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Monaco Grand Prix
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The Monaco Grand Prix is a Formula One motor racing event held annually in Monaco. It is one of the most prestigious and famous races in the sport, known for its challenging street circuit and glamorous setting.
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Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- Formula One Grand Prix
- Country
- Monaco
- Located in
- Monte Carlo
- Location
- Circuit de Monaco
- Sport
- motorsport
- Official website
- www.formula1monaco.com
- Image
- 2013 Monaco Grand Prix - Sunday.jpg
- Organizer
- Automobile Club de Monaco
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- Commons category
- Monaco Grand Prix
- inception
- 1929-00-00
- event interval
- 1
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- Template:Monaco Grand Prix
- email address
- mailto:[email protected]
- native label
- Monaco Grand Prix
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Encyclopedic overview
The Monaco Grand Prix (French: Grand Prix de Monaco) is a Formula One motor racing event held annually on the Circuit de Monaco, in late May or early June. Run since 1929, it is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world, and is one of the races—along with the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans—that form the Triple Crown of Motorsport. It is the only Grand Prix that does not adhere to the FIA's mandated 305-kilometre (190-mile) minimum race distance for Formula One races.
The race is held on a narrow course laid out in the streets of Monaco, with many elevation changes and tight corners as well as the tunnel, making it one of the most demanding circuits in Formula One. In spite of the relatively low average speeds, the Monaco circuit is a dangerous place to race due to how narrow the track is, and the race often involves the intervention of the safety car.
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