with seven laps remaining, Mansell suffered a loose wheel nut and was forced into the pits, emerging behind Senna's [[McLaren]]-Honda, who was on worn tyres. Mansell, on fresh tyres, set a lap record almost two seconds quicker than Senna's and closed from 5.2 to 1.9 seconds in only two laps. The pair duelled around Monaco for the final four laps but Mansell could find no way past, finishing just two-tenths of a second behind the Brazilian.<ref>{{cite web
 | title =Grand Prix results: Monaco GP, 1992
 | work =GrandPrix.com
 | url =http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr522.html
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 }}</ref><ref>Autocourse 1992 pp.150, 153</ref> It was Senna's fifth win at Monaco, equalling Graham Hill's record. Senna had a poor start to the [[1993 Monaco Grand Prix|1993 event]], crashing in practice and qualifying 3rd behind pole-sitter Prost and the rising German star [[Michael Schumacher]]. Both of them beat Senna to the first corner, but Prost had to serve a time penalty for jumping the start and Schumacher retired after suspension problems, so Senna took his sixth win to break Graham Hill's record for most wins at the Monaco Grand Prix. Runner-up [[Damon Hill]] commented, "If my father was around now, he would be the first to congratulate Ayrton."<ref>Allsop, Derek. ''Designs on Victory: On The Grand Prix Trail With Benetton''. Hutchinson, p. 109, Line 34–35 . {{ISBN|0-09-178311-9}}</ref>

====1990s: Tragedies and triumphs====
[[File:Grand Prix Monaco96 131954710.jpg|thumb|Formation lap for the [[1996 Monaco Grand Prix]]]]
The 1994 race was an emotional and tragic affair. It came two weeks after the [[1994 San Marino Grand Prix|San Marino Grand Prix]] at Imola in which Austrian [[Roland Ratzenberger]] and [[Ayrton Senna]] both died in crashes on successive days. During the Monaco event, Austrian [[Karl Wendlinger]] had an accident in his [[Sauber]] in the tunnel; he went into a coma and was to miss the rest of the season. The German Michael Schumacher won the [[1994 Monaco Grand Prix|1994 Monaco event]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Grand Prix Results: Monaco GP, 1994|url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr552.html|work=GrandPrix.com|date=15 May 1994|access-date=18 September 2016|archive-date=30 August 2008|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080830024426/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/rr552.html|url-status=live}}</ref> Schumacher also won the 1995 event. The [[1996 Monaco Grand Prix|1996 race]] saw Michael Schumacher take pole position before crashing out on the first lap after being overtaken by Damon Hill. Hill led the first 40&nbsp;laps before his engine expired in the tunnel. [[Jean Alesi]] took the lead but suffered suspension failure 20&nbsp;laps later. [[Olivier Panis]], who started in 14th place, moved into the lead and stayed there until the end of the race, being pushed all the way by [[David Coulthard]]. It was Panis's only win, and the last for his [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]] team. Only three cars crossed the finish line, but seven were classified.<ref>{{cite web|last=Saunders|first=Will|title=In memory of... 1996 Monaco GP, F1's Wackiest Race|url=http://www.crash.net/f1/feature/204667/1/in-memory-of-1996-monaco-gp-f1s-wackiest-race.html#66M5VVoWGhqgiSkP.99|work=crash.net|date=20 May 2014|access-date=18 September 2016|archive-date=19 September 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160919072041/http://www.crash.net/f1/feature/204667/1/in-memory-of-1996-monaco-gp-f1s-wackiest-race.html#66M5VVoWGhqgiSkP.99|url-status=live}}</ref>
====21st century ====
[[File:2013 Monaco Grand Prix - Sunday (15272209777).jpg|thumb|left|Start of the 2013 Grand Prix]]

In 2004, [[land reclamation]] work was completed, allowing expansion of the pit area with larger temporary garages.<ref name=":4">{{Cite web |date=18 May 2004 |title=New pitlane in Monte Carlo |url=https://www.grandprix.com/ns/ns12890.html |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=www.grandprix.com}}</ref> A temporary 6,000 seat grandstand would also constructed in the Swimming Pool area.<ref name=":4" /> 
[[File:DSC 0105 (27333208203).jpg|thumb|2016 Monaco Grand Prix race]]
Seven-time world champion Schumacher would eventually win the race five times, matching Graham Hill's record. In his appearance at the [[2006 Monaco Grand Prix|2006 event]], he attracted criticism when, while provisionally holding [[pole position]] and with the qualifying session drawing to a close, he stopped his car at the Rascasse hairpin, blocking the track and obliging competitors to slow down.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/5024498.stm|title=BBC SPORT – Motorsport – Formula One – Schumacher in the dock|work=bbc.co.uk|date=28 May 2006|access-date=8 May 2015|archive-date=24 May 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220524030017/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/5024498.stm|url-status=live}}</ref> Although Schumacher claimed it was the unintentional result of a genuine car failure, the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile|FIA]] disagreed and he was sent to the back of the grid.<ref name="f1_2006">{{cite news|title=Schumacher is stripped of pole| url=http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2006/5/4430.html|publisher=Formula 1|date=27 June 2006|access-date=8 August 2009|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071109165653/http://www.formula1.com/news/headlines/2006/5/4430.html|archive-date=9 November 2007}}</ref>

In July 2010, Bernie Ecclestone announced that a 10-year deal had been reached with the race organisers, keeping the race on the calendar until at least 2020.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8865362.stm|work=[[BBC Sport]]|publisher=BBC|date=28 July 2010|access-date=29 July 2010|title=Monaco Grand Prix extends F1 deal by 10 years|archive-date=27 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200527215504/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/8865362.stm|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2019 the fastest yet qualifying lap was set by [[Lewis Hamilton]] in qualifying (Q3) for the [[2019 Monaco Grand Prix]], at a time of 1:10.166.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|title=Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2019 – Qualifying|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2019/races/1005/monaco.html|publisher=Formula1.com|access-date=25 May 2019|archive-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525133719/https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2019/races/1005/monaco.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=====2020s=====

Due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], the FIA announced the 2020 Monaco Grand Prix's postponement, along with the two other races scheduled for May 2020, to help prevent the spread of the virus.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.dutch-spanish-and-monaco-grands-prix-postponed.5CggooJeHoDchKkFehkrkY.html|title=Dutch and Spanish Grands Prix postponed, Monaco cancelled|work=formula1.com|publisher=Liberty Media|date=19 March 2020|access-date=19 March 2020|archive-date=19 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319155814/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.dutch-spanish-and-monaco-grands-prix-postponed.5CggooJeHoDchKkFehkrkY.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
However, later the same day the Automobile Club de Monaco confirmed that the Grand Prix was instead cancelled, making 2020 the first time the Grand Prix was not run since 1954.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.monaco-announce-cancellation-2020-f1-race.4tpwalvxWpDL0uwRMnV9TI.html|title=Monaco announce cancellation of 2020 F1 race due to coronavirus|work=formula1.com|publisher=Liberty Media|date=19 March 2020|access-date=19 March 2020|archive-date=19 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200319181418/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.monaco-announce-cancellation-2020-f1-race.4tpwalvxWpDL0uwRMnV9TI.html|url-status=live}}</ref> The race returned in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|title=F1 schedule 2021: Formula 1 announces provisional 23-race calendar for 2021 {{!}} Formula 1|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.formula-1-announces-provisional-23-race-calendar-for-2021.2Dgw83ieWq48p0ZjmcGRnX.html|access-date=2020-12-09|website=www.formula1.com|language=en|archive-date=10 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201110100143/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.formula-1-announces-provisional-23-race-calendar-for-2021.2Dgw83ieWq48p0ZjmcGRnX.html|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:2022 F1 CourseLayout Monaco.svg|thumb|2022 F1 course at Monaco]]
The 2022 event saw the [[Monaco|Monégasque]] driver, [[Charles Leclerc]] of [[Scuderia Ferrari]], achieve his first Monaco Grand Prix pole position at the Circuit de Monaco (he had taken pole the previous year but could not start due to driveshaft failure).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://the-race.com/formula-1/cracked-wheel-hub-to-blame-for-leclerc-missing-monaco-race/|title=Cracked wheel hub to blame for Leclerc missing Monaco race|date=24 May 2021}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Woodhouse|first=Jamie|date=2021-05-23|title=Ferrari did not check driveshaft as it 'was not broken'|url=https://www.planetf1.com/news/ferrari-charles-leclerc-driveshaft-fail/|access-date=2021-05-24|website=PlanetF1.com|language=en}}</ref> However, a critical strategical error meant Leclerc would drop to fourth, with [[Sergio Pérez]] winning the race.<ref>{{cite web|last=Beer|first=Matt|date=29 May 2022|url=https://the-race.com/formula-1/very-wrong-puzzled-leclerc-blasts-ferraris-monaco-strategy/|title='Very wrong' – Puzzled Leclerc blasts Ferrari's Monaco strategy|website=The Race|access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Collantine|first1=Keith|last2=Cottingham|first2=Claire|date=30 May 2022|url=https://www.racefans.net/2022/05/30/inter-would-be-much-quicker-why-leclerc-made-the-very-wrong-pit-stop-sainz-avoided/|title='Inter would be much quicker': Why Leclerc made the 'very wrong' pit stop Sainz avoided|website=Race Fans|access-date=30 May 2022}}</ref>

