{{Short description|Annual exhibition in Monte Carlo}} {{Infobox recurring event | name = Top Marques Monaco | native_name = | native_name_lang = | logo = Top Marques Monaco logo-200px.jpg | logo_alt = Top Marques Monaco logo, consisting of the event name in all-caps serif font, white text on black, with "Monaco" smaller and in gold | logo_caption = | logo_size = | image = | image_size = | alt = | caption = | status = Active | genre = Supercar show and luxury fair | frequency = Annually | venue = Grimaldi Forum<ref name=argus>{{cite web|last1=Hortail|first1=Philippe|title=Top Marques Monaco, le salon VIP|url=http://www.largus.fr/actualite-automobile/top-marques-monaco-le-salon-vip-708369.html|website=L'argus.fr|accessdate=17 September 2015|date=20 April 2011}}</ref> | location = 10 Avenue Princesse Grace <br />98000 Monaco<ref name=senatus>{{cite web|last1=Campbell|first1=Scott|title=2014 Top Marques Monaco|url=http://senatus.net/event/2014-top-marques-monaco/|website=SENATUS.net|accessdate=17 September 2015|date=6 January 2014}}</ref> | coordinates = {{coord|43|44|37|N|7|25|54|E|type:event|display=inline,title}} | country = Monaco | founder = Lawrie Lewis | founders = Lawrie Lewis, Manoj Bairstow | years_active = 2004–present<ref name=senatus /><!-- {{age|YYYY|mm|dd}} Date of the first occurrence --> | first = {{start date|2004|04|22}}–{{start date|2004|04|25}}<!-- "founded=" and "established=" also work --> | dates = <!--"dates=" also works, but do not use both --> | last = {{start date|2019|05|30}}–{{end date|2019|06|03}}<!-- Date of most recent event; if the event will not be held again, use {{End date|YYYY|MM|DD|df=y}} --> | prev = | next = {{start date|2025|05|07}}–{{end date|2025|05|11}} | participants = | attendance = 35,000 (2014)<ref name=cz /> | capacity = | area = | budget = | activity = | leader_name = | patron = Albert II, Prince of Monaco | organised = <!-- "organized=" also works --> | filing = | people = | member = | sponsor = | website = {{URL|TopMarquesMonaco.com}} | footnotes = }}
'''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, boat, watches, jewellery etc.<ref name=senatus /><ref name=autocar>{{cite web|title=Top Marques Monaco 2013 show gallery|url=http://www.autocar.co.uk/car-news/motor-shows/top-marques-monaco-2013-show-gallery|website=AutoCar.co.uk|accessdate=18 September 2015|date=20 April 2013}}</ref> A quarter of the event's ticket sales are donated to Monaco Aide et Présence, a charity established by Monaco's reigning Prince Albert.
== 2010 == Sales during the event totalled US$600 million (446 million euros).<ref name=hall>{{cite web|last1=Hall|first1=Nick|title=The World's Most Exclusive Auto Show — Top Marques Monaco|url=http://www.motortrend.com/features/performance/1105_the_worlds_most_exclusive_auto_show_top_marques_monaco/viewall.html|website=MotorTrend.com|accessdate=17 September 2015|date=5 May 2011}}</ref> The entrance fee was 50 euros.<ref name=hall />
== 2011 == 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.<ref name=argus /> Exhibitors included Bugatti, Dartz,<ref name=hall /> Exagon Engineering,<ref name=argus /> Gillet, GTA Motor, Koenigsegg, Noble Automotive, Pagani, and Peraves.<ref name=hall /> Six cars made their European debuts, including the Conquest Knight XV SUV and the Keating ZKR.<ref name=hall /> A hundred cars were on display, of which more than two dozen were available for test drives.<ref name=argus /> The entrance fee was 50 euros.<ref name=argus /> Attendance was 33,000 people from twelve countries.<ref name=argus />
== 2013 == The four-day 2013 Top Marques Monaco featured six supercar debuts,<ref name=igor /> including ABT Sportsline, Hamann Motorsport, Mansory, and MTM,<ref name=autocar /> and exhibitions by over 150 companies.<ref name=igor>{{cite web|last1=Domijan|first1=Igor|title=Monaco 2013: Highlights by Igor Domijan|url=http://gtspirit.com/2013/04/21/monaco-2013-highlights-by-igor-domijan/|website=GTspirit.com|accessdate=17 September 2015|date=21 April 2013}}</ref> Supercars on display included the GTA Spano, the Gumpert Apollo, the Koenigsegg Hundra, the Mazzanti Evantra,<ref name=igor /> the Noble Automotive M600, the Roding Automobile Roadster, the Savage Rivale, the Soleil Motors Anadi, and the Vencer Sarthe.<ref name=autocar /> Other exhibitors included Aston Martin,<ref name=autocar /> Bentley,<ref name=senatus /> Ferrari,<ref name=autocar /> Fisker,<ref name=senatus /> Jaguar,<ref name=autocar /> Lamborghini, Pagani, Rolls-Royce, Ronn Motor Company,<ref name=senatus /> Vintech, and Wiesmann.
