Top Marques Monaco is gearing up for its 20th edition with world premieres, rare classics, luxury watches, and a €14 million Ferrari.
Monaco Life attended the press conference for the 20th edition of Top Marques Monaco, held on Tuesday 2nd April at the Café Rotonde in the Casino de Monte-Carlo. Organisers confirmed that the 2025 event will take place from 7th to 11th May at the Grimaldi Forum and will feature a programme designed to mark two decades of supercars, innovation, and high-end luxury.
“This year is very special for us,” said Emeric Garcia, Director of Top Marques Monaco. “We are celebrating our 20th anniversary—20 years of supercars in the heart of Monaco, 20 years of world premieres with over 110 launches, 20 years of innovation and new technology, and 20 years under the high patronage of Prince Albert II of Monaco, whom I would like to thank.”
World premieres and vintage icons
The 2025 edition is expected to host over 30,000 visitors across 10,000m² of exhibition space, showcasing more than 120 vehicles. The line-up includes 13 new models—10 world premieres and three Monaco-firsts.
These include the global debut of Aston Martin’s Vanquish Volante, presented as “the fastest and most powerful roadster in the world”, as well as new models from Laffite Automobili, Rubau, Saoutchik, Brabus, Mansory via Stars Monte-Carlo, and Topcar by EliteWrap. Klassen will also unveil a bespoke luxury van.
Among the Monaco premieres are the Ferrari 12 Cilindri Spider and Rolls Royce Spectre 2025, presented by BPM Exclusive, and the Lamborghini Temerario, revealed by Groupe Segond Automobiles.
Classic cars will also have a prominent place, including the €14 million Ferrari 250 Spyder California, exhibited by Boutsen Classic Cars.
Thierry Boutsen, former Formula 1 driver and founder of Boutsen Classic Cars, said at the conference, “I’m proud to be part of Top Marques once again, especially for this landmark 20th edition. It’s a unique platform that brings together the past and future of automotive design, and we’re honoured to showcase some of the most exceptional classic cars ever built.”
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Other vintage displays include American models from Fast N Classic, collections from RM Autosport, Kiaba Anton, DPM Motors, Antunes Automobiles, and a dedicated section on Mercedes and Ferrari by Top Classics.
To mark the occasion, the Collection of Cars of the Prince of Monaco will present a special collaboration with the National Automobile Museum of Mulhouse, showcasing Peugeot vehicles, including Sébastien Loeb’s 2016 Dakar Rally car and a Peugeot F1 co-piloted by Martin Brundle.
Watches, art, awards and more
Beyond cars, the show will also feature luxury watches and jewellery brands such as Bemon, C.C. Watches, Astrea, Infiniti Jewels, Sandra Bérété, and Terzihan. A retrospective exhibition will look back at Top Marques’ 20-year history, while artist Stefano Cigana will present a monumental work titled Le Sillage du Temps.
The event opens officially to the public on 8th May, with a VIP avant-premiere cocktail at the Grimaldi Forum on 7th May at 8pm, sponsored by zondacrypto.
Other features include a conference by Zondacrypto, a sponsor lunch at the Mairie de Monaco, and a cocktail at Le Deck, Monte-Carlo Beach Club.
The Carspotter Awards, in partnership with Need For Touring, will take place on 10th May at 3pm, with two grand prize winners each receiving an iPhone 16 Pro. On 11th May, finalists of a children’s design contest will be recognised, followed by a book signing at 3pm by car influencer GMK, Top Marques’ ambassador and a key part of the event since 2022. A competition, run in conjunction with Zondacrypto, to give away a Porsche 911 Carrera S 2024, valued at around €150,000, has been postponed, it was revealed during the press conference.
Ravel Hall will feature marques such as Ferrari, Lamborghini, Bugatti, McLaren Monaco, Porsche, Pagani, Bentley, Maserati, Audi, and Morgan, along with specialists in electric mobility, custom builds and high-performance tuning.
Check out Monaco Life’s Top Marques press conference reel below:
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