In 2024, Charles Leclerc became the second Monégasque to win the race after Louis Chiron won the 1931 edition of the race.<ref name=":1">{{Cite news |last=Richards |first=Giles |date=2024-05-27 |title=Monaco GP under pressure to change after Leclerc's processional victory |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/27/monaco-grand-prix-under-pressure-charles-leclerc-ferrari |access-date=2024-11-14 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> The race was the first time the top 10 cars finished in their starting order, and there were no successful overtakes.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2">{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Kieran |date=2024-11-14 |title=The never-ending dilemma of the Monaco GP – is 'boring' race solvable? |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/f1/f1-monaco-grand-prix-2024-leclerc-verstappen-hamilton-b2647034.html |access-date=2024-11-14 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> 

In November 2024, the ACM signed a new race contract to remain on the F1 calendar until the 2031 season, extending their previous agreement which was set to expire in 2025.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Monaco GP to stay on F1 calendar until 2025 |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/monaco-gp-extends-f1-contract-until-2025/10372064/ |access-date=2023-01-01 |website=www.autosport.com |date=20 September 2022 |language=en |archive-date=1 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230101065437/https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/monaco-gp-extends-f1-contract-until-2025/10372064/ |url-status=live }}</ref> As part of this deal, the ACM relinquished advertising rights and television coverage to [[Formula One Management]], with previous races having their television coverage produced by [[Tele Monte Carlo]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=2023-05-19 |title=F1 makes historic broadcast move for Monaco Grand Prix |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/f1/f1-monaco-grand-prix-tv-coverage-b2341992.html |access-date=2024-05-08 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Noble |first=Jonathan |date=29 May 2022 |title=The five factors that will decide Monaco's F1 fate |url=https://www.autosport.com/f1/news/the-five-factors-that-will-decide-monacos-f1-fate/10312965/ |access-date=8 May 2024 |website=[[Autosport]]}}</ref> From 2026, the race will be held on the first weekend of June, and will therefore no longer clash with the [[Indianapolis 500]].<ref name=":3">{{Cite web |date=14 November 2024 |title=Monaco GP date to change from 2026 as Formula 1 agrees six-year extension to keep famous event on calendar |url=https://www.skysports.com/f1/news/12433/13254041/monaco-gp-date-to-change-from-2026-as-formula-1-agrees-six-year-extension-to-keep-famous-event-on-calendar |access-date=14 November 2024 |website=Sky Sports}}</ref> The 2025 Monaco Grand Prix will carry different tyre usage rules for the rest of the 2025 championship as drivers will be required if the race is dry to make two mandatory tyre changes using at least two different compounds rather the one mandatory change to a different compound as will remain the case at all of the other 2025 events . Also unlike other races these mandatory tyre changes will still be in effect even if wet weather tyres compounds (meaning both Wets and Intermediates) are used. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.racefans.net/2025/03/02/is-f1-two-stop-rule-the-right-solution-for-boring-monaco-races/ | title=Is F1's two-stop rule the right solution for 'boring' Monaco races? | date=2 March 2025 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/fia-world-motor-sport-council-confirms-mandatory-two-stop-strategies-for.UUe16nwpOcqBe9f6PYgkq | title=FIA World Motor Sport Council confirms mandatory two-stop strategies for Monaco Grand Prix &#124; Formula 1® }}</ref>

==Circuit==
[[File:Monaco Port and Track.jpg|thumb|left|The Monte Carlo harbour during the days of [[2016 Monaco Grand Prix|the 2016 Formula One race]]]]

{{Main|Circuit de Monaco}}
The Grand Prix takes place on the Circuit de Monaco which traverses the narrow city streets of [[Monte Carlo]] and [[La Condamine]] alongside Monaco's harbour, [[Port Hercules]]. It has hosted the Grand Prix every time it has been run since 1929 – only the [[Italian Grand Prix]], which has been held at [[Autodromo Nazionale Monza]] during every Formula One regulated year except [[1980 Italian Grand Prix|1980]], has a similarly lengthy and close relationship with a single circuit.<ref>{{cite web |date=9 July 2018 |title=The Economics of the Formula One Grand Prix of Monaco |url=https://smartasset.com/insights/the-economics-of-the-formula-one-grand-prix-of-monaco |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106053324/https://smartasset.com/insights/the-economics-of-the-formula-one-grand-prix-of-monaco |archive-date=6 November 2018 |access-date=5 November 2018}}</ref>
[[File:MONACO FORMULA 1 TURN 1 - panoramio.jpg|thumb|Monaco's famous Fairmont Hairpin turn, both a city street and part of its Grand Prix circuit]]
[[File:Monaco Tunnel.jpg|thumb|Tunnel section]]
The race circuit has many elevation changes, tight corners, and a narrow course that requires millimetre accuracy and makes it one of the most demanding tracks in Formula One racing.<ref>{{cite news |last=Holt |first=Sarah |date=27 May 2007 |title=As it happened: Monaco Grand Prix |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6696103.stm |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150903224219/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/motorsport/formula_one/6696103.stm |archive-date=3 September 2015 |access-date=11 August 2009 |work=[[BBC]] Sport}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web |title=Monaco Grand Prix - F1 Race - Circuit de Monaco - Monte Carlo {{!}} Formula 1 |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/information/monaco-circuit-de-monaco-monte-carlo.2ZWRtIcSI6ZzVGX1uGRpkJ |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=www.formula1.com |language=en}}</ref> Drivers will often touch the track walls to achieve a fast lap time. In 1929, ''La Vie Automobile'' magazine offered the opinion that "Any respectable traffic system would have covered the track with <<Danger>> sign posts left, right and centre".<ref name="why not2">{{cite web |title=Why not a Grand Prix in Monte Carlo? |url=http://www3.monaco.mc/monaco/gprix/why.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060502180348/http://www3.monaco.mc/monaco/gprix/why.html |archive-date=2 May 2006 |access-date=9 March 2007 |publisher=Gale Force of Monaco}}</ref> {{As of|2022}}, two drivers have crashed and ended up in the harbour, the most famous being [[Alberto Ascari]] in [[1955 Monaco Grand Prix|1955]].<ref name="Hawkins2">{{cite web |title=Drivers: Paul Hawkins |url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-hawpau.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070419071150/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-hawpau.html |archive-date=19 April 2007 |access-date=28 January 2007 |publisher=GrandPrix.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Drivers: Alberto Ascari |url=http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-ascalb.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070205064427/http://www.grandprix.com/gpe/drv-ascalb.html |archive-date=5 February 2007 |access-date=28 January 2007 |publisher=GrandPrix.com}}</ref> Despite undergoing minor [[Circuit de Monaco#Evolution of the circuit|changes]] throughout its history, the circuit is largely unchanged since 1929 and remains widely regarded as the ultimate test of driving skills and mental strength. If Monaco were not already an existing Grand Prix, it is unlikely that its street circuit would be permitted to host Formula One due to its short track length and concerns with safety and [[overtaking]].<ref>In the Driving Seat p. 32, Lines 8–10 Stanley Paul & Co. Ltd. {{ISBN|0-09-173818-0}}</ref><ref>https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/appendix_o_2024_published_28.02.2024_-_final_v2_0.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref> However, as the 'Crown Jewel' of Formula One with a near century-old heritage in motorsport, Monaco is granted some exceptions to accommodate its limited possibilities for expansion.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Parkes |first=Ian |date=2024-05-23 |title=The Limitations, and Thrills, of the Monaco Grand Prix |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/05/23/sports/autoracing/f1-monaco-grand-prix-track.html |access-date=2024-05-28 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/fia_2024_formula_1_sporting_regulations_-_issue_6_-_2024-04-30_v2.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>

