1997 Historic Grand Prix of Monaco

The 1997 Historic Grand Prix of Monaco was the inaugural running of the Historic Grand Prix of Monaco, a motor racing event for heritage Grand Prix, Voiturettes, Formula One, Formula Two and Sports cars.

1997 Historic Grand Prix of Monaco
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Circuit de Monaco
Race details
Date	3–4 May 1997
Official name	Grand Prix de Monaco Historique
Location	Circuit de Monaco
Course	Street circuit
Course length	3.370 km (2.094 miles)

Report

1997 represented the 700th anniversary of the Grimaldi family's presidency over Monaco. Celebrations were held throughout the year and among these was a series of historic motor races at the Circuit de Monaco. It was initially conceived as a one-off, but proved so popular that it was later revived as a biennial event from 2000.

The 1979 Monaco Grand Prix had featured a support race for historic cars, won by Martin Morris in ERA R11B. Additional historic races had been held in support of the 1982 (winner Bruce Halford was in attendance at this event) and 1983 events under the suggestion of the Hon. Patrick Lindsay. His son Valentine, along with Peter Hannen and Max Poggi, were responsible for organising the 1997 event to tie in with the 700th anniversary. Valentine's two brothers would race in the event itself: James drove an Alfa Romeo 8C Monza in Race A (crashing out in practice), while Ludovic drove a Ferrari 375 in Race B and a Maserati 250F in Race D. Ludovic crashed in practice for Race B, sustaining minor injuries, but still raced.

Hannen took part in Races B and C, taking second place in both. In Race C, he was forced to start from the pit lane after mistakenly believing his steering was damaged on the formation lap. He put on an overtaking masterclass and finished second, having pressured race leaders Frank Sytner and Emanuele Pirro for much of the race.

1968 Monaco Grand Prix runner-up Richard Attwood impressed with his performance in Race D and also set the fastest lap. A third former F1 driver was three-time Monaco Grand Prix winner Stirling Moss. He was entered for Race D but suffered a cylinder head failure and did not start. He gave a strong showing in Race E, running third until a somewhat reluctant Martin Stretton passed him.

Phil Hill was slated to appear in a Ferrari Testa Rossa but did not feature in the event.

During the weekend, Prince Rainier unveiled a statue of Louis Chiron at the Piscine which still stands today.

Results

Summary

Série	Cars	Years	Pole position		Fastest lap		Race winner
A	Grand Prix - two-seater	Pre-1934	Klaus Werner	2:18.767	Klaus Werner	2:21.192	Jean-Louis Duret
B	Grand Prix	Pre-1952	Martin Stretton	2:03.857	Martin Stretton	2:02.796	Martin Stretton
C	Ferrari sports cars	Pre-1959	Frank Sytner	2:10.007	Peter Hannen	2:07.180	Frank Sytner
D	Grand Prix	Pre-1960	Rod Jolley	1:59.685	Richard Attwood	1:57.948	Rod Jolley
E	Sports cars	Pre-1960	Lindsay Owen-Jones	2:04.212	Lindsay Owen-Jones	2:02.703	Lindsay Owen-Jones
F	Grand Prix	Pre-1968	Joaquín Folch-Rusiñol	1:55.645	Joaquín Folch-Rusiñol	1:55.169	Joaquín Folch-Rusiñol
G	Formula Junior		Stephan Jocher	2:02.257	Tony Thompson	2:01.693	Duncan Dayton

Série A: Pre 1934 two-seater Grand Prix cars

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Year	Laps	Time/retired	Grid
1	16	Jean-Louis Duret	Bugatti 35B	1926	10	24:23.995
2	26	Fritz Grashei	Alfa Romeo 8C Monza	1933	10	+7.283
3	31	Klaus Werner	Alfa Romeo 8C Monza	1932	10	+21.238	1
4	14	Richard Wills	Bugatti 35	1924	10	+52.816
5	24	Chris Drake	Maserati 8C	1933	10	+1:06.346
6	11	Bart Rosman	Bugatti 37	1925	10	+1:13.306
7	28	Terry Cohn	Alfa Romeo 8C Monza	1932	10	+1:30.690
8	12	Michael Steele	Bugatti 35T	1926	10	+1:34.494
9	6	Michael Gans	Bugatti 37A	1927	10	+1:36.669
10	10	Thomas Feierabend	Bugatti 37	1927	10	+1:58.487
DNS	21	James Lindsay	Alfa Romeo 8C Monza	1933
?	1	David Clark	Bugatti 37A	1927
?	2	David Cohen	Talbot	1927
?	3	Mary Grant-Jonkers	Amilcar C6	1927
?	4	Paul Grant	Amilcar C6	1927
?	5	Peter Green	MG K3	1933
?	7	Jean-Claude Miloe	Bugatti 51	1927/31
?	8	Dick Smith	Frazer Nash Nūrburg	1932
?	9	Gunther Stamm	MG K3	1933/34
?	15	Nicolas Chambon	Bugatti 35C	1925
?	17	John Howell	Bugatti 45	1930
?	18	Abba Kogan	Bugatti 35B	1926
?	19	John Lewis	Bugatti 35C	1928
?	22	Dean Butler	Bugatti 51	1931
?	23	Charles Dean	Bugatti 51	1932
?	25	Martin Walford	Maserati 8C	1931
?	27	Hartmut Ibing	Alfa Romeo 8C Monza	1932
?	30	Peter Mullin	Bugatti 51	1933/34
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Série B: Pre 1952 Grand Prix cars

