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"The station curve in Monaco" - or curves that made history!

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Created on May 15, 2017

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Daniel Reinhard

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Daniel Reinhard

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Blick von oben auf die Loews-Kurve im Jahr 2017

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Grand Prix von Monaco im Jahr 2015 - Hamilton vor Rosberg und Vettel

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Rot markiert die Kurve namens "Grand Hotel Hairpin" von Monaco - Streckenlayout Monaco heute - früher bekannt unter Fairmont, Loews

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Loews-Kurve im Jahr 2015

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Grosser Preis von Monaco am 14. April 1929 - Rudolf Caracciola auf Mercedes-Benz Typ SSK in der Bahnhofskurve

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Die Loews-Kurve mit normalem Alltagsverkehr im Jahr 2015

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Grosser Preis von Monaco im Jahr 2006 - Schumacher, Liuzzi, Villeneuve, Coulthard, Fisichella, Rosberg, Alonso und Montoya

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Grosser Preis von Monaco (Europa) am 22. Mai 1955 - vor seinem schweren Unfall, Hans Herrmann auf Mercedes-Benz Formel-1-Rennwagen W 196 R

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Nochmals ein Blick auf die Loews-Kurve im Jahr 2015

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Mercedes-Benz W 125 (1937) - Grosser Preis von Monaco am 8. August 1937 - Sieger Manfred von Brauchitsch vor dem Zweiten Caracciola in der Loews-Kurve

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Beim Fotografieren mit der Treppe in Hintergrund Alfa Romeo 8C 1935 (Monaco Historique 1997)

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Hinter Philippe Alliot stauen sich beim Grand Prix von Monaco im Jahr 1989 Eddie Cheever, Alain Prost und Ivan Capelli

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Grosser Preis von Monaco (Europa) am 22. Mai 1955. Juan Manuel Fangio gefolgt von Stirling Moss auf Mercedes-Benz W 196 R

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Grosser Preis von Monaco im Jahr 2015 - Daniel Ricciardo im Red Bull

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Grosser Preis von Monaco (Europa) am 22. Mai 1955 - Stirling Moss auf Mercedes-Benz W 196 R

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Grosser Preis von Monaco im Jahr 2014 - Felipe Massa im Williams

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Im Jahr 1987 gab es noch hohe Randsteine - Theo Fabi im Benetton

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Flacher befahrbarer Curb - Robert Kubica im BMW Sauber im Jahr 2007

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Grosser Preis von Monaco im Jahr 2016 - Rosberg vor Hamilton (beide Mercedes-Benz) auf nasser Strecke

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Nochmals ein Blick auf die Loews-Kurve von Monaco

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Grosser Preis von Monaco (Europa) am 22. Mai 1955 - Juan Manuel Fangio vor Stirling Moss - beide auf Mercedes-Benz W 196 R

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Grosser Preis von Monaco (Europa) am 22. Mai 1955 - Juan Manuel Fangio auf Mercedes-Benz W 196 R

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Blick von unten in die Loews-Kurve

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Ralf Schumacher demonstrierte die Ansprüche an den engen Wendekreis im Toyota im Jahr 2007

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Die Formel-3-Autos sind in der Loews-Kurve schneller als die F1, hier Jean Alesi im F3 im Jahr 1987

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In der Bahnhofskurve sind die Artisten hinter dem Lenkrad gefragt - Mika Häkkinen im Lotus 1991

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Im Jahr 1929 sah die Szenerie in Monaco noch völlig anders aus

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Summary

There is probably only one corner on current Formula 1 racetracks where a Formula 3 monoposto is faster than the premier class of motorsport. Since 1929, the station bend in Monaco has served as a popular subject for photographers and an opportunity for racing cars to pile up in the tight hairpin. This article shows how the curve has evolved over 90 years and explains how it came to have four different names and what has happened in it over the course of time.

This article contains the following chapters

Popular with photographers
Advertising
Benchmark for steering angle
Documented right from the start
1982 decisive for the race
Traffic jams and accidents in the bottleneck
Beloved anachronism

Estimated reading time: 5min

Preview (beginning of the article)

The tightest and absolutely slowest corner in Formula 1 has changed its name four times since the race track was built and is now known as the "Grand Hotel Hairpin". It is the only corner that can be taken in first gear with the F1 monoposto. Formula 3 was even faster than F1 in this hairpin thanks to the smaller and much more maneuverable cars. Since the first race on April 14, 1929, its radius has increased significantly with all the new buildings, and the outer sidewalk also had to make way for the racetrack in the 1970s. In the 1960s, the inner radius was given the famous small garden and a bus stop, making it considerably wider.

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