HomeThe next Italian F1 Grand Prix in Monza takes place between 7th – 9th September 2012
The Italian Grand Prix (Gran Premio d’Italia) is one of the longest running events on the motor racing calendar. The 2011 Italian Grand Prix held at Autodromo Nazionale Monza. It is a motor sport race track near the town of Monza, Italy, north of Milan. Italian Grand Prix is one of the most historic motor racing circuits in the world. Work began on the Italian Grand Prix track in 1922 and was completed in under half a year. After Brooklands and Indianapolis Italian Grand Prix was the third permanent race track in existence. With a banked oval track the Italian Grand Prix incorporated into the design of the road racing circuit, the total track length stood at a whopping 10 kilometres.
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The Italian Grand Prix site has three tracks – the 5.793km Grand Prix track, the 2.405km Junior track and a decaying 4.25km high speed track with steep banking. Major features of the main track include the Curva di Lesmo, the Curva Parabolica, and the Variante Ascari. The high speed curve, Curva Grande, is located after a slow corner but usually taken flat out by Italian Grand Prix cars.
The list of famous victories and horrifying accidents at the Italian Grand Prix is long, and all combine to make Monza one of the most magical places on the Formula One calendar. For many there is nowhere that encapsulates the sport better than the Italian Grand Prix circuit. The Italians call it “La Pista Magica” the magic track, a description few would disagree with. We look forward to seeing you at the Italian Grand Prix
