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The E-Village officially opened at 4pm on Friday. It will be available to the public until 9pm tonight and from 7am to 9pm on Saturday. It’s located on the Quai Antoine 1er and it offers a lot of futuristic activities. And of course it’s free of charges.
Get the opportunity to discover the pilot’s univers. Shoes, tracksuits, steering-wheel… You’ll know everything once you’ll have visited the E-Village.
Discover the GEN2, the new car of the 2019 Formula E season. Their battery-life are powerful enough to finish the race. The single-seater reaches 100km/h in 2,8 seconds.
Become a driver for a few minutes by testing the simulators, the VR and the tablets. There are a lot of options in the E-Village to drive virtually on the Monaco track.
Discover the world thanks to the DHL sign in the heart of the E-Village. No worries for laziest one : you’ll have plenty of rest areas.
A meeting with the pilots is scheduled on Saturday at 2.30pm. You’ll be able to get autographs, pictures and even to chat with the drivers.
On Thursday, 9th May pupils at the Condamine Primary School were thrilled to receive visits from Felipe Massa and Edoardo Mortara who are drivers in the Monaco based Formula-E Team Venturi.
During the visit, both drivers talked about their sporting achievements, how they got into motor racing, the difficulties they faced along the way and the importance of perseverance, patience and diligence. The children were keen to know more about their guests and had prepared lots of interesting questions for them to answer.
The visit ended with an autograph session and a class selfie with the drivers. The children were full of energy after their visit and excited to see who will win the Monaco E-Prix which takes place on Saturday, 11th May from 7:00 am until 9:00pm.
Sébastien Ogier (leader – Citroën C3 WRC)
Tell me about your day Sébastien?
It’s been another tricky day, especially the first stage both times through. They were tricky and changeable conditions. We needed to stay with the studs – at least the tyres has been a bit more straightforward today. But still I am happy to be here sitting in the middle, even if we didn’t increase the gap much. Tomorrow will be another intense day.
There are some legendary stages tomorrow – what do you know about conditions?
I don’t know much yet, we will have our gravel crew tomorrow morning. It should be mainly dry, but it will be cold icy and frosty on the top – there will be places to make a difference… and a mistake! We both want to win, everybody wants win Monte Carlo, it’s a magical rally we all enjoy a lot. We have made a big difference from the rest and we both want to cross the finish line. Second could be good for the championship, but I’m pretty sure Thierry will push to the end and we will do the same.
If you won tomorrow, you would join Walter Rohrl as a driver winning this event with four manufacturers and it would be Citroen’s 100th win – does that add pressure?
Those statistics are very nice, but that’s not what you have in mind when you are driving. Of course it would be great to do that, to take six wins in row and seven in Monte Carlo. I always say if I have a bad season and I can win only one rally then it would be this one – this is why I try tomorrow. I will fight tomorrow.
Thierry Neuville (2nd at 4″3 – Hyundai i20 WRC)
Thierry, what’s the plan tomorrow?
Obviously first of all we had a great day today, it was really enjoyable in the car and we really tried to catch Seb, but it’s always difficult when we are on the same tyres on stages which we know. All in all, it’s been a good day. We look forward to tomorrow, the plan is to catch Seb and to keep the pressure, but also we must think about the championship. We have to think about this.
Thinking about the championship, does that mean the little extra risk not there?
I always try to drive without risks. Of course there are risks, but I try to be on the safe side. When we are in a fight, like in Sardinia last year you try to push a little harder. Tomorrow we have some demanding stages, we don’t know about the conditions and we have to do four stages on the same tyres.
What was the gap going into the final day in Sardinia last year?
It was 4.3! No… it was 2.8 or something. A little bit less.
Sébastien Loeb (3rd at 1’58″7 – Hyundai i20 WRC)
Sebastien, you have battled hard today, but you have two drivers chasing you hard for third…
Yes, for sure. I was struggling a little bit with my set-up. I couldn’t get the confidence from the understeer in the morning, especially with the tricky conditions in the stage. But in the afternoon I was able to get my confidence and I could push harder. I have Jari-Matti just two seconds behind and [Ott] Tanak closing the gap with every stage, so I don’t know what I will be able to do tomorrow. We are not in the fight for the win, but for the podium. I will try to find a good rhythm to stay on the podium.
And how do you feel physically?
I am always motivated, for sure the motivation is a bit different – I’m not here to win the championship, but I am here to help Hyundai take some points. I always want to fight for the victory if I can, that’s not the case here. It was a tough month of January with a lot of driving, but I enjoy driving and it’s a long time since I was here at the start in Monte Carlo. I always enjoy the incredible atmosphere on this rally.
MONACO (30 November 2018)– In only two weeks, on December 15, the first race of the ABB FIA Formula E Championship will be held in Saudi Arabia, in the streets of Ad Diriyah. Before discovering this season full of new features, Formula E fans have a great reason to be happy: the Monaco E-Prix, one the masterpiece of the season, is back in the calendar like each odd-numbered years. The tickets are already available. Grab your tickets before December 31 and get a price of only 20€ for the presale of an adult grandstand ticket.
