Circuit de Monaco, Monaco

Lap distance: 3.337 km (2.074 miles)
Number of laps: 78
Racing direction: Clockwise
Corners: 19
Most driver wins: 6 Ayrton Senna
Most constructor wins: 16 McLaren
Monaco

Monaco circuit details

The most famous of all the GP tracks with its history and glamour. Love it or hate it, it is an institution in motor racing. The first GP in Monaco was held in 1929 and it was part of the first World Drivers Championship in 1950. The narrow and tight street circuit makes overtaking difficult and therefore qualifying is more important here than anywhere else. The Lowes hairpin is the slowest corner in F1 and the tunnel and swimming pool sections are classic parts of F1 racing. In an attempt to improve racing for 2025 the race had 2 mandatory pitstops.

2025

Race winner: Lando Norris
After the previous year's processional race, for this year there were 2 manatory pit stops. However this did not produce any overtaking or change the order from qualifying. It did however have one car in a team going slowly to the other car one place ahead could pull out a gap and pit and still rejoin in the same place. THis spoilt it as a racing spectacle. Lando Norris did win from pole position and drove well in qualifying and the race.

2024

Race winner: Charles Leclerc
Charles Leclerc won the race having taken pole position. The rest of the top 10 finishing in the order they qualified. A red flag on lap one meant nearly all drivers changed tyres and completed the race without another pit stop meaning there was no opportunity to overtake as overtaking on track is extremely difficult.

2023

Race winner: Max Verstappen
Max Verstappen won from pole position ahead of Fernando Alonso who started and finished second in a race that was wet in the middle stage.

2022

Race winner: Sergio Perez
Sergio Perez won for Red Bull having started behind the two Ferraris in a race that was delayed by rain but ended up dry. The change in track condition and being on the right tyre at the right time made the difference. A red flag mean that over the last 10 laps the top 4 cars followed each other but as this is Monaco they were unable to overtake.

2021

Race winner: Max Verstappen
Charles Leclerc took pole position but an accident at the end of qualifying mean the did not start the race. Max Verstappen led from the first corner and comfortably won the race ahead of the Ferrari of Carlos Sainz Jr and the McLaren of Lando Norris. Lewis Hamilton had a poor qualifying and finished 7th. Valtteri Bottas retired when a wheel nut stuck and the tyre could not be changed at his pit stop.

2020

Race winner:
The 2020 race was cancelled due to the COVID19 virus pandemic

2019

Race winner: Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton won from pole position from Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas. Max Verstappen fought Lewis Hamilton hard on the track but was fourth after a time penalty for an unsafe pit release.

2018

Race winner: Daniel Ricciardo Red Bull
Daniel Ricciardo won in Monaco from pole position ahead of Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton. Monaco was again a very processional race with the only overtaking coming from Max Verstappen who started from the back of the grid. The track is difficult to overtake on and this was made worse by all the teams wanting to only one stop to keep track position which meant no one was pushing hard to conserve tyres.

2017

Race winner: Sebastian Vettel Ferrari Kimi Raikkonen took pole position. His first since 2008, a gap of 129 races. He finished the race second behind team mate Sebastian Vettel. Lewis Hamilton finished 7th and stating 14th due to a poor qualifying. Haas had both cars finish in the points for the first time. This was Jenson Button's 306th and final Grand Prix.

2016

Race winner: Lewis Hamilton Mercedes
Daniel Ricciardo took his career first pole position in 2016 and with a wet race starting under a safety car he pulled out a good lead, but as the track dried and he came in for a change of tyres, however thee team had the wrong tyres out and the delay let Lewis Hamilton take the lead, which he kept to win the race. Force India had one their best results finishing 3rd and 6th and McLaren also had both cars in the points (5th and 9th).

2015

Race winner: Nico Rosberg Mercedes
Lewis Hamilton took pole position in 2015 and was comfortably leading the race until he pitted under a safety car which pushed him down to third place. This gave Nico Rosberg his third consecutive win in Monaco ahead of Sebastian Vettel. McLaren continued their improvement as Jenson Button scored the teams first points of the season.

2014

Race winner: Nico Rosberg Mercedes
Nico Rosberg won from pole position in 2014 in a Mercedes from team mate Lewis Hamilton who was pushed hard Daniel Ricciardo in his Red Bull. Sebastian Vettel's difficult season continued as he retired with mechanical problems early in the race. The race was notable for Jules Bianchi scoring the first points for the Marussia team.

2013

Race winner: Nico Rosberg Mercedes
Nico Rosberg won in 2013 from pole position from the two Red Bull cars and team mate Lewis Hamilton. The Mercedes were again quick in qualifying but struggled with tyres during the race, however due to the difficulty in overtaking the Red Bull's had to settle for second and third. Several accidents led to two safety cars and and a red flag part way through the race. Sergio Perez was overly forceful in a couple of overtaking manoeuvres that ultimately led to an accident with Kimi Raikkonen that led to his retirement.

2012

Race winner: Mark Webber Red Bull
Mark Webber won his second Monaco grand Prix in 2012 from pole position after a crash on the first lap brought out the safety car.

2011

Race winner: Sebastian Vettel Red Bull
A dramatic 2011 race was won by Sebastian Vettel after several crashes caused deployment of the safety car and the race was stopped with just a few laps left.

