Classic F1 slumbers in the 2024 Monaco Historique paddocks

In Monaco you feel like you’re getting a look behind the curtain, with the principality being where generations of F1 drivers – including many on the current grid – call home. And a look behind the curtain, of the cars resting in the paddocks ahead of the weekend’s action, is what we’ve got for you here.

Though there is a sportscar race, for front-engined machinery from 1952-1957, this is fundamentally an historic grand prix, meaning it’s mostly for F1 cars. So it’s single-seater F1 and grand prix machinery that we find mostly populates the 300-car roster and the paddocks.

There’s everything from the pre-war grand prix and voiturettes of the 'Louis Chiron' race, to the ground effect and turbo monsters of the 'Gilles Villeneuve' and 'Ayrton Senna' events. In all we have a selection of some seven decade’s worth of top-flight championship fighters. See what cars you can name…

You can watch qualifying at the 2024 Monaco Historic on our live stream by clicking here.

Photography by Peter Summers.