With the 2025 track events just a few weeks away, the Automobile Club de Monaco’s volunteer marshals gathered in the Chapiteau de Fontvieille on 05 and 06 April for the traditional Training Camp. An unmissable event, dedicated to rigour, learning, innovation and a shared passion for motor sports, witnessed by Belgian driver Stoffel Vandoorne.

An annual event since 1972

Conceived by Michel Boéri, President of the Automobile Club de Monaco, the course brings together members of the Corps of Marshals every year for a number of practical workshops: First Aid, Intervention, Video Stations, Rail + Jack, Electrical Risks, Gazelle Time Trial, Signalling/Flagging, Fire… A comprehensive programme designed to test reflexes, physical aptitudes, reasoning skills and team cohesion. Former F1 driver and now in Formula E with Maserati MSG Racing, Belgian Stoffel Vandoorne visited our volunteers to see this famous training process.

637 marshals mobilised, including 52 new candidates

The 2025 edition brought together 637 marshals, with 534 volunteers assessed by 103 trainers. This year, 52 new candidates were selected from over 90 applications. Among them were a significant proportion of young people and women, confirming the Corps of Marshals move towards greater diversity. ‘The principle of the weekend is to start training new recruits, but also to enable our regular stewards to maintain their skills and adapt to the changes that occur every year in our track events,’ explains Christophe Fabri, who is in charge of the Training Camp.

The use of AI in training

A new feature this year is the introduction of artificial intelligence in the CTC (Crash Training Car). Thanks to collaboration between the ACM’s Corps of Marshals and the Université Côte d’Azur, the AI analyses in real time the gestures, decisions and reflexes of our volunteers during simulated situations. The aim here is to perfect the training of our marshals and prepare them for the scenarios they will encounter in the field. ‘This project marks a significant step forward in the use of new technologies to train race marshals,’ notes Didier Orlandi, who is in charge of the project at the Université Côte d’Azur and an associate professor of physics. “The success of this project is based on the commitment of four students with varied and complementary backgrounds. It illustrates the positive impact of this project-based curriculum, which has led to the development of innovative solutions applicable to the real challenges of motor racing.”

𝗟’𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗲 a fait son apparition lors du week-end du 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲𝘀 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟱 🤖🟠

🎯 Objectif : perfectionner leur formation et les préparer aux scénarios qu’ils pourront vivre sur le terrain 💪

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— Automobile Club de Monaco (@ACM_Media) April 6, 2025

The support of the Monaco Fire Brigade

The Monaco Fire Brigade, an unconditional supporter and participant in this training course, was once again on hand to supervise the workshop dedicated to the risks of fire. Handling fire extinguishers, evacuating an injured person, crossing rails… precise and vital gestures that the stewards were able to practise alongside fire professionals.

And now it’s off to the track!

The next stages are already in sight: General Meeting on 17 April, handover of equipment on 25 & 26 April, before finding the marshals in action at the 2025 Monaco E-Prix (03-04 May) and at the eagerly awaited Formula 1 TAG Heuer Grand Prix de Monaco 2025 (22-25 May).