# Top Marques Monaco

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{{Short description|Annual exhibition in Monte Carlo}}
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| status             = Active
| genre              = Supercar show and luxury fair
| frequency          = Annually
| venue              = [Grimaldi Forum](/source/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](/source/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 -->
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| attendance         = 35,000 (2014)<ref name=cz />
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| patron             = [Albert II, Prince of Monaco](/source/Albert_II%2C_Prince_of_Monaco)
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'''Top Marques Monaco''' is an event that takes place annually at the [Grimaldi Forum](/source/Grimaldi_Forum) in the principality of [Monaco](/source/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](/source/Monaco_Aide_et_Pr%C3%A9sence), a charity established by Monaco's reigning [Prince Albert](/source/Albert_II%2C_Prince_of_Monaco).

== 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](/source/Bugatti), [Dartz](/source/Dartz),<ref name=hall /> [Exagon Engineering](/source/Exagon_Engineering),<ref name=argus /> [Gillet](/source/Gillet), [GTA Motor](/source/GTA_Motor), [Koenigsegg](/source/Koenigsegg), [Noble Automotive](/source/Noble_Automotive), [Pagani](/source/Pagani_(automobile)), and [Peraves](/source/Peraves).<ref name=hall /> Six cars made their European debuts, including the Conquest Knight XV [SUV](/source/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](/source/supercar) debuts,<ref name=igor /> including [ABT Sportsline](/source/Abt_Sportsline), [Hamann Motorsport](/source/Hamann_Motorsport), [Mansory](/source/Mansory), and [MTM](/source/Motoren_Technik_Mayer),<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](/source/GTA_Spano), the [Gumpert Apollo](/source/Gumpert_Apollo), the Koenigsegg Hundra, the [Mazzanti Evantra](/source/Mazzanti_Evantra),<ref name=igor /> the Noble Automotive M600, the [Roding Automobile](/source/Roding_Automobile) Roadster, the Savage Rivale, the Soleil Motors Anadi, and the [Vencer](/source/Vencer) Sarthe.<ref name=autocar /> Other exhibitors included [Aston Martin](/source/Aston_Martin),<ref name=autocar /> [Bentley](/source/Bentley),<ref name=senatus /> [Ferrari](/source/Ferrari),<ref name=autocar /> [Fisker](/source/Fisker_Automotive),<ref name=senatus /> [Jaguar](/source/Jaguar_Cars),<ref name=autocar /> [Lamborghini](/source/Lamborghini), Pagani, [Rolls-Royce](/source/Rolls-Royce_Motor_Cars), [Ronn Motor Company](/source/Ronn_Motor_Company),<ref name=senatus /> Vintech, and [Wiesmann](/source/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](/source/The_Monaco_Times)|accessdate=18 September 2015|date=2 April 2014}}</ref> 2014's Top Marques Monaco was attended by [Prince Albert](/source/Albert_II%2C_Prince_of_Monaco) of Monaco, [Loris Capirossi](/source/Loris_Capirossi),<ref name=ego /> and a total of more than 35,000 other attendees.<ref name=cz /> Vehicles premiered included [David Brown Automotive](/source/David_Brown_Automotive)'s Speedback,<ref name=cz /> [Energica Motor Company](/source/Energica_Motor_Company)'s [Ego 45](/source/Energica_Ego) 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](/source/Quant_E), and [W Motors](/source/W_Motors)'s Lykan HyperSport.<ref name=lathbury /> Other vehicles on display included cars manufactured by Aston Martin, [Audi](/source/Audi),<ref name=GTvideo /> [BMW](/source/BMW),<ref name=cz /> Bugatti, Ferrari, [Hamann Motorsport](/source/Hamann_Motorsport),<ref name=GTvideo /> [Mazzanti Automobili](/source/Mazzanti_Automobili),<ref name=cz /> [Mercedes-Benz](/source/Mercedes-Benz), Pagani,<ref name=GTvideo /> [Porsche](/source/Porsche), [Tesla Motors](/source/Tesla_Motors),<ref name=cz /> and [Zenvo](/source/Zenvo_ST1);<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](/source/Mando_Corporation)'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](/source/McLaren_Automotive),<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&nbsp;S<ref name=2015final /> and [Toroidion](/source/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](/source/AeroMobil_s.r.o._AeroMobil), a [Slovakia](/source/Slovakia)n-made road-legal vehicle that transforms into a [light aircraft](/source/light_aircraft).
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== 2016 ==
The theme of Top Marques Monaco 2016 was James Bond; supercars from the film ''[Spectre](/source/Spectre_(2015_film))'', as well as an [Aston Martin DB5](/source/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](/source/AeroMobil_s.r.o._AeroMobil), 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](/source/Vanda_Dendrobium), and Calafiore C10 had their world premieres. The [Jean Boulle Luxury Group](/source/Jean-Raymond_Boulle) announced that its patent-pending luxury diamond finish technology had been applied to a classic [Pininfarina](/source/Pininfarina)-styled [Bentley](/source/Bentley), the [Bentley Azure](/source/Bentley_Azure) exhibited that year. The Boulle Luxury Bentley Azure was unveiled by [Albert II, Prince of Monaco](/source/Albert_II%2C_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>

== References ==
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