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SCMP

The 70th edition of the Macau Grand Prix gets under way on Saturday.
With 11 races spread over two weekends from November 11 to 12 and 16 to 19, thousands of spectators will be on the edges of their seats as drivers battle wheel-to-wheel around the demanding Guia street circuit.
Take a look back at some pictures of the Macau Grand Prix over the years.

















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From our archives

Macau Grand Prix at 70: F1 world champions Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Michael Schumacher had their racing skills tested at this famous street circuit

Daniel Ticktum celebrates his Formula Three victory at the Macau Grand Prix in 2017. Photo: Nora Tam

Racer Lewis Hamilton leads the Formula Three qualifying race in Macau Grand Prix, November 20, 2004. Photo: Antony Dickson

Formula Three Macau Grand Prix in 1983. Photo: Handout

Michael Schumacher (No 3) and Mika Hakkinen (No 2) compete during the Formula Three Macau Grand Prix on November 25, 1990. Photo: AFP

Driver Mika Hakkinen emerges from his car after crashing at the 1990 Formula Three Macau Grand Prix. Photo: Sam Chan                                                                     

Australian driver Malcolm Ramsey loses control of his car at the 1970 Macau Grand Prix. Photo: Chan Kiu

Flames erupt from Tunku Hammam’s Ferrari during a race at the Macau Grand Prix in 1998. Photo: Handout

Sophia Floersch’s car goes airborne on November 18, 2018. Photo: Sing Tao Daily

Motorcyclist Horst Saiger crashes at the Lisboa Bend on November 18, 2016. Photo K. Y. Cheng

The very first Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix in 1967. Photo: Handout

Motorcyclist Franz Verhoeven jumps over several people on November 24, 1990. Photo: Paul Lakatos

Racing girls at the Macau Grand Prix on November 23, 1990. Photo: Paul Lakatos

Formula Three driver Lewis Hamilton during a press conference for the Macau Grand Prix on November 20, 2004. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

A 17-year-old Max Verstappen before a qualifying session for the Formula Three Macau Grand Prix on November 13, 2014. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

Ron Haslam (centre) of England celebrates winning the Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix in 1983. Photo: Handout

Spectators shelter themselves from rain during the 46th Macau Motorcycle Grand Prix on November 17, 2012. Photo; Nora Lam

British teenager Daniel Ticktum celebrates his Formula Three victory at the Macau Grand Prix in 2017. Photo: Nora Tam

Concorde in Hong Kong: a visual history of the supersonic aircraft at Kai Tak Airport

British Airways’ flagship, the Concorde, arrives at Kai Tak Airport. Photo: SCMP

A French Concorde (F-BTSC) carrying Imelda Marcos among its passengers arrives at Kai Tak Airport on November 5, 1976. Photo: C. Y. Yu

While the aircraft stopped over, the first lady of the Philippines found time to do some shopping, the Post reported at the time. Photo: Sam Chan

Concorde (F-BTSC)  flies over Kowloon on November 6, 1976. Photo: Chan Kiu

Concorde (F-BTSC) takes off from Kai Tak Airport on November 6, 1976. Photo: Chan Kiu

Concorde (F-BTSC) pictured on November 6, 1976. It crashed on take-off at Paris’ Charles de Gaulle airport on July 25, 2000, killing everyone on board. Photo: C. Y. Yu

Captain Robert Arnott (right), of the luxury Queen Elizabeth II ocean liner, welcomes British Airways Captain Brian Walpole after the arrival of the Concorde at Kai Tak Airport in March 1985. Photo: SCMP

Ninety-six passengers on an around-the-world Concorde flight wait on the tarmac at Kai Tak Airport during a security alert in October 1989. Photo: SCMP

An Air France Concorde at Kai Tak Airport in November 1993. Photo: SCMP

A British Airways Concorde arrives at Kai Tak Airport in October 1994. Photo: Taras Kovaliv

