The
Grand Prix de Monaco 2008 is one of the most prestigious motor racing events in the 2008 sports calendar. It constitutes the sixth round of the F1 season of 2008. The race will take place at the Circuit de Monaco, situated in Monte Carlo. The city streets of La Condamine and Monte Carlo fall under the purview of Circuit de Monaco. The racing track has many narrow corners, hairpin bends and changes in level. It is thus, a challenging track for F1 drivers and brings in focus the driving skills of the F1 racer. The length of the track (Circuit de Monaco) is 3.340 km. and the race distance is 260.520 km. The circuit course has 78 laps, the fastest being scored by Michael Schumacher in 2004.
Racing Schedule
22nd of May (Thu.) 2008
Practice Session 1 - 10:00 A.M. to 11:30A.M.
Practice Session 2 – 14:00 p.m. to 15:30P.M.
24th of May (Sat.) 2008
Saturday Practice Session – 11:00 A.M. to 12:00 P.M.
Qualifying Round - 14:00 P.M.
25th of May (Sun) 2008
The Grand Finale – 14:00 P.M.
Booking Tickets
Tickets range from £ 34 to £ 377, according to the viewing area. Tickets under the general admissions category have been sold out. Monaco does not sell season tickets. Only individual tickets for each day are available. No racing tickets are sold on Friday, as it is no-race-day. There are no provisions for child tickets.
Winners of Preceding Years
- 1950 -Juan Manuel Fangio for the Alfa Romeo
- 1951 Not held
- 1952- Vittorio Marzotto for Ferrari
- 1953 Not held
- 1954 Not held
- 1955 -Maurice Trintignant for Ferrari
- 1956- Stirling Moss for Maserati
- 1957 - Juan Manuel Fangio for Maserati
- 1958 - Maurice Trintignant for Cooper-Climax
- 1959 - Jack Brabham for Cooper-Climax
- 1960 - Stirling Moss for Lotus-Climax
- 1961- Stirling Moss for Lotus-Climax
- 1962 - Bruce McLaren for Cooper-Climax
- 1963 -Graham Hill for BRM
- 1964 – Graham Hill for BRM
- 1965 - Graham Hill for BRM
- 1966 - Jackie Stewart for BRM
- 1967 -Denny Hulme for Brabham-Repco
- 1968 -Graham Hill for Lotus-Ford
- 1969 - Graham Hill for Lotus-Ford
- 1970 - Jochen Rindt for Lotus-Ford
- 1971 - Jackie Stewart for Tyrrell-Ford
- 1972 - Jean-Pierre Beltoise for BRM
- 1973 - Jackie Stewart for Tyrrell-Ford
- 1974 - Ronnie Peterson for Lotus-Ford
- 1975 - Niki Lauda for Ferrari
- 1976 - Niki Lauda for Ferrari
- 1977 - Jody Scheckter for Wolf-Ford
- 1978- Patrick Depailler for Tyrrell-Ford
- 1979 - Jody Scheckter for Ferrari
- 1980 - Carlos Reutemann for Williams-Ford
- 1981 -Gilles Villeneuve for Ferrari
- 1982 - Riccardo Patrese for Brabham-Ford
- 1983 - Keke Rosberg for Williams-Ford
- 1984- Alain Prost for McLaren-TAG
- 1985 - Alain Prost for McLaren-TAG
- 1986 -Alain Prost for McLaren-TAG
- 1987 - Ayrton Senna for Lotus-Honda
- 1988 - Alain Prost for McLaren-Honda
- 1989- Ayrton Senna for McLaren-Honda
- 1990 -Ayrton Senna for McLaren-Honda
- 1991 - Ayrton Senna for McLaren-Honda
- 1992 - Ayrton Senna for McLaren-Honda
- 1993 -Ayrton Senna for McLaren-Ford
- 1994 -Michael Schumacher for Benetton-Ford
- 1995 - Michael Schumacher for Benetton-Renault
- 1996 - Olivier Panis for Ligier-Mugen Honda
- 1997 - Michael Schumacher for Ferrari
- 1998 -Mika Häkkinen for McLaren-Mercedes
- 1999 - Michael Schumacher for Ferrari
- 2000 - David Coulthard for McLaren-Mercedes
- 2001 - Michael Schumacher for Ferrari
- 2002 - David Coulthard for McLaren-Mercedes
- 2003- Juan Pablo Montoya for Williams-BMW
- 2004 – Jarno Trulli for Renault
- 2005 - Kimi Räikkönen for McLaren-Mercedes
- 2006- Fernando Alonso for Renault
- 2007 - Fernando Alonso for McLaren-Mercedes
- 2008 - Lewis Hamilton for McLaren-Mercedes
The Monaco Grand Prix poses a real challenge to the F1 driver’s abilities. One of the most glamorous events on the F1 arena, it records an average speed of 88 kmph.
2008 Grand Prix de Monaco Results
Lewis Hamilton of the
McLaren-Mercedes team won the Monaco Grand Prix that was held on
25 May, 2008. He completed the required 76 laps in 2 hours and 42.742 seconds. Robert Kubica came second representing BMW Sauber. Brazilian Felipe Massa, showing flashes of his formidable form of the season, finished third for Ferrari.
