Postcards from the harbour: Monaco Historic Grand Prix

It’s every bit as prestigious as the Monaco F1 Grand Prix, but since it’s held just every two years, it’s even more exclusive. The Monaco Historic Grand Prix brings back the sound of glorious DFV and Maserati engines screaming around the Mediterranean port.

It’s something you need to have experienced in your lifetime, especially if you weren’t around in the eighties, let alone the fifties. With modern day F1s sounding like a vacuum cleaner, there is nothing like a twelve-cylinder Ferrari clearing its throat as it powers up the hill towards Casino.

Newey’s shuffle

The appeal of the Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, as it’s officially called, is clear for all. Even for people like Adrian Newey, who came to enjoy his Lotus 49B and made one of the overtaking moves of the year. Who says you can’t pass in Monaco?

Carlo Senten was behind the barriers all weekend long and sent us these pictures, or rather, postcards. Please enjoy.

Results

Série A1: Pre-war Grand Prix cars and Voiturettes

1. Paddins Dowling (Era R5B)
2. Brad Baker (Era R10B)
3. Michael Birch (Maserati 4CM)

Série A2: Front-engined Grand Prix cars pre-1961

1. Claudia Hürtgen (Ferrari Dino 246)
2. Marino Franchitti (Maserati 250F)
3. Tony Wood (Tec-Mec F415)

Série B: Rear-engine Grand Prix Cars, 1500, F1 (1961 to 1965) and F2 (1956-1960)

1. Andy Middlehurst (Lotus 25)
2. Joe Colasacco (Ferrari 512)
3. Mark Shaw (Lotus 21)

Série C: Sports Racing cars – front engines (1952 – 1957)

1. Max Smith-Hilliard (Lotus 10)
2. Claudia Hürtgen (Maserati 300S)
3. Niklas Halusa (Jaguar D-Type)

Série D: F1 Grand Prix cars 3L (1966 – 1972)

1. Katsuaki Kubota (Lotus 72)
2. Matthew Wrigley (March 721G)
3. ‘Mr. John of B’ (Matra MS120C)

Série E: F1 Grand Prix cars 3L (1973 – 1976)

1. Stuart Hall (McLaren M23)
2. Nick Padmore (Lotus 77)
3. Michael Lyons (McLaren M26)

Série F: F1 Grand Prix cars 3L (1977 – 1980)

1. Michael Lyons (Hesketh 308E)
2. Miles Griffiths (Fittipaldi F5A)
3. Jonathan Cochet (Fittipaldi F6A)

Série G: F1 Grand Prix cars 3L (1981 – 1985)

1. Stuart Hall (March 821)
2. Marco Werner (Lotus 87B)
3. Michael Lyons (Lotus 92)