Monaco Grand Prix support races

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The Circuit de Monaco is the venue for the support races.

The Formula One Monaco Grand Prix has had a support race in many of its editions, the longest running of which was the Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three, held each year from 1964 to 1997, and again in 2005. It replaced the Monaco Grand Prix Formula Junior. The Formula Three race was replaced by Formula 3000 for 1998, which would then become the GP2 Series and then the Formula 2.

The Coupe Prince Ranier was held once in the 1930s, and the Prix de Monte Carlo held twice in the 1950s.

## History

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### Coupe Prince Ranier

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The first support race for the Monaco Grand Prix was held in 1936 as a race for 1.5 litre voiturettes, and was won by Prince Bira in an ERA. The Coupe Prince Ranier was repeated the next year but for sports cars instead, won by Laury Schell in a Delahaye. With the Monaco Grand Prix not held in 1938 and the interruption of World War 2, the Coupe Prince Ranier was not held again.[1][2]

### Prix de Monte Carlo

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After the first Monaco Grand Prix after the War in 1948, a motorcycle race was held, but this was never repeated. At the next Monaco Grand Prix, in 1950, was the first Prix de Monaco held for 500cc Formula Three cars, and was won by Stirling Moss. After another one-year hiatus the Monaco Grand Prix returned in 1952 now as a sports car race, with the Prix de Monte Carlo held for sports cars up to 2 litres. The Monaco Grand Prix was placed on hiatus again until 1955, but the Prix de Monte Carlo would not return.[1][2]

### Monaco Grand Prix Formula Junior/Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three

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The race became a permanent event first as a Formula Junior race in 1959. Formula Junior was replaced by Formula Two and Formula Three in 1964 and the support race was now held with Formula Three cars. A European Formula Three Championship was introduced in 1974 but the Monaco race was not part of it and instead attracted drivers from the various national and international F3 series held in Europe.

After the end of the European Championship it was one of the two unofficial European F3 races along with the Masters of Formula 3. The F3 race was cancelled after 1997. The F3 race was resurrected once again in 2005 as a part of the Formula Three Euroseries, but this championship never returned as it had mostly followed the DTM calendar.

Three drivers have won the Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three support race twice: Peter Arundell for Lotus in 1961 and 1962, Alain Ferté for Oreca in 1981 and 1982 and Gianantonio Pacchioni for Tatuus in 1993 and Prema Powerteam in 1995.

The most successful team in the event is Oreca, who have won the event six times: Alain Ferté in 1981 and 1982, Michel Ferté in 1983, Pierre-Henri Raphanel in 1985, Yannick Dalmas in 1986 and Laurent Aïello in 1990. The next most successful is Martini with four wins (1973, 1977, 1979 and 1980), while Lotus have three (1961, 1962 and 1971). Matra, Prema Powerteam and Bertram Schäfer Racing each have two wins.

Martini chassis won the event ten times between 1973 and 1986, the most of any manufacturer. Dallara have taken eight victories since 1988, while Lotus have four, Cooper have three, and Matra, Tecno, March, Ralt and Reynard all have two.

### Formula 3000/GP2/Formula 2

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Formula Three was replaced by an International Formula 3000 race in 1998. This was held until 2004, with Formula 3000 replaced by the GP2 Series in 2005. The GP2 Series would itself become the FIA Formula 2 Championship in 2017, and Monaco has had a round every year, as of 2019.

### Other races

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A Formula Renault Eurocup race in 2016

Formula Renault has held rounds at the Monaco Grand Prix since 2003, first with the Formula Renault V6 Eurocup, which was replaced by the Formula Renault 3.5 Series from 2005–2015. More recently the more junior 2 litre Formula Renault series have held races at Monaco. In 2021 this was rebranded as the Formula Regional European Championship.

The GP3 Series made a one-off appearance in 2012.

The Porsche Supercup has supported all Monaco Grands Prix since its inception in 1993.

The FIA Formula 3 Championship made its debut in 2023, replacing the Formula Regional European Championship.[3]

## Winners

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### Coupe Prince Ranier

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Year  | Winner  | Manufacturer  | Class  | Results

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1936  |  B. Bira | ERA | Voiturette | Results
1937  |  Laury Schell | Delahaye | Sports Cars | Results

### Monaco motorcycle Grand Prix

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1948  |  Aldo Brini | Gilera | 500cc  | Results

### Prix de Monte Carlo

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1950  |  Stirling Moss | Cooper T11-JAP | Formula Three | Results
1951  | Not held
1952  |  Robert Manzon | Gordini | Sports Cars
up to 2 litres  | Results

### Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three (and Formula Junior)

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Note: A pink background denotes a Formula Junior race.

