Key figures to remember before the Italian Grand Prix
One week after leaving Zandvoort, Formula 1 makes a stopover at Monza. One of Italy's most famous motorsport venues, Monza is one of the most legendary circuits on the calendar. Let's redecorate it with a few figures.
53: The number of laps to be completed during this Italian Grand Prix.
302.72: In kilometers, the total distance to complete between the start and the checkered flag.
5,793: Still in kilometers, the distance of one lap of the Monza circuit. Note that the layout underwent some changes this year, with the resurfacing of the track and a slight modification of the first chicane.
1:21.046′: The race lap record, held by Rubens Barrichello. The Brazilian set this mark in 2004. It could be broken this weekend with a track expected to be faster than last year.
1:19.525: The lap record by an F1 car at Monza, set in 2004 with Juan Pablo Montoya’s Williams in qualifying. By comparison, last year’s pole position was set at 1:20.294 by Carlos Sainz (Ferrari), making it 8 tenths slower. The time could be improved this year.
75: This is the 75th edition of the Italian Grand Prix at the Monza circuit.
1980: This is the only year when Formula 1 did not come to the Monza National Park, a few kilometers from Milan.
5: The record for victories in Monza. It is jointly held by Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher.
7: The number of pole positions held here by Lewis Hamilton. The seven-time world champion is at the top of this ranking. It was also on this track, in 2017, that he surpassed Michael Schumacher’s career 68 poles.
6: The number of drivers who obtained their first F1 victory at Monza: Phil Hill (1960), Jackie Stewart (1965), Clay Regazzoni (1970), Juan Pablo Montoya (2001), Sebastian Vettel (2008), Pierre Gasly (2020).
372,6 : In km/h, the speed reached by Juan Pablo Montoya in 2005 during private testing. This is the official F1 speed record.
52: The number of drivers who have lost their lives on the racetrack, making it one of the most dangerous circuits on the calendar. Alberto Ascari died there in 1955, Wolfgang von Trips in 1961, Jochen Rindt in 1970, Renzo Pasolini and Jarno Saarinen in 1973, Silvio Moser in 1974, Ronnie Peterson in 1978.
113 860: The capacity of the Monza circuit.