Triple Formula One champion [[Nelson Piquet]] famously described racing at Monaco as "like riding a bicycle around your living room," illustrating the unique challenges posed by the circuit's narrow streets.<ref>Jean-Michel Desnoues; Patrick Camus & Jean-Marc Loubat ''Formula 1 99'' p. 121, Line 6–8. Queen Anne Press. {{ISBN|1-85291-606-0}}</ref><ref name=":0" /> He further emphasized the significance of victory at Monaco by stating that "a win here was worth two anywhere else".

Notably, the circuit includes a tunnel. The contrast of daylight and gloom when entering/exiting the tunnel presents "challenges not faced elsewhere", as the drivers have to "adjust their vision as they emerge from the tunnel at the fastest point of the track and brake for the [[chicane]] in the daylight.".<ref name="nytimes.com">{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/23/sports/23iht-SRPRIX.1.13153775.html?_r=1|title=Grand Prix races abound, but there's only one Monaco|access-date=10 July 2010|author=Brad Spurgeon|work=[[The New York Times]]|date=23 May 2008|archive-date=31 May 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130531221934/http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/23/sports/23iht-SRPRIX.1.13153775.html?_r=1|url-status=live}}</ref>

The fastest-ever qualifying lap was set by [[Lewis Hamilton]] in qualifying (Q3) for the [[2019 Monaco Grand Prix]], at a time of 1:10.166.<ref name="auto1">{{cite web|title=Formula 1 Grand Prix de Monaco 2019 – Qualifying|url=https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2019/races/1005/monaco.html|publisher=Formula1.com|access-date=25 May 2019|archive-date=25 May 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190525133719/https://www.formula1.com/en/results.html/2019/races/1005/monaco.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Viewing areas===
During the Grand Prix weekend, spectators crowd around the Monaco Circuit. There are a number of temporary grandstands built around the circuit, mostly around the harbour area.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thef1spectator.com/monaco-grand-prix-travel-guide/where-to-watch/ | title=Monaco Grand Prix ⋅ Where to Watch | access-date=5 November 2018 | archive-date=6 November 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106132250/https://www.thef1spectator.com/monaco-grand-prix-travel-guide/where-to-watch/ | url-status=live }}</ref> The rich and famous spectators often arrive on their boats and the yachts through the harbour. Balconies around Monaco become viewing areas for the race as well. Many hotels and residents cash in on the bird's eye views of the race.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/30/sport/monaco-gp-rich-and-famous-spt-intl/index.html|title=Monaco Grand Prix weekend: How the rich and famous spend it|website=[[CNN]]|date=30 May 2018|access-date=5 November 2018|archive-date=6 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106053432/https://www.cnn.com/2018/05/30/sport/monaco-gp-rich-and-famous-spt-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

=== Criticism ===
Although Formula One cars have grown in size, the Circuit de Monaco has rarely expanded (with the notable exception of the addition of the Nouvelle Chicane in 1986<ref name="horner" />), limiting overtaking opportunities and on-track entertainment. The circuit has only one [[Drag reduction system|DRS]] zone.<ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Jackson |first=Kieran |date=2025-02-26 |title=Major rule change approved for Monaco GP 'to promote better racing' at famous circuit |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/f1/monaco-grand-prix-new-rule-pit-stop-f1-b2705211.html |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=The Independent |language=en}}</ref> Various ideas have been suggested to make the circuit longer, safer, and more conducive to overtakes.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":2" /> One suggestion was to extend the race track along the east side of Hercules harbor and add a second DRS zone.<ref>{{cite web |date=26 May 2023 |title=Modernising Monaco: how to get more F1 overtaking at the Grand Prix? |url=https://www.motorsportmagazine.com/articles/single-seaters/f1/modernising-monaco-how-to-get-more-f1-overtaking-at-the-grand-prix/ |access-date=31 August 2024 |work=Motor Sport}}</ref> [[Lewis Hamilton]] accepted that the Principality was unlikely to widen the roads for the race, but suggested adding "more variability" by introducing more pit stops or special tyre compounds.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Richards |first=Giles |date=2024-05-24 |title=Hamilton among drivers calling for changes to allow overtaking in Monaco |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/article/2024/may/24/lewis-hamilton-monaco-grand-prix-circuit-overtaking-formula-one |access-date=2025-02-26 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

The [[2024 Monaco Grand Prix]] was considered particularly dull. Although Formula One mandates a pit stop and using two different tyre compounds at every race, a lap-one red flag allowed drivers to change tyres and tyre compounds, essentially converting their races into a zero-stop race.<ref name=":5" /><ref name=":1" /> The impracticality of passing allowed drivers at the front to preserve their tyres by driving very slowly; second-placed [[Oscar Piastri]] said that at one point the pace was "slower than Formula 2."<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-05-26 |title=F1 - 2024 Monaco Grand Prix Post-Race Press Conference Transcript |url=https://www.fia.com/news/f1-2024-monaco-grand-prix-post-race-press-conference-transcript |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=Federation Internationale de l'Automobile |language=en}}</ref> The top ten drivers in qualifying finished in the exact same order, and [[Max Verstappen]] joked about needing a pillow.<ref name=":1" /> The following season, the FIA passed a new rule requiring all drivers to make at least two pit stops at Monaco, with the explicit goal of making the race more entertaining.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2025-02-26 |title=FIA World Motor Sport Council confirms mandatory two-stop strategies for Monaco Grand Prix {{!}} Formula 1® |url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article/fia-world-motor-sport-council-confirms-mandatory-two-stop-strategies-for.UUe16nwpOcqBe9f6PYgkq |access-date=2025-02-26 |website=Formula 1® - The Official F1® Website |language=en}}</ref>

==Organization==
[[File:Siegerpodest Monaco IMG 1196.jpg|thumb|left|The podium was installed in [[2017 Monaco Grand Prix|2017]]]]