Year  | Winner  | Entrant  | Car  | Engine  | Results

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1959  |  Michael May |  Michael May | Stanguellini | Fiat | Results
1960  |  Henry Taylor |  Ken Tyrrell | Cooper T52  | BMC | Results
1961  |  Peter Arundell |  Team Lotus | Lotus 20  | Ford | Results
1962  |  Peter Arundell |  Team Lotus | Lotus 22  | Ford | Results
1963  |  Richard Attwood |  Midland Racing Partnership | Lola Mk5A  | Ford | Results
1964  |  Jackie Stewart |  Tyrrell | Cooper T72  | BMC | Results
1965  |  Peter Revson |  Ron Harris Racing Division | Lotus 35  | Ford | Results
1966  |  Jean-Pierre Beltoise |  Matra Sports | Matra MS5  | Ford | Results
1967  |  Henri Pescarolo |  Matra Sports | Matra MS6  | Ford | Results
1968  |  Jean-Pierre Jaussaud |  Ecurie Arnold | Tecno 68  | Ford | Results
1969  |  Ronnie Peterson |  Squadra Robardie | Tecno 69  | Ford | Results
1970  |  Tony Trimmer |  Race Cars International | Brabham BT28  | Ford | Results
1971  |  David Walker |  Gold Leaf Team Lotus | Lotus 69  | Ford | Results
1972  |  Patrick Depailler |  Societé des Automobiles Alpine | Alpine A364  | Renault | Results
1973  |  Jacques Laffite |  BP France | Martini MK12  | Ford | Results
1974  |  Tom Pryce |  Ippokampos Racing | March 743  | Ford | Results
1975  |  Renzo Zorzi[a] |  Scuderia Mirabella Mille Miglia | GRD 374  | Lancia | Results
1976  |  Bruno Giacomelli |  March Racing | March 763  | Toyota | Results
1977  |  Didier Pironi |  Ecurie Elf | Martini MK21  | Toyota | Results
1978  |  Elio de Angelis |  Racing Team Everest | Chevron B38  | Toyota | Results
1979  |  Alain Prost |  Ecurie Elf | Martini MK27  | Renault | Results
1980  |  Mauro Baldi |  Automobiles Martini | Martini MK31  | Toyota | Results
1981  |  Alain Ferté |  BP Racing | Martini MK34  | Alfa Romeo | Results
1982  |  Alain Ferté |  Total | Martini MK37  | Alfa Romeo | Results
1983  |  Michel Ferté |  Oreca | Martini MK39  | Alfa Romeo | Results
1984  |  Ivan Capelli |  Enzo Coloni Racing | Martini MK42  | Alfa Romeo | Results
1985  |  Pierre-Henri Raphanel |  Oreca | Martini MK45  | Alfa Romeo | Results
1986  |  Yannick Dalmas |  Oreca | Martini MK49 | Volkswagen | Results
1987  |  Didier Artzet |  Monaco Sponsoring | Ralt RT31  | Volkswagen | Results
1988  |  Enrico Bertaggia |  Forti Corse | Dallara F388  | Alfa Romeo | Results
1989  |  Antonio Tamburini |  Prema Racing | Reynard 893  | Alfa Romeo | Results
1990  |  Laurent Aïello |  Oreca | Dallara F390  | Volkswagen | Results
1991  |  Jörg Müller |  Bongers Motorsport | Reynard 913  | Volkswagen | Results
1992  |  Marco Werner |  G+M Escom Motorsport | Ralt RT36  | Opel | Results
1993  |  Gianantonio Pacchioni |  Tatuus | Dallara F393  | Fiat | Results
1994  |  Giancarlo Fisichella |  RC Motorsport | Dallara F394  | Opel | Results
1995  |  Gianantonio Pacchioni |  Prema Powerteam | Dallara F395  | Fiat | Results
1996  |  Marcel Tiemann |  Opel Team BSR | Dallara F396  | Opel | Results
1997  |  Nick Heidfeld |  Opel Team BSR | Dallara F397  | Opel | Results
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2004  | Not held
2005  |  Lewis Hamilton[b] |  ASM Formule 3 | Dallara F305  | Mercedes | Results

