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Graham Hill the first King of Monte-Carlo

< ► > The records show that Ayrton Senna has six Monaco Grand Prix victories to his name more than any other driver in history, with Michael Schumacher and Graham Hill sharing five wins each at the sport's most famous venue, but it is the latter who was Formula 1's first King of Monte-Carlo. Monaco and Hill were synonymous in the late fifties and throughout the sixties. He made his Formula 1 debut at the 1958 Monaco Grand Prix in a Lotus-Climax, but retired with an engine problem. It took another five attempts and a world championship title (1962) before he finally stood on the top step of the royal podium, winning the 1963 Monaco Grand Prix from second on the grid and heading...
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