Monaco's streets hosts the best known Formula 1 Grand Prix and as well as a sporting spectacle it is one of Europe's premier social highlights of the year, with the best yachts in the world visiting the Principality and celebrities staying in the Monaco hotels such as the Hotel de Paris, the Columbus and the Grand, with many others staying in Nice.

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Overview

The Grand Prix is 77 laps around the narrow, winding streets of Monte Carlo, making the Monaco Grand Prix the most exciting in the world, with little room for driver error.

Monaco Grand Prix 2008 – What The Experts Think

Who will win the 2008 Monaco F1? A Ferrari? Could Alonso repeat his 2007 victory? Or could this year’s Monaco F1 be the perfect circuit for Lewis Hamilton?

See who Ladbrokes think is the most likely driver to win by clicking here
2008 Monaco Grand Prix Prediction.

History

Since the first Grand Prix on April 14 1929, organised by Monte Carlo resident and founding president of the Automobile Club de Monaco Antony Noghes, the average fastest speed has risen from 50mph (80 kph) to 88mph (143 kph).

Recent Winners

The 2007 Monaco GP (see our report below) was held on Sunday May 27, and was won by Fernando Alonso in a McLaren. Team-mate Lewis Hamilton came second, with Felipe Massa in a Ferrari finishing third.

Dates

22 to 25 May 2008
21 to 24 May 2009
20 to 23 May 2010

Monaco Grand Prix - News
Info Plus Official Monaco GP Tickets

Tickets for the Monaco Grand Prix are available via:
Automobile Club de Monaco
BP 464 - 23, blvd Albert Ier
MC 98012 Monaco
Principality of Monaco
Tel: +377 93 15 26 00
Web: acm.mc

March 21 2008

Monaco Formula One

Good news for the Monaco F1 comes from the UK – the BBC has won the rights to broadcast the race from 2009.

Britain’s main commercial channel ITV has been broadcasting the Monaco Grand Prix live for the last twelve years, and audience viewing figures have declined sharply since they took over from the BBC, with ITV breaking for advertisements during the race, often at critical times.

The BBC’s coverage will be uninterrupted, and we predict viewing figures will rise and that the BBC will promote Monaco Formula One more than ITV. We are led too understand that the BBC has paid around 40 million Sterling for a five year contract which covers all Formula One races, including the highlight of the Grand Prix season, the Monaco F1.

Februrary 11 2008

F1 Driver Of The Year

In a UK poll conducted by ITV who screen the F1 season and could be partly responsible for a drop of interest in F1 in the UK since they took over from the BBC, Fernando Alonso won the British vote for best driver of 2007 – Fernando won last year’s Monaco F1.

Kimi Raikkonen came second, and surprisingly given that it was a British audience voting, Lewis Hamilton trailed in third, with less than a third of Alonso’s votes.

The 2008 Monaco Grand Prix is being run May 25.

November 27 2007

Lewis Hamilton Moving To Switzerland

Some media rumoured that Lewis Hamilton was about to move to Monaco. YourMonaco.com of course wouldn’t give space to unfounded rumours and give links to those stories, which is just as well as it looks like Lewis isn’t going to move to the home of the Monaco Grand Prix after all, but to Switzerland.

October 29 2007

Lewis Hamilton Moving To Monaco?

Media reports suggest that Grand Prix driver Lewis Hamilton could be buying a Monaco property , with views of the Mediterranean and of course the Monaco F1 circuit. More details are here:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/showbiz/showbiznews.html?in_article_id=486189&in_page_id=1773

Fernando Alonso Wins Monaco Grand Prix

Fernando Alonso and Lewis Hamilton achieved first and second for McLaren in the 2007 Monaco Grand Prix.

Alonso started from pole position and achieved the fastest lap time, and for most of the 78 lap race kept a three or four second lead over team-mate Lewis Hamilton. Monaco was Alonso's 17th Formula 1 victory.

With five races in this year's F1 Championship now gone, Spain’s Fernando Alonso and Brit Lewis Hamilton share the lead in the drivers' championship with 38 points each, with the next two races scheduled for Canada and the US.

In his first F1 season, Lewis Hamilton has now achieved five podium finishes from five races, extending his record winning run. And although tipped by some commentators to win this year's Monaco GP, Alonso's fluent driving kept him at bay throughout the race.

Fellow Brits - and Monte Carlo residents - Jensen Button and David Coulthard finished the race outside of the points and well down the field, a disappointing result particularly for previous winner Coulthard, who was on the podium to receive his third place trophy in last year's Monaco GP.

David is part owner of the Columbus Hotel, in the Fontvieille district of Monaco.

Robert Kubica in a BMW, who like Hamilton was making his debut at Monaco, achieved an impressive fifth position, ahead of team-mate Nick Heidfield.

Appropriately named American Scott Speed was another driver who will leave Monaco happy, having climbed from 18th on the grid to finish 9th.

The final positions were:

1. Alonso (McLaren)

2. Hamilton (McLaren)

3. Massa (Ferrari)

4. Fisichella (Renault)

5. Kubica (BMW Sauber)

6. Heidfeld (BMW Sauber)

7. Wurz (Williams)

Speaking after the race Alonso said 'It has been a fantastic weekend, no doubt, and to score this hat trick of pole, fastest lap and win is something very special and even more here in Monaco. I enjoyed very much today's race, with a perfect car all through the race. It was so good to drive such a nice car for 78 laps and win at the end.'

Lewis Hamilton commented, 'I knew we were both extremely quick, so I could only apply pressure, but he's a two-time world champion and he doesn't really make mistakes.'

The 2008 Monaco Grand Prix will be held on Sunday 25 May.

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