Formula One grandest race of the year is here, a street track with history, with spectacular corners and an actual harbour with actual boats. It is the greatest race of the season, even if it doesn’t end up as the greatest race of the season. Talking of grand, our 2024 Monaco F1 Grand Prix Preview will give you a bit of everything without promising anything ahead of the upcoming big weekend of F1.
The Gurgler’s 2024 Monaco F1 Grand Prix Preview brings some thoughts on the race itself, a few bold predictions here and there, a more than a few barely interesting stats.
Essentially a quick summary of what a casual F1 fan needs in the shortest possible time for your convenience.
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Normally we try and match a track map to an animal or a thing, but Monaco is Monaco, so it needs nothing like that.
The tight confines test like few others, with mediocrity punished like few other places. Not much need for lap times being removed for overstepping, hopes are removed instead as the cars usually are from the barriers when running off line.
So many famous corners, the blast through the tunnel which is more curved than it looks on TV, rocketing up the hill after the start which is steeper than it looks on TV, the famous hairpin which has a kerb that is so much higher than it looks on TV and La Rascasse towards the end of the lap which is tighter than it looks on TV.
Of course waxing lyrical about the race is the thing to do, and then the reality of the track which is usually impossible to pass on sets in. But that is most tracks these days, so it’s great to have the spectacle anyway.
2024 Monaco F1 Grand Prix Preview – Race Rating
The Gurgler does like to use some obscure drivers in our Race previews and report, so who better to use than Teo Fabi to determine a race rating system.
So before each race we give a rating out of ten for four key category that are loosely based on each letter of Teo Fabi’s surname. Don’t know who Teo Fabi is, you should.
FAST? 5/10 – So it certainly isn’t the fastest track, so pace it should be a 1 or 2 out of 10, but the proximity of the barriers makes it look fast. And there are some insanely fast parts if you consider how dangerous it looks. And is.
ACTION? 5/10 – It’s a 50-50 track for action. Some races can be action packed with crashes, poor pitstops or decision making punished, and the occasional surprise result. And then there are the races which are so dull it is like a sleeping pill.
BIG HISTORY? – 10/10 The race has been on the F1 calendar since the World Championship begun in 1950, and it existed before that for what was Formula One before Formula One existed. Not every season though, with a few in the 1950’s and a Covid related 2020 exception, but it has been around more than most, and usually won by only the very best drivers.
INCLEMENT WEATHER? – 3/10 The Weather Channel says a 50% of rain on the Friday, 30% of PM showers on Saturday and even less chance on the Sunday. But you just nevrr know. And it doesn’t take much rain to make it interesting.
RACE RATING 58% – So much history, so much prestige. But often dull.
2024 Monaco F1 Grand Prix Preview – Stats
Want to know if your favourite driver for this weekend is a master of the track or the track is a master of them? Here then are some barely interesting facts and stats.
These visuals go back to 2000 to cover the current drivers, thanks to Fernando Alonso. The all time history goes back to 1950.
- The Monaco winner hasn’t come from further back than third on the grid since 2000. 8th is the lowest grid slot for a podium.
- No current driver has managed to make Q3 on all appearances at Monaco.
- Oscar Piastri and Carlos Sainz are the only drivers to finish in the top ten on every F1 visit to Monaco.
DRIVER GRID POSITION vs RACE RESULT – CURRENT DRIVERS
TEAM GRID POSITION vs RACE RESULT
HISTORIC DRIVER RESULTS
99 = a DNF. Grid position 20 is overstated as that was also used for cars starting in pitlane.
HISTORIC TEAM RESULTS
GRID POSITION INTO RACE RESULT
99 = a DNF. Grid position 20 is overstated as that was also used for cars starting in pitlane. Results from 2000.
- A career saving race for Daniel Ricciardo with a top six qualifying followed up by a podium.
- Charles Leclerc pole position followed by a first lap accident.
- A Q1 and lap one exit for Sergio Perez.
- Three Safety Cars.
- An intra team clash with one team.
- Lance Stroll DNF.
- Logan Sargeant DNF.
- And Max Verstappen probably still wins.
ALL RACE RESULTS – MONACO F1 GRAND PRIX
ALL TIME RESULTS
