It's race day in Monaco for the 12th edition of the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique after two days of practice for motorsport's most iconic cars ever, many of them from bygone eras of Formula 1.
Practice, qualifying and racing takes place on the same circuit than the Formula 1 Grand Prix with the charming old cars that offers a travel back in time.
Organised every two years by the Automobile Club of Monaco (ACM) the event also attracts some of the sport's great drivers such as Jean Alesi, Rene Arnoux and Emmanuele Pirro while cars driven by the likes of James Hunt, Niki Lauda, Jim Clark and many of the sport's greatest names.
RACE A LOUIS CHIRON – PRE-WAR GRAND PRIX CARS AND VOITURETTES
- Class 1 : Grand Prix cars
- Class 2 : Pre-war Voiturettes
RACE B JUAN-MANUEL FANGIO – GRAND PRIX CARS WITH FRONT ENGINE BUILT FROM 1946 TO 1960
- Class 1 : Cars built between January 1st 1946 and December 31st 1953 fitted with a supercharged engine of maximum capacity 1500cc or with non-supercharged engine of maximum capacity 4500cc.
- Class 2 : Formula 2 cars built before December 31st 1953, with non-supercharged engine and a maximum engine capacity of 2000cc.
- Class 3 : Formula 1 cars built between January 1st 1954 and December 31st 1960 with non-supercharged engines of a maximum capacity 2500cc, or supercharged engines of maximum capacity 750cc.
RACE C VITTORIO MARZOTTO – FRONT-ENGINE SPORT RACING CARS FROM 1952 TO 1957
- Class 1 : Cars equipped with capacity engine from 1.5L to 2L.
- Class 2 : Cars with an engine capacity of more than 2L fitted with drum brakes.
- Class 3 : Cars with an engine capacity of more than 2L fitted with disk brakes.
RACE D GRAHAM HILL – 1500 – F1 GRAND PRIX CARS FROM 1961 TO 1965
- Class 1 : Cars equipped with a 4 or 6 cylinders engine.
- Class 2 : Cars equipped with a 8 or 12 cylinders engine.
RACE E JACKIE STEWART – F1 GRAND PRIX CARS 3L FROM 1966 TO 1972
- Class 1 : Cars raced in F1 Grand Prix in between January 1st 1966 and December 31st 1969.
- Class 2 : Cars built between January 1st 1970 and December 31st 1972, equipped with a Ford-Cosworth DFV engine.
- Class 3 : Cars built between January 1st 1970 and December 31st 1972, equipped with other engines.
RACE F NIKI LAUDA – F1 GRAND PRIX CARS 3L FROM 1973 TO 1976
- Classe 1: Cars equipped with a Ford-Cosworth DFV engine.
- Classe 2 : Cars equipped with other engines.
RACE G GILLES VILLENEUVE – F1 GRAND PRIX CARS 3L FROM 1977 TO 1980
- Classe 1 : Cars designed not to exploit the ground effect.
- Classe 2 : Cars designed to exploit the ground effect, equipped with a Ford-Cosworth DFV engine.
- Classe 3 : Cars designed to exploit the ground effect, equipped with other engines.
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