The Monaco Grand Prix is organised each year by the ''Automobile Club de Monaco'' which also runs the [[Monte Carlo Rally]] and previously ran the [[Junior Monaco Kart Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Automobile Club of Monaco|url=http://www.grand-prix-monaco.com/index.php?p=automobile-club&lang=en|access-date=30 January 2007|archive-date=30 September 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930190554/http://www.grand-prix-monaco.com/index.php?p=automobile-club&lang=en|url-status=live}}</ref>
[[File:Monaco 2015 podium.jpg|thumb|Previously, the ceremony was held in the Royal Box. 2015 Ceremony pictured]]
The Monaco Grand Prix differs in several ways from other Grands Prix. The practice session for the race was traditionally held on the Thursday preceding the race instead of Friday.<ref>{{cite web|title =Formula One FAQ|url =http://www.f1db.com/tiki-view_faq.php?faqId=1#q37|access-date =4 March 2007|url-status =dead|archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20071011110420/http://www.f1db.com/tiki-view_faq.php?faqId=1#q37|archive-date =11 October 2007|df =dmy-all}}</ref> This allows the streets to be opened to the public again on Friday. From the [[2022 Monaco Grand Prix|2022 event]] onwards the first two Formula One practice sessions were held on Friday, bringing the running schedule for Formula One in line with other Grands Prix.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Smith |first1=Luke |title=F1 to shrink Monaco GP to three-day race weekend from 2022 |url=https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-to-shrink-monaco-gp-to-three-day-race-weekend-from-2022/6672608/ |website=www.motorsport.com |date=22 September 2021 |publisher=Motorsport Network |access-date=22 September 2021 |archive-date=22 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210922203511/https://www.motorsport.com/f1/news/f1-to-shrink-monaco-gp-to-three-day-race-weekend-from-2022/6672608/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Support races is run on Thursday.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Straw |first1=Edd |title=MONACO LOSES TRADITIONAL THURSDAY F1 START FOR 2022 |url=https://the-race.com/formula-1/monaco-loses-traditional-thursday-f1-start-for-2022/ |website=The Race |date=22 September 2021 |publisher=The Race Media Ltd |access-date=22 September 2021 |archive-date=23 September 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210923014932/https://the-race.com/formula-1/monaco-loses-traditional-thursday-f1-start-for-2022/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Until the late 1990s the race started at 3:30&nbsp;p.m. local time&nbsp;– an hour and a half later than other European Formula One races. Since then the race has fallen in line with the other Formula One races for the convenience of television viewers. Historically, the event was traditionally held on the week of [[Ascension Day]], since 2003 the race has been held in May. From 2026, the race will be held in the first weekend of June.<ref name=":3" />

For many years, the numbers of cars admitted to Grands Prix was at the discretion of the race organisers&nbsp;– Monaco had the smallest grids, ostensibly because of its narrow and twisting track.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.themercury.co.za/index.php?fSectionId=286&fArticleId=3261116|title=It's a battle of supremacy at Monaco Grand Prix|date=25 May 2006|work=[[The Mercury (South Africa)|The Mercury]]|access-date=11 August 2009|archive-date=9 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230409044243/https://www.iol.co.za/mercury|url-status=live}}</ref> Only 18 cars were permitted to start the [[1975 Monaco Grand Prix]], compared to 23 to 26 cars at all other rounds that year.<ref>{{cite book|editor-last=Gill|editor-first=Barrie |title=The World Championship 1975&nbsp;– [[John Player & Sons|John Player]] Motorsport yearbook 1976|publisher=Queen Anne Press Ltd.|year=1976|isbn=0-362-00254-1}}</ref> 

The erecting of the circuit takes six weeks, and the removal after the race takes three weeks.<ref>Allsop, Derek. ''Designs on Victory: On The Grand Prix Trail With Benetton''. Hutchinson, p. 96, Line 4–6. {{ISBN|0-09-178311-9}}</ref> Until 2017, there was no proper [[podium]] at the race. Instead, a section of the track was closed after the race to act as [[parc fermé]], a place where the cars are held for official inspection. The first three drivers in the race left their cars there and walked directly to the [[royal box]] where the 'podium' ceremony was held, which was considered a custom for the race.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,18954,3265_5347166,00.html|title=What The Papers Say About Monaco|date=25 May 2009|work=PlanetF1.com|access-date=11 August 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090528075957/http://www.planet-f1.com/story/0,18954,3265_5347166,00.html|archive-date=28 May 2009}}</ref> The trophies were handed out before the national anthems for the winning driver and team are played, as opposed to other Grands Prix where the anthems are played first.<ref>https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/decision-document/2023%20Monaco%20Grand%20Prix%20-%20Post-Race%20Procedure.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=August 2024}}</ref>
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==Fame==
[[File:Monaco 680.JPG|thumb|Monaco for the 2006 Grand Prix]]
The Monaco Grand Prix is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world alongside the [[Indianapolis 500]] and the [[24 Hours of Le Mans]].<ref name="why not2">{{cite web |title=Why not a Grand Prix in Monte Carlo? |url=http://www3.monaco.mc/monaco/gprix/why.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060502180348/http://www3.monaco.mc/monaco/gprix/why.html |archive-date=2 May 2006 |access-date=9 March 2007 |publisher=Gale Force of Monaco}}</ref><ref>{{cite news| title = Indy 500, Sunday May 27, 2007 | work = Top Gear Magazine New Car Supplement 2007 | page = 30  | publisher = [[BBC Worldwide]]|date=March 2007}}</ref> These three races are considered to form a ''[[Triple Crown of Motorsport|Triple Crown]]'' of the three most famous motor races in the world. As of 2025, [[Graham Hill]] is the only driver to have won the Triple Crown, by winning all three races. The practice session for Monaco overlaps with that for the Indianapolis 500, and the races themselves sometimes clash. As the two races take place on opposite sides of the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and form part of different championships, it is difficult for one driver to compete effectively in both during his career. [[Juan Pablo Montoya]] and [[Fernando Alonso]] are the only active drivers to have won two of the three events.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://latinamericanpost.com/21491-triple-crown-of-motorsports-can-juan-pablo-montoya-make-history|title=Triple Crown of Motorsports: Can Juan Pablo Montoya make history?|date=5 June 2018 |access-date=5 November 2018|archive-date=6 November 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106132314/https://latinamericanpost.com/21491-triple-crown-of-motorsports-can-juan-pablo-montoya-make-history|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.alonso-wins-le-mans-to-edge-closer-to-triple-crown.33IOqVOdCoWyW2CKKMAGok.html | title=Alonso wins le Mans to edge closer to Triple Crown | access-date=5 November 2018 | archive-date=6 November 2018 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181106053343/https://www.formula1.com/en/latest/article.alonso-wins-le-mans-to-edge-closer-to-triple-crown.33IOqVOdCoWyW2CKKMAGok.html | url-status=live }}</ref>

In awarding its first gold medal for motorsport to [[Rainier III, Prince of Monaco|Prince Rainier III]], the [[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]] (FIA) characterised the Monaco Grand Prix as contributing "an exceptional location of glamour and prestige" to motorsport.<ref name="FIA Gold Medal" /> The Grand Prix has been run under the patronage of three generations of [[Monaco]]'s royal family: [[Louis II, Prince of Monaco|Louis II]], [[Rainier III]] and [[Albert II, Prince of Monaco|Albert II]], all of whom have taken a close interest in the race. A large part of the principality's income comes from tourists attracted by the warm climate and the famous casino, but it is also a [[tax haven]] and is home to many millionaires, including several Formula One drivers.<ref name="atlas_residents">{{cite web|title=Yearly Roar|work=Atlas F1|url=http://atlasf1.autosport.com/2001/mon/preview/straatsma.html|access-date=27 February 2007|archive-date=30 September 2007|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930224438/http://atlasf1.autosport.com/2001/mon/preview/straatsma.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

