2008 Historic Grand Prix of Monaco

The 2008 Historic Grand Prix of Monaco was the sixth running of the Historic Grand Prix of Monaco, a motor racing event for heritage Grand Prix, Voiturettes, Formula One, Formula Two and Sports cars.

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Entered for Race B was the Maserati 250F with which Stirling Moss had won the 1956 Monaco Grand Prix. The car was driven by Peter Heuberger but did not start the race. A battle between Duncan Dayton and Joaquín Folch-Rusiñol ended prematurely for Folch-Rusiñol, leaving second place to be decided by a fierce battle between Barrie Baxter and Tony Smith.

In Race C, Moss made his seventh and final competitive appearance at the event, at the wheel of a Frazer Nash. He wrote an entry in Motor Sport describing how the circuit had changed since his first visit, and expressed some disappointment at how lenient the track limits had become since then. In the race, fifth place was hotly contested between the powerful Ferrari 340 America of Michael Willms and the nimble Cooper T21 of Simon Diffey, the two cars being faster on different parts of the circuit but evenly matched on overall pace: their best laps were separated by just 0.028 s.

2008 represented the fiftieth anniversary of Formula Junior, a series that had been introduced in 1958 to encourage a new generation of racing drivers and whose annual Monaco race, supporting the Grand Prix, was one of the most prestigious events for young drivers. Formula Junior would also become the subject of the first historic motorsport series in 1975. Anniversary celebrations were held across the globe throughout 2008, and the event at Monaco (Race D) commemorated the first Formula Junior race at Monaco, held in 1959 and won by Michael May. A notable entrant in Race D was Tony Goodwin, whose long racing career includes an appearance in the 1964 Monaco Formula Three Race, where he had finished twelfth. In this event, he qualified on pole position and finished second. Jean Guittard made his first Historic Grand Prix of Monaco appearance in this race; in subsequent events, he would race under the pseudonym "Mister John of B".

Entered for Race F was a Ferrari 312 which had been raced by Chris Amon during the 1968 Formula One season. It was purchased and restored specifically for the event, which was thought to be its first competitive outing since 1969. Frank Sytner qualified fourth and stayed there most of the race, only to retire on the penultimate lap. Hamish Sommerville ran fifth but retired after seven laps.

Making his debut at the event was Bobby Verdon-Roe, driving a McLaren M26 in Race G. He crashed in the tunnel during practice, bringing his weekend to an end along with that of David Clark, who could not avoid the debris. Verdon-Roe would make up for this accident by dominating the 2010 event from pole position. Mauro Pane took the lead into the first corner but polesitter Paul Edwards kept him under intense pressure, eventually forcing a mistake that let Edwards through. Pane hit the barrier hard, but was able to continue to second place.

Results Summary Série Cars YearsPole positionFastest lap Race winner A Grand Prix Pre-1947 Julian Bronson Julian Bronson 2:04.225 Julian Bronson B Grand Prix - front engine Pre-1961 Duncan Dayton Duncan Dayton 1:56.658 Duncan Dayton C Sports cars and sports prototypes Pre-1953 John Ure John Ure 2:09.885 John Ure D Formula Junior Tony Goodwin John Monson E Grand Prix - rear engine Pre-1966 Simon Hadfield James Hanson 1:54.193 Simon Hadfield F Formula 1 - 3 litre Pre-1975 Duncan Dayton Joaquín Folch-Rusiñol 1:35.658 Duncan Dayton G Formula 1 - 3 litre 1975-1978 Paul Edwards Paul Edwards 1:34.019 Paul Edwards

