Updated on August 08, 2025
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1929. Prince Pierre presided over the opening ceremony of the track that was to become a legend: the Monaco circuit
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80 km/h. The speed at which William Grover-Williams won the first ever race in his Bugatti. In 2018, Australian driver Ricciardo won with an average speed of 151 km/h...
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100,000 fans, insiders and racing enthusiasts attend the Monaco Grand Prix every year. That’s 2.5 times the Principality’s entire population!
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78. The number of laps completed by drivers – enough to make your head spin!
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3.34 km. This is the length of the Grand Prix circuit, which spans 2 km2 of the Principality with a total race distance of 260 km.
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19. This is the total number of turns in each lap of the course that runs through the streets of Monaco: along Boulevard Albert 1er, past Casino de Monte-Carlo and the Quai des Etats-Unis, and around the La Rascasse corner… The whole city is fitted out to accommodate the circuit.
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This is how many times Ayrton Senna took top spot on the Monaco podium. He remains the record-holder to this day.
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