Monaco Grand Prix

Circuit de Monaco
Race information
Laps	78
Circuit length	3.340 km (2.075 mi)
Race length	260.520 km (161.887 mi)
First held	1929
Last held	2008
Most wins (drivers)	Ayrton Senna (6)
Most wins (constructors)	McLaren (15)
Last race (2008):
Pole position	Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:15.787
Podium	1. Lewis Hamilton McLaren-Mercedes 2h 00m 42.742s (126.171 km/h) 2. Robert Kubica BMW +3.064s 3. Felipe Massa Ferrari +4.811s
Fastest lap	Kimi Räikkönen Ferrari 1:16.689

The Monaco Grand Prix (Grand Prix de Monaco) is a Formula One race held each year on the Circuit de Monaco. Run since 1929, it is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world alongside the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans (with which it forms the Triple Crown of Motorsport). The history, spectacle and glamour result in the race being considered "the jewel of the Formula One crown".^[1]

The first race in 1929, was organised by Anthony Noghès under the auspices of the "Automobile Club de Monaco", and was won by William Grover-Williams driving a Bugatti. The event was part of the pre-Second World War European Championship and was included in the first Formula One World Championship in 1950. The race is held on a narrow course laid out in the streets of Monaco, with many elevation changes and tight corners, making it one of the most demanding tracks in Formula One. In spite of the relatively low average speeds, it is a dangerous place to race.

Brazil's Ayrton Senna has won the race more times than any other driver, with six victories, winning five consecutively between 1989 and 1993. Graham Hill was known as "Mr Monaco"^[2] due to his five Monaco wins in the 1960s. Michael Schumacher ties Hill with the second most Monaco victories with 5.