Thierry Boutsen bids for Automobile Club de Monaco board seat
By Zak Jackson, MonacoViews Editorial
Former Formula 1 driver Thierry Boutsen is standing for the Automobile Club de Monaco's board, arguing the body has lost its leading position.
Thierry Boutsen, the Belgian-born former Formula 1 driver who has long made Monaco his home, has put himself forward for a seat on the board of the Automobile Club de Monaco. The ACM organises both the Monaco Grand Prix and the Rallye Monte-Carlo, two events that anchor the Principality's international profile each year.
Boutsen's pitch is blunt: he believes the club has drifted from the position of authority it once held in world motorsport. He wants a place on the board to push through changes and, in his words, bring the organisation back to the level it occupied in the past.
For residents and anyone connected to Monaco's motorsport calendar, the move signals a possible shake-up at an institution that shapes how the Grand Prix weekend is run, from circuit logistics to hospitality arrangements that ripple through hotels and restaurants along the harbour. Whether Boutsen secures a seat will depend on the ACM's internal elections, but his candidacy has already put the club's direction under public scrutiny.