The Italian Grand Prix (Gran Premio d'Italia) is one of the longest running events on the Formula One calendar. It was also one of the inaugural Formula One championship races in 1950, and has been held every year since then.

The only other championship race for which this is true is the British Grand Prix, and the only other inaugural F1 races that are still on the calendar are the Monaco Grand Prix and the Belgian Grand Prix.

Every Formula One Italian Grand Prix since 1950 has been held at Monza except in 1980, when it was held at Imola.

Italian Prix, Round 13 of the 2017 Formula 1 season

Circuit Name: Autodromo Nazionale Monza

Race Laps: 53

Circuit Length: 5.793 km (3.600 mi)

Race Length: 306.720 km (190.596 mi)

Number of corners: 11 (7 Right, 4 Left)

DRS Zone: Two Zones (zone 1 Between turn 7 and 8, Zone 2 Start/Finish Line Between Turn 11 and 1)

Circuit Direction: Clockwise

Pole Position 2016: Lewis Hamilton - Mercedes 1:21.135

Race lap record: 1:21.046 (BAR, 2004)

Absolute lap record: 1:19.525 (MOY, 1st Quali, 2004)

DRS zones: T7-8, T11-1

Number of corners: 11 (4 Left, 7 Right)

Distance from pole to T1 Apex: 638.1 m

Pole position side: Left

Pit Lane Length under Speed Limit Control: 418.8 m

Drive-through time at 80 km/h: 18.85 s

Lap time at full throttle: 70%

Lap distance at full throttle: 79%

Gear changes per lap: 36

Braking events (>2G): 6

Heavy braking events (<0.4s @ >4G): 3

Fuel consumption: Low

Maximum lateral G-force: 3.1G (T7)

Maximum speed: 355 km/h

Track evolution (P1 – Qualifying): Low

Key overtaking opportunities: T1, T3

Autodromo Nazionale Monza

Nico Rosberg won the 2016 Italian Grand Prix, where his Mercedes team-mate was forced to settle for second place.

Hamilton made a horror start at Monza and allowed Rosberg to take a lead he rarely looked like losing, leaving the Brit to take second on the podium, while Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel placed.

Vettel's Ferrari team-mate Kimi Raikkonen took fourth, while Daniel Ricciardo and Valtteri Bottas placed fifth and sixth respectively.

Pirelli used compounds

Tyres that must be available (one of them to be used) at some point in the race:

One set of P Zero White Medium

One set of P Zero Yellow soft

Tyres assigned for Q3 in qualifying:                     

One set of P Zero Red Super-Soft

Teams/Drivers compounds choice

Driver	Medium	Soft	Super-Soft
Lewis Hamilton	1	3	9
Valtteri Bottas	1	3	9
Daniel Ricciardo	1	2	10
Max Verstappen	1	2	10
Sebastian Vettel	1	2	10
Kimi Raikkonen	1	2	10
Sergio Perez	1	3	9
Esteban Ocon	1	2	10
Lance Stroll	1	2	10
Felipe Massa	1	2	10
Stoffel Vandoorne	1	2	10
Fernando Alonso	1	2	10
Daniil Kvyat	1	2	10
Carlos Sainz	1	2	10
Romain Grosjean	1	3	9
Kevin Magnussen	1	3	9
Nico Hulkenberg	1	2	10
Jolyon Palmer	1	2	10
Marcus Ericsson	1	2	10
Pascal Wehrlein	1	2	10

 

THE CIRCUIT FROM A TYRE POINT OF VIEW:

• Monza is characterised by long straights: in theory, this could mean a lower gap time gain compared to other tracks, due to the extra drag of this year’s high-downforce cars.
• Monza is about longitudinal forces, acceleration and braking, rather than lateral.
• There are also some big kerbs that test the tyre’s structure with heavy impacts.
• While there’s unlikely to be an increase in top speed in Curva Grande, entry speeds for Parabolica and Lesmo will be up to 30kph faster.
• Teams generally run very low downforce to maximise top speeds. This can make acceleration and braking tricky.
• A one-stop strategy won last year but two and three stop strategies were also seen.
• It’s a circuit that rewards power, so the focus will be primarily on engine performance.