Chan Tsz-long (right), a five-year-old leukaemia patient, and his three-year-old sister, Tik-ka (left), are thrilled to be given a tour of the flight deck of Concorde by Carol Ng in October 1996. Photo: David Thorpe 

Philip Benson, senior first officer of the Concorde fleet, poses with nine-year-old Chau Hoi-Yee and four-year-old Hung Wan-sze after 50 youngsters from the Hong Kong Society for the Protection of Children are given a tour of the aircraft in September 1997. Photo: Antony Dickson

Philip Benson pokes his head out of the cockpit of a British Airways Concorde at Kai Tak Airport in September 1997. Photo: SCMP

Schumacher and Hakkinen’s clash at the Macau Grand Prix, and other tales; city’s upgraded racing museum reopens

Michael Schumacher (blue car in second place) and Mika Hakkinen (red car at front) during the Macau F3 Grand Prix in 1990. Photo: Mandel Ngan/AFP

A brief history of Mika Hakkinen vs Michael Schumacher, the Macau F3 race in 1990, at the Macau Grand Prix Museum in Macau. 28OCT13 [07NOV2013 48HRS]

Michael Rutter (GBR), Aspire-Ho by Bathams Racing, Honda-RC213V, competing at the Motorcycle Grand Prix-Qualifying, Macau Grand Prix, Macau. 16NOV18 SCMP / K. Y. Cheng

Racecar in 42nd Macau Grand Prix

BERLIN, GERMANY - APRIL 18:  Laureus World Sports Academy member Mika Hakkinen is interviewed prior to the 2016 Laureus World Sports Awards at Messe Berlin on April 18, 2016 in Berlin, Germany.  (Photo by Boris Streubel/Getty Images for Laureus)

Mika Hakkinen emerges from his car after crashing in the 1990 Macau Grand Prix.                                                                          (Note: This image is scanned from the slide D0515 kept in the library.)

MACAU, MACAO - NOVEMBER 16:  Formula 3 drivers in action during the qualification race ahead the 60th Macau Grand Prix on November 16, 2013 in Macau, Macau.  (Photo by Victor Fraile/Getty Images)

‘Of course not’ – How Max Mosley tried to convince the Macau Grand Prix to upgrade to a Formula One race

Max Mosley chats to Hong Kong racer Marchy Lee before the Formula BMW Asia race during the inaugural Chinese Grand Prix weekend at Shanghai International Circuit in 2004. Photo: K.Y. Cheng

epa000427778 FIA president Max Mosley during a press conference at the F1 race track Circuit de Catalunya near Barcelona Friday, 06 May 2005, in Montmelo, Spain. The Grand Prix of Spain will take place on Sunday. EPA/KERIM OKTEN

Antonio Felix Da Costa of Carlin (No.29), champion of Suncity Group Formula 3 Macau Grand Prix - FIA F3 World Cup, and second runner-up Sergio Sette Camara (No.27) of Carlin are chased by Kenta Yamashita (No.11) of ThreeBond with T-Sport and George Russell (No.8) of Hitech GP during the Suncity Group 63rd Macau Grand Prix. 20NOV16 SCMP/K. Y. Cheng

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As Macau hosts its 70th grand prix, we take a look back at some of the images captured over the years at the demanding Guia street circuit
The Formula Three race has featured many motorsport greats before they made their name in Formula One


As Macau hosts its 70th grand prix, we take a look back at some of the images captured over the years at this demanding racing event.


Macau Grand Prix

Lewis Hamilton

Max Verstappen

Macau Grand Prix at 70: F1 world champions Lewis Hamilton, Max Verstappen and Michael Schumacher had their racing skills tested at this famous street circuit

As Macau hosts its 70th grand prix, we take a look back at some of the images captured over the years at the demanding Guia street circuit The Formula Three race has featured many motorsport greats before they made their name in Formula One

As Macau hosts its 70th grand prix, we take a look back at some of the images captured over the years at the demanding Guia street circuit

The Formula Three race has featured many motorsport greats before they made their name in Formula One