== 2014 == Running from 17–20 April,<ref name=lathbury>{{cite web|last1=Lathbury|first1=Claire|title=Selling the future|url=http://www.rivieratimes.com/index.php/monaco-article/items/selling-the-future.html|website=The Monaco Times|accessdate=18 September 2015|date=2 April 2014}}</ref> 2014's Top Marques Monaco was attended by Prince Albert of Monaco, Loris Capirossi,<ref name=ego /> and a total of more than 35,000 other attendees.<ref name=cz /> Vehicles premiered included David Brown Automotive's Speedback,<ref name=cz /> Energica Motor Company's Ego 45 motorcycle,<ref name=ego>{{cite press release|author=<!--Staff writer(s); no by-line.-->|title=Energica Ego 45 a Hit at Top Marques Monaco|url=http://www.motorcycle-usa.com/2014/05/article/energica-ego-45-a-hit-at-top-marques-monaco/|website=Motorcycle-USA.com|accessdate=17 September 2015|date=6 May 2014}}</ref> NanoFlowcell's Quant e-Sportlimousine, and W Motors's Lykan HyperSport.<ref name=lathbury /> Other vehicles on display included cars manufactured by Aston Martin, Audi,<ref name=GTvideo /> BMW,<ref name=cz /> Bugatti, Ferrari, Hamann Motorsport,<ref name=GTvideo /> Mazzanti Automobili,<ref name=cz /> Mercedes-Benz, Pagani,<ref name=GTvideo /> Porsche, Tesla Motors,<ref name=cz /> and Zenvo;<ref name=GTvideo>{{cite web|last1=Anderson|first1=Brad|title=Video: The Very Best Supercars From Monaco's Top Marques Weekend|url=http://gtspirit.com/2014/04/23/video-the-very-best-supercars-from-monacos-top-marques-weekend/|website=GTspirit.com|accessdate=18 September 2015|date=23 April 2014}}</ref> and the Energica Motor Company's Eco, Forza·G's Icaro and Demonio, and Mando's Footloose e-bicycles.<ref name=lathbury /> VIP ticket-holders had the opportunity to use a 3D virtual studio to try their hands at designing a supercar.<ref name=lathbury /> Other exhibitors had jet-propelled hovercraft and powered surfboards on display. The entrance fee was 50 euros.<ref name=cz>{{cite web|last1=Fiala|first1=Jiri|title=Top Marques Monaco 2014: Přehlídka superluxusu|url=http://www.auto.cz/top-marques-monaco-2014-prehlidka-superluxusu-80888|website=Auto.cz|accessdate=18 September 2015|date=26 April 2014}} ([https://translate.google.com/translate?hl=en&sl=cs&tl=en&u=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.auto.cz%2Ftop-marques-monaco-2014-prehlidka-superluxusu-80888 translated from Czech by Google Translate])</ref>
== 2015 == Automotive exhibitors included BMW, Ferrari, Lamborghini, McLaren,<ref name=2015day2>{{cite web|last1=Anderson|first1=Brad|title=2015 Top Marques Monaco Day 2 Highlights|url=http://gtspirit.com/2015/04/19/2015-top-marques-monaco-day-2-highlights/|website=CTspirit.com|accessdate=17 September 2015|date=19 April 2015}}</ref> Mercedes, Nimrod Performance, Porsche, Tesla and Zenvo.<ref name=2015final>{{cite web|last1=Anderson|first1=Brad|title=Top Marques Monaco 2015 Final Highlights|url=http://gtspirit.com/2015/04/26/top-marques-monaco-2015-final-highlights/|website=CTspirit.com|accessdate=17 September 2015|date=26 April 2015}}</ref> Larte Design's Tesla Model S<ref name=2015final /> and Toroidion's 1MW<ref>{{cite web|title=Finnish electric supercar turns heads in Monaco|url=http://yle.fi/uutiset/finnish_electric_supercar_turns_heads_in_monaco/7934502|work=YLE Uutiset [YLE News]|accessdate=18 September 2015|date=17 April 2015}}</ref> had their world premieres there, as did the AeroMobil 3.0, a Slovakian-made road-legal vehicle that transforms into a light aircraft. <!-- ==Top Marques Macau== -->
