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Fairmont Hairpin
The slowest corner in F1
The Grand Prix hairpin beside the Fairmont, the slowest corner on the F1 calendar.
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Image courtesy of © Alexander Migl · CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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About Fairmont Hairpin
On the Monaco circuit the cars squeeze round the hairpin beside the Fairmont Monte Carlo, the slowest corner on the Formula 1 calendar. On any other day of the year you can walk it, then follow the track past Place du Casino.
Our take
- Slowest corner in F1
- Beside the Fairmont
- Walk it all year
- Address
- Monte-Carlo · Fairmont Monte Carlo, Monaco
- Website
- visitmonaco.com
Opening hours, prices and seasonal openings change, so please check with Fairmont Hairpin before you go.
Last checked: October 2026 How we choose
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