2010 MONACO GRAND PRIX INFORMATION'S
Track details
Circuit Name: Circuit de Monaco
Lap Dist.: 3.340 km - 2.075 miles
Race: 78 laps Race
dist.: 260.520 km - 161.887 miles
Track record: M. Schumacher - 1:14.439 (Ferrari - 2004)
Full throttle: 42%
Top speed: 286kph
Longest flat-out section: 8s / 510km
Right/left-hand turns: 12/7
Tyre wear: Medium
Brake wear: High
Down-force level: Very high
Gear changes per lap: 54
2010 tyre compounds: medium , super-soft
2009 tyre compounds: soft, super-soft
2008 tyre compounds: soft, super-soft
Fuel use per lap: 1.723kg (source: Williams)
Monte Carlo Schedule - 13th - 16th May 2010
Thu 13 May 2010
10:00 - 11:30 Practice 1
14:00 - 15:30 Practice 2
16:00 FIA press meeting
Sat 15 May 2010
11:00 - 12:00 Practice 3
14:00 - 15:30 Qualifying
15:30 FIA post qualifying press meeting
Sun 16 May 2010
14:00 - 16:00 Race
16:00 FIA post race press conference
Overview
The Monte Carlo Grand Prix is 78 laps on a 3.340 km (2.075 mi) circuit, which races around the narrow, winding streets of Monte Carlo and La Condamine, which includes the famous harbor. It is unique in having been detained on the same circuit every time it has been run over such a long period. The Circuit de Monaco is one of the most exciting in the world, with little room for driver error.
The path has had some slight changes some times during its history, to get better safety but is still careful the ultimate test of driving talents in Formula One, and if it were not already an existing Grand Prix, it would not be allowable to be added to the listed for safety reasons. The most remarkable features of the course consist of the tunnel. The contrast of light and dark as the drivers enter/exit the tunnel are not faced elsewhere. The drivers have to change their vision as they emerge from the tunnel at the fastest point of the track and brake for the chicane in the daylight.
Monte Carlo Recent Winners
2009 Jenson Button (GBR) Brawn Mercedes
2008 Lewis Hamilton (GBR) McLaren Mercedes
2007 Fernando Alonso (SPA) McLaren Mercedes
2006 Fernando Alonso (SPA) Renault
2005 Kimi Raikkonen (FIN) McLaren Mercedes
2009 final positions:
1. Jenson Button Brawn GP 1hr 40mins 44.282secs
2. Rubens Barrichello Brawn GP 1:40:51.948
3. Kimi Raikkonen Ferrari 1:40:57.724
4. Felipe Massa Ferrari 1:40:59.392
5. Mark Webber Red Bull 1:41:00.012
6. Nico Rosberg Williams 1:41:17.868
7. Fernando Alonso Renault 1:41:22.121
8. Sebastien Bourdais Scuderia Toro Rosso 1:41:47.424