Monaco has produced four native Formula One drivers—[[Louis Chiron]], [[André Testut]], [[Olivier Beretta]], and [[Charles Leclerc]]<ref>{{cite web|title=List drivers by country&nbsp;– Monaco|url=http://www.f1db.com/exec/section/driver/action/list_by_country/value/Monaco/asc/lastname|access-date=31 August 2006|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071008010728/http://www.f1db.com/exec/section/driver/action/list_by_country/value/Monaco/asc/lastname|archive-date=8 October 2007}} www.f1db.com identifies Testut as Monagasque, although he was born in Lyons, France.</ref>—but its tax status has made it home to many drivers over the years, including [[Gilles Villeneuve]] and [[Ayrton Senna]]. Of the {{F1|2006}} Formula One contenders, several have property in the principality, including [[Jenson Button]] and [[David Coulthard]], who was part owner of a hotel there.<ref>{{cite web |last=Sylt |first=Christian |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/in-the-drivers-seat-david-coulthards-16330m-hotel-haul-1980367.html |title=''In the driver's seat: David Coulthard's £30m hotel haul'' |publisher=Independent.co.uk |date=23 May 2010 |access-date=4 December 2011 |archive-date=12 October 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171012095103/http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/in-the-drivers-seat-david-coulthards-16330m-hotel-haul-1980367.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Because of the small size of the principality and the location of the circuit, drivers whose races end early can usually get back to their apartments in minutes. Ayrton Senna famously retired to his apartment after crashing out of the lead of [[1988 Monaco Grand Prix|the 1988 race]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Senna sews up world title with Formula One victory|work=[[USA Today]]|first=Valerie Lynn|last=Dorsey|page=11C|date=31 October 1988}}</ref> In [[2006 Monaco Grand Prix|the 2006 race]], after retiring due to a mechanical failure while in second place, [[Kimi Räikkönen]] retired to his yacht, which was parked in the harbour.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Cooper |first=Sam |title=The retiring Kimi Räikkönen once left the Monaco Grand Prix to drink beers in the hot tub of his private yacht |url=https://www.insider.com/f1s-driver-once-left-monaco-grand-prix-drink-his-yacht-2021-9 |access-date=2023-11-01 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>

The Grand Prix attracts big-name celebrities each year who come to experience the glamour and prestige of the event. Big parties are held in the nightclubs on the Grand Prix weekend, and the [[Port Hercules|Port Hercule]] fills up with party-goers joining in the celebrations.<ref>{{Cite web|author=Massimo Marioni|title=How the rich and famous take in the Monaco Grand Prix weekend|url=https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/30/sport/monaco-gp-rich-and-famous-spt-intl/index.html|access-date=2020-09-08|website=CNN|date=30 May 2018 |archive-date=7 August 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200807163655/https://edition.cnn.com/2018/05/30/sport/monaco-gp-rich-and-famous-spt-intl/index.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

===Criticism===

In the 21st century, several commentators and F1 drivers have called the Grand Prix the most boring race of all circuits, both to drive and to watch as a spectator. Criticism has been directed towards how few overtake attempts are performed, as well as how frequently the driver who sets the pole position wins.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Clancy |first=Rebecca |title=Formula One: 'Boring' Monaco GP at risk of being downgraded to a biennial event |newspaper=[[The Times]] |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/sport/formula-one/article/formula-one-boring-monaco-gp-at-risk-of-being-downgraded-to-a-biennial-event-m8blzctt3 |access-date=2022-06-05 |issn=0140-0460 |archive-date=5 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605233625/https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/formula-one-boring-monaco-gp-at-risk-of-being-downgraded-to-a-biennial-event-m8blzctt3 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Brown |first=Oliver |date=2021-05-20 |title=The Monaco Grand Prix is the most boring race on the F1 circuit - only money gives it meaning |language=en-GB |work=The Telegraph |url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2021/05/20/monaco-grand-prix-boring-race-f1-circuit-money-talks/ |access-date=2022-06-05 |issn=0307-1235 |archive-date=5 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605233625/https://www.telegraph.co.uk/formula-1/2021/05/20/monaco-grand-prix-boring-race-f1-circuit-money-talks/ |url-status=live }}</ref> [[Fernando Alonso]] has said that the race is "the most boring race ever," and [[Lewis Hamilton]] stated that the 2022 Grand Prix "wasn't really racing."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Lewis Hamilton's damning rant on 'boring' Monaco GP: 'Thank god that's over' {{!}} F1 {{!}} Sport {{!}} Express.co.uk |url=https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-autosport/1616786/lewis-hamilton-monaco-grand-prix-mercedes-f1-spt/amp |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=www.express.co.uk |archive-date=5 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605233625/https://www.express.co.uk/sport/f1-autosport/1616786/lewis-hamilton-monaco-grand-prix-mercedes-f1-spt/amp |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Alonso says Monaco GP &quot;the most boring F1 race ever&quot; |url=https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/alonso-says-monaco-gp-the-most-boring-f1-race-ever-1042410/3104298/ |access-date=2022-06-05 |website=us.motorsport.com |date=27 May 2018 |language=en |archive-date=5 June 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220605233625/https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/alonso-says-monaco-gp-the-most-boring-f1-race-ever-1042410/3104298/ |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Winners==
===Repeat winners (drivers)===
''Drivers '''in bold''' are competing in the Formula One championship in the current season.''
[[File:Ayrton_Senna_with_toy_car_cropped_no_wm.jpg|thumb|[[Ayrton Senna]] won the race a record six times.]]
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Wins
! Driver
! Years won
|-
! 6
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ayrton Senna]]
| [[1987 Monaco Grand Prix|1987]], [[1989 Monaco Grand Prix|1989]], [[1990 Monaco Grand Prix|1990]], [[1991 Monaco Grand Prix|1991]], [[1992 Monaco Grand Prix|1992]], [[1993 Monaco Grand Prix|1993]]
|-
!rowspan=2| 5
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Graham Hill]]
| [[1963 Monaco Grand Prix|1963]], [[1964 Monaco Grand Prix|1964]], [[1965 Monaco Grand Prix|1965]], [[1968 Monaco Grand Prix|1968]], [[1969 Monaco Grand Prix|1969]]
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| [[1994 Monaco Grand Prix|1994]], [[1995 Monaco Grand Prix|1995]], [[1997 Monaco Grand Prix|1997]], [[1999 Monaco Grand Prix|1999]], [[2001 Monaco Grand Prix|2001]]
|-
! 4
| '''{{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}}''' [[Alain Prost]]
| [[1984 Monaco Grand Prix|1984]], [[1985 Monaco Grand Prix|1985]], [[1986 Monaco Grand Prix|1986]], [[1988 Monaco Grand Prix|1988]]
|-
!rowspan=4| 3
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Stirling Moss]]
| [[1956 Monaco Grand Prix|1956]], [[1960 Monaco Grand Prix|1960]], [[1961 Monaco Grand Prix|1961]]
|-
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jackie Stewart]]
| [[1966 Monaco Grand Prix|1966]], [[1971 Monaco Grand Prix|1971]], [[1973 Monaco Grand Prix|1973]]
|-
|{{flagicon|GER}} [[Nico Rosberg]]
| [[2013 Monaco Grand Prix|2013]], [[2014 Monaco Grand Prix|2014]], [[2015 Monaco Grand Prix|2015]]
|-
|{{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Lewis Hamilton]]'''
| [[2008 Monaco Grand Prix|2008]], [[2016 Monaco Grand Prix|2016]], [[2019 Monaco Grand Prix|2019]]
|-
!rowspan=9| 2
| {{flagicon|ARG|1868}} [[Juan Manuel Fangio]]
| [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|1950]], [[1957 Monaco Grand Prix|1957]]
|-
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Maurice Trintignant]]
| [[1955 Monaco Grand Prix|1955]], [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|1958]]
|-
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Niki Lauda]]
| [[1975 Monaco Grand Prix|1975]], [[1976 Monaco Grand Prix|1976]]
|-
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Jody Scheckter]]
| [[1977 Monaco Grand Prix|1977]], [[1979 Monaco Grand Prix|1979]]
|-
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[David Coulthard]]
| [[2000 Monaco Grand Prix|2000]], [[2002 Monaco Grand Prix|2002]]
|-
| {{flagicon|ESP}} '''[[Fernando Alonso]]'''
| [[2006 Monaco Grand Prix|2006]], [[2007 Monaco Grand Prix|2007]]
|-
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Webber (racing driver)|Mark Webber]]
| [[2010 Monaco Grand Prix|2010]], [[2012 Monaco Grand Prix|2012]]
|-
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Sebastian Vettel]]
| [[2011 Monaco Grand Prix|2011]], [[2017 Monaco Grand Prix|2017]]
|-
| {{flagicon|NED}} '''[[Max Verstappen]]'''
| [[2021 Monaco Grand Prix|2021]], [[2023 Monaco Grand Prix|2023]]
|-

