Circuit de Monaco

Circuit de Monaco is a racing venue that hosts one of the Formula One World Championship races - the Monaco Grand Prix.

Circuit de Monaco simply known as “Monaco” is a street circuit located in Monte Carlo and La Condamine around the harbor of the Principality of Monaco. The circuit is best known for hosting the Formula One event, Monaco Grand Prix.

It is the most famous out of all eight street circuits in the Formula One calendar. Some other street circuits include the Jeddah Corniche Circuit, Marina Bay Street Circuit, Las Vegas Strip Circuit, Miami International Autodrome, Baku City Circuit, Albert Park Circuit, and Circuit Gilles Villeneuve.

The Monaco Grand Prix is one of the most prestigious motor racing events in the world. Together with the Indianapolis 500 and 24 hours of Le Mans, the Monaco Grand Prix completes the triple crown of Motorsport. Only one person in history has achieved this unofficial achievement - Graham Hill.

The is rebuilt and deconstructed every single year in the streets of Monaco in order to host multiple racing events throughout the period of 3 weeks. Besides Formula One, the races include Formula E Monaco ePrix, the Historic Grand Prix of Monaco, Formula 2, and Porsche Supercup.

Circuit de Monaco is one of the oldest circuits in the Formula One calendar. The first time opened in 1929, the circuit celebrates its centenary in 2029. Being only 3.337 km (2.074 miles) long, it is also the shortest circuit in the F1 calendar.

The circuit is widely considered as the most challenging circuit in the Formula One calendar. The streets of Monaco are infamous for being too tight to race two Formula 1 cars side by side. In some places like the "Casino section," - it is hard for drivers to even get one car to turn around this very tight corner.

Being so tight and twisty makes the track also the slowest Formula 1 race in the calendar and also the only race that does not achieve the full length of more than 300 km. It is very hard to overtake during the race so the most important part of the Monaco Grand Prix weekend is always the qualification.