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Hi irishlady

There are lots of restaurants and bars for you to enjoy over the weekend where you don’t need tickets, there are also parties, clubs and yacht parties etc. which you would need tickets for but the majority of those will be over 100€ and if they’re not I would question what you’re paying for…you get what you pay for at most of the cheap yacht/club parties so I would either go for a decent one or one of the venues that don’t charge entry.

The atmosphere around the harbour, along the start/finish straight and throughout Monaco is great so if it were me I would stick around that area. Casino Square will be good also but on Casino Sq itself you really only have the casino, Cafe de Paris and the American Bar of Hotel de Paris (latter two are expensive).

La Rascasse is good on a Friday but as I’ve mentioned in previous posts the atmosphere is somehow different, more aggressive, on Sunday after the race. This is from personal experience and feedback from quite a few of our guests. There are lots of venues in the harbour and along start/finish straight so don’t worry about finding somewhere.

If you would like a copy of the info pack we’ll be sending our own Monaco Grand Prix 2013 guests let me know and I’ll forward it.
I hope that helps
Ed

Hi Svetlana, Monaco parking info below, for the Grand Prix I would suggest you book in advance and get there early. Regards, Ed.

Parking Lots

The Chemin des Pêcheurs parking lot, built to serve Monaco-Ville, is located under the Oceanographic Museum; it can hold 55 busses and 750 private cars.

With the permanent development of the new area of Fontvieille, more than 2,700 places for private cars and 180 places for camping cars are also available. The other main car parks are located in the Condamine on the Place St. Dévote, in Monte-Carlo under the Boulingrins Gardens, Avenue Princesse Grace (Larvotto and Portier), Boulevard de Belgique, Avenue St. Charles, Avenue des Spélugues (the Metropole gallery), Boulevard Louis II, Avenue de la Costa and Place des Moulins.

For more parking information, please call: (+377) 93 15 88 27

On race day?

I personally would want to be parked before 7am because after that and with the roads being closed to make up the race circuit traffic could be a mess. You might get lucky and have no problems, or you might just want to take the risk of being delayed but personally that’s what I would be aiming for.

All the best
Ed

Hi Mark

They will be busy but you shouldn’t have any problem getting on a train after the race providing they are running, i.e. not on strike.

Helicopter is around 10 minutes to Nice airport from the helipad in Monaco and is operated like a taxi shuttle after the race so the queues can be long, my advice would be to purchase your ticket in advance and get to the helipad as quickly as you can after the race.
Regards
Ed

Hi Murray

Your Sunday only tickets are fine for the Friday free pit walk.
Regards
Ed

Hi Bolo.

Go for the train. Mind your pockets/wallet etc. there are pickpockets very active during the gp when the trains are busy but the train is much more straightforward than bus and taxi.

In terms of time it depends what you what to see and how long you want to spend in Monaco, how old are your son and daughter? My kids are 6, 7 and 9 but get very bored after the initial thrill wears off. Being on a grandstand all day would be very difficult with my kids…just for example.

The race schedule for Thursday and Sunday 2012 was as follows to give you an idea of timings so you can pick the races/sessions you may want to see.

7h00 Closing of the race track
8h30 – 9h15 Formula Renault 3.5 – Practice session
10h00 – 11h30 Formule 1 – 1st practice session
12h00 – 12h30 GP2 – Practice session
14h00 – 15h30 Formule 1 – 2nd practice session
15h55 – 16h30 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup – Practice session
16h55 – 17h30 GP2 – Qualifying sessions
18h15 – 18h55 GP3 – Practice session
20h00 Opening of the race track

7h00 Closing of the race track
9h45 – 10h20 Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup – Start of the Race (16 laps or 30 mins max)
11h10 – 12h00 Formula Renault 3.5 – Start of the Race (44 mins + 1 lap)
12h30 Formule 1 – Drivers track parade
14h00 Formule 1 – Start of the 70th GRAND PRIX AUTOMOBILE DE MONACO (78 laps or 2h max)
19h00 Opening of the race track

I hope that helps and that you all have a great time.
Kind regards
Ed

Hi Benedict, you should be ok with a medium sized backpack although security will probably ask you to open it.
Regards
Ed