2010

Race winner: Mark Webber Red Bull
Mark Webber won the 2010 race from pole position with his team mate Sebastian Vettel in second place, in a race that had several safety car deployments.

2009

In 2009 Jenson Button continued his excellent start to the season, winning the race from pole position. This gave him his third win in succession and his fifth in six races. Barrichello continued his good start to the season with his third second place of the season. Ferrari made significant improvements over their performance in previous races with Raikkonen getting their first podium of the season.

2008

Race winner: Lewis Hamilton McLaren
The 2008 race was wet, and despite Hamilton making contact with a barrier early in the race he went on to win, in a race that unusually finished at 2 hours rather than full race distance.

2007

Race winner: Fernando Alonso McLaren
The race was dominated by the two McLaren drivers of Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton, who lapped every car except third place Felipe Massa in a Ferrari.

2006

Race winner: Fernando Alonso Renault
Fernando Alonso won the race from pole position ahead of Juan Pablo Montoya in a McLaren. David Coultard was third to give Red Bull their first podium finish. The qualifying session was controversial as Michael Schumacher was deemed to have deliberately stopped his car as the Rascasse corner to prevent Fernando Alonso from taking pole. Michael Schumacher was demoted to the back of the grid. The first time both Ferrari's had started from the back of the grid. Michael Schumacher had a strong race, eventually finishing 5th.

2005

Race winner: Kimi Raikkonen McLaren
Kimi Raikkonen won the race from pole position ahead of Fernando Alonso in a Renault and Mark Webber in a Williams. On lap 23 Christian Albers spun causing David Coultard to stop and Michael Schumacher ran into the back of David Coultard.

2004

Race winner: Jarno Trulli Renault
Jarno Trulli won the race with Jenson Button pushing him hard in the BAR, with Rubens Barrichello third in the Ferrari. Accidents led to the retirement Michael Schumacher, Fernando Alonso and David Coultard leading to safety car periods. This was Jarno Trulli's only Grand Prix victory.

2003

Race winner: Juan Pablo Montoya Williams
Juan Pablo Montoya won from third on the grid ahead of Kimi Raikkonen in a McLaren and Michael Schumacher in a Ferrari. This was one of the few races that no on track overtakes.

2002

Race winner: David Coultard McLaren
David Coultard took his only win of the season, ahead of Michael Schumacher and Ralph Schumacher. Juan Pablo Montoya took pole position but retired half way through the race.

2001

Race winner:Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello made it a Ferrari one-two ahead of Eddie Irvine in a Jaguar. David Coultard took pole position but stalled at the start before finishing 5th.

2000

Race winner: David Coultard McLaren
David Coultard won after pole sitter, Michael Schumacher retired with mechanical problems. Reubens Barrichello was second in a Ferrari ahead of Giancarlo Fisichella in a Benetton. There were technical problems with the starting system leading to an aborted start.

1999

Race winner: Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Michael Schumacher and Eddie Irvine made this a Ferrari one-two ahead of Mika Hakkinen.

1998

Race winner: Mikka Hakkinen McLaren
Mikka Hakkinen won from pole position, led every lap and had the fastest lap. Behind him were Giancarlo Fisichella in a Benetton and Eddie Irvine in a Ferrari.

1997

Race winner: Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Michael Schumacher won a wet race ahead of Rubens Barrichello in a Stewart and Eddie Irvine in the other Ferrari. The race ended at the 2 hour time limit rather than the full number of laps.

1996

Race winner: Olivia Panis Ligier
Olivier Panis won his only Grand Prix victory in a wet race that had a very high level of attrition with only 3 cars still running at the end of the race which ended at the 2 hour time limit. David Coultard was second and Johnny Herbert third.

1995

Race winner: Michael Schumacher Benetton
Michael Schumacher won from Damon Hill who had taken pole position in the Williams ahead of Gerhard Berger in a Ferrari. A first lap accident meant that the race had to be restarted.

1994

Race winner: Michael Schumacher Benetton
This race was the first race after the double fatality at San Marino and the first two grid slots were left empty as a mark of respect to Senna and Ratzenberger. Michael Schumacher won the race from Martin Brundle in a McLaren and Gerhard Berger in a Ferrari. Michael Schumacher won from pole, led every lap and had the fastest lap.

1993

Race winner: Ayrton Senna McLaren
Ayrton Senna won his fifth consecutive Monaco Grand Prix ahead of Damon Hill in a Williams and Jean Alesi in Ferrari.

1992

Race winner: Ayrton Senna McLaren
Ayrton Senna won after Nigel Mansell had led from pole position in a Williams until 5 laps from the end when to had to have a pit stop after a puncture. Ricardo Patresse was third in the other Williams.

1991

Race winner: Ayrton Senna McLaren
Ayrton Senna won from Nigel Mansell in a Williams and Jean Alesi in a Ferrari.

1990

Race winner: Ayrton Senna McLaren
Ayrton Senna won from pole position, led every lap and had fastest lap. John Alesi was second in a Tyrrell with Gerhard Berger third in a McLaren. A first lap accident between Alain Prost and Gerhard Berger meant the race had to be restarted.

1989

Race winner: Ayrton Senna McLaren

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