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The Monaco Grand Prix has run since 1929
Cars race through the streets of a principality of about two square kilometres
The first Monaco Grand Prix was held in 1929 and was won by William Grover-Williams. The circuit uses the public streets of Monte Carlo, with tight corners and a tunnel. The principality itself covers only around two square kilometres.
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