Two years ago, the public and competitors discovered trophies inspired by Yvon Amiel’s comic strip Antoine le Pilote. For this 14^th edition of Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, new figurines have been produced, slightly reworked to fit in even better with the drivers representing the 8 Series contested in the Principality, from the A1, christened “Louis Chiron”, to the G “Ayrton Senna”.

A comic strip character to give children aged 5 to 105 their first taste of motor sport, now available in a dozen albums, including an English version of “Antoine le Pilote au Grand Prix de Monaco”. This character was born under the fingers of Yvon Amiel and Fernando Grande, and is now an ambassador for motor racing to the general public.

At the instigation of the Automobile Club de Monaco (ACM), the pair have designed and produced 8 “MGPH Legends Trophy” bearing the effigy of the drivers who each give their name to a category. On Sunday, the Juan Manuel Fangio statuette was presented to the winner of the A2 Series, Claudia Hürtgen, by Rùben Fangio, son of the five-time World Champion, and signed by Yvon Amiel. Then, throughout the day, the other winners of the day receive replicas of Louis Chiron, Graham Hill, Vittorio Marzotto, Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, Gilles Villeneuve and finally Ayrton Senna, which will be awarded after the last race in the presence of the family of the driver celebrated during the weekend.

It’s a wonderful initiative, in keeping with the spirit of the Historic Monaco Grand Prix: sharing the heritage left by motor sport over nearly a century across the generations.