### International Formula 3000 Championship

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1998 |  Nick Heidfeld | Results
1999 |  Gonzalo Rodríguez | Results
2000 |  Bruno Junqueira | Results
2001 |  Mark Webber | Results
2002 |  Sébastien Bourdais | Results
2003 |  Nicolas Kiesa | Results
2004 |  Vitantonio Liuzzi | Results

### Formula Renault V6 Eurocup

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2003 |  Jaime Melo
2004 |  Neel Jani

### Formula Renault 3.5 Series

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2005 |  Christian Montanari
2006 |  Pastor Maldonado
2007 |  Álvaro Parente
2008 |  Charles Pic
2009 |  Oliver Turvey
2010 |  Daniel Ricciardo
2011 |  Daniel Ricciardo
2012 |  Sam Bird
2013 |  Nico Müller
2014 |  Norman Nato
2015 |  Jazeman Jaafar

### GP2 Series

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2005 |  |  Adam Carroll | Results
2006 |  |  Lewis Hamilton | Results
2007 |  |  Pastor Maldonado | Results
2008 | Feature  |  Bruno Senna | Results
Sprint  |  Mike Conway
2009 | Feature  |  Romain Grosjean | Results
Sprint  |  Pastor Maldonado
2010 | Feature  |  Sergio Pérez | Results
Sprint  |  Jérôme d'Ambrosio
2011 | Feature  |  Davide Valsecchi | Results
Sprint  |  Charles Pic
2012 | Feature  |  Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Results
Sprint  |  Jolyon Palmer
2013 | Feature  |  Sam Bird | Results
Sprint  |  Stefano Coletti
2014 | Feature  |  Jolyon Palmer | Results
Sprint  |  Stéphane Richelmi
2015 | Feature  |  Stoffel Vandoorne | Results
Sprint  |  Richie Stanaway
2016 | Feature  |  Artem Markelov | Results
Sprint  |  Nobuharu Matsushita

### GP3 Series

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2012 | Race 1  |  Aaro Vainio | Results
Race 2  |  Marlon Stöckinger

### FIA Formula 2 Championship

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Year  | Race  | Driver  | Team  | Report

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2017 | Feature  |  Oliver Rowland | DAMS | Report
Sprint  |  Nyck de Vries | Rapax
2018 | Feature  |  Artem Markelov | Russian Time | Report
Sprint  |  Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System
2019 | Feature  |  Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | Report
Sprint  |  Anthoine Hubert | BWT Arden
2021 | Sprint 1  |  Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi Racing | Report
Sprint 2  |  Dan Ticktum | Carlin
Feature  |  Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix
2022 | Sprint  |  Dennis Hauger | Prema Racing | Report
Feature  |  Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport
2023 | Sprint  |  Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | Report
Feature  |  Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing
2024 | Sprint  |  Taylor Barnard | AIX Racing | Report
Feature  |  Zak O'Sullivan | ART Grand Prix

### FIA Formula 3 Championship

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Year  | Race  | Driver  | Team  | Report

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2023 | Sprint  |  Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | Report
Feature  |  Gabriele Mini | Hitech Pulse-Eight
2024 | Sprint  |  Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | Report
Feature  |  Gabriele Mini | Prema Racing

## Notes

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1. ^ While Zorzi won the race, it could be noted that Tony Brise and Alex Ribeiro, both ahead of Zorzi, collided into each other on the last lap.
2. ^ In 2005, the Formula Three Euroseries organisers held two races - Lewis Hamilton won both races.

## References

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### General

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* Örnerdal, Stefan. "Le Mans and F2 register". Archived from the original on 2012-03-20. Retrieved 2007-06-08.
* Neumayer, Wolfgang. "Formel3Guide.com" (in German). Retrieved 2007-06-08.
* Tremayne, David (2006). The Lost Generation. Haynes Publishing. ISBN 1-84425-205-1.

### Specific

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1. ^ a b Hodges, David (1964). The Monaco Grand Prix.
2. ^ a b Higham, Peter (1995). The Guinness Guide to International Motor Racing. Guinness. ISBN 0851126421.
3. ^ Wood, Ida (2022-10-04). "Monaco GP organiser confirms return of F3 to support bill for 2023". Formula Scout. Retrieved 2024-06-08.

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