Event
The first edition of the Monaco Grand Prix is held
14 Apr 1929 · 43.73° N, 7.42° E
What the records say
- When
- 14 Apr 1929
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 43.73° N, 7.42° E
- Description
- The first edition of the Monaco Grand Prix is held.
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, 1929 Monaco Grand Prix.
1929 Monaco Grand Prix
Motor car race
The 1929 Monaco Grand Prix was the first Grand Prix to be run in the principality. It was set up by wealthy cigarette manufacturer Antony Noghès, who had set up the Automobile Club de Monaco with some of his friends. This offer of a Grand Prix was supported by Prince Louis II and the Monégasque driver of that time, Louis Chiron.
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