[1] On Wednesday 11 May, before the event got underway, a new permanent Race Control building was inaugurated by Prince Albert II.

It had been built to ease the considerable effort required to construct the Grand Prix circuit each year, which can take up to six weeks.

[6][7][8] He had intended to drive the BRM P160B with which his father had won the 1972 Monaco Grand Prix, but the car was impossible to acquire in France because it carries tobacco sponsorship, due to the Loi Évin.

[10] Also appearing in Race F was former F1 driver Paolo Barilla, who had restored a 1970 Ferrari 312B with help from its original designer Mauro Forghieri and 2002 Dakar Rally teammate Stefano Calzi.

Stirling Moss made an appearance to celebrate the 60th anniversary of his first Monaco Grand Prix victory in 1956, and was reunited with the Maserati 250F he drove in the race.