02R8: Bull's Preview
Welcome to the most prestigious and glamourous race on the Formula One Calendar, the iconic Monaco Grand Prix in Monte Carlo!
There’s nowhere quite like Monaco. It’s one of the most historic locations in Formula One. It was the second ever Formula One Championship race in 1950, and It’s been on the calendar every year since 1955 – apart from 2020 due to COVID-19. And the race is so well respected that it’s the only one on the calendar that does not adhere to the FIA's mandated 305-kilometre (190-mile) minimum race distance.
It's the Grand Prix that every driver wants to wants to win. And in the first 19 years of Red Bull Racing, the Team has had plenty of success there. Mark Webber (2), Sebastian Vettel, Daniel Ricciardo, Max Verstappen (2) and Sergio Pérez have all won there in a Red Bull car.
The track itself is as narrow and twisty as it gets, so there’s no surprise that qualifying important for the drivers because overtaking is extremely difficult. There are 19 turns (12 right handers and seven left), the longest flat-out section is just 669m long and the drivers will only be at full throttle 59% of the time. On average there will be 47 gear changes per lap.
Monaco is the shortest race on the calendar at just 260.286km long; that race distance comprises of 78 laps of the 3.337km circuit. Lewis Hamilton currently holds the track record of 1:12.909, which he set in 2021.
03Oracle Virtual Laps: Monaco Edtion
04Oracle Strategy Guide: Monaco
05The Bull's Outlook
Max
Ready For Max Performance© Getty Images
We have been reviewing what we need to do and build on to extract the maximum performance from the car in Monaco
Max VerstappenCheco
Getting The Mojo Back© Getty Images
06The Weekend By Numbers
Mr. ConsistencyBoth of Max’s two previous Monaco Grand Prix wins in 2021 and 2023 were led from start to finish.
07R8: Race Schedule
