Top Marques Monaco | |
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Status | Active |
Genre | Luxury products expo |
Begins | April 14, 2016 |
Ends | April 17, 2016 |
Frequency | Annually |
Venue | Grimaldi Forum |
Location(s) | 10 Avenue Princesse Grace 98000 Monaco |
Coordinates | 43°44′37″N 7°25′54″E / 43.74361°N 7.43167°ECoordinates: 43°44′37″N 7°25′54″E / 43.74361°N 7.43167°E |
Years active | 2004–present |
Inaugurated | April 22, 2004 | –April 25, 2004
Founder | Laurie Lewis, Manoj Bairstow |
Most recent | April 14, 2016 | –April 17, 2016
Attendance | 35,000 (2014) |
Patron(s) | Albert II, Prince of Monaco |
People | Manoj Bairstow, Mederic del Monaco |
Website | |
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Top Marques Monaco is an event that takes place annually at the Grimaldi Forum in the principality of Monaco. It features exhibitions by numerous purveyors of luxury aircraft, automobile, banking, boat, footwear, handbag, jewellery, real estate and wine products. One feature of the Top Marques Monaco that sets it apart from other automotive exhibitions is its use of the adjacent Formula 1 Grand Prix racetrack to display cars in action and conduct test drives. A quarter of the event's ticket sales are donated to Monaco Aide et Présence, a charity established by Monaco's reigning Prince Albert.
Sales during the event totalled US$600 million (446 million euros). The entrance fee was 50 euros.
At the four-day 2011 event, there were 42 automotive manufacturers exhibiting luxury vehicles, 13 manufacturers exhibiting luxury yachts and other boats, and 26 jewelry manufacturers exhibiting watches. Exhibitors included Bugatti, Dartz,Exagon Engineering,Gillet, GTA Motor, Koenigsegg, Noble Automotive, Pagani, and Peraves. Six cars made their European debuts, including the Conquest Knight XV SUV and the Keating ZKR. A hundred cars were on display, of which more than two dozen were available for test drives. The entrance fee was 50 euros. Attendance was 33,000 people from twelve countries.
The four-day 2013 Top Marques Monaco featured six supercar debuts, including ABT Sportsline, Hamann Motorsport, Mansory, and MTM, and exhibitions by over 150 companies. Supercars on display included the GTA Spano, the Gumpert Apollo, the Koenigsegg Hundra, the Mazzanti Evantra, the Noble Automotive M600, the Roding Automobile Roadster, the Savage Rivale, the Soleil Motors Anadi, and the Vencer Sarthe. Other exhibitors included Aston Martin,Bentley,Ferrari,Fisker,Jaguar,Lamborghini, Pagani, Rolls-Royce, Ronn Motor Company, Vintech, and Wiesmann.