For the third edition of the Monaco E-Prix, the Allianz E-Village will be located on the Quai Antoine 1er. In addition of the number of stands dedicated to food and entertainment, the Allianz E-Village gives the opportunity to get up close with the latest features and innovations of the car manufacturers. Test your skill in the Gaming Zone on one of our simulators. The place where you can meet your heroes during the traditional autograph session.
But the major innovation is on track. The Jaguar I-PACE eTROPHY, whose first race will be held next month, is the world’s first all-electric production based international race series. On stage, the first battery all electric car of the Jaguar range, the I-Pace SV. Modified for racing, they will for victory during meetings made up of free practice, qualifying and 30 minutes’ race before the start of the E-Prix.
While the championship might be only five years old, the technology racing around the circuit is ever-changing. Season 5 will see 22 Gen2 cars racing around the track in anger for the very first time. The Batmobile-esque all-electric racer has double the energy storage capacity of the Gen1 car, meaning it can complete a whole race, so no more mid-race car swaps. With 250kW of power, the Gen2 will accelerate from 0-100km/h in 2.8-seconds and go on to a top speed of 280km/h. Greater speeds, more action on track and with just one car per driver – there’s everything to lose.
No more lap limits – we’re moving to timed races. With each round running to a strict limit of 45-minutes plus one lap to reach the chequered flag.
The new season begins in two weeks in Middle-East before moving to Marrakesh, Santiago, Mexico, Hong Kong, and China in Sanya. The European tour will be back in the streets of Rome, Paris, and Berlin.
Then Formula E will come back in Switzerland, but in Bern, and the season will finish up with a double-header in New York City, on July 13 and 14, where a new champion will be crowned.
In a world first for motorsport, drivers will be able to access a higher power mode in addition to FANBOOST, by passing through an activation zone marked out and visible on the circuit for fans at the track and those watching on TV. When a driver passes through the activation zone, they will be able to access 225kW of power – as opposed to the standard 200kW available during the race. Signalling the power hike is the job of the new illuminated FIA halo head protection device, which will show different colours for each of the two power modes.
After the announcement that HWA will be 11th team to join the grid, there will be a total of 22 cars on the start line of the first race of Season 5. With BMW becoming a full manufacturer team, the German marque will join the likes of Audi, DS, Jaguar, NIO, Penske, Nissan (which takes the place of sister marque Renault) and Venturi as manufacturers in the series. With a new season and new teams out there, we say hello to Felipe Massa (Venturi Formula E Team), Stoffel Vandoorne (HWA RACELAB), Pascal Wehrlein (Mahindra Racing), Alex Sims (BMW i Andretti Motorsport) and Garry Paffett (HWA RACELAB) as they make their debut in the series. Join us, it’s going to be big!
Monaco E-Prix Prices:
Adults
Grandstand – 20€ until December 31 – 30€ from January 1st
Children (0 – 16)
Grandstand – Free when accompanied by an adult
To grab your tickets – http://www.monaco-eprix.com/
Alexandre STRICHER (Fra) and Hugo LARA (Fra) driving their Toyota Mirai.
Didier MALGA and Anne-Valérie BONNEL, 2017 winner, finished 2nd overall.
Nice 3rd place for Jacques PASTOR (MCO) and Serge PASTOR (Fra) on Toyota Mirai.
Congratulations!
For this 3rd eRallye Monte-Carlo, the Organizing Committee of the Automobile Club de Monaco has once again demonstrated originality by proposing a route composed of mythical events that made the heyday of its elders (Rallyes Monte-Carlo WRC and History). Introduction of this unpublished 2018 edition, which attracted 40 competitors (33 electric vehicles / 7 Hydrogen cars), and whose departure will be given this year from Nevers, Nièvre, Wednesday, October 24 at 2:30 pm.
Since its new designation in 2016, succeeding the Rallye Monte-Carlo des Véhicules Electriques (1995, 1996, 1997, 1998 and 1999), the Rallye Monte-Carlo Fuel Cell & Hybrids (2005, 2006), the Rallye Monte-Carlo des Véhicules à Energie Alternative (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011) and the Rallye Monte-Carlo des Energies Nouvelles / Rallye Monte-Carlo ZENN (2012, 2013, 2014, 2015), this third chapter of the eRallye Monte-Carlo counts this year for the 9th and penultimate round of the eRally Regularity Cup of the Electric and New Energy Championship of the Federation Internationale Automobile (FIA).
