Monte Carlo, Monaco – Race car driver David Richert has arrived in Monaco for this weekend’s race at the Monaco Grand Prix.

Richert will become one of the lucky few people to ever have the opportunity to drive a race car through the streets of Monte Carlo, in fact, more Canadians have been to outer space than have had the chance to race in Monaco.

The Monaco Grand Prix is considered to be the most glamorous and prestigious automobile race in the world. It is also one of the most luxurious and exclusive sporting events of any kind on the planet. During the Monaco Grand Prix weekend, the public streets are used for the racing circuit as cars scream past the famous Monte-Carlo Casino and down past the harbor filled with luxury yachts. Approximately 200,000 people cram themselves into the balconies of buildings surrounding the circuit or watch from boats in the harbor.

The Eurocup Formula Renault race, which Richert will take part in, will be the curtain-raising event on Sunday morning just prior to the main Formula 1 Monaco Grand Prix race.

Richert, who recently announced a partnership with Casamigos (a tequila created by long-time friends George Clooney, Rande Gerber & Mike Meldman), will experience the famous street circuit for the first time during Friday morning’s practice session. This will also be the first time that the newly designed car in Casamigos colors will appear on a race circuit.

After growing up on a farm in Canada, Richert has spent the last 15 years of his life pursuing this seemingly impossible dream to drive race cars at the highest levels. It’s through a lot of hard work and the support of many that Richert has advanced into the upper echelons or motorsport.

"For almost my entire adult life I have been pursuing the crazy idea that a farm kid from the Canadian Prairies could one day drive a race car in Monaco. Six months ago we put everything on the line in an attempt to make it happen. Today my eyes finally saw Monaco for the first time and I am incredibly excited to race around the circuit shortly. A huge thank you to everyone who has helped to make this possible." -David Richert

Schedule (All times local Monaco – subtract 7 hrs for Central Time):

08:00 - 08:45 Friday, May 27 - Free Practice
09:00 - 09:55 Saturday, May 28 – Qualifying
11:10 - 11:37 Sunday, May 29 - Race

Live Timing for the event will be available at http://www.vola-racing.com/circuitpro/vola/

Live Streaming will not be available due to FOM’s (Formula 1) restrictions surrounding the Monaco Grand Prix. The race will be broadcast live on CANAL +Sport (France, Switzerland), BT Sport UK (England, Ireland, Isle of Man) and ESPORTE INTERATIVO & EL MAXX (Brazil). The race will be shown on a delayed broadcast with ESP Inter, ESP2 British, ESP Asia-Pacific, Fox Sport 3 (Latin America) and Auto TV (Peru).

About David Richert:

David Richert is a race car driver that has vaulted himself up onto the world stage of professional motorsports. After growing up on a family farm in Canada, Richert began the pursuit of his dream by cutting his teeth racing go-karts. He was then selected by Volkswagen as one of the top young race car drivers in North America and competed in the Volkswagen Jetta TDI Cup. richert began building the business side of his racing carer and used success there to advance into the highest levels of racing. He has spend the last 2 years competing against some of the best young drivers in the world at historic Formula 1 racing circuits. This year, Richert is competing in the Eurocup Formula Renault Championship and is set to become one of the lucky few people to ever drive a race car through the streets of Monte Carlo at the Monaco Grand Prix weekend.

For more information about David Richert, please visit his website at www.richertracing.com, on Instagram at david_richert and Twitter at @davidrichert