MARIO ISOLA - HEAD OF CAR RACING

“With the new generation of 2017 cars, we may see lower or similar top speeds to last year, but with more energy going through the tyres because of the extra downforce under the new regulations. This combination of speed and downforce defines the amount of work that the tyres have to do. The tyre choice has also been influenced by the risk of blistering at Monza, as there are plenty of braking areas in a straight line. This means that the cambered shoulder area of the tyre can easily overheat and so cause more blistering compared to other circuits. In the past Monza has given us many different types of weather, but following a very hot summer, it’s reasonable to expect more high temperatures over the weekend. How this influences tyre behaviour is likely to be a focus of free practice as the teams examine different potential strategies”.

Italian Grand Prix Winners 1950 – 2016

Year	Driver	Constructor	Location
2016	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes
2015	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	Monza Road Circuit
2014	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes
2013	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
2012	Lewis Hamilton	McLaren-Mercedes
2011	Sebastian Vettel	Red Bull-Renault
2010	Fernando Alonso	Ferrari
2009	Rubens Barrichello	Brawn-Mercedes
2008	Sebastian Vettel	Toro Rosso-Ferrari
2007	Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Mercedes
2006	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
2005	Juan Pablo Montoya	McLaren-Mercedes
2004	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
2003	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
2002	Rubens Barrichello	Ferrari
2001	Juan Pablo Montoya	Williams-BMW
2000	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
1999	Heinz-Harald Frentzen	Jordan-Mugen-Honda
1998	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
1997	David Coulthard	McLaren-Mercedes
1996	Michael Schumacher	Ferrari
1995	Johnny Herbert	Benetton-Renault
1994	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
1993	Damon Hill	Williams-Renault
1992	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda
1991	Nigel Mansell	Williams-Renault
1990	Ayrton Senna	McLaren-Honda
1989	Alain Prost	McLaren-Honda
1988	Gerhard Berger	Ferrari
1987	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda
1986	Nelson Piquet	Williams-Honda
1985	Alain Prost	McLaren-TAG
1984	Niki Lauda	McLaren-TAG
1983	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-BMW
1982	René Arnoux	Renault
1981	Alain Prost	Renault
1980	Nelson Piquet	Brabham-Ford	Imola
1979	Jody Scheckter	Ferrari	Monza Road Circuit
1978	Niki Lauda	Brabham-Alfa Romeo
1977	Mario Andretti	Lotus-Ford
1976	Ronnie Peterson	March-Ford
1975	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
1974	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford
1973	Ronnie Peterson	Lotus-Ford
1972	Emerson Fittipaldi	Lotus-Ford
1971	Peter Gethin	BRM
1970	Clay Regazzoni	Ferrari
1969	Jackie Stewart	Matra-Ford
1968	Denny Hulme	McLaren-Ford
1967	John Surtees	Honda
1966	Ludovico Scarfiotti	Ferrari
1965	Jackie Stewar	BRM
1964	John Surtees	Ferrari
1963	Jim Clark	Lotus-Climax
1962	Graham Hill	BRM
1961	Phil Hill	Ferrari	Monza Full Circuit
1960	Phil Hill	Ferrari
1959	Stirling Moss	Cooper-Climax	Monza Road Circuit
1958	Tony Brooks	Vanwall
1957	Stirling Moss	Vanwall
1956	Stirling Moss	Maserati	Monza Full Circuit
1955	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes
1954	Juan Manuel Fangio	Mercedes	Monza Road Circuit
1953	Juan Manuel Fangio	Maserati
1952	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
1951	Alberto Ascari	Ferrari
1950	Giuseppe Farina	Alfa Romeo

 

 

Multiple Winners (Drivers)

# of wins	Driver	Years
6	Michael Schumacher	1992, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2001, 2002
5	Ayrton Senna	1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991
4	Jim Clark	1962, 1963, 1964, 1965
	Kimi Raikkonen	2004, 2005, 2007, 2009
3	Juan Manuel Fangio	1950, 1954, 1955
	Damon Hill	1993, 1994, 1998
2	Alberto Ascari	1952, 1953
	Emerson Fittipaldi	1972, 1974
	Niki Lauda	1975, 1976
	Alain Prost	1983, 1987
	Sebastian Vettel	2011, 2013
	Lewis Hamilton	2010, 2015

 

Multiple Winners (Constructors)

# of wins	Constructor	Years won
18	Ferrari	1951, 1952, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1966, 1970, 1975, 1979, 1988,1996, 1998, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2010
10	McLaren	1968, 1984, 1985, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1997, 2005, 2007, 2012
	Williams	1986, 1987, 1991, 1993, 1994, 2001
5	Mercedes	1954, 1955, 2014, 2015, 2016
	Lotus	1963, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1977
3	BRM	1962, 1965, 1971
	Brabham	1978, 1980, 1983
2	Maserati	1953, 1956
	Vanwall	1957, 1958
	Renault	1981, 1982
	Red Bull	2011, 2013

 

Numbers and Facts

Most wins (driver) 5, Michael Schumacher 1996 – 98 – 2000 – 03 – 06

Most wins (constructor) 18, Ferrari 1951 – 52 – 60 – 61 – 64 – 66 – 70 – 75 – 79 – 88 – 96 – 98 – 00 – 02 – 03 – 04 – 06 – 10

Wins from pole position 22, Most recent 2015 (Lewis Hamilton)

Lowest grid for past winner 11, Peter Gethin in 1971

Most recent 1-2 finish 2016, Mercedes (Nico Rosberg-Lewis Hamilton)

Most emphatic win (here) 1960 2m 27.6s Phil Hill-Richie Ginther (combined road and banked circuit used)

Closest winning margin 1971, 0.01s Peter Gethin-Ronnie Peterson

Rain-affected races 4, 1956 – 76 – 81 – 2008

Safety Car-affected races 4, 2000 – 07 – 08 – 11

Fastest race 2003, 1hr 14m 19.838 s (the shortened 1978 race was held in less time 1hr 07m 04.54s)

Slowest race (here) 1950 2hr 51m 17.4s

Most pole positions (driver) 5, Juan-Manuel Fangio, Ayrton Senna and Lewis Hamilton

Most pole positions (constructor) 18, Ferrari (most recent 2010)

2016 Race Classification

Pos.	Driver	Constructor	Time/Retired	Grid
1	Nico Rosberg	Mercedes	1:17:28.089	2
2	Lewis Hamilton	Mercedes	+15.07	1
3	Sebastian Vettel	Ferrari	+20.99	3
4	Kimi Raikkonen	Ferrari	+27.561	4
5	Daniel Ricciardo	Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer	+45.295	6
6	Valtteri Bottas	Williams-Mercedes	+51.015	5
7	Max Verstappen	Red Bull Racing-TAG Heuer	+54.236	7
8	Sergio Perez	Force India-Mercedes	+1:04.954	8
9	Felipe Massa	Williams-Mercedes	+1.05.617	11
10	Nico Hulkenberg	Force India-Mercedes	+1:18.656	9
11	Romain Grosjean	Haas-Ferrari	+1 Lap	17
12	Jenson Button	McLaren-Honda	+1 Lap	14
13	Esteban Gutierrez	Haas-Ferrari	+1 Lap	10
14	Fernando Alonso	McLaren-Honda	+1 Lap	12
15	Carlos Sainz Jr.	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	+1 Lap	15
16	Marcus Ericsson	Sauber-Ferrari	+1 Lap	19
17	Kevin Magnussen	Renault	+1 Lap	21
18	Esteban Ocon	MRT-Mercedes	+2 Laps	22
Ret	Daniil Kvyat	Toro Rosso-Ferrari	Battery	16
Ret	Pascal Wehrlein	MRT-Mercedes	Oil leak	13
Ret	Jolyon Palmer	Renault	Collision damage	20
Ret	Felipe Nasr	Sauber-Ferrari	Collision damage	18

 

 

Did you know?

DRIVERS

✪ Sebastian Vettel has still not won back-to-back Grand Prix since he won the 2013 Brazilian Grand Prix. That race ended a 9-race run of victories that started in Belgium,

(BEL, ITA, SIN, KOR, JAP, IND, ABU, USA, BRA)

✪ Vettel needs to lead ‘only’ 59 more race laps to equal Ayrton Senna’s career total of 2,987. The all-time most F1 race laps led is 5,111 by Michael Schumacher

✪ Vettel and Lewis Hamilton are the only drivers to have finished in the points in all races so far this season

✪ Hamilton is just 1 pole position from beating Michael Schumacher’s all-time record of 68 F1 GP pole positions. Since he has been at Mercedes he has taken pole 42 times already, nearly 50% of all races he’s started for the team (42/ 87 = 48.3%).

✪ All of Hamilton’s 5 wins this season have come from a pole position start

✪ Hamilton has won (58) 29.0% of all GP he’s started (200) and is in the top 10 drivers races to win ratio of all-time. Here’s how he compares:- 1. Fangio 47.0%, 2. Ascari 40.6%, 3. Clark 34.7%, 4. M. Schumacher 29.7%, 5. Hamilton 29.0%, 6. Ja. Stewart 27.2%, 7. Prost 25.6%, 8. A. Senna 25.5%, 9. Vettel 24.2% (46/190) 10. Moss 24.2%

✪ Valtteri Bottas was 28 on Monday 28th August

✪ Kimi Raikkonen’s next win if ever it comes will be the 21st of his F1 career and will also be the most by a Finnish driver in F1. Currently he shares the record of 20 wins

by a Finn with Mika Hakkinen. Another career stat he shares is 37 F1 front row appearances with Fernando Alonso

✪ Raikkonen’s next front row will be the 39th of his F1 career and will equal Mika Hakkinen’s record for the most front row grid positions by a Finnish driver in F1

✪ The Spanish Grand Prix marked the first anniversary of Max Verstappen’s first Grand Prix win. He has until the Singapore Grand Prix in September to win a second while still a teenager. (20th birthday on September  0th 2017). He is of course, so far the only teenager in F1 history to win a F1 World Championship Grand Prix and could still become the only teenager to take pole position too for a F1 World Championship Grand Prix. Max and Ricardo Rodriguez who started the 1961 Italian Grand Prix from P2 in his Ferrari when aged 19 years and 208 days are the only teenage drivers to date to have started a Grand Prix from the front row (Max the youngest, at the 2016 Belgian Grand Prix where he started P2 he was aged18 years and 333 days

✪ Sergio Perez needs just 1 more podium to become the Mexican driver with the most F1 podiums (currently = with Pedro Rodriguez on 7)

✪ Carlos Sainz will be 23 on Friday 1st September, Free Practice day

✪ Marcus Ericsson will be 27 on Saturday 2nd September, Qualifying day

CONSTRUCTORS

✪ Mercedes in Italy will be aiming to lockout the front row for the 50th time. The all-time record is 62 and is jointly held by McLaren and Williams. The lock-out if achieved would also mark the 150th and 151st F1 front row appearances by a driver racing for Mercedes-Benz

✪ Mercedes as a constructor has set 1 more race fastest lap in F1 World Championship GP (53) than Red Bull (52)

✪ Ferrari has still not scored consecutive pole positions since Fernando Alonso took pole for the Scuderia at the 2012 British and German Grand Prix and has still not scored a consecutive front row lock-out since Michael Schumacher and Felipe Massa lock-out the front row for the 2006 US and French Grand Prix

✪ Ferrari last season was the only team to score championship points at all 21 events

✪ Red Bull has achieved a podium result for at least one of their drivers in 107 different F1 Grand Prix

✪ The current Williams team traces its origins back to 1977. The team began by running a March for Belgian Patrick Neve who sadly died earlier is year and later in 1978, became a constructor running a single FW06 car for Alan Jones. In 1979 the team expanded to 2 cars with Clay Regazzoni joining Jones. Regazzoni won Williams’s first Grand Prix, at Silversone in 1979 while Jones claimed Williams’s first driver’s and first constructor’s titles in 1980. Frank Williams had made his first forays into F1 in 1969, running a Brabham for Piers Courage. Campaigns with De Tomaso, private March’s, with his own cars and Heskeths latterly in conjunction with Canadian-Austrian entrepreneur Walter Wolf followed but it wasn’t until Williams teamed up with Head in 1977 and started all over again that Williams’s F1 fortunes really took off

✪ McLaren has not led a F1 race lap since Jenson Button led lap 14 of the Hungarian GP in 2014. The team has started 60 GP since

ITALIAN GRAND PRIX

✪ Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton have both won the Italian Grand Prix 3 times. Only Michael Schumacher (5) and Nelson Piquet (4) have won more

✪ Pole for Lewis Hamilton would be his 6th at Monza and set a new all-time record for the event. Currently he shares the all-time Italian Grand Prix pole position record of 5 poles with Juan-Manuel Fangio and Ayrton Senna

✪ A front row grid for Lewis Hamilton would be his 8th in the event and would establish a new al-time record. Hamilton currently shares the record of 7 front row grid starts here with Juan-Manuel Fangio

✪ A front row for Ferrari would be their 50th (and 51st if they qualify 1-2) for the Italian Grand Prix. Their current total of 49 front rows is already an all-time record and is 25 more than the next-best, McLaren (24)

✪ Mercedes is aiming for a 4th Italian Grand Prix win in a row on Sunday. No constructor/ chassis manufacturer yet in the whole history of the event, including pre-war races has won more than 3 in-a-row (Lotus 1972, 1973 and 1974, Ferrari 2002, 2003 and 2004 and Mercedes 2014, 2015 and 2016)

 

Driver’s Championship standing

Pos	Driver	Points
1	Sebastian Vettel	220
2	Lewis Hamilton	213
3	Valtteri Bottas	179
4	Daniel Ricciardo	132
5	Kimi Raikkonen	128
6	Max Verstappen	67
7	Sergio Perez	56
8	Esteban Ocon	47
9	Carlos Sainz	36
10	Nico Hulkenberg	34
11	Felipe Massa	27
13	Romain Grosjean	24
12	Lance Stroll	18
14	Kevin Magnussen	11
15	Fernando Alonso	10
16	Pascal Wehrlein	5
17	Daniil Kvyat	4
18	Stoffel Vandoorne	1
19	Jolyon Palmer	0
20	Marcus Ericsson	0
21	Antonio Giovinazzi	0

 

Constructor’s Championship standing

Pos	Team	Points
1	Mercedes	392
2	Ferrari	348
3	Red Bull Racing-Tag Heuer	199
4	Force India-Mercedes	103
5	Williams-Mercedes	45
6	Toro Rosso-Renault	40
7	Haas-Ferrari	35
8	Renault	34
9	Mclaren-Honda	11
10	Sauber-Ferrari	5

 

Driver’s penalty points:

Driver	Penalty points
Daniil Kvyat	10
Sebastian Vettel	7
Kevin Magnussen	7
Sergio Perez	6
Carlos Sainz	5
Jolyon Palmer	5
Stoffel Vandoorne	5
Felipe Massa	5
Nico Hulkenberg	4
Esteban Ocon	4
Romain Grosjean	3
Max Verstappen	3
Kimi Raikkonen	3
Pascal Wehrlein	2
Jenson Button	2