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 Macau
Grand Prix
The 50th Macau Grand Prix was scheduled for November 8 to 16 this year
and it was a carnival held in celebration of the event's Golden Jubilee.
Four Historic
and Classic Car races have been held on November 8 and 9, namely the Macau & Hong
Kong Classic Car, sia Pacific Classic Car, and Historic Car events. The Hotel
Fortuna Trophy and the Tourism Office Cup races were scheduled for the same
weekend. Other races, such as the Formula 3 Grand Prix, Guia Race, the Motorcycle
Grand Prix, the Asian Formula Renault Challenge, Porsche Carrera Cup Asia,
and the new Macau and Hong Kong Novice Interport Race were held from November
13 to 16.
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Attractive
programmes of Macau Grand Prix |
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Grand Prix Golden Jubilee
Along with the celebration of the Macau Grand Prix Golden Jubilee, a mixture
of arts, sports and entertainment, there were also attractive programmes such
as Food Festival and the well-known International Fireworks Display Contest.
The International Fireworks Contest was held on November 1, 9, 12, 16, and
22, with the Food Festival running from the November 7 to 23. Through these
spectacular events, both Macau residents and visitors alike have experienced
the excitement of the Macau Grand Prix.
Description
of the milestones in Macau Grand Prix History
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 1954
The first Macau Grand Prix, held on November 1, saw 15 entrants compete
in a four hour race over 51 laps of the 3.9 mile Guia circuit.
1960
The Macau Grand Prix was, for the first time, entered on the international
racing calendar as a national race with foreign participation, and was
subject for the first time to the regulations published by the FIA for
sports and grand touring cars.
1967
The first running of the Macau Motor Cycle Grand Prix.
1973
To accommodate the huge number of entries, the Macau Grand Prix introduced
a six-lap Organiser's Trophy Race for non-qualifiers in the Motor Cycle
GP.
1976
Diana Poon, following in the foot steps of her record-setting husband
Albert, became the first woman to drive a single seater on the Guia circuit.
1978
In honour of the 25th Macau Grand Prix, Macau's most famous motor sport
personality Teddy Yip organised the "Race of Giants". All the
truly big names were in Macau that year - Jack Brabham, Mike Hailwood,
Jackie Stewart, Phil Hill, Dan Gurney and, eventual race winner, Jacky
Ickx.
1980
The Grand Prix was nominated as the first Formula Pacific Championship.
1983
The 30th Macau Grand Prix was another landmark year for the event with
its nomination as the FIA Formula 3 World Cup. A young Brazilian driver,
then known as Ayrton Senna da Silva, took victory in this first Formula
3 Grand Prix.
1990
Although the Macau Grand Prix had seen many exciting finishes over its
history, none was more dramatic than the last lap collision of Leg 1
winner, and race favourite, Mika Hakkinen, with Leg 2 leader, and eventual
winner, Michael Schumacher.
1993
In 1993 the event moved to its new, multi-million dollar headquarters
in a purpose built facility opposite the jetfoil terminal.
1995
Ralf Schumacher emulated his brother's success at Macau and won the event
despite a massive pile up in the second leg. Macau's Andre Couto finished
a credible sixth in his first ever F3 race.
2000
Andre Couto delivered the perfect result in front of his home crowd,
having fought off intense pressure from Italian Paulo Montin to claim
a long-awaited victory.
2003
The 50th Macau Grand Prix was scheduled for Novmeber 8 to 16 and was
a carnival held in celebration of its Golden Jubilee .
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