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After the Elégance Parade on the place du Casino de Monte-Carlo, the 47 cars joined the place du Palais Princier for the Prize Giving Ceremony. The jury designated a winner in each of the 9 categories and awarded a Jury special prize. The competitors were congratulated by H.S.H. The Princess Charlène and were later welcomed at the Prince’s Palace. Elégance et Automobile à Monte-Carlo ended on this glamorous touch.
Palmarès of Elégance et Automobile à Monte-Carlo :
Category Plein Soleil – Coupe de S.A.S. Le Prince Souverain
Car N° 1 – MERCEDES 28/95 PHAETON – 1914/1916 – Anke RUECKWARTH
Category Route et Circuit – Coupe S.A.S. Le Prince Souverain
Car N°10 – FERRARI 166MM SPYDER DA CORSA – 1949 – Anne BROCKINGTON LEE
Category Dans le Vent – Coupe de S.A.S. Le Prince Souverain
Car N°16 – MERCEDES BENZ SSK DROPHEAD COUPE – 1929 – Markus KERN
Category Bella Macchina – Coupe de S.A.S. Le Prince Souverain
Car N°23 – ALFA ROMEO 8C 2900 B COUPE – 1937 – David SYDORICK
Category Grandes Routières – Coupe de S.A.S. Le Prince Souverain
Voiture N°30 – TALBOT LAGO T150C SS COUPE – 1939 –THE HON. Sir Michael KADOORIE
Category Dolce Vita – Coupe de S.A.S. Le Prince Souverain
Car N°35 – SIATA 208 S SPYDER – 1954 – Marc BEHAEGEL
Category Vitesse – Coupe de S.A.S. Le Prince Souverain
Car N°40 – McLAREN F1 – 1996 – Roald GOETHE
Category Solitaires – Coupe de S.A.S. Le Prince Souverain
Car N°44 – FERRARI MYTHOS – 1989 – Shiro KOSAKA
Category Princes, Princesses et Chefs d’Etats – Coupe de S.A.S. Le Prince Souverain
Car N°45 – STOUT SCARAB – 1936 – Lawrence SMITH
Prix spécial du Jury
Car N°43 – LANCIA STRATOS ZERO – 1970 – Phillip SAROFIM
A jury was needed to decide between the 47 wonder cars. And this Elégance et Automobile à Monte-Carlo jury is made of exceptional personalities. They had the onerous task to name a winner in the 9 different categories. Christian Philippsen, director of Elégance et Automobile à Monte-Carlo and supervisor of the jury says : « We needed people with grate automobile knowledge and who were able to judge the elegance of a car, like it was done in the 30’s or 50’s ». This year the jury is chaired by Sandra Button, the president of the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance. The American is surrounded with Lorena Baricalla (Monégasque ballerina, singer, actress and passionate of automobile), Lorenzo Ramaciotti (former Group Chief of Design for Pininfarina and former Group Chief of Design for FCA) and Thierry Boutsen (former Formula 1 driver).
The mission of the jury is more complicated than it seems. Géry Mestre, president of the Historic Cars Commission of the Automobile Club de Monaco insists : « We need to judge the exceptional car body and its design. But we also need to take in consideration the history of the car. » The jury meet with the owners of the cars yesterday and today in the morning to learn a few stories and details about the work arts. Christian Philippsen explains : « When I speak to the collectors, I always ask them : ‘If the car could speak, what would it tell us ?’. The meet with them is a decisive moment of the concours. » The Elegance concours is split in 3 stages : the meet with the owners, the Elegance parade, during which it’s important to see the car moving and to listen to the engine music. And last but not least, the deliberation. During this phase of the concours, the members of the jury have to discuss their points of view. The results of the Elégance et Automobile à Monte-Carlo will be pronounced tomorrow morning at 11am on la place du Palais Princier.
On Friday the participants of the Elégance et Automobile à Monte-Carlo took part in a ride on the winding roads of the countryside and appreciated an astonishing view on the Mediterranean Sea.
At the end of a section of 19 kilometers, the collectors enjoyed a picnic at the Domaine du Mont-Leuze. Early this afternoon the cars made their way back to the Principality and the Terrasses du Soleil, where they are staying for the weekend.
