The Monaco Grand Prix will stay on the Components 1 calendar till 2031 and is ready to keep away from a conflict with the Indianapolis 500 following a date change.
The long-lasting race was about to enter the ultimate yr of its contract in 2025, and has been concerned in discussions with F1 about the best way it ought to evolve lately. These talks have led to its schedule matching with the usual Friday-Sunday of monitor motion from its earlier weekend program of apply on a Thursday, and the newest extension comes with a transfer from its late Could slot within the calendar.
Saying the deal being prolonged by six years till 2031 inclusive, F1 says the race will probably be held on the primary full weekend of June every year, ranging from 2026. That opens the door to a potential pairing of Miami and Canada within the schedule for logistical and sustainability functions, in flip avoiding a conflict with the Indy 500.
“I’m delighted that Components 1 will proceed to race in Monaco till 2031,” F1 president and CEO Stefano Domenicali mentioned. “The streets of Monte Carlo are distinctive and a well-known a part of Components 1, and the Monaco Grand Prix stays a race that each one drivers dream of successful.
“I want to prolong a particular because of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, Michel Boeri, president of the Vehicle Membership of Monaco and everybody concerned within the extension of this necessary partnership.
“This settlement alerts a brand new period of partnership and innovation between Components 1 and Monaco. It’s the future targeted management of H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco which can enable us to create an optimized calendar, which reduces strain on logistics, and to lower the environmental affect of our international championship, as we proceed the trail in direction of our Web Zero objective by 2030.”
Subsequent yr’s race will nonetheless be held the weekend of Could 23-25 because the 2025 calendar has already been permitted, and Boeri says the grand prix stays central occasion for the principality.
“I’d notably wish to thank H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, Stefano Domenicali, and everybody concerned within the extension of this contract,” Boeri mentioned. “The signing of this new settlement with the Components One Group till 2031 not solely confirms the energy of our relationship however reaffirms our dedication to providing all guests an unmatched, first-class expertise at race weekends.
“The Monaco Grand Prix is an important sporting occasion right here and continues to draw lots of of hundreds of spectators to the principality and thousands and thousands of worldwide tv viewers worldwide.”
