{"id":636589,"date":"2026-04-29T14:43:15","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:43:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/636589\/"},"modified":"2026-04-29T14:43:15","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T14:43:15","slug":"monaco-historique-returns-with-expanded-grid-and-ferrari-focus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/636589\/","title":{"rendered":"Monaco Historique returns with expanded grid and Ferrari focus"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Grand Prix de Monaco Historique<\/a> returned to Monte Carlo on April 24-26, 2026 for its 15th edition, bringing together 205 cars across eight races as well as seven decades of Formula 1 machinery. For the first time, cars from the 1980s were included following a change in FIA regulations, extending the event\u2019s scope from pre-war Grand Prix models through to turbocharged ground-effect-era cars.<\/p>\n

Ferrari was a central theme throughout the Monaco Historique 2026 weekend. Twelve examples competed across the grids, coinciding with 50 years since Niki Lauda<\/a>\u2019s 1976 Monaco victory in the Ferrari 312T. Alongside the racing programme, the inaugural Cavallino Classic Monaco was held, with a dedicated concours and two on-track parades featuring Formula 1 Ferraris from the 1950s to the 2000s. On Saturday,\u00a0Jacky Ickx<\/a>\u00a0led the field in his 1968 Ferrari 312, followed by later cars including the F300, F2004 and F150, representing V8, V10 and V12 eras.<\/p>\n

Friday\u2019s free practice sessions were open to the public and saw heavy track activity across all eight series at Monaco Historique 2026. Incidents were frequent, with two red flags and multiple recoveries.\u00a0Jean Alesi\u00a0damaged his 1969 Ferrari 312 at the Chicane du Port, while\u00a0Michael Lyons\u00a0set the pace in Series D (Surtees TS9) and Series F (Hesketh 308E), and was second in Series E in a McLaren M26.<\/p>\n

Qualifying on Saturday established a varied grid, with seven different manufacturers securing front-row starts.\u00a0Stuart Hall\u00a0took pole positions in Series B, E and G, although the latter session was interrupted by a high-speed accident involving Piero Lottini\u2019s Osella FA1B\/81 in the tunnel. Alesi returned to qualify sixth in Series D following overnight repairs by Methusalem Racing.<\/p>\n

Sunday\u2019s eight Monaco Historique races delivered consistent action. Series A2 opened the day with\u00a0Mark Shaw\u00a0taking victory in a Scarab F1 ahead of Max Smith-Hilliard (Lotus 16) and John Spiers (Maserati 250F). In Series A1, Richard Bradley\u2019s Maserati 4CL stopped on the final lap, handing victory to Patrick Blakeney-Edwards in a Frazer-Nash Monoplace.<\/p>\n

Series B saw a three-way contest between two Lotus 21s and the Ferrari 1512 of Joseph Colasacco, the Ferrari ultimately prevailing ahead of Shaw and Hall. In Series D, Alesi was unable to start after a pre-race failure, leaving Lyons to take victory in the Surtees TS9 ahead of Ewen Sergison (Surtees TS9B) and Philipp Buhofer (Brabham BT33).<\/p>\n

Changing weather conditions at Monaco Historique 2026 influenced the later races. In Series E, rain caught out several drivers at La Rascasse, with Hall taking victory in a McLaren M23 under yellow-flag conditions ahead of Nicholas Padmore (Lotus 77) and Guillaume Roman (Ensign N175).<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Richard Wilson dominated Series C in a Maserati 250S, finishing ahead of Frederic Wakeman (Cooper-Jaguar T38) and Mathias Sielecki (Aston Martin DB3S). Lyons secured his second win of the day in Series F with the Hesketh 308E, followed by Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Rouvier (Tyrrell 010) and Sam Hancock (Fittipaldi F8).<\/p>\n

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The final race, Series G, was interrupted several times but concluded with Hall taking his second victory of the day in a March 821, ahead of Alex Kapadia (Williams FW08) and Werner D\u2019Ansembourg (Brabham BT49D).<\/p>\n

The Monaco Historique 2026 attracted a wide range of attendees, including\u00a0Fernando Alonso,\u00a0Nico H\u00fclkenberg, Andr\u00e9 Lotterer and Th\u00e9o Pourchaire, alongside Formula E drivers Norman Nato and Mitch Evans. Prince\u00a0Albert II\u00a0marked the centenary of the Bugatti Type 41 Royale by driving one on the circuit, while actor\u00a0Bradley Cooper\u00a0was also present.<\/p>\n

The Monaco Historique 2026 also saw major sales by Bonhams and RM Sotheby\u2019s. You can read more about those here<\/a>. <\/p>\n

The Grand Prix de Monaco Historique is scheduled to return for its 16th edition from May 5-7, 2028. More details are available here<\/a>. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Grand Prix de Monaco Historique returned to Monte Carlo on April 24-26, 2026 for its 15th edition,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":636590,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[441],"tags":[49,48,578,576,577,82],"class_list":["post-636589","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-formula-1","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-f1","tag-formula-1","tag-formula1","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636589","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=636589"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/636589\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/636590"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=636589"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=636589"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=636589"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}