Circuit de Monaco, Street Circuit

The Circuit de Monaco is a temporary street course laid out through the harbour district of Monte Carlo in the principality of Monaco, and is widely regarded as the most prestigious venue on the Formula One calendar. Racing on these streets dates back to 1929, when the inaugural Monaco Grand Prix was organised by Anthony Noghes under the Automobile Club de Monaco, with Englishman William Grover-Williams taking victory in a Bugatti. The track climbs from the start line up to Casino Square, drops back down towards the waterfront through Mirabeau and the Loews/Fairmont hairpin, then runs along the seafront and through the famous tunnel before reaching the chicane, Tabac and the swimming pool complex. The Rascasse and Sainte Devote corners are among its other celebrated features, and the narrow, barrier-lined layout leaves almost no margin for error. Land reclaimed from the sea over the decades allowed the swimming pool section and a permanent pit lane to be added, with major revisions in 1973, 1997, 2003 and 2004. The current Grand Prix configuration measures roughly 3.337 km and has been in use, with only minor adjustments, since the mid-2000s. Beyond Formula One, the circuit hosts the popular Monaco Historic Grand Prix and, from 2015, a Formula E ePrix run on an adapted version of the course. The race became part of the Formula One World Championship in 1950 and, after a gap, has run continuously since 1955. Its combination of glamorous surroundings and demanding low-speed precision has made it one of the most recognisable tracks in motorsport.

Operated by: Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM)