 On 7 August 2005, the first edition of Monaco aan de Maas saw top Dutch racing drivers from classes as Formula One, Le Mans and the Paris-Dakar rally, such as Formula One drivers Christijan Albers and Robert Doornbos, who comes from Rotterdam.The Dutch Chinese driver Ho-Pin Tung had to retire after a few minutes due to problems on his car.In the centre of Rotterdam, the track found its way along the "Mariniersweg", the "Blaak", the "Coolsingel" and the "Hofplein".