Monaco E-Prix 2027

For one weekend every spring, the Circuit de Monaco hosts the Monaco E-Prix — Formula E’s race on the same iconic Port Hercule street circuit that hosts the F1 Monaco Grand Prix five weeks later. On the F1 calendar, Monaco is the most decorated yacht-trackside venue in the sport; the E-Prix delivers exactly the same trackside experience for yachts moored in Port Hercule, on the same full-length 3.337 km circuit layout, but at a fraction of the corporate-hospitality intensity and yacht-charter pricing of the F1 race weekend.

The 2027 edition runs across 15 – 16 May 2027 · dates TBC: Friday practice and qualifying-shakedown, with the headline 29-lap E-Prix race on Saturday afternoon (typically 16:00 Central European Summer Time). Race week is materially quieter than the F1 GP — the E-Prix is a single-day racing event rather than a four-day F1 weekend, the audience tilts toward EV manufacturers (Porsche, Jaguar, McLaren, Maserati, Nissan), the tech industry, and sustainability-focused corporate hospitality rather than the F1 luxury establishment, and the Monaco hotel-and-yacht inventory holds significantly more availability than May’s F1 weekend.

The page below is built around how a charter client should actually approach Monaco E-Prix weekend: where to secure a Port Hercule trackside berth at the most decorated yacht-trackside position in motorsport, what the E-Prix premium actually looks like (closer to a standard high-season May rate than the F1 GP 3–4× multiplier), and how a longer charter pairs the E-Prix with the wider French Riviera spring season — Saint-Tropez, Cap Ferrat, Antibes, the Îles de Lérins — before the high-summer Mediterranean crowds arrive.

The first reason charter clients book a yacht for Monaco E-Prix is the trackside position itself. The Circuit de Monaco is the most decorated yacht-trackside venue in motorsport — yachts moored stern-to in Port Hercule sit metres from the racing line at Tabac, the Nouvelle Chicane, and the swimming-pool section, with the full Casino Square climb and the Mirabeau-Portier descent visible from the deck. The Monaco E-Prix runs on the same full 3.337 km F1 circuit layout (with one minor configuration tweak at Rascasse), which means the yacht-trackside experience is genuinely identical to the F1 weekend.

The second reason is the price differential. F1 Monaco GP race-week pricing runs at 3–4× standard May rates, with the Port Hercule trackside berths commanding the highest premiums on the F1 calendar. Monaco E-Prix weekend, by contrast, runs at 1.2–1.5× the standard May rate — the Formula E weekend draws a much smaller corporate-hospitality footprint than the F1 race, Port Hercule berths are easier to secure, the Monaco hotel inventory holds meaningful availability, and the wider French Riviera fleet operates at standard spring-season pricing. The E-Prix is the most efficient route into the Monaco trackside experience.

The third reason is the different audience. Monaco E-Prix draws Formula E’s manufacturer set (Porsche, Jaguar, McLaren Electric, Maserati MSG, Nissan e.dams, Mahindra), the global EV-and-tech industry, the sustainability-focused corporate hospitality programmes (the Sustainable Investor Group, the Climate Group, the major automotive OEMs running their electric brands), and a younger, more design-forward crowd than the F1 GP. The race-week social calendar is different in character — less Champagne-and-Pirelli-tents, more Boston Consulting-and-Patagonia — and many charter clients prefer the calmer pace.

The fourth reason is Mediterranean spring timing. Early May is the opening of the Riviera charter season but well before the peak July/August crowds and pricing. Conditions are reliably calm, daytime highs of 19–23°C, the water at 17–19°C and warming fast, and the wider French Riviera (Cannes, Antibes, Saint-Tropez, the Îles de Lérins) operates at low-shoulder-season pricing. The natural pattern is the E-Prix weekend at Monaco followed by four-to-seven days of French Riviera cruising on the same charter, at rates that drop materially once you leave Monte Carlo.

Booking timing for Monaco E-Prix is one of the easier propositions on the motorsport-yacht calendar — the F1 Monaco GP locks the same berths nine-to-twelve months ahead, but the E-Prix weekend draws materially less corporate-hospitality and brokerage demand. Port Hercule trackside berths are still in finite supply (the harbour holds a fixed number of trackside positions), but the competition for them is genuinely lighter than the F1 race weekend.

