TheFormula OneMonaco Grand Prix has had a support race in many of its editions, the longest running of which was theMonaco Grand Prix Formula Three, held each year from 1964 to 1997, and again in 2005. It replaced theMonaco Grand Prix Formula Junior. TheFormula Three race was replaced byFormula 3000 for 1998, which would then become theGP2 Series and then theFormula 2.
TheCoupe Prince Ranier was held once in the 1930s, and thePrix de Monte Carlo held twice in the 1950s.
The first support race for the Monaco Grand Prix was held in 1936 as a race for 1.5 litrevoiturettes, and was won byPrince Bira in anERA. The Coupe Prince Ranier was repeated the next year but forsports cars instead, won byLaury Schell in aDelahaye. With the Monaco Grand Prix not held in 1938 and the interruption of World War 2, the Coupe Prince Ranier was not held again.[1][2]
After the first Monaco Grand Prix after the War in1948, a motorcycle race was held, but this was never repeated. At the next Monaco Grand Prix, in 1950, was the first Prix de Monaco held for 500ccFormula Three cars, and was won byStirling Moss. After another one-year hiatus the Monaco Grand Prix returned in 1952 now as a sports car race, with the Prix de Monte Carlo held for sports cars up to 2 litres. The Monaco Grand Prix was placed on hiatus again until 1955, but the Prix de Monte Carlo would not return.[1][2]
The race became a permanent event first as aFormula Junior race in 1959. Formula Junior was replaced byFormula Two and Formula Three in 1964 and the support race was then held with Formula Three cars. AEuropean Formula Three Championship was introduced in 1974 but the Monaco race was not part of it and instead attracted drivers from the various national and international F3 series held in Europe.
After the end of the European Championship it was one of the two unofficial European F3 races along with theMasters of Formula 3. The F3 race was cancelled after 1997. The F3 race was resurrected once again in 2005 as a part of theFormula Three Euroseries, but this championship never returned as it had mostly followed theDTM calendar.[3]
Three drivers have won the Monaco Grand Prix Formula Three support race twice:Peter Arundell forLotus in 1961 and 1962,[4]Alain Ferté forOreca in 1981 and1982[5] and Gianantonio Pacchioni forTatuus in 1993 andPrema Powerteam in1995.[6]
The most successful team in the event isOreca, who have won the event six times:Alain Ferté in 1981 and1982,Michel Ferté in 1983,Pierre-Henri Raphanel in 1985, Yannick Dalmas in 1986 andLaurent Aïello in1990. The next most successful isMartini with four wins (1973, 1977, 1979 and1980), whileLotus have three (1961, 1962 and 1971). Matra,Prema Powerteam and Bertram Schäfer Racing each have two wins.[6]
Martini chassis won the event ten times between 1973 and 1986, the most of any manufacturer.[7]Dallara have taken eight victories since 1988, whileLotus have four,Cooper have three, andMatra,Tecno,March,Ralt andReynard all have two.
Formula Three was replaced by anInternational Formula 3000 race in 1998. This was held until 2004, with Formula 3000 replaced by theGP2 Series in2005. The GP2 Series would itself become theFIA Formula 2 Championship in2017, and Monaco has had a round every year, as of 2019.
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Formula Renault has held rounds at the Monaco Grand Prix since 2003, first with theFormula Renault V6 Eurocup, which was replaced by theFormula Renault 3.5 Series from 2005–2015. More recently the more junior 2 litre Formula Renault series have held races at Monaco. In 2021 this was rebranded as theFormula Regional European Championship.[8]
TheGP3 Series made a one-off appearance in2012.[9]
ThePorsche Supercup has supported all Monaco Grands Prix since its inception in 1993.
TheFIA Formula 3 Championship made its debut in2023, replacing the Formula Regional European Championship.[10]
| Year | Winner | Manufacturer | Class | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1936 |  B. Bira | ERA | Voiturette | Results |
| 1937 |  Laury Schell | Delahaye | Sports Cars | Results |
| Source:[11][12] | ||||
| Year | Winner | Manufacturer | Class | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 |  Aldo Brini | Gilera | 500cc | Results |
| Year | Winner | Manufacturer | Class | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950 |  Stirling Moss | Cooper T11-JAP | Formula Three | Results |
| 1951 | Not held | |||
| 1952 | Robert Manzon | Gordini | Sports Cars up to 2 litres | Results |
Note: A pink background denotes a Formula Junior race.
| Year | Driver |
|---|---|
| 2003 |  Jaime Melo |
| 2004 |  Neel Jani |
| Source:[16] | |
| Year | Race | Driver | Results |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Adam Carroll | Results | |
| 2006 | Lewis Hamilton | Results | |
| 2007 |  Pastor Maldonado | Results | |
| 2008 | Feature | Bruno Senna | Results |
| Sprint | Mike Conway | ||
| 2009 | Feature | Romain Grosjean | Results |
| Sprint | Pastor Maldonado | ||
| 2010 | Feature |  Sergio Pérez | Results |
| Sprint |  Jérôme d'Ambrosio | ||
| 2011 | Feature | Davide Valsecchi | Results |
| Sprint | Charles Pic | ||
| 2012 | Feature | Johnny Cecotto Jr. | Results |
| Sprint | Jolyon Palmer | ||
| 2013 | Feature | Sam Bird | Results |
| Sprint |  Stefano Coletti | ||
| 2014 | Feature | Jolyon Palmer | Results |
| Sprint | Stéphane Richelmi | ||
| 2015 | Feature | Stoffel Vandoorne | Results |
| Sprint |  Richie Stanaway | ||
| 2016 | Feature |  Artem Markelov | Results |
| Sprint |  Nobuharu Matsushita | ||
| Source:[18] | |||
| Year | Race | Driver | Report |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Race 1 |  Aaro Vainio | Results |
| Race 2 |  Marlon Stöckinger | ||
| Source:[19] | |||
| Year | Race | Driver | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Feature | Oliver Rowland | DAMS | Report |
| Sprint |  Nyck de Vries | Rapax | ||
| 2018 | Feature | Artem Markelov | Russian Time | Report |
| Sprint | Antonio Fuoco | Charouz Racing System | ||
| 2019 | Feature | Nyck de Vries | ART Grand Prix | Report |
| Sprint | Anthoine Hubert | BWT Arden | ||
| 2021 | Sprint 1 |  Guanyu Zhou | UNI-Virtuosi Racing | Report |
| Sprint 2 | Dan Ticktum | Carlin | ||
| Feature | Théo Pourchaire | ART Grand Prix | ||
| 2022 | Sprint |  Dennis Hauger | Prema Racing | Report |
| Feature | Felipe Drugovich | MP Motorsport | ||
| 2023 | Sprint | Ayumu Iwasa | DAMS | Report |
| Feature |  Frederik Vesti | Prema Racing | ||
| 2024 | Sprint | Taylor Barnard | AIX Racing | Report |
| Feature | Zak O'Sullivan | ART Grand Prix | ||
| 2025 | Sprint |  Kush Maini | DAMS Lucas Oil | Report |
| Feature |  Jak Crawford | DAMS Lucas Oil | ||
| Source:[18] | ||||
| Year | Race | Driver | Team | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sprint |  Pepe Martí | Campos Racing | Report |
| Feature | Gabriele Mini | Hitech Pulse-Eight | ||
| 2024 | Sprint |  Nikola Tsolov | ART Grand Prix | Report |
| Feature | Gabriele Mini | Prema Racing | ||
| 2025 | Sprint | Martinius Stenshorne | Hitech TGR | Report |
| Feature | Nikola Tsolov | Campos Racing | ||
| Source:[14][20] | ||||