== 2016 == The theme of Top Marques Monaco 2016 was James Bond; supercars from the film ''Spectre'', as well as an Aston Martin DB5 as seen in ''Goldfinger'', were on display along with props from the franchise.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.royalmonaco.net/2016/04/james-bond-revient-a-top-marques-monaco-james-bond-sera-de-retour-a-monaco-pour-la-premiere-fois-depuis-plus-de-vingt-ans-avec-un-et|title=James Bond Revient a Top Marques Monaco|date=2016-04-03|work=Royal Monaco Riviera|access-date=2017-09-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170917214120/http://www.royalmonaco.net/2016/04/james-bond-revient-a-top-marques-monaco-james-bond-sera-de-retour-a-monaco-pour-la-premiere-fois-depuis-plus-de-vingt-ans-avec-un-et|archive-date=2017-09-17|url-status=dead|language=fr-FR|issn=2057-5076}}</ref>
== 2017 == AeroMobil s.r.o. unveiled the production model of its AeroMobil flying car, announcing that it would begin taking pre-orders for the vehicle before the end of 2017.<ref>[http://www.koamtv.com/story/35199345/correction-monaco-flying-car-story Krivokapic, Milos, and Angela Charlton, "Correction: Monaco-Flying Car story," Associated Press, April 21, 2017, 9:22 AM EDT.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170422134007/http://www.koamtv.com/story/35199345/correction-monaco-flying-car-story |date=April 22, 2017 }}</ref><ref>[https://www.aeromobil.com/official-news/detail/aeromobil-unique-limited-edition-flying-car-launched-at-top-marques-show/ Anonymous, "AeroMobil, Unique Limited Edition Flying Car, Launched at Top Marques Show," aeromobil.com, April 20, 2017.]</ref> Other exhibitors, including Donkervoort D8 GTO-RS, Vanda Dendrobium, and Calafiore C10 had their world premieres. The Jean Boulle Luxury Group announced that its patent-pending luxury diamond finish technology had been applied to a classic Pininfarina-styled Bentley, the Bentley Azure exhibited that year. The Boulle Luxury Bentley Azure was unveiled by Albert II, Prince of Monaco on 20 April at the official opening of Top Marques 2017.<ref name="Jean Boulle Luxury Group unveils Classic Bentley Azure covered with 2 million gem diamond crystals to demonstrate its proprietary diamond finish">{{cite web|url=http://www.topmarquesmonaco.com/en/top-marques-monaco-2017/exhibitors/boulle-luxury.html,01560|title=Jean Boulle Luxury Group unveils Classic Bentley Azure covered with 2 million gem diamond crystals to demonstrate its proprietary diamond finish|publisher=|accessdate=2 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="For First time at the Grimaldi Forum, a Bentley covered completely in diamond paint">{{cite web|url=http://www.hellomonaco.com/news/events-entertainments/top-marques-monaco-2017-flying-cars-and-drone-races/|title=For First time at the Grimaldi Forum, a Bentley covered completely in diamond paint|date=15 April 2017 |publisher=|accessdate=2 May 2017}}</ref><ref name="Bentley Azure painted with two million diamonds from the Jean Boulle Luxury group,">{{cite web|url=https://sg.news.yahoo.com/supercars-flying-vehicles-show-top-marques-monaco-134205259.html|title=Bentley Azure painted with two million diamonds from the Jean Boulle Luxury group|publisher=|accessdate=2 May 2017}}</ref>
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