Grand Prix de Monaco Historique
Grand Prix de Monaco Historique takes place Early May 2028 (biennial; the Automobile Club de Monaco lists the next edition for 2028, with no 2027 running - confirm exact dates on acm.mc) in Monte Carlo, Monaco. The dress code is Smart-casual to smart - Monaco expects it, so no beachwear or flip-flops. Grandstands are open-air, so add sun protection and a light layer. Typical cost ranges from 600 to 3000 EUR per person.
Every two years, historic Grand Prix cars race on the actual Monaco street circuit in period-grouped fields spanning pre-war voiturettes to 1980s turbo F1. It runs a fortnight before the modern Grand Prix on the same barriers and the same armco, with a fraction of the crowd and none of the corporate wall. For most people it is the only realistic way to see Monaco race weekend properly.
- When
- Early May 2028 (biennial; the Automobile Club de Monaco lists the next edition for 2028, with no 2027 running - confirm exact dates on acm.mc)
- Where
- Monte Carlo, Monaco
- Dress code
- Smart-casual to smart - Monaco expects it, so no beachwear or flip-flops. Grandstands are open-air, so add sun protection and a light layer.
- Cost
- Typical cost ranges from 600 to 3000 EUR per person.
- Weather
- 16 - 22C, warm Mediterranean spring, mostly dry
- When to book
- ACM ticket sales open roughly six months ahead; book Monaco, Beausoleil or Nice hotels as soon as the dates are confirmed because rates climb steadily
- Getting there
- NCE (Nice), 45 min to Monaco by road or coastal train, 8 min by helicopter
- Where to stay
- Hotel Hermitage Monte-Carlo, Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo, Hotel Ambassador Monaco
- Official site
- https://www.acm.mc
How to attend
Buy grandstand or general-admission tickets directly from the Automobile Club de Monaco at acm.mc, usually released around six months out, at prices far below the F1 weekend. It is open to the public with no membership needed. Grandstands at Sainte Devote and the Rascasse offer real overtaking for the money, and the harbour-side paddock atmosphere is accessible on lower-cost tickets.
Insider tip
The same grandstands used for the Formula 1 weekend cost a fraction here, and the pit area at Port Hercule is genuinely walkable - you can stand beside a 1960s Grand Prix car being warmed up, which is impossible two weeks later.
Get inside Grand Prix de Monaco Historique
Booking matters here: aCM ticket sales open roughly six months ahead; book Monaco, Beausoleil or Nice hotels as soon as the dates are confirmed because rates climb steadily. Members track that window, what it really costs, and 573 more events across the season.
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