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Lighthouse Screens Winning Formula at Monaco Grand Prix

The action was relayed by a number of strategically positioned Lighthouse LED screens supplied to the Automobile Club de Monaco by French audiovisual company Lumison, allowing race-goers a clear view of Kimi Raikkonen’s convincing win for McLaren-Mercedes, when he piled on the pace to lead the Williams-BMW duo, Nick Heidfeld and Mark Webber, by almost 14 seconds.

Two Lighthouse 20mm pixel pitch LED screens, one of 120 and one of 16 panels were placed 30m above ground level on the roof of the Hotel Palace: the larger of the two screens for spectators viewing from the port; the smaller for VIPs viewing from the terrace of the hotel Hermitage, with a 16 panel screen placed, as in previous years, at the swimming pool.

A further two 16 panel Lighthouse 20mm screens were positioned in front of the pit lane for the new VIP seating area there, with a 25 panel screen at the entrance to the pit lane for spectators at the Palais du Prince overlooking Monaco-ville. This screen was installed on scaffolding and set at an upward angle of 10 degrees to give a superb view to the audience seated at one of the highest points on the racetrack.

Three more 25 panel Lighthouse R10 10mm pixel pitch LED screens were also installed: one at the start line for Prince Albert of Monaco; two others for various VIP spectators located on small tribunes around the pit lane.

“We have used Lighthouse screens at the Monaco Grand Prix for a number of years now,” explains Lumison’s CEO Pierre Heyligen. “Monaco is recognized as a very special event in the racing calendar, so this year we decided to take things one step further and add an extra three screens to help heighten the drama and keep the crowds even more engaged than in previous years.

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12th July 2005

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