!colspan=3|Sources:<ref name=CF1MON>{{cite web|title=Monaco GP|url=https://www.chicanef1.com/indiv.pl?name=Monaco%20GP&type=O&nc=1|publisher=ChicaneF1|access-date=10 December 2021|archive-date=10 December 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211210085159/https://www.chicanef1.com/indiv.pl?name=Monaco%20GP&type=O&nc=1|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="guinness">{{Cite book|last=Higham|first=Peter|url=https://archive.org/details/guinnessguidetoi00high/|title=The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing|chapter=Monte Carlo|publisher=Motorbooks International|year=1995|pages=425–426|isbn=978-0-7603-0152-4|location=London, England|url-access=registration|via=Internet Archive}}</ref>
|}

===Repeat winners (constructors)===
''Teams '''in bold''' are competing in the Formula One championship in the current season.''<br />
''A pink background indicates an event which was not part of the Formula One World Championship.''<br />
''A yellow background indicates an event which was part of the pre-[[World War II|war]] European Championship.''

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Wins
! Constructor
!Years won
|-
! 15
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[McLaren]]'''
| [[1984 Monaco Grand Prix|1984]], [[1985 Monaco Grand Prix|1985]], [[1986 Monaco Grand Prix|1986]], [[1988 Monaco Grand Prix|1988]], [[1989 Monaco Grand Prix|1989]], [[1990 Monaco Grand Prix|1990]], [[1991 Monaco Grand Prix|1991]], [[1992 Monaco Grand Prix|1992]], [[1993 Monaco Grand Prix|1993]], [[1998 Monaco Grand Prix|1998]], [[2000 Monaco Grand Prix|2000]], [[2002 Monaco Grand Prix|2002]], [[2005 Monaco Grand Prix|2005]], [[2007 Monaco Grand Prix|2007]], [[2008 Monaco Grand Prix|2008]]
|-
! 11
| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| <span style="background:#fcc;">[[1952 Monaco Grand Prix|1952]]</span>,&nbsp;[[1955 Monaco Grand Prix|1955]], [[1975 Monaco Grand Prix|1975]], [[1976 Monaco Grand Prix|1976]], [[1979 Monaco Grand Prix|1979]], [[1981 Monaco Grand Prix|1981]], [[1997 Monaco Grand Prix|1997]], [[1999 Monaco Grand Prix|1999]], [[2001 Monaco Grand Prix|2001]], [[2017 Monaco Grand Prix|2017]], [[2024 Monaco Grand Prix|2024]]
|-
! 8
| {{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]]'''
| <span style="background:#fcc;">[[1935 Monaco Grand Prix|1935]],</span><span style="background:#ffc;">&nbsp;[[1936 Monaco Grand Prix|1936]], [[1937 Monaco Grand Prix|1937]]</span>, [[2013 Monaco Grand Prix|2013]], [[2014 Monaco Grand Prix|2014]], [[2015 Monaco Grand Prix|2015]], [[2016 Monaco Grand Prix|2016]], [[2019 Monaco Grand Prix|2019]]
|-
! rowspan="2"|7
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]
| [[1960 Monaco Grand Prix|1960]], [[1961 Monaco Grand Prix|1961]], [[1968 Monaco Grand Prix|1968]], [[1969 Monaco Grand Prix|1969]], [[1970 Monaco Grand Prix|1970]], [[1974 Monaco Grand Prix|1974]], [[1987 Monaco Grand Prix|1987]]
|-
| {{flagicon|AUT}} '''[[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]'''
| [[2010 Monaco Grand Prix|2010]], [[2011 Monaco Grand Prix|2011]], [[2012 Monaco Grand Prix|2012]], [[2018 Monaco Grand Prix|2018]], [[2021 Monaco Grand Prix|2021]], [[2022 Monaco Grand Prix|2022]], [[2023 Monaco Grand Prix|2023]]
|-
! 5
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| [[1963 Monaco Grand Prix|1963]], [[1964 Monaco Grand Prix|1964]], [[1965 Monaco Grand Prix|1965]], [[1966 Monaco Grand Prix|1966]], [[1972 Monaco Grand Prix|1972]]
|-
! 4
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bugatti]]
| <span style="background:#fcc;">[[1929 Monaco Grand Prix|1929]], [[1930 Monaco Grand Prix|1930]], [[1931 Monaco Grand Prix|1931]], [[1933 Monaco Grand Prix|1933]]</span>
|-
! rowspan="5"| 3
| {{flagicon|ITA|1946}} [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]
| <span style="background:#fcc;">[[1932 Monaco Grand Prix|1932]], [[1934 Monaco Grand Prix|1934]]</span>, [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|1950]]
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA|1946}} [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| <span style="background:#fcc;">[[1948 Monaco Grand Prix|1948]]</span>, [[1956 Monaco Grand Prix|1956]], [[1957 Monaco Grand Prix|1957]]
|-
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]
| [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|1958]], [[1959 Monaco Grand Prix|1959]], [[1962 Monaco Grand Prix|1962]]
|-
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]
| [[1971 Monaco Grand Prix|1971]], [[1973 Monaco Grand Prix|1973]], [[1978 Monaco Grand Prix|1978]]
|-
| {{flagicon|GBR}} '''[[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]'''
| [[1980 Monaco Grand Prix|1980]], [[1983 Monaco Grand Prix|1983]], [[2003 Monaco Grand Prix|2003]]
|-
!rowspan=3| 2
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Brabham]]
| [[1967 Monaco Grand Prix|1967]], [[1982 Monaco Grand Prix|1982]]
|-
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]
| [[1994 Monaco Grand Prix|1994]], [[1995 Monaco Grand Prix|1995]]
|-
| '''{{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}}''' [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
| [[2004 Monaco Grand Prix|2004]], [[2006 Monaco Grand Prix|2006]]
|-
!colspan=3|Sources:<ref name=CF1MON/><ref name="guinness"/>
|}

===Repeat winners (engine manufacturers)===
''Manufacturers '''in bold''' are competing in the Formula One championship in the current season.''<br />
''A pink background indicates an event which was not part of the Formula One World Championship.''<br />
''A yellow background indicates an event which was part of the pre-[[World War II|war]] European Championship.''