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Year	Laps	Time/retired	Grid
1	17	Martin Stretton	Maserati 4CM	1932/36	10	21:11.119	1
2	8	Peter Hannen	Maserati 6CM	1937	10	+13.971
3	22	Willie Green	Alfa Romeo 159	1948	10	+15.569
4	14	John Ure	ERA	1935	10	+36.385
5	3	Matt Grist	Alfa Romeo 8C	1935	10	+1:01.064
6	10	Irvine Laidlaw	Maserati 6CM	1936	10	+1:34.139
7	12	Robin Lodge	Maserati 4CM	1936	10	+1:40.739
8	16	Bruce Spollon	ERA	1936	10	+1:41.003
9	30	Richard Pilkington	Talbot-Lago T26C	1950	10	+1:47.274
10	6	Ernst Schuster	Maserati 6C	1934	9	+1 lap
?	1	Robert Fink	Alfa Romeo P3	1932/34
?	2	Peter Giddings	Alfa Romeo 8C	1935
?	4	Peter Altenbach	Maserati 4CM	1934
?	5	Stephan Rettenmaier	Maserati 4CM	1934
?	7	Martin Walford	Maserati 8CTF	1938
?	9	Tony Merrick	Ferrari 166 FL	1949
?	11	Franz Messerli	Maserati 4CM	1932
?	15	Jeffrey Pattinson	ERA	1935
?	18	Philip Walker	MG K3	1933/36
?	19	Jost Wildbolz	ERA	1936
?	20	José Manuel Albuquerque	Maserati 4CLT	1949
?	21	Jean-Louis Duret	Maserati 4CLT	1948
?	23	Dan Margulies	Maserati 4CL	1939
?	24	Norbert Schmitz-Koep	Maserati 4CL	1939
?	25	Ludovic Lindsay	Ferrari 375	1950
?	26	François Bernard	Gordini T11	1946
?	27	François d'Huart	Talbot-Lago T26C	1948
?	28	John Foster	Gordini T15	1948
?	29	Max Lustenberger	Talbot-Lago T26GS	1951
?	31	Philippe Renault	Talbot-Lago T26C	1948
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Série C: Pre 1959 Ferrari sports cars

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Year	Laps	Time/retired	Grid
1	27	Frank Sytner	Ferrari 250 TR	1958	10	22:21.689	1
2	17	Peter Hannen	Ferrari 750 Monza	1955	10	+1.165	PL
3	15	José Manuel Albuquerque	Ferrari 750 Monza	1955	10	+25.885
4	11	Emanuele Pirro	Ferrari 375 MM	1953	10	+32.089
5	28	Robert Lamplough	Ferrari 250 TR	1958	10	+32.303
6	10	Christian Gläsel	Ferrari 375 MM	1953	10	+34.103
7	25	Ernst Schuster	Ferrari 500 TRC	1957	10	+1:00.322
8	8	Mario Bernardi	Ferrari 250 MM	1953	10	+1:16.650
9	21	David Cottingham	Ferrari 500 TRC	1957	10	+1:19.129
10	14	Erich Traber	Ferrari 250 MM	1953	10	+1:20.710
?	1	Peter Briggs	Ferrari 195 S	1950
?	2	Abba Kogan	Ferrari 212	1952
?	3	Sally Mason-Styrron	Ferrari 166 MM	1950
?	4	Harald Mergard	Ferrari 225 S	1952
?	5	Antoine Midy	Ferrari 212 Export	1951
?	6	Gil Nickel	Ferrari 340 America	1951
?	7	Juan Quintano	Ferrari 166 MM	1950
?	9	Umberto Camellini	Ferrari 340 MM	1953
?	12	Hans Stukenbrock	Ferrari 250 MM	1953
?	16	Bernard Duc	Ferrari 500 Mondial	1954
?	19	Franco Meiners	Ferrari 225 S	1952
?	20	Dieter Streve-Mühlens	Ferrari 750 Monza	1954
?	22	Federico Dubbini	Ferrari 250 TR	1958
?	23	Giancarlo Galeazzi	Ferrari 500 TR	1956
?	24	Francesco Guasti	Ferrari 500 TRC	1957
?	29	Nicolas Zapata	Ferrari 625 TR	1956
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Série D: Pre 1960 Grand Prix cars

