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One of our favourite classes at the Monaco Historic are the cars that defined F1’s headlong leap into innovation and speed: the post-1966 3-litre machines of Lotus, Ferrari, Matra, Surtees, McLaren and more. Star cars include the Lotus 49B, driven by a certain Adrian Newey, as well as the Matra MS120C, Lotus 72 and Ferrari 312.
Video: '66‑'72 F1 race highlights | Monaco Historic 2024
Dominating the race to begin with was the Surtees TS9 of Michael Lyons, which was an easy pole-sitter thanks to a 1:34.006 time that put him a second and a half ahead of Katsuaki Kubota in the Lotus 72. However, there were a few hiccups throughout the race, with Lyons coming into issues part-way through, with the car slowing to a crawl at Rascasse. The Ferrari 312B3 Spazeneve of Franco Meiners also managed to rotate mid-battle with a Matra. In the end it was Kubota who held on to the end, to claim the chequered flag.