Practical timeline for the 2026 race weekend:

• Nine to twelve months out (mid-2025 for the 2027 edition): The window for the headline Port Hercule trackside berths alongside 30–60 metre charter yachts. These are still committed early relative to a non-event May weekend, but the lead time is materially shorter than the F1 Monaco GP equivalent (which goes by previous summer).
• Six to nine months out (August–November 2025): The practical window for booking a Port Hercule trackside berth at a 25–45 metre charter yacht, or for committing the wider Monaco fleet to E-Prix weekend. The French Riviera fleet (Antibes, Cannes, Saint-Tropez) is fully negotiable for repositioning to Monaco for the race.
• Three to six months out (November 2025 – February 2026): Standard fleet inventory is widely available on Riviera yachts; mid-tier Port Hercule trackside berths are still negotiable, and some cancellation availability on the larger berths surfaces in this window.
• Inside three months: Last-minute by Monaco-event standards but genuinely workable for the E-Prix. Anchorage off Monaco Bay with tender access remains available, race-day-only day-charter is achievable, and yachts based at Antibes, Cannes, or Saint-Tropez (30–70 nm west) can be chartered with race-day transit.
• Day-charter on race day itself: Sometimes available from Port Hercule or Antibes Port Vauban — smaller motor yachts running E-Prix-day-only hospitality. Rates are at event-week pricing but much more accessible than F1 Monaco GP equivalents.

The yacht-charter infrastructure for Monaco E-Prix is the same Port Hercule and surrounding-Riviera footprint that hosts the F1 Monaco GP — the E-Prix uses the full F1 circuit layout, so the trackside positions are identical. The difference between the two race weekends is one of demand intensity, not infrastructure: Port Hercule trackside berths that command €250,000+ per week at F1 Monaco GP can be secured at materially lower rates for the E-Prix weekend.

Port Hercule — the trackside position

The defining yacht-trackside position in motorsport. Port Hercule sits at the heart of the Circuit de Monaco footprint, with the harbour’s outer T-pontoon and the inner-harbour stern-to berths looking directly onto the racing line at Tabac, the Nouvelle Chicane, and the swimming-pool section. The harbour handles yachts up to roughly 100 metres alongside; the inner berths take 20-metre motor yachts upwards. E-Prix-weekend berths are still committed early — six to nine months ahead is the realistic window — but the competition is materially lighter than the F1 GP equivalent.

Quai des États-Unis & Quai Antoine 1er

The two principal quay-side positions inside Port Hercule, both directly on the racing line. Quai des États-Unis runs along the southern edge of the harbour with the swimming-pool section directly behind the moored yachts; Quai Antoine 1er runs along the eastern edge with views across the Place du Casino climb. Handle yachts up to about 70 metres. The most decorated trackside positions in the harbour, used by the F1 GP for the largest visiting yachts.

Quai Albert 1er — the harbour entrance

The northern quay running along the harbour entrance, opposite the Tabac corner. Handle yachts up to about 50 metres. Less trackside intensity than Quai des États-Unis or Quai Antoine 1er but with a clearer harbour-entrance view; popular with clients prioritising harbour-entry photography and a more open trackside-and-sea outlook.

Cap d’Ail & Fontvieille — just outside Monaco

Two smaller marinas immediately outside Monaco proper — Cap d’Ail (1 nm west, in France) and Fontvieille (inside Monaco, on the western side of the principality). Handle charter yachts up to about 45 metres alongside. Practical for clients who can’t secure a Port Hercule berth or who prefer a quieter overnight base with tender access into Port Hercule for the race day itself.

Monaco Bay — anchorage

Anchorage options are available in the open water of Monaco Bay outside the harbour, particularly between Cap Martin and Cap d’Ail. Depths range 30–80 metres with reasonable holding ground; the Mediterranean is famously calm in early May. Tender access to Port Hercule takes 5–15 minutes. The cost-efficient option for E-Prix weekend, with full trackside ambience from the harbour entrance and a much lower berthing cost than a quay-side position.

