Who is the only driver to win the Monaco Grand Prix six times?
Answer
Ayrton Senna
Answer
Ayrton Senna
Who is the only driver to win the Monaco Grand Prix six times? Ayrton Senna is the only six-time Monaco Grand Prix winner.
Senna won at Monte Carlo in 1987 and then five consecutive times from 1989 through 1993. His 1993 victory broke Graham Hill’s previous record of five. Senna’s 1988 race ended in a famous retirement while he led comfortably, after he lost concentration and hit the barrier at Portier, making his six wins especially notable given how many opportunities he missed.
The Monaco circuit rewards precision more than raw top speed. Its narrow streets, tight corners, elevation changes and almost nonexistent run-off areas make qualifying position and concentration crucial. Senna’s reputation as a master of qualifying and difficult street circuits grew strongly through his Monaco performances.
Graham Hill and Michael Schumacher each won five times, while Alain Prost won four. Lewis Hamilton has three Monaco victories. The phrase “only driver” refers to the six-win total; several other champions have multiple wins, but none has matched Senna’s six.
Source: Wikipedia · fact-checked Sept. 2026