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

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
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