Historic Monaco Grand Prix

Armada Club returned to the Côte d'Azur for the 15th Grand Prix de Monaco Historique, held 24–26 April through the legendary streets of Monte Carlo. The biennial weekend, organised by the Automobile Club de Monaco, brings together some of the world's most valuable pre-war and golden-era racing cars and the collectors who own them, with full circuit racing across three days.

The club proudly sponsored a Bugatti Type 35 entry — chassis #19 — driven by Thierry Stapts, racing under the Paradise/Bugatti banner across the Series A pre-1939 grid. Sponsoring a historic car at Monaco is a deliberate signal of where the club sits: at the intersection of provenance, craftsmanship and quiet excellence. The Bugatti programme will continue across the 2026 season as part of Armada Club's broader cultural calendar.

To host members and partners across the weekend, the club operated aboard MY Sansregret, moored in Port Hercules with direct sightlines to the Sainte-Dévote chicane and the swimming pool complex. Sansregret served as the floating clubhouse for the Historic Grand Prix — private breakfasts, working lunches between sessions, an extended cocktail occasion on Saturday evening, and a closing dinner on the aft deck after Sunday's final race. The yacht remained at berth throughout, with no overnight stays — Armada members come on board for the experience, not for accommodation, and that distinction is part of what defines the club.

Hosting from Sansregret allowed the team to stay close to the action without the friction of city-side hospitality. Members and prospective members were collected from the helipad and waterfront pickup point and brought directly on board, with full crew service and a chef-led menu calibrated for daytime racing tempo and evening hosting alike. Conversations moved naturally between the cars, the founding fleet, and the broader 2026 calendar.

The Historic Monaco Grand Prix sits firmly within the Armada circuit. The next on-board hosting moment in Monaco will be the Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix in May, followed by the Monaco Yacht Show in September — when the club will formally launch operations.

If you would like to be invited to a future on-board hosting weekend in Monaco, please get in touch via the contact page.