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That year's race was the first Grand Prix in which grid positions were decided, as they are now, by practice time rather than the established method of balloting. Because of the high number of races which were being termed 'Grands Prix', the AIACR formally recognised the most important race of each of its affiliated national automobile clubs as International Grands Prix, or Grandes Г‰preuves, and in 1933 Monaco was ranked as such alongside the French, Belgian, Italian, and Spanish Grands Prix. The race quickly grew in importance after its inception. As of 2021, he remains the only native of Monaco to have won the event. Chiron took victory in the 1931 race driving a Bugatti.

Д¬aracciola's SSK was refused permission to race the following year, but Chiron did compete (in the works Bugatti Type 35C), when he was beaten by privateer RenГ© Dreyfus and his Bugatti Type 35B, and finished second. Chiron was unable to compete, having a prior commitment to compete in the Indianapolis 500.

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Another driver who competed using a pseudonym was 'Georges Philippe', the Baron Philippe de Rothschild. Starting fifteenth, Caracciola drove a fighting race, taking his SSK into the lead before wasting 4 + 1вЃ„ 2 minutes on refuelling and a tyre change to finish second. Mercedes sent their leading driver, Rudolf Caracciola.

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The leading Maserati and Alfa Romeo drivers decided not to compete, but Bugatti was well represented. It was an invitation-only event, but not all of those invited decided to attend. The first race, held on 14 April 1929, was won by William Grover-Williams (using the pseudonym 'Williams'), driving a works Bugatti Type 35B. Chiron thought Monaco's topography well-suited to setting up a race track. He obtained the official sanction of Prince Louis II, and the support of MonГ©gasque Grand Prix driver Louis Chiron.

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To attain full national status, NoghГЁs proposed the creation of an automobile Grand Prix in the streets of Monte Carlo. The rally could not be considered as it mostly used the roads of other European countries. Their application was refused due to the lack of a major motorsport event held wholly within Monaco's boundaries. The ACM organised the Rallye Automobile Monte Carlo, and in 1928 applied to the Association Internationale des Automobiles Clubs Reconnus (AIACR), the international governing body of motorsport, to be upgraded from a regional French club to full national status. The principality's first Grand Prix was organised in 1929 by Antony NoghГЁs, under the auspices of Prince Louis II, through the Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM), of which he was president. Like many European races, the Monaco Grand Prix predates the current World Championship.

William Grover-Williams at the 1929 Monaco Grand Prix Ayrton Senna won the race more times than any other driver, with six victories, winning five races consecutively between 19. Monaco' due to his five Monaco wins in the 1960s. It was twice designated the European Grand Prix, in 19, when this title was an honorary designation given each year to one Grand Prix race in Europe. The first Monaco Grand Prix took place on 14 April 1929, and the race eventually became part of the pre- Second World War European Championship and was included in the first World Championship of Drivers in 1950. It is the only Grand Prix that does not adhere to the FIA's mandated 305-kilometre (190-mile) minimum race distance for F1 races. In spite of the relatively low average speeds, the Monaco circuit is a dangerous place to race due to how narrow the track is and the race often involves the intervention of a safety car. The race is held on a narrow course laid out in the streets of Monaco, with many elevation changes and tight corners as well as the tunnel, making it one of the most demanding tracks in Formula One. The circuit has been called 'an exceptional location of glamour and prestige'. Run since 1929, it is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the world, and is one of the races-along with the Indianapolis 500 and the 24 Hours of Le Mans-that form the Triple Crown of Motorsport. The Monaco Grand Prix ( French: Grand Prix de Monaco) is a Formula One motor racing event held annually on the Circuit de Monaco, in late May or early June.