HISTORIC MONACO GRAND PRIX
Austrian Lukas Halusa and Spaniard Guillermo Fierro-Eleta . Rounding out the top five was Niklas Halusa , Lukas ' brother , driving a 1954 Jaguar D-Type , ahead of German Claudia Hürtgen , winner of the morning ' s A2 race , who had swapped her Ferrari Dino 246 for a Maserati 300S .
The 1971 McLaren M19A had already won on the streets of the Principality in 2016 , in the hands of the same Stuart Hall , who was first in the Séries D race . He was beaten at the first corner by Jordan Grogor ' s Matra MS120C , who was later penalised ten seconds for having anticipated the start , but that penalty didn ' t stop him from taking the third step on the podium . Michael Lyons , who started from fourth position , ended up finishing second in his Surtees TS9 , having benefited from the BRM P153 of Mexican Esteban Gutierrez being run off the track due to a mechanical issue .
It was a long-awaited duel , with Briton Stuart Hall in the 1973 McLaren M23 winning the Niki Lauda E Séries race for his second win of the morning . Starting from pole position , Hall passed the black and gold Lotus 76 driven by German Marco Werner , who ended up taking the second step of the podium . Finishing third was Michael Lyons driving the 1976 Mc LAREN M26 .
In the F Séries , Michael Lyons , who had already won the Historic Monaco Grand Prix seven times , including four times ( 2012 , 2014 , 2021 and 2022 ) at the wheel of a blue Hesketh 308 E , was the triumphant driver , as Michael Cantillon took 2nd place after Lyons in his Tyrrell 010 . Lotus 1977 Type 78 driver Lee Mole completed the podium in this category , with Monegasque Frederic Lajoux finishing at the foot of the podium , 4th in his black and gold Arrows , although he started from last position after a collision in qualifying .
In the G Séries the winner was German driver Marco Werner at the wheel of a Lotus 87 produced in ... 1982 , the year Colin Chapman passed away . Truly it was a great tribute to the British car designer , paid with all honours , as the entire podium of this category was occupied by Lotus cars . Werner , a three-time winner of the 24 Hours of Le Mans race , had beaten Michael Lyons , the British category E race winner an hour earlier , who had swapped his 1983 Hesketh for a Lotus 92 in this category to take second place on the podium . On the last step of the podium was another Briton , Nick Padmore , in the famous Lotus 88B double chassis car , produced in 1981 but never allowed to race .
THEY WON IN MONACO AT THE WHEEL OF LOTUS CARS
Winning the Monaco Grand Prix is a special achievement — the challenging circuit and spirit of the Principality has always given it special glamour and prestige .
The Lotus car brand has left a distinctive mark on Monaco and as many as seven times its drivers have been victorious in Monaco . The founder of Lotus Cars in 1952 was British car designer Colin Chapman , who had been presenting his own Lotus team in Formula 1 since 1958 .
This year , many Lotus car owners , as well as Classic Team Lotus , led by the founder ' s son Clive , have considered that the Historic Monaco Grand Prix was a unique opportunity to pay a tribute to Colin Chapman , who passed away in 1982 , especially for the place the English brand left in motorsport and especially at Monaco . The Automobile Club de Monaco has eagerly joined in , and suggested to regroup all the Lotus cars entered in various Séries in a one and only exceptional starting grid along the pit lane straight .
Let ' s go back in time and remind ourselves of the winners behind the wheel of Lotus racing cars in Monaco .
In 1960 the winner of this unique race was Stirling Moss , one of the great British Formula 1 drivers , at the wheel of a Lotus Type 18 . He repeated his success in 1961 at the wheel of the same car , which was entered by Rob Walker ' s private RRC Walker Racing Team .
In 1968 and 1969 the winner of the Monaco Grand Prix was Graham Hill . He triumphed at the wheel of a Lotus 49B .
Next year , in 1970 , the first pilot to finish the Monaco Grand Prix was again at the wheel of a Lotus . It was Jochen Rindt driving a Lotus 49C .
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Then , in 1974 , it was Ronnie Peterson driving a Lotus 72E who was first to finish at the legendary Monaco race track .
Completing this list of Monaco victories is none other than legendary racing driver Ayrton Senna , who crossed the finish line at Monaco in 1987 behind the wheel of a Lotus 99T . It was he who topped the charts for the most wins in Monaco .
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