Antibes Port Vauban — 30 nm west

The largest superyacht marina on the French Riviera, 30 nautical miles west of Monaco. Port Vauban handles yachts up to 170 metres alongside its outer pontoons, with substantial transient availability across early May. Practical as the alternative base for charter clients who can’t secure a Port Hercule berth, or for clients running combined Antibes + Monaco programmes. The 30 nm passage from Antibes to Monaco is a 2-hour cruise.

The natural way to think about a Monaco E-Prix charter is as a two-day racing weekend followed by four-to-seven days of post-race French Riviera cruising — west along the Côte d’Azur through Antibes, Cannes, Saint-Tropez, and the Îles de Lérins. Early May delivers the opening of the Mediterranean charter season at materially lower pricing than the June or July high-season windows — daytime highs 19–23°C, overnight lows 12–15°C, water at 17–19°C and warming fast, and the Mistral typically settled into shorter cycles.

• Cap Ferrat & Beaulieu-sur-Mer. 10 nm west of Monaco — the Cap Ferrat peninsula and the village of Beaulieu sit on the Côte d’Azur’s most decorated stretch of coastline. The Grand-Hôtel du Cap-Ferrat (Four Seasons), the Villa Ephrussi de Rothschild, the Plage de Passable, and the Beaulieu-sur-Mer harbour all sit within a 30-minute cruise of Monaco. The natural one-night post-race stop.
• Antibes & Cap d’Antibes. 30 nm west of Monaco — Port Vauban (the largest superyacht marina in the Mediterranean), the Cap d’Antibes headland, and the Hôtel du Cap-Eden-Roc. The natural two-to-three-day post-race anchor for charter clients running a longer Riviera programme. Eden-Roc opens for the season in mid-April, so the E-Prix weekend overlaps with the opening days of the headline Cap d’Antibes hospitality calendar.
• Cannes & the Îles de Lérins. 40 nm west of Monaco — the Croisette, the Vieux Port, and the Îles de Lérins (Sainte-Marguerite and Saint-Honorat) just offshore. The Cannes Film Festival runs in mid-to-late May, so the E-Prix weekend sits just before festival opening — the city is calmer than during the Film Festival itself but the headline restaurants and hotel programmes are already running at full pre-festival pace.
• Saint-Tropez. 70 nm west of Monaco — a one-day passage (or overnight) along the Côte d’Azur. Saint-Tropez opens for the season in mid-April; early May is one of the calmest charter windows of the year before the late-spring and summer crowds arrive. The natural three-to-four-day post-race extension for clients running a longer Mediterranean programme.
• Italian Riviera — San Remo & Portofino. East of Monaco, the Italian Riviera opens up — San Remo (the closest Italian port, 25 nm east), Genoa, and the Portofino headland. Practical as a quieter eastward extension for clients who want to combine the Monaco trackside experience with Italian-Riviera cruising rather than the French Riviera programme.
• Monaco F1 Grand Prix. The F1 Monaco GP runs five weeks after the E-Prix at the same circuit (4 – 6 June 2027). Some charter clients use the E-Prix as a reconnaissance trip for the F1 weekend; others deliberately choose the E-Prix as the only Monaco trackside experience they need. The yacht-charter contracts can be structured to cover both races on the same yacht across a six-week programme, with the yacht based at Antibes Port Vauban between the two events.

Monaco holds one of the most concentrated luxury-dining footprints in Europe — the principality runs at full kitchen pace year-round, and the E-Prix weekend is one of the easier windows of the year to secure the headline reservations (the F1 Monaco GP weekend by contrast requires three-to-four-month lead times on the same rooms). Reservations should still be made at the time of charter booking, but the booking window is materially more forgiving.

The Monaco bar scene runs at full pace year-round — the country’s residents’ tax structure produces a permanent international set that keeps the headline cocktail programmes operating regardless of the racing calendar. The E-Prix weekend draws meaningfully less crowd intensity than the F1 Monaco GP, which means the same iconic rooms are accessible without the F1-week reservation pressure.