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Year	Laps	Time/retired	Grid
1	27	Rod Jolley	Cooper T51	1958/59	10	20:06.565	1
2	26	John Harper	Cooper T51	1959	10	+8.913
3	14	Nigel Corner	Maserati 250F	1957	10	+32.193
4	12	John Beasley	Cooper T45	1958	10	+32.809
5	23	Lindsay Owen-Jones	Maserati 250F	1958	10	+39.779
6	21	Ludovic Lindsay	Maserati 250F	1958	10	+40.617
7	28	Robin Lodge	Ferrari Dino 246	1959	10	+52.527
8	11	Burkhard von Schenk	Maserati 250F	1956	10	+56.087
9	31	Jason Wright	Cooper T51	1959	10	+1:20.908
10	16	Chris Drake	Lotus 16	1958	10	+1:35.348
DNS	32	Stirling Moss	Cooper T45	1957			10
?	1	Jeremy Agace	Maserati 250F	1956
?	2	Bobby Bell	Maserati 250F	1956
?	3	Graham Burrows	Cooper T23	1953
?	4	Gregor Fisken	Cooper T23	1953
?	5	Tony Merrick	Ferrari 555 "Supersqualo"	1955
?	6	Ian Nuthall	Alta	1952
?	7	David Pennell	Maserati 250F	1956
?	8	Ean Pugh	Connaught B	1956
?	9	Katharina Schmidt	Cooper GP 2/T/40	1955
?	10	Dieter Streve-Mühlens	Maserati 250F	1956
?	15	Corrado Cupellini	Ferrari Dino 156	1957
?	17	Ivan Glasby	Cooper T43	1957
?	18	Michael Haywood	Cooper T45	1958
?	19	Hartmut Ibing	Maserati 250F	1957
?	20	Irvine Laidlaw	Maserati 250F	1957
?	22	Bruce McCaw	BRM P45	1958
?	24	Ludwig Willisch	Cooper T45	1958
?	25	Richard Attwood	Cooper T51	1959
?	29	Donald Orosco	Scarab F1	1960
?	30	Philip Walker	Lotus 16	1959
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Série E: Pre 1960 sports cars

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Year	Laps	Time/retired	Grid
1	30	Lindsay Owen-Jones	Maserati Tipo 61	1959	10	20:45.312	1
2	24	Frank Sytner	Jaguar D-Type	1956	10	+1.200
3	10	Martin Stretton	Maserati 300S	1955	10	+48.575
4	29	Stirling Moss	Maserati Tipo 61	1959	10	+59.744
5	17	Peter Austin	Lotus 11	1957	10	+1:01.088
6	22	Otto Reedtz-Thott	Lotus 11	1956	10	+1:25.920
7	6	Spencer Martin	Jaguar C-Type	1953	10	+1:27.825
8	9	Barrie Williams	Jaguar C-Type	1953	10	+1:35.756
9	3	Gary Pearson	Jaguar C-Type	1953	10	+1:38.961
10	4	Ron Gammons	Lotus 11	1956	10	+1:40.186
DNS	4	James Herlinger	Baldwin	1951
?	1	Jean-François Bentz	Cooper-Bristol	1952
?	2	Gregor Fisken	Jaguar C-Type	1953
?	5	Mike Lester	HWM	1953
?	7	Peter Mann	Frazer Nash	1952
?	8	Jorn Quiste	Jaguar D-Type	1956
?	11	Adrian Hall	Lotus 10	1955
?	12	Dudley Mason-Styrron	Maserati 300S	1955
?	14	Christian Traber	Aston Martin DB3S	1953/54
?	15	Bruce Trenery	Aston Martin DB3S	1955
?	16	Willie Tuckett	Jaguar D-Type	1955
?	18	Marshall Bailey	Cooper T39	1956
?	19	Pierre Pinelli	Lotus 11	1956
?	20	Hurbertus Doenhoff	Maserati 150S	1956
?	21	Martin McGlone	Aston Martin DB3S	1957
?	23	Ken Rogers	Lotus 11	1957
?	25	Burkhard von Schenk	Maserati 300S	1958
?	26	Terry Jones	Ferrari Dino 246	1959
?	27	Charles March	Lola Mk1	1959
?	28	Nick Mason	Maserati Tipo 60	1959
?	31	Paul Pappalardo	Ferrari 250 TR	1959
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Série F: Pre 1968 Grand Prix cars

