Two days in Monte Carlo
Two Days in Monte Carlo documents the 25th Monaco Grand Prix in 1967 through the lens of photographer Sture Lindvall.
These images offer a unique glimpse of the last year of independent racing before sponsorship transformed the sport the following year. This was an intriguing time when fans were the primary financial supporters.
The drivers were enthusiasts who risked money and jeopardised their lives for speed, honour and the glamour that surrounded this gentlemen’s sport. These are photographs of a younger, slightly more naive version of the full-grown show of today.
Sture Lindvall
Sture Lindvall was born in 1940 in Stockholm, Sweden. He grew up in the fifties and sixties, an optimistic time when the world felt wide open and everything seemed possible. Travel, study, work and pursuing dreams were all within reach.
Choosing a path unlike the three safe careers his father had suggested – civil servant, teacher or joining the army – Sture became a photographer. His 1967 assignment to cover the 25th Monaco Grand Prix for the Kungliga Automobil Klubben (the Swedish Royal Automobile Club) resulted in the acclaimed photo series, Two Days in Monte Carlo.
After his time in Formula One, Sture transitioned to working with jewellery, which he pursued for many years. By the 1970s, he was well-regarded as an industrial and advertising photographer.
