The Monaco Grand Prix was organized for the first time in 1929, on the initiative of Antony Noghès, a member of the Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM), with the support of Prince Louis II of Monaco. At the time, motor sport was on the rise, and Monaco wanted to consolidate its status in this field.

It was the second circuit of the history to receive formulas 1 in 1950 (May 21), after Silverstone, but there were races since 1929. It is one of last circuits where the talent of the pilot can still make the difference (Ayrton Senna won it 6 times).

The circuit, which remained nearly identical since 1950, is 3,340 km long. Passed the line, the pilot arrives at Sainte Dévote curve, place of many accidents. The track goes up until the left-right of the Casino of Monte-Carlo, in front of the Hotel de Paris, from there, goes down again to the right curve of the Mirabeau. It continues then to the slowest turn of the championship : Virage Fairmont (formerly Virage Loews), on the site of which is the Fairmont Hotel Monte-Carlo. The section of the Portier brings to the sea, where the track borrows a tunnel and carries out to the baffle close to the port, beside the hotel Port Palace Monaco and the hotel Miramar Monaco. Then turn on the left of the Tobacco Shop, the section of the Swimming pool, then the stiff turn on the right with Rascasse, follow-up of the curve Anthony Noghes, then finally the line of the stands.