By definition, eRallys aim to promote new car technologies designed to save energy and emit the lowest possible quantities of pollutants and CO2. They also aim to encourage drivers to change their driving habits, with priority being given to environmental protection and the sustainability of the transport sector through the use of electricity as a source of vehicle propulsion energy. And that is exactly what the Automobile Club de Monaco has been striving to demonstrate for more than 20 years, pursuing with insistence and conviction its role as precursor and commitment in the new energy and development sustainable sector. “The Automobile Club de Monaco is a strong proponent in this area. This test dedicated to new generation vehicles has evolved constantly over the years, to always correspond a little more modernism inspired by the car manufacturers.” said Christian Tornatore, General Commissioner of the ACM and Director of the Event.
Real competition, reserved for vehicles 100% Electric, without use of extender, and 100% Hydrogen cars, this regularity event is very appreciated by the car manufacturers and automotive preparers, come to demonstrate for the occasion and in real conditions, the technological and avant-garde potential of their vehicles. “For this third edition of the eRallye Monte-Carlo, wished even cleaner and without any emission of CO2, we are satisfied to have attracted a number of competitors including the main protagonists of the eRallye Regularity Cup of the Electric Championship and New Energy of the FIA 2018 “, continues Christian Tornatore. “The 2018 list of entries brings up new generation cars, representing a dozen of manufacturers. There are electric models, mostly represented by market leaders such as Renault ZOE, Nissan Leaf, BMW I3, Jaguar I-Pace, Kia Soul, Tesla S, VW e-Golf, Tesla X or the Opel Ampera- e. We also have two types of fuel cell cars: six Toyota Mirai and one Hyundai IX35…”
Monaco , October 9, 2018
2018 Program
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 2018 – LEG 1: NEVERS – NEVERS
2.30 pm – Departure from NEVERS
Calibration area
4.00 pm – Regrouping MAGNY-COURS Circuit
5.00 pm – Briefing
5.30 pm – ZR 1: MAGNY COURS Circuit
6:40 pm – Arrival in NEVERS
Parc Fermé and recharge
THURSDAY 25 OCTOBER 2018 – LEG 2: NEVERS – VALENCE
(Time allowed: 11H00)
7.00 am – Departure from NEVERS
1.00 pm – ZR 2: Lalouvesc – Labatie d’Andaure
3.00 pm – ZR 3: Lamastre – Alboussière
6.00 pm – Arrival in VALENCE
Parc Fermé and recharge
FRIDAY 26 OCTOBER 2018 – LEG 3: VALENCE – LARAGNE MONTEGLIN
(Time allowed: 11H00)
6.30 am – Departure from VALENCE
8.00 am – ZR 4: Saint Jean en Royans – Vassieux en Vercors
10.30 am – ZR 5: Saint Nazaire le Desert – La Motte Chalancon
2.30 pm – ZR 6: Montauban sur Ouvèze – Villebois les Pins
5.30 pm – Arrival in LARAGNE MONTEGLIN
Parc Fermé and recharge
SATURDAY 27 OCTOBER 2018 – LEG 4: LARAGNE – MONACO
(Time allowed: 8H00)
7.00 am – Departure from LARAGNE
8.00 am – ZR 7: Sisteron – Thoard
10.00 am – ZR 8: Andon – Gourdon
3.00 pm – Arrival in MONACO
Put in Parc Fermé and recharge
SATURDAY 27 – SUNDAY 28 OCTOBER 2018 – LEG 5: MONACO – MONACO
(Time allowed: 4H30)
9.00 pm – Departure from MONACO
10.00 pm – ZR 9: Coaraze – Lantosque
10.30 pm – ZR 10: La Bollène-Vésubie – Sospel
1.30 am – Arrival in MONACO
NB: The times indicated are subject to modification by the Organization Committee of the ACM
Marked by a record attendance (Approximately 40000 spectators in 3 days) by an extraordinary line-up of racing cars, but also thanks to the successful new Parade « F1 Heritage » of which the Champions John Watson, Jacky Ickx and Thierry Boutsen welcomed the initiative, it can be said that the 11th edition of the “Grand Prix de Monaco Historique” was a success.
To conclude it, nearly 1000 people met them on Sunday evening in the gorgeous « Salle des Etoiles » of the Sporting Monte-Carlo to enjoy the Gala Dinner and the Awards Ceremony.
The evening’s schedule: a dinner, a menu worthy of the best restaurants, followed by the screening of official the film and the Awards Ceremony, presented by Grégory Galiffi.
Finally, a show with Jugglers, Acrobats, and an amazing performance of trampoline dazzled the guests, not forgetting the apotheosis with the traditional fireworks!
The gala ended up with a dancing party and continued into the night…
Formula 1 start time changes in 2018.
Find the new timetable of the 76th edition of the Grand Prix Automobile de Monaco that will take place from Thursday 24 to Sunday 27 May 2018.
Finally, the Italians Aghem / Cumino win this XXI° edition of Rallye Monte-Carlo Historique, it’s the second victory for the Aghem’s family, as Marco his son already win in 2005. Behin them, the Greek crew, extremly reliable, Delaportas / Moustakas with their Golf GTI (n°126) then the cute Zastava 1100 of the Pole Postawka / Postawka (n°249).
