Monaco GP: 75 Years of Iconic F1 Photos
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- Formula 1 has raced in Monaco since the inaugural 1950 world championship, when Juan Manuel Fangio won in an Alfa Romeo - the circuit remains the sport's most glamorous event, 75 years on
- Graham Hill earned the nickname "Mr Monaco" by winning the race five times, including 1963 and 1968; he secured his second world title in 1968 and his final F1 win at Monaco in 1969
- Ayrton Senna remains Monaco's most successful driver with six wins (last in 1993); in 1984 he climbed from 13th to 2nd in a Toleman in heavy rain, closing on leader Prost when the race was red-flagged
- Michael Schumacher was stripped of pole in 2006 for parking his Ferrari at La Rascasse to block Fernando Alonso's final flying lap; Alonso took his first Monaco win that year
- Fernando Alonso, approaching his 45th birthday, is preparing for his 431st F1 race start this Sunday - exactly 20 years after his 2006 Monaco triumph
- Stirling Moss received the winner's trophy from Princess Grace of Monaco in 1960, part of his three victories at the circuit (1956, 1960, 1961)
- The 2013 film Rush dramatized the 1976 Lauda-Hunt championship battle that netted Hunt the title by a single point - captured here in a candid Ferrari-McLaren paddock conversation
Why it matters: The gallery underscores Monaco's singular status in F1 as both the sport's most prestigious venue and a living archive of its 75-year history, from Fangio's Alfa Romeo to today's grid. With Alonso lining up for his 431st career start exactly 20 years after his first Monaco win, the 2026 race explicitly bridges the Fangio-Hill-Senna era to the modern field.
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