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 95%;"
|-
! Wins
! Manufacturer
!Years won
|-
! 15
| {{flagicon|GER}} '''[[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]]''' *
|<span style="background:#fcc;">[[1935 Monaco Grand Prix|1935]],</span><span style="background:#ffc;">&nbsp;[[1936 Monaco Grand Prix|1936]], [[1937 Monaco Grand Prix|1937]]</span>, [[1998 Monaco Grand Prix|1998]], [[2000 Monaco Grand Prix|2000]], [[2002 Monaco Grand Prix|2002]], [[2005 Monaco Grand Prix|2005]], [[2007 Monaco Grand Prix|2007]], [[2008 Monaco Grand Prix|2008]], [[2009 Monaco Grand Prix|2009]], [[2013 Monaco Grand Prix|2013]], [[2014 Monaco Grand Prix|2014]], [[2015 Monaco Grand Prix|2015]], [[2016 Monaco Grand Prix|2016]], [[2019 Monaco Grand Prix|2019]]
|-
! 14
|{{flagicon|USA}} [[Ford Motor Company|Ford]] **
|[[1968 Monaco Grand Prix|1968]], [[1969 Monaco Grand Prix|1969]], [[1970 Monaco Grand Prix|1970]], [[1971 Monaco Grand Prix|1971]], [[1972 Monaco Grand Prix|1972]], [[1973 Monaco Grand Prix|1973]], [[1974 Monaco Grand Prix|1974]], [[1977 Monaco Grand Prix|1977]], [[1978 Monaco Grand Prix|1978]], [[1980 Monaco Grand Prix|1980]], [[1982 Monaco Grand Prix|1982]], [[1983 Monaco Grand Prix|1983]], [[1993 Monaco Grand Prix|1993]], [[1994 Monaco Grand Prix|1994]]
|-
! 11
| {{flagicon|ITA}} '''[[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]'''
| <span style="background:#fcc;">[[1952 Monaco Grand Prix|1952]]</span>,&nbsp;[[1955 Monaco Grand Prix|1955]], [[1975 Monaco Grand Prix|1975]], [[1976 Monaco Grand Prix|1976]], [[1979 Monaco Grand Prix|1979]], [[1981 Monaco Grand Prix|1981]], [[1997 Monaco Grand Prix|1997]], [[1999 Monaco Grand Prix|1999]], [[2001 Monaco Grand Prix|2001]], [[2017 Monaco Grand Prix|2017]], [[2024 Monaco Grand Prix|2024]]
|-
!7
| {{flagicon|JPN}} [[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
|[[1987 Monaco Grand Prix|1987]], [[1988 Monaco Grand Prix|1988]], [[1989 Monaco Grand Prix|1989]], [[1990 Monaco Grand Prix|1990]], [[1991 Monaco Grand Prix|1991]], [[1992 Monaco Grand Prix|1992]], [[2021 Monaco Grand Prix|2021]]
|-
! 6
| '''{{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}}''' '''[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]'''
|[[1995 Monaco Grand Prix|1995]], [[2004 Monaco Grand Prix|2004]], [[2006 Monaco Grand Prix|2006]], [[2010 Monaco Grand Prix|2010]], [[2011 Monaco Grand Prix|2011]], [[2012 Monaco Grand Prix|2012]]
|-
! rowspan="2" |5
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|1958]], [[1959 Monaco Grand Prix|1959]], [[1960 Monaco Grand Prix|1960]], [[1961 Monaco Grand Prix|1961]], [[1962 Monaco Grand Prix|1962]]
|-
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
|[[1963 Monaco Grand Prix|1963]], [[1964 Monaco Grand Prix|1964]], [[1965 Monaco Grand Prix|1965]], [[1966 Monaco Grand Prix|1966]], [[1972 Monaco Grand Prix|1972]]
|-
! 4
|{{flagicon|FRA}} [[Bugatti]]
|<span style="background:#fcc;">[[1929 Monaco Grand Prix|1929]], [[1930 Monaco Grand Prix|1930]], [[1931 Monaco Grand Prix|1931]], [[1933 Monaco Grand Prix|1933]]</span>
|-
! rowspan="3" | 3
| {{flagicon|ITA|1946}} [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]
| <span style="background:#fcc;">[[1932 Monaco Grand Prix|1932]], [[1934 Monaco Grand Prix|1934]]</span>, [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|1950]]
|-
| {{flagicon|ITA|1946}} [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| <span style="background:#fcc;">[[1948 Monaco Grand Prix|1948]]</span>, [[1956 Monaco Grand Prix|1956]], [[1957 Monaco Grand Prix|1957]]
|-
| {{flagicon|LUX}} [[Techniques d'Avant Garde|TAG]] ***
|[[1984 Monaco Grand Prix|1984]], [[1985 Monaco Grand Prix|1985]], [[1986 Monaco Grand Prix|1986]]
|-
!colspan=3|Sources:<ref name=CF1MON/><ref name="guinness"/>
|}
<nowiki>*</nowiki> Between 1998 and 2005 built by [[Ilmor]], funded by Mercedes

<nowiki>**</nowiki> Built by [[Cosworth]], funded by Ford

<nowiki>***</nowiki> Built by [[Porsche in motorsport#Formula One|Porsche]]