Monaco’s nightlife runs the same year-round programme that hosts the F1 GP — Jimmy’z at the Monte-Carlo Sporting Club is the long-running anchor venue, the Casino Square late-evening hospitality circuit is permanent, and the Avenue Princesse Grace lounges (Twiga, Beefbar, Note Bleue) all run year-round. The E-Prix weekend is one of the easier windows of the year to access these venues — tables are negotiable, the door is less aggressive, and the F1-establishment crowd is absent.

• Jimmy’z. Monaco’s defining nightclub — at the Monte-Carlo Sporting Club, running since 1971. The most-photographed late-night venue in the principality, with proper international-DJ programming through to 05:00. The F1 GP weekend turns Jimmy’z into a billion-euro-net-worth concentration; the E-Prix weekend operates as a much more accessible venue with the same physical setting.
• Twiga Monte-Carlo. Flavio Briatore’s Avenue Princesse Grace venue — runs as restaurant through to 23:00, then transitions to club through to 03:00. A motorsport-industry institution; the E-Prix weekend draws the Formula E manufacturer set rather than the F1 crowd.
• Café de Paris & the Casino Square terraces. The Casino Square ring of cafés-and-bars — the Café de Paris, the Hôtel de Paris terrace, the Buddha-Bar Casino. The natural pre- and post-dinner walking-circuit across E-Prix weekend; the racing-line passes right through this section of the circuit.
• La Note Bleue — Larvotto Beach. The Larvotto beach-club restaurant on the eastern Monaco waterfront — a more relaxed evening programme than the central Monaco venues, with live music and a long terrace into the Mediterranean. Opens for the season in late April, so the E-Prix weekend overlaps with its opening weeks.
• Formula E and EV-manufacturer hosted events. The defining E-Prix-week social calendar is the closed-list industry programme — Formula E’s Race Village hospitality, the EV manufacturer dinners (Porsche, Jaguar, McLaren Electric, Maserati MSG), the tech-industry and sustainability-focused brand events. These are invitation-only; Boatcrowd’s clients with hosted-yacht arrangements typically receive multiple invitations through our race-week partners.

Monaco E-Prix race-week pricing is one of the most efficient propositions on the motorsport-yacht calendar. The same Port Hercule trackside berths that command 3–4× standard May rates at the F1 Monaco GP can be secured at 1.2–1.5× standard May rates for the E-Prix weekend — a saving of roughly 50–70% on the same physical berthing infrastructure and the same view of the racing line. The Mediterranean charter fleet itself operates at standard early-May shoulder-season pricing, so the wider yacht cost is materially lower than the June or July high-season equivalents.

Standard French Riviera charters include the yacht, full professional crew (captain, mate, chef, full stewardess and deck team), comprehensive insurance, and use of all on-board equipment and tenders — jet skis, paddleboards, sea bobs, water toys. Most charters include the marina berth at the embarkation port; Port Hercule E-Prix-weekend berths are typically charged separately and command a meaningful premium over standard Monaco marina rates (still materially lower than the F1 GP equivalent).

Additional costs are APA (typically 30–35% of the charter rate, covering fuel, food, beverages, and dockage), 20% French VAT on French-flagged charters in French waters (Monaco itself sits in a separate jurisdiction with no VAT, but most charter yachts attending the E-Prix are French-flagged or operate under French charter rules), Port Hercule race-weekend berthing where applicable, Formula E hospitality and Race Village tickets arranged separately, and a recommended crew gratuity of 10–15% paid at the end of the charter.

For context: a 45-metre charter yacht at a Port Hercule trackside berth for the F1 Monaco GP weekend typically runs €700,000–€1,200,000 for the four-day race week (yacht + berth + APA + VAT). The same yacht at the same berth for Monaco E-Prix weekend typically runs €220,000–€400,000 for the same period. The view of the racing line is identical; the corporate hospitality intensity, the F1-vs-Formula-E branding around the harbour, and the racing series itself are the only differences.

For clients combining Monaco E-Prix with a French Riviera post-race programme, the natural booking pattern is a 7-to-10-day charter that embarks in Monaco for the E-Prix weekend, then heads west through Antibes and Cannes to Saint-Tropez before disembarking. The Riviera at standard May shoulder-season rates delivers one of the cleanest yacht-charter price points of the European season.