Racing through the streets
The Monaco circuit is made of the everyday streets of Monte Carlo, closed for race weekend. The first Grand Prix here was held in 1929, and Monaco was part of the world championship in its very first season, 1950.
It is the slowest and narrowest track on the calendar, with barriers lining almost every metre. Overtaking is so hard that qualifying matters more here than anywhere else: start at the front and you are hard to pass.
Corner by corner
- Sainte Dévote. A tight right-hander at the end of the start straight.
- Beau Rivage, Massenet and Casino Square. The climb up the hill, then a long left and a quick right in front of the casino.
- Mirabeau and the hairpin. A steep downhill run into the slowest corner of the whole season.
- Portier. A right-hander that leads into the tunnel.
- The tunnel. The only tunnel of the year, taken flat out, with the light changing as the cars burst back out towards the harbour.
- Harbour chicane. A tricky left-right at the bottom of the hill.
- Tabac and the Swimming Pool. Fast changes of direction along the harbour front, with the barriers inches away.
- Rascasse and Anthony Noghès. Two slow right-handers before the line.
How to be fast here
At Monaco, a clean lap beats a heroic one. Brake early enough to be sure, touch the barriers and your run is over, and build speed lap by lap rather than all at once.
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