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About the Formula 1 race Monza, Italy

Circuit/Race info - Formula 1 - Monza, Italy

Monza Italy circuit description
Built in 1922 in only 100 days by the Automobile Club of Milan, Monza is Europe´s oldest permanent circuit still in use. Set in a former Royal park on the outskirts of Milan, Italy´s second major city, the contemporary circuit is still one of the fastest in Europe being a series of long, straight flat-out blasts and long high-speed corners, interrupted only by the inevitable chicanes.
Altough it survives more or less in its origial layout, the track was used as a military vehicle park during WW2 nd suffered extensive damage through bombing, and the bankings in particular required reconstruction before being used again in 1948. All manner of combinations of circuit were used in the 1930´s and curiously this included te use of chicanes already. Well worth a visit just to experience the enthusiasm of the famous "tifosi".

Region
When you combine the track’s merits with the cultural delights and shopping of nearby Milan, you are left with one of the most alluring races of the season. From Milan, the world famous Lake Como is just a short drive away, as well as the circuit. The Mediterranean coast is only a couple of hours away.

History info - Formula 1 - Monza, Italy

Last seasons info Monza Italy
Kimi Räkkönen finished fourth after starting from 11th due to the new rules. Giancarlo Fisichella and Fernando Alonso came in 3rd and 2nd for Renault while JP Montoya brought home the 10 points for McLaren.

Winner + pole + fastest lap
2006 winner: Michael Schumacher Ferrari
Pole Position: Kimi Räikkönen McLaren-Mercedes
Fastest lap: Kimi Räikkönen 1:22.559

Historic info Monza Italy
The Italian Grand Prix is one of the longest running events on the motor racing calendar. The first Italian Grand Prix motor racing championship took place on 1921 at Brescia. However, the race is more closely associated with the course at Monza, which was built in 1922 in time for that year's race.

The Italian Grand Prix was 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.

Listings of past winners / team
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-Honda
1998 Michael Schumacher Ferrari
1997 David Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes
1996 Michael Schumacher Ferrari

Travel info - Formula 1 - Monza, Italy

How to get there:
There are two main airports in Milan: Linate and Malpensa, with Girona a one-hour drive to the east. Malpensa handles the most international flights and is closest to the city centre, but Linate is the most convenient for the track.

How to get to the track (and back)
Shuttle buses into Milan operate from all three airports, but the Malpensa Express Train offers the shortest journey. Once in Milan, there are plenty of public transport choices: bus, tram, underground or taxi.
To get to the track, you can either drive or take the train to Monza station, where there are shuttle buses to take you to the circuit.

Parking options
Parking at the track is very difficult and a traffic chaos like last year is expected again.

Where to stay
The beautiful city of Milan offers a tremendous amount of hotels of all kinds and is nearby. You can use our hotel guide for booking.

Tickets info - Formula 1 - Monza, Italy

General information
The historical Monza track is one of the truly spectacular F1 tracks. Although tamed by speed reducing measures the last couple of years this is still the fastest track in Formula 1. The facilities are not the best but it is overall pretty decent. Quality of the stands is not terrific as most of the stands are benches instead of bucket seats. There are a lot of stands on the famous locations, the Prima Variante, Ascari and the Parabolica. There only a few real corners as most are just chicanes. The most popular stands are the Centrale, Laterale Destra and Laterale Sinistra as they are all at the start-finish line. There are also a lot of stands around the Ascari corner. All stands offer TV screens.

Viewing quality
Monza circuit is quite a long track with high speed straights. Usually there is not much action along straights which means that we want to be at the chicanes. The first corner (Prima Variante) offers a couple of good stands - 8 and 6 A, B, and C. In the Ascari corner there are stands 12, 13, 15 and 16. The lower priced stands are further from the corners or along the straights like Serraglio. Stands 1, 4 and 26 are the main grandstands at the starting line. The stands around the fast Parabolica corner offer a good view as well although cars pass at higher speeds.

Prices
The prices for the F1 tickets the Italian Grand Prix are not that high. The seating capacity is huge so they have lowered most prices over the last couple of years. Centrale is the most expensive stand at well over 550 Euro. The other high quality stands 8 - Prima Variante and 15 - Ascari Uno are only 350 Euro. Stands 11 and 21 C and E are available at a little over 100 Euro for the entire Weekend.

Best Deal
The best deal on F1 tickets for the Italian Grand Prix is the Alta Velocita 6A. Sure B and C are closer to the corner but the view does not improve so much as too allow for 100 Euros more! Cars come racing down the straight and have to brake full. Excellent value for money. If you have less to spend go for 17 or even 21 E.