===By year===
''A pink background indicates an event which was not part of the Formula One World Championship.''<br />
''A yellow background indicates an event which was part of the pre-[[World War II|war]] European Championship.''
[[File:Nico_Rosberg_obtuvo_el_segundo_lugar.jpg|thumb|[[Nico Rosberg]] won the Monaco Grand Prix three times in a row from 2013 to 2015, racing for [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]].]]
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size: 95%;"
! Year
! Driver
! class="unsortable"|Constructor
! class="unsortable"|Report
|- style="background:#fcc;"
! [[1929 Grand Prix season|1929]]
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[William Grover-Williams]]
| [[Bugatti]]
| [[1929 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
! [[1930 Grand Prix season|1930]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[René Dreyfus]]
| [[Bugatti]]
| [[1930 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
! [[1931 Grand Prix season|1931]]
| {{flagicon|MON}} [[Louis Chiron]]
| [[Bugatti]]
| [[1931 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
! [[1932 Grand Prix season|1932]]
| {{flagicon|ITA|1861}} [[Tazio Nuvolari]]
| [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]
| [[1932 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
! [[1933 Grand Prix season|1933]]
| {{flagicon|ITA|1861}} [[Achille Varzi]]
| [[Bugatti]]
| [[1933 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
! [[1934 Grand Prix season|1934]]
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Guy Moll]]
| [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]
| [[1934 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|- style="background:#ffc;"
! [[1935 Grand Prix season|1935]]
| {{flagicon|ITA|1861}} [[Luigi Fagioli]]
| [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]]
| [[1935 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|- style="background:#ffc;"
! [[1936 Grand Prix season|1936]]
| <!--Note that the Nazi flag was the flag competed under, so its usage is considered historically correct.-->{{flagicon|GER|1935}} [[Rudolf Caracciola]]
| [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]]
| [[1936 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|- style="background:#ffc;"
! [[1937 Grand Prix season|1937]]
| <!--Note that the Nazi flag was the flag competed under, so its usage is considered historically correct.-->{{flagicon|GER|1935}} [[Manfred von Brauchitsch]]
| [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]]
| [[1937 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|- style="background:#ddd;"
! 1938<br />–<br />1947
| colspan="3" align="center" | ''Not held from 1939 to 1944 due to [[World War II]], and in 1938, and 1945 to 1947 due to financial reasons''
|- style="background:#fcc;"
! [[1948 Grand Prix season|1948]]
| {{flagicon|ITA|1946}} [[Giuseppe Farina]]
| [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| [[1948 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|- style="background:#ddd;"
! 1949
| colspan="3" align="center" | ''Not held due to the death of [[Louis II, Prince of Monaco|Prince Louis II]]''
|-
! {{F1|1950}}
| {{flagicon|ARG|1868}} [[Juan Manuel Fangio]]
| [[Alfa Romeo in Formula One|Alfa Romeo]]
| [[1950 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|- style="background:#ddd;"
! 1951
| colspan="3" align="center" | ''Not held due to budgetary concerns and a lack of regulations in Formula One''
|- style="background:#fcc;"
! 1952
| {{flagicon|ITA|1946}} [[Vittorio Marzotto]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[1952 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|- style="background:#ddd;"
! 1953<br />–<br />1954
| colspan="3" align="center" | ''Not held due to the fact that car regulations were not finalized in Formula One''
|-
! {{F1|1955}}
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Maurice Trintignant]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[1955 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1956}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Stirling Moss]]
| [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| [[1956 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1957}}
| {{flagicon|ARG|1868}} [[Juan Manuel Fangio]]
| [[Maserati in motorsport|Maserati]]
| [[1957 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1958}}
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Maurice Trintignant]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| [[1958 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1959}}
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Jack Brabham]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| [[1959 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1960}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Stirling Moss]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| [[1960 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1961}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Stirling Moss]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| [[1961 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1962}}
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Bruce McLaren]]
| [[Cooper Car Company|Cooper]]-[[Coventry Climax|Climax]]
| [[1962 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1963}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Graham Hill]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| [[1963 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1964}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Graham Hill]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| [[1964 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1965}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Graham Hill]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| [[1965 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1966}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jackie Stewart]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| [[1966 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1967}}
| {{flagicon|NZL}} [[Denny Hulme]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Repco]]
| [[1967 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1968}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Graham Hill]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[1968 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1969}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Graham Hill]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[1969 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1970}}
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Jochen Rindt]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[1970 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1971}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jackie Stewart]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[1971 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1972}}
| {{flagicon|FRA}} [[Jean-Pierre Beltoise]]
| [[British Racing Motors|BRM]]
| [[1972 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1973}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jackie Stewart]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[1973 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1974}}
| {{flagicon|SWE}} [[Ronnie Peterson]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[1974 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1975}}
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Niki Lauda]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[1975 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1976}}
| {{flagicon|AUT}} [[Niki Lauda]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[1976 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1977}}
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Jody Scheckter]]
| [[Walter Wolf Racing|Wolf]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[1977 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1978}}
| '''{{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}}''' [[Patrick Depailler]]
| [[Tyrrell Racing|Tyrrell]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[1978 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1979}}
| {{flagicon|RSA|1928}} [[Jody Scheckter]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[1979 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1980}}
| {{flagicon|ARG|1868}} [[Carlos Reutemann]]
| [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[1980 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1981}}
| {{flagicon|CAN}} [[Gilles Villeneuve]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[1981 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1982}}
| {{flagicon|ITA|1946}} [[Riccardo Patrese]]
| [[Brabham]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[1982 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1983}}
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Keke Rosberg]]
| [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[1983 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1984}}
| '''{{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}}''' [[Alain Prost]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Techniques d'Avant Garde|TAG]]
| [[1984 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1985}}
| '''{{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}}''' [[Alain Prost]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Techniques d'Avant Garde|TAG]]
| [[1985 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1986}}
| '''{{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}}''' [[Alain Prost]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Techniques d'Avant Garde|TAG]]
| [[1986 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1987}}
| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Ayrton Senna]]
| [[Team Lotus|Lotus]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
| [[1987 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1988}}
| '''{{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}}''' [[Alain Prost]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
| [[1988 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1989}}
| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Ayrton Senna]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
| [[1989 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1990}}
| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Ayrton Senna]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
| [[1990 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1991}}
| {{flagicon|BRA|1968}} [[Ayrton Senna]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
| [[1991 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1992}}
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ayrton Senna]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
| [[1992 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1993}}
| {{flagicon|BRA}} [[Ayrton Senna]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[1993 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1994}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Ford Motor Company|Ford]]
| [[1994 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1995}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| [[Benetton Formula|Benetton]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
| [[1995 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1996}}
| '''{{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}}''' [[Olivier Panis]]
| [[Equipe Ligier|Ligier]]-[[Mugen Motorsports|Mugen-Honda]]
| [[1996 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1997}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[1997 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1998}}
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Mika Häkkinen]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]
| [[1998 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|1999}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[1999 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|2000}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[David Coulthard]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]
| [[2000 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|2001}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[2001 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|2002}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[David Coulthard]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]
| [[2002 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|2003}}
| {{flagicon|COL}} [[Juan Pablo Montoya]]
| [[Williams Grand Prix Engineering|Williams]]-[[BMW in Formula One|BMW]]
| [[2003 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|2004}}
| {{flagicon|ITA|2003}} [[Jarno Trulli]]
| [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
| [[2004 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|2005}}
| {{flagicon|FIN}} [[Kimi Räikkönen]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]
| [[2005 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|2006}}
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]]
| [[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
| [[2006 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|2007}}
| {{flagicon|ESP}} [[Fernando Alonso]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]
| [[2007 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|2008}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lewis Hamilton]]
| [[McLaren]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]
| [[2008 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|2009}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Jenson Button]]
| [[Brawn GP|Brawn]]-[[Mercedes AMG High Performance Powertrains|Mercedes]]
| [[2009 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|2010}}
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Webber (racing driver)|Mark Webber]]
| [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
| [[2010 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|2011}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Sebastian Vettel]]
| [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
| [[2011 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|2012}}
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Mark Webber (racing driver)|Mark Webber]]
| [[Red Bull Racing|Red Bull]]-[[Renault in Formula One|Renault]]
| [[2012 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|2013}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Nico Rosberg]]
| [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]]
| [[2013 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|2014}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Nico Rosberg]]
| [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]]
| [[2014 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|2015}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Nico Rosberg]]
| [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]]
| [[2015 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|2016}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lewis Hamilton]]
| [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]]
| [[2016 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|2017}}
| {{flagicon|GER}} [[Sebastian Vettel]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[2017 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|2018}}
| {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Daniel Ricciardo]]
| [[Red Bull Racing]]-[[TAG Heuer]]
| [[2018 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|2019}}
| {{flagicon|GBR}} [[Lewis Hamilton]]
| [[Mercedes-Benz in Formula One|Mercedes]]
| [[2019 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|- style="background:#ddd;"
! 2020
| colspan="3" align="center" | ''Not held due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]]''
|-
! {{F1|2021}}
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Max Verstappen]]
| [[Red Bull Racing]]-[[Honda in Formula One|Honda]]
| [[2021 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|2022}}
| {{flagicon|MEX}} [[Sergio Pérez]]
| [[Red Bull Racing]]-[[Red Bull Powertrains|RBPT]]
| [[2022 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|2023}}
| {{flagicon|NED}} [[Max Verstappen]]
| [[Red Bull Racing]]-[[Honda RBPT]]
| [[2023 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
! {{F1|2024}}
| {{flagicon|MON}} [[Charles Leclerc]]
| [[Scuderia Ferrari|Ferrari]]
| [[2024 Monaco Grand Prix|Report]]
|-
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|}

==Previous circuit configurations==
<gallery>
Image:Circuit de Monaco 1950.png|1929–1954
Image:Circuit de Monaco 1972.png|1955–1972
Image:Circuit de Monaco 1973.png|1973–1975
Image:Circuit de Monaco 1976.png|1976–1985
Image:Circuit de Monaco 1986.png|1986–1996
Image:Circuit Monaco 2003.svg|1997–2002
Image:Circuit de Monaco 2004-2014.png|2003–2014
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[Triple Crown of Motorsport|Triple Crown]]

==References==
{{Reflist|30em}}

==Bibliography==
{{Refbegin}}
*{{cite book |last1=Codling |first1=Stuart |title=The Life Monaco Grand Prix |date=2019 |publisher=Motorbooks |location=Beverly, MA |isbn=9780760363744 }}
*{{cite book|last1=Folley|first1=Malcolm|title=Monaco: Inside F1's Greatest Race|date=2017|publisher=Century|location=London|isbn=9781780896168}}
*Kettlewell, Mike. "Monaco: Road Racing on the Riviera", in Northey, Tom, editor. ''World of Automobiles'', Volume 12, pp.&nbsp;1381–4. London: Orbis, 1974.
{{Refend}}

==External links==
{{Commons category}}
* [https://acm.mc/circuits/grand-prix-de-monaco/ Monaco Grand Prix at the Automobile Club de Monaco official website]

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