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A look back at the first GP Historique of Monaco

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Created on May 5, 2014

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Daniel Reinhard

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Daniel Reinhard

Maserati 250F (1955) - at the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique 1997

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Alfa Romeo 8C Grand-Prix (1935) - at the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique 1997

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Bugatti 35 (1928) - at the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique 1997

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Monoposti at the first GP Monaco Historique

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Bugatti 35 (1927) - at the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique 1997

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ERA R9B (1936) - at the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique 1997

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A single-seater at the first GP Monaco Historique

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Maserati Tipo 61 Birdcage (1960) - at the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique 1997

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Cooper T51 (1958) - at the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique 1997

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Lotus 18 (1960) - at the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique 1997

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Lotus 27 (1963) - at the 1997 Grand Prix de Monaco Historique

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Ferrari 246 F1 (1958) - at the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique 1997

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Lotus 49 (1967) - at the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique 1997

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Sports cars at the first GP Monaco Historique

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Ferrari 750 Monza (1957) - at the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique 1997

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Maserati 300S (1957) - at the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique 1997

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Jaguar C-Type (1953) - at the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique 1997

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Lotus 11 (1956) - at the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique 1997

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Preliminary information on the first GP Monaico Historique

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Route map for the first GP Monaico Historique

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Group B start list for the first GP Monaico Historique

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Starting list of the first GP Monaico Historique

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Practice results at the first GP Monaco Historique

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Summary

The Monaco GP Historique was held for the first time on May 3 and 4, 1997. The upcoming ninth edition from May 9 to 11, 2014 is an invitation to look back to 1997. What has changed? What was it like back then? This report provides an insight into the racing action and the environment of the first Monaco GP Historique and shows cars and drivers in unforgettable pictures.

This article contains the following chapters

It began in 1929
The first Grand Prix de Monaco Historique
2014 for the ninth time
Immense fascination
Better every time
Not without danger
Mostly "sheet metal" damage
Photography and the internet
Results of the 1st Grand Prix Historique de Monaco from 1997

Estimated reading time: 7min

Preview (beginning of the article)

In 1929, the son of the president of the Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM) suggested organizing a race in the streets of the city. It seemed like a crazy idea at first, but the club and the then Prince Louis II liked it. A short time later, on April 14, 1929, the race became a reality and the first Grand Prix on the soil of the second smallest country in the world was launched. A field of 16 cars tackled the 100 laps and after just under four hours and an average speed of around 80 km/h, the first winner, William Grover-Williams, was waved off. 80 years later, in 2009, the race is twice as fast without the roads having changed significantly.

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