Venezia~Montecarlo
IT
9th edition · Venice → Monte Carlo
P0 · 2023 Prologue

1,500+ NM

N°35 Flotta Italia in Venezia-Montecarlo livery, planing

9th edition · 1,500+ nm

The Race

Italy’s coastline at full throttle: more than 1,500 nautical miles from the Venice Arsenale to the Principality of Monaco.

The Searex-Baltec N°99 on the plane, Venezia-Montecarlo livery

The present

Three Adriatic legs.

The crew arms raised on the bow, 2015

The comeback · VIII edition

Italy’s coastline, again.

The 2015 voyage

The eighth edition raced the whole of Italy: ten stages from Venice to Monte Carlo, down the Adriatic, around the Ionian, through the Strait of Messina and up the Tyrrhenian to the Riviera. FICr-timed standings: Flotta Italia wins on 4,300 points.

The official stages

  1. 01Venezia
  2. 02Rimini
  3. 03Pescara
  4. 04Termoli
  5. 05Brindisi
  6. 06Pisticci
  7. 07Crotone
  8. 08Reggio Calabria
  9. 09Vibo Valentia
  10. 10Salerno
  11. 11Formia
  12. 12Civitavecchia
  13. 13Viareggio
  14. 14Monte Carlo

1 → 12 July 2015 · 10 stages · ~1.400 nm

01Venezia02Rimini03Pescara04Termoli05Brindisi06Pisticci07Crotone08Reggio Calabria09Vibo Valentia10Salerno11Formia12Civitavecchia13Viareggio14Monte Carlo
The eighth edition voyage, from the official FICr document
The Volvo Penta RIB at full speed, historic cycle

The origins · 1990-1998

Where it all began.

The first edition, 1990

July fifteenth to twenty-fourth, 1990: the baptism of the "Dakar of the sea", with Tamoil among the first-hour sponsors. Nine stages and 1,450 miles around Italy, 45 hulls at the finish, Prince Albert of Monaco in the race. G.B. Pedrini won with Darai, Carrain, Rossi and Vianello: a peralluman CUV 38 powered by Lamborghini, averaging 55.9 knots.

The nine stages of 1990

  1. 01Venezia
  2. 02Pescara
  3. 03Bari
  4. 04Sibari
  5. 05Portorosa
  6. 06Napoli
  7. 07Fiumicino
  8. 08Viareggio
  9. 09Genova
  10. 10Monte Carlo

15 → 24 July 1990 · 9 stages · 1,450 nm · 45 hulls at the finish

01Venezia02Pescara03Bari04Sibari05Portorosa06Napoli07Fiumicino08Viareggio09Genova10Monte Carlo
The first edition voyage: nine stages from Venice to Monte Carlo