Série A: Pre 1947 Grand Prix Cars Pos. No. Driver Car Year Laps Time/retired Grid 1 14 Julian Bronson ERA R4D 1935 10 23:06.785 1 2 16 Matt Grist Alfa Romeo P3 1934 10 +2.891 2 3 21 Willi Balz Maserati 6CM 1937 10 +28.864 4 25 Richard Last MG Parnell K3 1933 10 +32.293 5 19 Tony Smith Alfa Romeo P3 1934 10 +34.062 6 66 Tommaso Gelmini Maserati 6CM/4CM 1936 10 +37.931 7 17 Umberto Rossi Alfa Romeo P3 1934 10 +1:04.022 8 6 Duncan Pittaway Bugatti 35T 1925 10 +2:03.364 9 28 Ed Davies Alfa Romeo 8C Monza 1932 10 +2:18.049 10 34 Josef Otto Rettenmaier Maserati 8C 3000 1932 10 +2:21.517 11 7 Robert Newall Bugatti 35 1926 10 +2:23.457 12 9 Ralf Emmerling Riley Brooklands 1928 10 +2:24.245 13 30 Philip Champion Frazer Nash Supersports 1928 10 +2:26.482 14 12 Paul-Emile Bessade Bugatti 51 1934 9 +1 lap 15 5 Marcel Sontrop Bugatti 37 1927 9 +1 lap 16 10 Julia de Baldanza Bugatti 35B 1929 9 +1 lap 17 2 Jürg König Bugatti 37A 1926 9 +1 lap 18 3 Jean-Claude Miloe Delage 1500 1927 9 +1 lap 19 15 Geraint Lewis Frazer Nash Monoplace 1936 7 +3 laps 20 1 Ian Landy Riley Brooklands 6 1933 5 +5 laps 21 27 Rainer Ott ERA B 1936 3 +7 laps 22 4 Franz Messerli Maserati 4CM 1932 3 +7 laps 23 20 Warren Spieker Alfa Romeo P3 1932 2 +8 laps 24 11 Jean-Jacques Strub Bugatti 35/51 1926 1 +9 laps No lap 18 Peter Neumark Alfa Romeo 8C Monza 1932 No lap 23 Paddins Dowling ERA B 1936 DNS 24 Georg Kaufmann Maserati 4CL 1939 Sources:

Série B: Pre 1961 front engined Grand Prix cars Pos. No. Driver Car Year Laps Time/retired Grid 1 22 Duncan Dayton Lotus 16 1959 10 19:46.060 1 2 19 Barrie Baxter Tec-Mec 250F 1959 10 +31.338 3 3 23 Tony Smith Ferrari Dino 246 1960 10 +31.542 4 14 Nick Wigley Connaught B 1954 10 +57.038 5 3 Ian Nuthall Alta F2 1952 10 +1:14.144 6 17 Michael Steele Connaught C 1956 10 +1:26.403 7 7 Paul Grant Cooper T23 1953 10 +1:38.100 8 2 Steve Russell Cooper T23 1953 9 +1 lap 9 8 Barry Wood Cooper T20 1952 9 +1 lap 10 9 David Wenman Connaught A 1952 9 +1 lap 11 11 Gigi Baulino Maserati 250F "Interim" 1954 9 +1 lap 12 5 David Clewley Cooper-Alta 1953 9 +1 lap 13 24 Tom Price Maserati 250F 1956 9 +1 lap 14 10 Adrien van der Kroft Connaught A 1952 9 +1 lap 15 15 Jean-Jacques Bally Gordini T15 1947 9 +1 lap 16 1 Julia de Baldanza Maserati A6GCM 1951 9 +1 lap 17 21 David Bennett Maserati A6GCM 1953 9 +1 lap 18 16 Eric Leroy Gordini T15 1947 8 +2 laps 19 12 Lars-Goran Itskowitz Lotus 12 1957 6 +4 laps 20 20 Joaquín Folch-Rusiñol Lotus 16 1959 5 +5 laps 2 DNS 4 Jean-Robert Grellet Connaught A 1952 DNS 6 James Willis Pierce-MG F2 1951 DNS 28 Peter Heuberger Maserati 250F 1956 Sources:

Série C: Pre 1953 Sports and Sports Prototype Cars Pos. No. Driver Car Year Laps Time/retired Grid 1 28 John Ure Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica (Mk2) 1952 10 22:18.033 1 2 30 David Wenman Jaguar C-Type 1952 10 +6.850 3 3 32 Nigel Webb Jaguar C-Type 1952 10 +8.770 2 4 10 David Franklin BMW 328 1938 10 +22.772 5 96 Michael Willms Ferrari 340 America 1950 10 +57.015 6 4 Simon Diffey Cooper T21 1952 10 +58.735 7 94 Jose Fernandez Ferrari 225 S 1952 10 +1:15.209 8 34 Christopher Phillips Allard J2X 1952 10 +1:17.426 9 3 Miroslav Krejsa Škoda 1101 Sport 1949 10 +1:42.638 10 19 Barry Wood RGS Atalanta 1952 10 +2:22.162 11 18 Albert Otten BMW 328 1939 9 +1 lap 12 22 Richard Wills Ferrari 212 Inter 1952 9 +1 lap 13 17 Richard Lake Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica (Mk2) 1952 9 +1 lap 14 1 Carlos de Miguel OSCA MT4 1949 9 +1 lap 15 6 Patrick Blakeney-Edwards BMW 328 1939 9 +1 lap 16 11 Juan Quintano Ferrari 166 MM 1949 9 +1 lap 17 2 Brandon Smith-Hilliard MG K3 1933 9 +1 lap 18 7 Stirling Moss Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica (Mk1) 1950 9 +1 lap 19 23 Stephen Dudley Ferrari 166/195 S 1950 9 +1 lap 20 31 Neil Hadfield Jaguar C-Type 1952 9 +1 lap 21 5 Thomas Mittler OSCA MT4 1951 8 +2 laps 22 27 Guy Loveridge Connaught L2 1948 8 +2 laps 23 14 Erich Traber Veritas RS 1948 8 +2 laps 24 12 Warren Spieker Frazer Nash High Speed 1948 6 +4 laps 25 33 Klaus-Peter Reichle Allard J2X 1952 3 +7 laps 26 21 Malcolm Verey Allard J2 1950 1 +9 laps No lap 16 Colin Pearcy Frazer Nash Le Mans Replica (Mk2) 1952 DNS 15 Paul Singer Veritas RS 1948 DNS 24 Tom Price Aston Martin DB2 1949 DNS 25 Wolfgang Friedrichs Aston Martin DB2 1952 DNS 29 Eddie McGuire Gordini T23S 1949 Sources:

Série D: Formula Junior Pos. No. Driver Car Year Laps Time/retired Grid 1 7 John Monson BMC Mk1 1960 10 ? 2 2 6 Tony Goodwin Gemini Mk2 1959 1 3 12 Simone Stanguellini Stanguellini FJ 1960 4 5 John Chisholm Gemini Mk2 1959 ? 1 Duncan Rabagliatti Alexis HF1 1959 ? 2 James Steerman Dagrada-Lancia 1959 ? 3 Geoffrey O'Nion Elva 100 1959 ? 4 Heinz Stege Elva 100 1959 ? 8 John Truslove Elva-DKW 100 1960 ? 9 Steve Russell Elva 100 1959 ? 10 Michael Ashley-Brown Volpini FJ 1958 ? 11 Robert Woodward P.L.W. FJ 1958 ? 14 Fabrice Notari Stanguellini FJ 1959 ? 15 Marc Coschieri Stanguellini FJ 1959 ? 16 Jean Guittard Stanguellini FJ 1958 ? 17 William Grimshaw Moorland Mk1 1959 ? 18 Tazio Taraschi Taraschi FJ 1960 ? 19 Carlo Maria del Conte Taraschi FJ 1960 ? 20 Daniele Salodini Taraschi FJ 1960 ? 21 Tony Steele Taraschi FJ 1957 ? 22 Tommaso Gelmini Volpini FJ 1959 ? 23 Andrea Giuliani Dagrada-Lancia 1959 ? 24 Franco Beolchi Apache Mk1 1959 ? 25 Crispian Besley OSCA Tipo J 1960 ? 26 Michael Gans Stanguellini FJ 1959 3 ? 27 Maurizio Piantelli Stanguellini FJ 1960 ? 28 Roger Earl OSCA Tipo J 1959 ? 29 Jason Wright Stanguellini FJ 1960 ? 30 Francesco Liberatore Stanguellini FJ 1959 ? 31 Peter Mullen OSCA Tipo J 1960 ? 32 Jarrah Venables EFAC Stanguellini FJ 1959 ? 33 Tupper Robinson Bandini FJ 1958/1959 ? 34 Ian Robinson Autosud FJ 1959 ? 46 Stefano Rosina Moretti-Branca FJ 1959 ? 126 Massimo Comelli OSCA Tipo J 1960 ? 140 Bruno Ferrari Stanguellini FJ 1960 Sources:

Série E: Pre 1966 Rear Engined Grand Prix Cars Pos. No. Driver Car Year Laps Time/retired Grid 1 9 Simon Hadfield Lotus 21 1961 10 19:19.463 1 2 15 James Hanson Scirocco F1 1963 10 +7.993 2 3 23 Marcus Mussa Lotus 24 1962 10 +29.438 4 37 Alan Baillie Cooper T36 1964 10 +35.936 3 5 21 Joe Twyman Cooper T45 1957 10 +52.504 6 7 Mark Clubb Cooper T45 1958 10 +52.802 7 10 Dan Collins Lotus 21 1961 10 +1:07.812 8 8 John Elliott Lotus 18 1961 10 +1:35.802 9 14 Allan Miles Cooper T41 1957 10 +1:49.490 10 3 Andrew Wareing BRM P261 1964 10 +2:00.446 11 32 Nick Wigley Cooper T51 1959 9 +1 lap 12 27 Marco Cajani De Tomaso F1 1961 9 +1 lap 13 17 Jorge Ferioli Lola Mk4 1962 9 +1 lap 14 12 Rupert Wood Cooper T43 1957 9 +1 lap 15 33 Rodger Newman Brabham BT14 1965 9 +1 lap 16 5 Christopher Mann Lotus 18 1960 9 +1 lap 17 34 André Wanty Lotus 18/21 1961 9 +1 lap 18 26 Brian Anthony Ashby Emeryson F1 1961 9 +1 lap 19 31 Rudolf Ernst Lotus 18 1960 9 +1 lap 20 25 Richard Weiland Lotus 24 1962 8 +2 laps 21 44 Marco Masini Cooper T51 1959 8 +2 laps 22 11 Stephane Gutzwiller Cooper T51 1960 8 +2 laps 23 20 Marshall Bailey JBW Type 1 1959 7 +3 laps 24 24 Frank Sytner Lotus 24 1962 4 +6 laps 25 29 Kurt DelBene BRP-BRM 1964 1 +9 laps 26 36 Stanislas de Sadeleer Cooper T51 1959 1 +9 laps DNS 22 Douglas Mockett Cooper T53 1961 Sources:

Série F: Pre 1975 Formula 1 - 3 litre Pos. No. Driver Car Year Laps Time/retired Grid 1 8 Duncan Dayton Brabham BT33 1970 15 26:23.840 1 2 3 Joaquín Folch-Rusiñol McLaren M23 1974 15 +0.243 2 3 10 Manfredo Rossi di Montelera Brabham BT42/44 1973 15 +17.276 3 4 30 Ron Maydon Amon AF101 1974 15 +1:14.349 5 6 Andrea Burani McLaren M23 1974 15 +1:24.471 6 4 Jeffrey Lewis Tyrrell 007 1974 14 +1 lap 7 20 Yves Saguato Matra MS120C 1971 14 +1 lap 8 15 Roberto Crippa McLaren M19A 1971 14 +1 lap 9 36 Richard Carlino Surtees TS9B 1971 14 +1 lap 10 12 John Monson Surtees TS9B 1971 14 +1 lap 11 33 Bradley Hoyt Ferrari 312 1969 14 +1 lap 12 34 Robert Lamplough BRM P133 1967 14 +1 lap 13 32 Jean-François Decaux Ferrari 312 1967 14 +1 lap 14 21 Christophe Caternet Matra MS120B 1971 14 +1 lap 15 24 Frank Sytner Hesketh 308 1974 13 +2 laps 4 16 23 Gunter Alth March 701 1970 13 +2 laps 17 25 Jean-Louis Duret Lotus 76 1974 10 +5 laps 18 26 Hamish Sommerville Brabham BT37 1972 7 +8 laps 19 9 Lee Brahin Hesketh 308 1974 6 +9 laps 20 31 James Wood Cooper T86C 1968 5 +10 laps 21 7 Paul Knapfield Brabham BT42 1973 1 +14 laps 22 27 Mike Wrigley March 711 1971 1 +14 laps DNS 11 Michel Ghio Surtees TS9B 1971 Sources: