F3 returns to Monaco for 2005

The Formula 3 Monaco Grand Prix was staged for the first time in 1958, while Jordan's current F1 driver Nick Heidfeld was the last racer to win the event in 1997, a race that ranked alongside Macau and the Marlboro Masters as one of the biggest F3 events of the year.

"We're pleased that the Formula 3 Euroseries is going to be staged alongside our Monaco Grand Prix," Michel Boeri, president of the ACM, said. "Europe's strongest series for up-and-coming racers will enhance the Grand Prix supporting programme immensely. With the race on Saturday afternoon we'll be picking up on the tradition of the Formula 3 Monaco Grand Prix, which also gained a lot of respect worldwide."

Hermann Tomczyk, vide president of DMSB, added: "I'm pleased that we managed to get the Formula 3 Euroseries staged alongside the Formula 1 Grand Prix in Monaco. This is thanks to a long-term agreement with the Monaco automobile club and underlines the value of the series. Here the drivers have the chance to prove themselves at one of the most challenging circuits."