Practice, qualifying
and race day.

1. 01
   Walk the districts before the first session

   The Rock, the port and the casino terrace are all walkable, with the public lifts doing the climbing.

2. 02
   13:30 · provisionalFirst practice

   First practice. The quietest chance to hear the cars on these streets.

3. 03
   Lunch, then the harbour

   The gap between the two practice sessions is long enough to do something with.

4. 04
   17:00 · provisionalSecond practice

   Second practice, late afternoon.

5. 05
   Out before the evening

   Friday disperses far more gently than Sunday, but the trains still fill.

Ordinary-day walking routes are not a guide to what is open while the circuit is live.

1. 01
   Breakfast away from the circuit

   The harbour side wakes up early on qualifying day. Eat before the streets fill.

2. 02
   Walk the lower circuit while it is open

   Follow the harbour stretch on foot and see the barriers from the outside before anything runs.

3. 03
   12:30 · provisionalThird practice

   Third practice. Useful for finding your seat and testing how long the walk really takes.

4. 04
   Long lunch, sitting down

   The gap between practice and qualifying is the only real pause in the day.

5. 05
   16:00 · provisionalQualifying

   Be in position well before the pit lane opens. This is the session that decides the race here.

6. 06
   Stay put for the dispersal

   Everyone leaves at once and the exits are narrow. Half an hour in a bar beats half an hour in a queue.

Crossing points are edition-specific and are not published for 2027 — do not plan on crossing the circuit at a particular place.

1. 01
   Eat properly, early

   Once you are in, your options narrow to whatever is inside.

2. 02
   Into position before the support races

   The support programme fills the morning and the crowd builds through it.

3. 03
   15:00 · provisionalRace

   The race. Grid position matters more here than almost anywhere, so the start is worth being early for.

4. 04
   Wait out the dispersal deliberately

   The whole principality leaves at once. Pick somewhere to be for an hour rather than joining it.

5. 05
   Evening on foot

   Nothing that needs a road, a taxi or a timetable.

Road closures and reopening times are not published for 2027.

1. 01
   Get above the circuit

   The ground rises steeply behind the town; the higher ground is where the view is free and legal.

2. 02
   Find a screen and a seat by mid-morning

   Without a grandstand seat the useful plan is somewhere with a view of a screen and space to stand.

3. 03
   15:00 · provisionalRace

   The race. Expect to be standing, and expect the good spots to have gone early.

4. 04
   Do not go straight to the station

   The post-race platform is the single worst place to be. Let it clear.

5. 05
   Later train back along the coast

   Check the last departure for the day before you travel; race-week services are not published for 2027.

Special race-week rail services and last departures are not published for 2027.

A general-admission view is not guaranteed anywhere — nothing on this page promises one.

1. 01
   Stay east of the circuit in the morning

   Larvotto and the seafront keep working while the closed roads do not.

2. 02
   Find a screen with somewhere to sit

   A seat and shade matter more than a view of the track when the day is long.

3. 03
   15:00 · provisionalRace

   The race. Sound carries a long way in Monaco, so you will hear it wherever you are.

4. 04
   Do not attempt to move at the end

   Dispersal with children is the worst hour of the weekend. Wait it out on the beach side.

Crossing the circuit during the race is not possible except at controlled points, and those are not published for 2027.