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Monaco Grand Prix - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (368 words) |
 | The Monaco Grand Prix, held there annually, was first organized by Antony Noghes, a well-to-do cigarette manufacturer and a resident of Monte Carlo, under the auspices of Prince Louis II through the establishing of the "Automobile Club de Monaco" of which Noghes was the founding president. |
| Grand Prix motor racing came to Monaco in 1929 when the first Grand Prix of Monaco automobile race was held. |
| The Monaco Grand Prix counted toward the European Championship from 1936 to 1939 (although the race was cancelled in 1938). |
| Riccardo Patrese - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (855 words) |
| Patrese made his debut in 1977 with Shadow at the Monaco Grand Prix when the team were forced to change drivers mid-season. |
| A second win followed in 1983 at the South African Grand Prix, but in a season which saw his team mate Nelson Piquet claim his second drivers title, Patrese finished a distant ninth in the championship. |
| The 1987 Japanese Grand Prix brought an unexpected chance for Patrese to restart a career which for some time had appeared to be in decline, when Nigel Mansell was injured in a practice accident. |
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