Autodromo Nazionale di Monza

Monza Eni Circuit

Address: Autodromo Nazionale Monza SIAS Spa via Vedano 5 20900 Monza (MB)
Monza , Italy
Route type:	permanent race track
Opening:	September 3, 1922
Formula 1 venue :	since 1950
Time zone:	UTC + 1 ( CET )
Track layout
Route data
Important events:	Formula 1 Superbike World Championship , Supersport World Championship
Route length:	5.793  km (3.6  mi )
Curves:	10
Records
Track record: (Formula 1)	1: 21.046 min. ( Rubens Barrichello , Ferrari , 2004 )
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Coordinates: 45 ° 37'8.3 "  N , 9 ° 16'52.4"  E

The Monza Eni Circuit is a motorsport racetrack in the Royal Park of the Italian city ​​of Monza, northeast of Milan . Since the opening race on September 3, 1922, automobile and motorcycle races have been held on the almost six-kilometer route. In particular, Monza has hosted the Italian Grand Prix since the introduction of the Formula 1 World Championship in 1950 . Only in 1980 the race was moved to Imola to the Autodromo Dino Ferrari . In September 2017 the name Autodromo Nazionale di Monza was changed to Monza Eni Circuit for 3 years .

Aerial view of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza

Routing

Because of its long straights and the high proportion of full throttle (with around 70 percent the highest proportion of full throttle of all today's Formula 1 racetracks) Monza is also referred to as the last high-speed track of the modern age. With the “low-downforce setup” specially developed for this route and the extremely flat wings, the highest speeds of the entire Formula 1 season are achieved here. After Michael Schumacher had reached a speed of 368.8 km / h in 2003, this record was only set in 2004 by Antonio Pizzonia (369.9 km / h) and finally in 2005 by Kimi Räikkönen with an unmatched 370.1 km / h broken. A change in the engine regulations for the 2006 season then prevented such speeds from being reached again. The 2003 race with the average speed of 247.6 km / h achieved by race winner Schumacher is also the fastest Formula 1 race ever. This record had previously been held by a race in Monza with the 1971 Italian Grand Prix , in which Peter Gethin drove at an average of 150 mph, but at that time before chicanes were installed.

The route has been changed many times since 1922: some chicanes have been rebuilt over time and provided with larger run-off zones in order to meet the requirements of modern motorsport. Curves that were once a left-right combination are now used in reverse order. As early as 1935, the three chicanes known today, Prima Variant / Rettifilo , Variant della Roggia and Variant Ascari, were set up in the form of stacks of tires in order to reduce the speed of the racing cars. However, the tire stacks were later removed and not used again until the 1970s, after the route had claimed many lives due to the enormous speeds. In 1954, the two steep curves built in 1922 were rebuilt so that they were even steeper. The overall course, consisting of a combination of both routes, was almost exactly ten kilometers long and was used four times in Formula 1 races (most recently in 1961). In the meantime, the banked curve combination has expired.

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  2004 Italian Grand Prix winners podium

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  Boxing

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  Race director tower

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  Entrance to the pit lane

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  Entrance to the Ascari variant

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  Decaying banked curve 2003

Deaths

Because of the high average speeds, Monza was always considered very dangerous. Sliver duels on the long straights sometimes led to serious accidents. In the course of time, a number of racing drivers, but also many spectators, were fatally injured. On September 9, 1922, during a training session for the Italian Grand Prix, the German racing driver Gregor "Fritz" Kuhn had a fatal accident. The cause was a broken spoked wheel. He was the first to be fatally injured in Monza. In 1928 there was the worst accident in Italian motorsport to date (and the worst until the Le Mans catastrophe in 1955 ). Emilio Materassi and at least 22 spectators were killed. In 1954 , fate overtook the Austrian motorcycle world champion Rupert Hollaus when he lost his life in training for the 125 cc class. In 1955 the Italian two-time world driver champion Alberto Ascari died during private test drives in Monza. In 1961, the German Ferrari driver and World Cup contender Wolfgang Graf Berghe von Trips had an accident after a collision in the race. His car also killed 15 spectators. Bruno Deserti was killed in a Ferrari test drive in 1965. In the 1965 Monza 1000 km race , Tommy Spychiger had a fatal accident in the Parabolica. In 1970 Jochen Rindt died after a serious accident while being transported to the hospital. In 1973 , after one of the worst accidents in the history of the motorcycle world championship, Renzo Pasolini and Jarno Saarinen were killed. The following year, it was the Swiss Silvio Moser , who had an accident during the 1000 km race and died more than a month later without having regained consciousness. Four years later, Ronnie Peterson died of an embolism caused by injuries sustained in the accident at the start of the Formula 1 race. In 2000, when the Italian Grand Prix was marshal Paolo Ghislimberti after a pileup of several Formula 1 cars injured by a flying wheel fatally.

statistics

All winners of Formula 1 world championship races in Monza

Italian Grand Prix
No.	year	driver	constructor	engine	tires	time	Route length	Round	Ø pace	date
1	1950	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo	Alfa Romeo	P	2: 51: 17.400 h	6.300 km	80	176.543 km / h	03rd Sep
2	1951	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Ferrari	P	2: 42: 39,300 h	6.300 km	80	185.915 km / h	16 Sep
3	1952	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari	Ferrari	P	2: 50: 46,500 h	6.300 km	80	177.075 km / h	0Sep 7
4th	1953	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati	Maserati	P	2: 49: 45,900 h	6.300 km	80	178.129 km / h	13 Sep
5	1954	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	Mercedes	C.	2: 47: 47.900 h	6.300 km	80	180.216 km / h	05th Sep
6th	1955	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	Mercedes	C.	2: 25: 04,400 h	10,000 km	50	206.792 km / h	Sep 11
7th	1956	Stirling Moss	Maserati	Maserati	P	2: 23: 41,300 h	10,000 km	50	208.785 km / h	0Sep 2
8th	1957	Stirling Moss	Vanwall	Vanwall	P	2: 35: 03,900 h	5.750 km	87	193.564 km / h	08 Sep
9	1958	Tony Brooks	Vanwall	Vanwall	D.	2: 03: 47.800 h	5.750 km	70	195.078 km / h	0Sep 7
10	1959	Stirling Moss	cooper	Climax	D.	2: 04: 05.400 h	5.750 km	72	200.177 km / h	13 Sep
11	1960	Phil Hill	Ferrari	Ferrari	D.	2: 21: 09,200 h	10,000 km	50	212.535 km / h	04th Sep
12	1961	Phil Hill	Ferrari	Ferrari	D.	2: 03: 13,000 h	10,000 km	43	209.387 km / h	Sep 10
13	1962	Graham Hill	BRM	BRM	D.	2: 29: 08,400 h	5.750 km	86	198.941 km / h	16 Sep
14th	1963	Jim Clark	lotus	Climax	D.	2: 24: 19,600 h	5.750 km	86	205.575 km / h	08 Sep
15th	1964	John Surtees	Ferrari	Ferrari	D.	2: 10: 51.800 h	5.750 km	78	205.634 km / h	06 Sep
16	1965	Jackie Stewart	BRM	BRM	D.	2: 04: 52.800 h	5.750 km	76	209.962 km / h	Sep 12
17th	1966	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari	Ferrari	F.	1: 47: 14,800 h	5.750 km	68	218.748 km / h	04th Sep
18th	1967	John Surtees	Honda	Honda	F.	1: 43: 45,000 h	5.750 km	68	226.120 km / h	Sep 10
19th	1968	Denis Hulme	McLaren	ford	G	1: 40: 14,800 h	5.750 km	68	234.023 km / h	08 Sep
20th	1969	Jackie Stewart	Matra	ford	D.	1: 39: 11.260 h	5.750 km	68	236.521 km / h	0Sep 7
21st	1970	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	Ferrari	F.	1: 39: 06.880 h	5.750 km	68	236.696 km / h	06 Sep
22nd	1971	Peter Gethin	BRM	BRM	F.	1: 18: 12,600 h	5.750 km	55	242.616 km / h	05th Sep
23	1972	Emerson Fittipaldi	lotus	ford	F.	1: 29: 58.400 h	5.775 km	55	211.813 km / h	Sep 10
24	1973	Ronnie Peterson	lotus	ford	G	1: 29: 17,000 h	5.775 km	55	213.45 km / h	0Sep 9
25th	1974	Ronnie Peterson	lotus	ford	G	1: 22: 56,600 h	5.780 km	52	217.421 km / h	08 Sep
26th	1975	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari	Ferrari	G	1: 22: 42,600 h	5.780 km	52	218.034 km / h	0Sep 7
27	1976	Ronnie Peterson	March	ford	G	1: 30: 35,600 h	5,800 km	52	199.750 km / h	Sep 12
28	1977	Mario Andretti	lotus	ford	G	1: 27: 50,300 h	5,800 km	52	206.015 km / h	Sep 11
29	1978	Niki Lauda	Brabham	Alfa Romeo	G	1: 07: 04.540 h	5,800 km	40	207.527 km / h	Sep 10
30th	1979	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	Ferrari	M.	1: 22: 00,220 h	5,800 km	50	212.186 km / h	0Sep 9
31	1981	Alain Prost	Renault	Renault	M.	1: 26: 33.897 h	5,800 km	52	209.045 km / h	13 Sep
32	1982	René Arnoux	Renault	Renault	M.	1: 22: 25.734 h	5,800 km	52	219.535 km / h	Sep 12
33	1983	Nelson Piquet	Brabham	BMW	M.	1: 23: 10.880 h	5,800 km	52	217.549 km / h	Sep 11
34	1984	Niki Lauda	McLaren	Porsche ( TAG )	M.	1: 20: 29.065 h	5,800 km	51	220.515 km / h	0Sep 9
35	1985	Alain Prost	McLaren	Porsche ( TAG )	G	1: 17: 59.451 h	5,800 km	51	227.565 km / h	08 Sep
36	1986	Nelson Piquet	Williams	Honda	G	1: 17: 42.889 h	5,800 km	51	228.373 km / h	0Sep 7
37	1987	Nelson Piquet	Williams	Honda	G	1: 14: 47.707 h	5,800 km	50	232.636 km / h	06 Sep
38	1988	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari	Ferrari	G	1: 17: 39.744 h	5,800 km	51	228.528 km / h	Sep 11
39	1989	Alain Prost	McLaren	Honda	G	1: 19: 27.550 h	5,800 km	53	232.119 km / h	Sep 10
40	1990	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Honda	G	1: 17: 57.878 h	5,800 km	53	236.569 km / h	0Sep 9
41	1991	Nigel Mansell	Williams	Renault	G	1: 17: 54.319 h	5,800 km	53	236.749 km / h	08 Sep
42	1992	Ayrton Senna	McLaren	Honda	G	1: 18: 15.349 h	5,800 km	53	235.689 km / h	13 Sep
43	1993	Damon Hill	Williams	Renault	G	1: 17: 07.509 h	5,800 km	53	239.144 km / h	Sep 12
44	1994	Damon Hill	Williams	Renault	G	1: 18: 02.754 h	5,800 km	53	236.322 km / h	Sep 11
45	1995	Johnny Herbert	Benetton	Renault	G	1: 18: 27.916 h	5.770 km	53	233.844 km / h	Sep 10
46	1996	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	G	1: 17: 43.632 h	5.770 km	53	236.064 km / h	08 Sep
47	1997	David Coulthard	McLaren	Mercedes	G	1: 17: 04.609 h	5.770 km	53	238.056 km / h	0Sep 7
48	1998	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	G	1: 17: 09.672 h	5.770 km	53	237.796 km / h	13 Sep
49	1999	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan	Mugen	B.	1: 17: 02.923 h	5.770 km	53	237.939 km / h	Sep 12
50	2000	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 27: 31.638 h	5.793 km	53	210.287 km / h	Sep 10
51	2001	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams	BMW	M.	1: 16: 58.493 h	5.793 km	53	239.115 km / h	16 Sep
52	2002	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 16: 19.982 h	5.793 km	53	241.114 km / h	Sep 15
53	2003	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 14: 19.838 h	5.793 km	53	247.586 km / h	Sep 14
54	2004	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 15: 18.448 h	5.793 km	53	244.374 km / h	Sep 12
55	2005	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren	Mercedes	M.	1: 14: 28.659 h	5.793 km	53	247.097 km / h	04th Sep
56	2006	Michael sSchumacher	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 14: 51.975 h	5.793 km	53	245.814 km / h	Sep 10
57	2007	Fernando Alonso	McLaren	Mercedes	B.	1: 18: 37.806 h	5.793 km	53	234.048 km / h	0Sep 9
58	2008	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso	Ferrari	B.	1: 26: 47.494 h	5.793 km	53	212.039 km / h	Sep 14
59	2009	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn	Mercedes	B.	1: 16: 21.706 h	5.793 km	53	241,000 km / h	13 Sep
60	2010	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari	Ferrari	B.	1: 16: 24.572 h	5.793 km	53	240.850 km / h	Sep 12
61	2011	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	P	1: 20: 46.172 h	5.793 km	53	227.848 km / h	Sep 11
62	2012	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren	Mercedes	P	1: 19: 41.221 h	5.793 km	53	230.944 km / h	0Sep 9
63	2013	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull	Renault	P	1: 18: 33.352 h	5.793 km	53	234.269 km / h	08 Sep
64	2014	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 19: 10.236 h	5.793 km	53	232.450 km / h	0Sep 7
65	2015	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 18: 00.688 h	5.793 km	53	235.904 km / h	06 Sep
66	2016	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 17: 28.089 h	5.793 km	53	237.798 km / h	04th Sep
67	2017	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 15: 32.310 h	5.793 km	53	243.627 km / h	03rd Sep
68	2018	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Mercedes	P	1: 16: 54.484 h	5.793 km	53	239.288 km / h	0Sep 2
69	2019	Charles Leclerc	Ferrari	Ferrari	P	1: 15: 26.665 h	5.793 km	53	243.931 km / h	08 Sep

Record winner
Drivers: Lewis Hamilton / Michael Schumacher (5 each)
Driver nations: Great Britain (21), Germany (10), Brazil (9)
Constructors: Ferrari (19), McLaren (10), Mercedes (7), Williams (6)
engine manufacturers : Ferrari (20), Mercedes (12), Renault (8)
Tire manufacturers: Goodyear (21), Pirelli (15), Bridgestone (10)

See also

• List of motorsport racetracks
• List of Formula 1 racetracks

Web links

Commons : Autodromo Nazionale Monza  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Website of the Monza Eni Circuit (Italian, English)
• Photos of the current state of the old steep wall curves
• Data on all fatal motor sport accidents in Monza
• Data on all fatal motorcycle accidents in Monza
• Formula 1 speed record

Individual evidence

1. ↑ https://www.eni.com/en_IT/media/2017/09/eni-and-aci-partnership-monzas-racing-circuit-becomes-monza-eni-circuit
2. ↑ Route information Grand Prix of Italy (Motorsport-total.com)
3. ↑ Data on Fritz Kuhn's fatal accident (Motorsportmemorial.org)
4. ↑ Monza: Rush of speed in the sea of ​​red flags (Motorsport-total.com) names 27 spectators. Motorsport Memorial names a total of 23 dead: Materassi, 20 spectators who died in the accident and two others who died of their injuries in the following days.
5. ^ Data on the fatal accident of W. v. Trips (Motorsportmemorial.org)
6. ↑ "He could have killed us all" , Spiegel-Online article from September 11, 2000, accessed on September 6, 2010.