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Year	Laps	Time/retired	Grid
1	26	Joaquín Folch-Rusiñol	Lotus 49	1967	10	19:34.712	1
2	27	Abba Kogan	Brabham	1967	10	+47.034
3	23	Allan Miles	Cooper T53	1961	10	+1:06.985
4	28	Robert Lamplough	Ferrari 312	1967	10	+1:08.888
5	12	Mark Linstone	Brabham BT11	1964	10	+1:23.421
6	31	Malcolm Ricketts	Lotus 32B	1965/66	10	+1:25.883
7	3	Christopher Smith	Lotus 21	1961	10	+1:25.968
8	29	Bruce McCaw	BRM P261	1964/66	10	+1:58.788
9	9	Duncan Dayton	Lola Mk4	1962	10	+2:04.576
10	11	Sidney Hoole	Cooper T66	1963	9	+1 lap
?	30	Franco Meiners	Ferrari 312	1967	1
?	1	Paolo Gecchelin	Lotus 18	1961
?	2	Pierluigi Mapelli	Lotus 18	1961
?	4	Richard Weiland	Lotus 24	1962
?	5	David Whiteside	Lotus 21	1961
?	6	Robert Woodward	Lotus 21	1962
?	7	Marshall Bailey	Brabham BT11	1964
?	8	Robert Brooks	BRM P57/P58	1962
?	10	Geoff Farmer	Lotus 25	1962
?	14	Alessandro Ripamonti	Lotus 24	1962
?	15	Guido Romani	Lola Mk4	1962
?	16	Giorgio Valentini	Brabham BT7	1963
?	17	Michel Wanty	Lotus 24	1962
?	18	Jeremy Agace	Lotus 18	1960
?	19	Paul Alexander	Lotus 24	1962
?	20	Allan Baillie	Lotus 24	1962
?	21	Joel Finn	Lotus 18	1960
?	22	John Harper	Brabham BT4A	1962
?	24	Marco Cajani	De Tomaso	1961
?	25	Jean Blaton	Lotus 49	1967
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Série G: Formula Junior

Pos.	No.	Driver	Car	Year	Laps	Time/retired	Grid
1	25	Duncan Dayton	Cooper T67	1963	10	21:11.410
2	31	Tony Thompson	Lotus 27	1963	10	+0.568
3	27	Stephan Jocher	Brabham BT6	1963	10	+8.066	1
4	28	Douglas Mockett	Cooper T56	1961	10	+27.518
5	18	Jean-Michel Farine	Lotus 20	1961	10	+28.370
6	29	Gil Nickel	Lotus 27	1963	10	+38.766
7	16	Marcus Mussa	Lotus 18 Junior	1960	10	+1:24.489
8	21	Luciano Quaggia	Brabham BT6	1963	10	+1:42.152
9	23	Dario Tellarini	Foglietti	1963	10	+1:42.523
10	11	Tony Steele	Lola Mk2	1960	10	+2:02.077
?	1	Egon Hofer	OSCA	1959
?	2	Sergio Leoni	Stanguellini	1959
?	3	Flavien Marcais	Stanguellini	1958
?	4	Ugo Piccagli	Bandini	1959
?	5	Fabio Verin	Volpini	1958
?	6	Dieter Crone	Elva	1960
?	7	Richard Daggitt	Scorpion	1960
?	8	David Pratley	Lola Mk2	1960
?	9	Duncan Rabagliati	Alexis FJ	1959
?	10	Guido Romani	Lola Mk2	1959
?	12	Grant Wilson	Gemini	1959
?	14	Fabio d'Alberti	De Sanctis	1958
?	15	Peter Knöfel	Emeryson	1960
?	17	Joos Tollenaar	Lola Mk3	1961
?	19	Erich Justesen	Lotus 22	1962
?	20	Allan McGregor	Cooper T59	1962
?	22	Alessandro Ripamonti	De Tomaso	1962
?	24	Dan Davis	Lola Mk5A	1963
?	26	Joaquín Folch-Rusiñol	Lotus 27	1963
?	30	Ermanno Rochi	Brabham BT6	1963
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