2009 in Monaco

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The following lists events that happened in 2009 in Monaco.

Incumbents

• Monarch: Albert II
• State Minister: Jean-Paul Proust

Events

• January - Sebastian Ogier wins the 2009 Monte Carlo Rally, held on January 21st to the 24th, driving for BF Goodrich in a Peugeot 207 S2000.^[1]
• January/February - The 12th Historic Monte-Carlo Rally is held on the 30th of January to the 4th of February.^[2]
• March - EVER Monaco 2009, a trade show for ecological and renewable vehicles, is held on the 26th through to the 29th.^[3]
• March 28 – Chuck Berry performed during the Rose Ball in Monaco.^[4]
• May – OECD removes Monaco from blacklist of uncooperative tax havens.^[5]
• May 22 - Romain Grosjean wins the GP2 series 2009 Monaco feature race.^[6]
• May 23 - Pastor Maldonado wins the GP2 series 2009 Monaco sprint race, future F1 driver Nico Hulkenburg also finishes on the podium in 3rd place.
• May 24 – Jenson Button won the 2009 Monaco Grand Prix racing for Brawn GP.^[7] Also on this day Oliver Turvey won the 2009 Monaco Formula Renault 3.5 race.^[8]
• June – Monaco signed its twelfth Tax Information Exchange Agreement, meeting the OECD threshold for removal from the blacklist of uncooperative tax havens, and committed to implementing financial transparency reforms.^[9]
• July 4 - The 96th Tour De France starts in Monaco.^[10]
• July 28 - The Herculis Monaco 2009 was held in Stade Louis II, Fontvielle, with a reported attendance of 15,000.^[5]
• July – The Prince of Monaco, Albert II, attended the G8 summit in L’Aquila, Italy, where he spoke about climate change and rising sea levels, continuing his international advocacy for environmental protection.^[11]
• August – The Monte-Carlo Philharmonic Orchestra held its annual summer concert series at the Prince’s Palace courtyard, drawing international audiences and featuring guest conductor Gianluigi Gelmetti.^[12]
• September - The 2009 Monaco Yacht Show^[4] was held in Port Hercules from the 23rd to the 26th of September. The show was attended by Prince Albert among others.^[13]
• November - The 2009 Monte-Carlo Gastronomy is held from the 27th to the 30th of November and was the 14th edition of the annual event.^[14]
• December – AS Monaco FC finished the first half of the 2009–10 Ligue 1 season mid-table, highlighted by victories over Paris Saint-Germain and Marseille, helping stabilise the club after difficult prior seasons.^[15]

Deaths

Main article: deaths in 2009

• September 19th - Joseph-Marie Sardou, the former Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Monaco, passes away at age 87.^[16]

Further information: Category:2009 births

See also

• City states

References

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2. "Phauto.info, le rallye de Monte-Carlo historique 2009". www.phauto.info. Retrieved 2024-10-24.
3. Bvents.com. "EVER MONACO". Bvents.com. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
4. "Monaco's 2009 Rose Ball". www.cbsnews.com. 2009-03-30. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
5. "Monaco profile". BBC News. 2012-04-05. Retrieved 2024-07-15.
6. "GP2 Series 2009 Monaco Classification | Motorsport Stats". motorsportstats.com. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
7. Wilson, Steve. "Monaco Grand Prix: Jenson Button wins again for Brawn GP". The Daily Telegraph (UK). Retrieved 5 December 2017.
8. "2009 Monaco Formula Renault 3.5 | Motorsport Database". Motorsport Database - Motor Sport Magazine. Retrieved 2024-10-23.
9. "OECD removes Monaco from tax haven blacklist". Reuters. 24 May 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
10. "Tour de France 2009 - The Tour 2009". 2008-10-25. Archived from the original on 2008-10-25. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
11. "Prince Albert II of Monaco urges climate action at G8 summit". The Guardian. 9 July 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
12. "Music in the Courtyard – Summer Concerts of the Monte-Carlo Philharmonic". The New York Times. 5 August 2009. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
13. "Monaco Yacht show 2009 ends with a bang!". 2009-09-29. Retrieved 2024-10-22.
14. "MONTE CARLO GASTRONOMIE".
15. "AS Monaco 2009–10 season results". Ligue 1. Retrieved 3 October 2025.
16. "Archbishop Joseph-Marie Sardou [Catholic-Hierarchy]". www.catholic-hierarchy.org. Retrieved 2024-10-23.