Between tonight and tomorrow the jury made of personalities will meet with the owners of the cars in the Terrasses du Soleil, prior the Elégance parade that will take place on Saturday at 5pm on the place du Casino de Monte-Carlo.
Elégance et Automobile in Monte-Carlo is the brand new event of the 2019 summer !
It used to be part of « Rallye Monte Carlo de Voitures Anciennes », but today it is a real time travel experience.
It is a rendez-vous for cars collectors and fans, with the most beautiful cars of the world.
The climax of the weekend will take place on Saturday in front of the prestigious Hotel de Paris : the Elegance Parade begins at 5pm in front of a jury made of personalities…
Starting in pole position after Larry ten Voorde’s 2 grid place penalty, Michael Ammermüler secured the win in the Porsche race. The German pilot had a quiet race even with the Safety Car intervention 5 laps before the end of the race. The BWT Lechner Racing driver finished ahead Mikkel O. Pedersen and Larry ten Voorde. This is his first win of the season after his third position in Barcelona two weeks ago.
Formula Renault drivers offered a quiet race for their last appearance on the Monégasque track. At the end of the 30 minutes and one lap Alekansder Smolyar is the winner. Second at the end of yesterday’s race, the Russian man was able to keep his starting position. Victor Martins and Joao Vieira are the two other drivers on the podium.
He started on the pole and finished the race in the same positon. Lewis Hamilton was keen to prevent Max Verstappen from overtaking him. The British man managed to restart the race superbly after the intervention of the Safety Car on the track to let the marshals collect the hazard left by Charles Leclerc. The Monégasque had to retire after his crash with Nico Hülkenberg at la Rascasse.
During the SC all the front drivers pitted. Another race incident happened at this moment. Max Verstappen was released unsafely by his mechanics and got a 5-second penalty. This is the reason why he is not standing on the podium today.
Even if the last few laps were stressful, Lewis Hamilton was the first driver to cross the finish line. Max Verstappen finished second but with his penalty he’s down to 4th. The podium of this 77th Monaco Grand Prix is composed of Lewis Hamilton, Sebastian Vettel and Valtteri Bottas. Pierre Gasly gets the extra point for the best lap in 1’14’’279.
Reactions
Lewis Hamilton: « It’s probably the hardest race I ever had. For me there was no way I was going to make it. We all know it has been a hard weekend emotionally. I was fighting with the spirit of Niki. I was trying to make him proud »
Sebastian Vettel: « When I saw Bottas and Verstappen touching in the pit lane, I thought we might have a chance – but ultimately it’s a good result for us. Today is about Niki really. He was an icon in the past and he will continue to be in the future »
Valtteri Bottas: « Obviously, it was a disappointing weekend for me as I had the speed. Today was difficult »
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The two Renault drivers had the opportunity to test the brand new Mégane RS Trophy R on the Monégasque track. The French firm is the historical partner of the Automobile Club de Monaco. Nico Hülkenberg and Daniel Ricciardo presented the new Renault sport car for the first time to the public. The teammates completed some laps on the circuit. The next time they will be on the track will be on Saturday at 12pm for the last Free Practice session
We had to wait until the very end of the qualifying to know the man in pole position. Lewis Hamilton got the pole thanks to an aggressive final lap. He is ahead Valtteri Bottas, who finished 0’’086 behind his teammate. The Mercedes drivers will try to have a 6th consecutive 1-2 finish. Max Verstappen and Sebastian Vettel will start on the second line and will try to stop the Mercedes dominion. A new track record was set during the qualifying as Lewis Hamilton completed his pole position lap in 1’10’’166. The elimination of Charles Leclerc in Q1 was a bombshell. The Monégasque will start from the 16th position tomorrow.
Reactions :
Lewis Hamilton
« This is definitely one of the best pole I can remember. I can’t remember one that was as important as this one. It has been a difficult week. But I’m proud of everyone and now we will try to deliver. »
Valtteri Bottas
« Congrats to Lewis for the pole position. I’m proud of the 1-2. But I’m disappointed with the qualifying. I felt after the first lap there were plenty of places to improve, but I had traffic and couldn’t get the tyres up to temperature. »
Max Verstappen
« I hadn’t much qualifying here so I’m happy to be on third position. It’s better than the past years. My lap was pretty stable, not bad. I had a bit of traffic on my out lap, my tires were a bit cold then. But we did a good job and for myself it has been a good qualifying. »
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