Monday 10 May 2010

Preview Monte-Carlo, Monaco


Circuit of Monaco is a street circuit with: nineteen curves ,length 3.34 km/2.075 miles, located in South Western Europe on the northern central coast of the Mediterranean Sea. The circuit is hosting the Formula One Monaco Grand Prix, F2, F3000 and GP2. The inaugural race was held in 1929 and was won by William Grover-Williams in a Bugatti and record lap in actual architecture was made by Michael Schumacher in 2004 1:14:439.


Mercedes engine dominated this circuit and with the current configuration of the track, since 2003,winners are : Juan Pablo Montoya - Williams-BMW 2003; Jarno Trulli - Renault 2004; Kimi Raikkonen - McLaren Mercedes 2005; Fernando Alonso - Renault 2006; Fernando Alonso - McLaren Mercedes 2007; Lewis Hamilton - McLaren Mercedes 2008; Jenson Button - Brawn Mercedes 2009.














Multiple winners for: Ayrton Senna 6(1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993), Graham Hill 5(1963, 1964, 1965, 1968, 1969) and Michael Schumacher 5(1994, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2001).


Lets see last year pole gained by Jenson Button:

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