René Cotton, (62) Delahaye 135S, Joaquín Palacio, (54) Pegaso Z-102, Eugenio Castellotti, (92) Ferrari 225S. Monaco Grand Prix 1952, transformed into a race for sports cars. This was a two day event, the Sunday for the up to 2 litres (Prix de Monte Carlo), the Monday for the bigger engines, (Monaco Grand Prix).

Spectators fill wooden bleachers along the Monaco city circuit during the 1952 Grand Prix, an event transformed that year into a race for sports cars. On the track, lined with hay bales, Joaquín Palacio in his Pegaso Z-102 (No. 54) is followed by Eugenio Castellotti driving a Ferrari 225S (No. 92). In the foreground, a man in a checkered flat cap observes the scene as it unfolds against the backdrop of the principality's grand architecture climbing the steep hillside.

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GPMonaco, Racing

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