Circuit Information

Location; Monza Park, Monza, Italy
Lap : 5.793kms / 3.600miles | Race : 53 laps (306.720kms / 190.596miles) | Offset : 0.309kms

The Circuit:
Set in a park in Monza to the north of Milan, the Autodromo Nazionale was first opened in 1922 and since then has been through several phases of construction and reconstruction. Originally the circuit consisted of a fast road circuit, now littered with that plague of modern motor racing, the chicane. Alongside that was the bumpy banked oval that hosted several World Championship events before falling in disuse and disrepair.

Monza has a unique atmosphere and to many it represents the spiritual home of Grand Prix racing. Since 1950 the circuit has hosted a race in every round of the World Championships except one - 1980, when the race was staged at Imola. Monza has seen some remarkable race during its history and has also had more than its share of tragedy, especially during the pre-war years when many of the decades' great stars died here.

To the local fans - the tifosi - Monza is the high temple of motorsport and Ferrari are God's chosen form of transport. As a result if the red cars win here then the entire place explodes in hero worship. The fans are what makes Monza special and if you enjoy your sport with a good helping of spectacle then this is the place to watch a race.

A Quick Lap:
The Rettifilio Tribune is the long start-straight leads to the Variante Goodyear. This is approached in top gear at around 215 mph and it is marked by the wide pit straight that precedes it. It is a very fast but bumpy left-right-left-right 2nd-gear chicane that´s entered in 2nd at 60 mph and exited at 80 mph. Almost immediately after is Curva Grande, which is a very bumpy, longish right-hander that is hard work on the steering. Drivers invariably use the kerb at its exit at 185 mph and then it´s along the back straight where 200 mph is touched.

The braking area for the left-right chicane of Variante della Roggia is both bumpy and slippy. Approached in top gear, it is negotiated in 2nd at 60 mph and exited in 3rd at 85 mph. Curva di Lesmo is a contentious sharp right-hander. Invariably taken fast, shifting between 4th and 3rd gears, with speeds ranging between 150 mph and 95 mph. Coming out of the turn, the cars rocket down Curve del Serraglio, a long straight that means the driver approaches the next chicane at speeds approaching, and sometimes exceeding, 200 mph.

Drivers hope their brakes are in good order as they approach Curva del Vialone, a left-hander, braking from 200 mph in 6th gear to 4th gear at the 100-metre board. Then, on to Variante Ascari, the second part of the chicane, quickly flicking right, then left and changing down into 2nd gear at 85 mph. Exited in 3rd gear at 125 mph, cars accelerate onto the Rettifilio Centro straight and attain 200 mph on the approach to the final curve. The Curva Parabolica is a long, looping right-hander that is important to lap-times as the entry and exit to it determine how quickly drivers can get on the gas as they come out of it and on to the longest straight on the circuit. Braking hard at -3.2g, cars decelerate to 100 mph and 3rd gear at its apex.As the curve opens out it is exited in 4th gear at 170 mph as the cars arrive in the long Rettifilio Tribune straight, before applying full throttle and crossing the Start-Finish line.

VIEWING FROM THE GRANDSTANDS / PICTURES / INFORMATION

(1) Centrale
Tickets for Centrale grandstand at Italian Monza Grand Prix will bring you just next to the start/finish line, actually THE straight of the circuit. You will have all the opportunity to enjoy the F1 cars special aerodynamics specs for Monza. You won't miss anything of the grid, being just next to the cars. You will also see the drivers fighting for positions along the race, as well as the pit-lane action, that is always important in Formula 1. And to avoid missing a single second of the rest of the race, a giant screen is located in front of the grandstand, the other side of the track.

(4) Laterale Sinistra
Tickets for Laterale Sinistra grandstand at Italian Monza Grand Prix will bring you just next to the start/finish line, actually THE straight of the circuit. You will have all the opportunity to enjoy the F1 cars special aerodynamics specs for Monza. You won't miss anything of the grid, being just next to the cars. You will also see the drivers fighting for positions along the race, as well as the pit-lane action, that is always important in Formula 1. And to avoid missing a single second of the rest of the race, a giant screen is located in front of the grandstand, the other side of the track.

(5) Piscina
Tickets for Piscina grandstand at Italian Monza Grand Prix will bring you just after the start/finish line, actually THE straight of the circuit. You will have all the opportunity to enjoy the F1 cars special aerodynamics specs for Monza. You won't miss anything of the grid, being just next to the cars. You will also see the drivers fighting for positions along the race, as well as the pit-lane action, that is always important in Formula 1. And to avoid missing a single second of the rest of the race, a giant screen is located in front of the grandstand, the other side of the track.

(6a) Alta Velocita A
Tickets for Alta Velocita A grandstand at Italian Monza Grand Prix will bring you at the end of the grid straight, actually THE straight of the circuit. You will have all the opportunity to enjoy the F1 cars special aerodynamics specs for Monza. You won't miss anything of the grid, being just next to the cars. You will also see the drivers fighting for positions along the race, as well as the pit-lane action, that is always important in Formula 1. By the way you will be located exactly at the exit of the pit-lane. And to avoid missing a single second of the rest of the race, a giant screen is located in front of the grandstand, the other side of the track, as well as two others on the sides.

(6b) Alta Velocita B
Tickets for Alta Velocita B grandstand at Italian Monza Grand Prix will bring you at the end of the grid straight, actually THE straight of the circuit. You will have all the opportunity to enjoy the F1 cars special aerodynamics specs for Monza. You won't miss anything of the grid, being just next to the cars. You will also see the drivers fighting for positions along the race, as well as the pit-lane action, that is always important in Formula 1. By the way you will be located exactly at the exit of the pit-lane. And to avoid missing a single second of the rest of the race, a giant screen is located in front of the grandstand, the other side of the track, as well as two others on the sides.

(6c) Alta Velocita C
Tickets for Alta Velocita C grandstand at Italian Monza Grand Prix will bring you at the end of the grid straight, actually THE straight of the circuit. You will have all the opportunity to enjoy the F1 cars special aerodynamics specs for Monza. You won't miss anything of the grid, being just next to the cars. You will also see the drivers fighting for positions along the race, as well as the pit-lane action, that is always important in Formula 1. By the way you will be located exactly at the exit of the pit-lane. And to avoid missing a single second of the rest of the race, a giant screen is located in front of the grandstand, the other side of the track, as well as two others on the sides.

(8a) Esterna Prima Variante A
Tickets for Esterna Prima Variante A grandstand at Italian Monza Grand Prix will bring you at the end of the chicane following the straight of the start/finish line, actually THE straight of the circuit. You will have all the opportunity to enjoy the F1 cars special aerodynamics specs for Monza, located at the beginning of Curva Grande. A pretty fast one, so you will be witness of the powerful acceleration of the Formula 1 single-seats, and also their incredible grip in curbs that sticks them literally to the track.

(8b) Esterna Prima Variante B
Tickets for Esterna Prima Variante B grandstand at Italian Monza Grand Prix will bring you to the chicane after the straight of the start/finish line, actually THE straight of the circuit. You will have all the opportunity to enjoy the F1 cars special aerodynamics specs for Monza. You won't miss anything of the grid, being just next to the cars. You will also see the drivers fighting for positions along the race, as well as the pit-lane exit, that is always important in Formula 1. And to avoid missing a single second of the rest of the race, a giant screen is located in front of the grandstand, the other side of the track.

(9) Seconda Variante
Tickets for Monza Grand Prix Seconda Variante grandstand will place you at the end of the Curva Grande curb, in the Seconda Variante corner. You will see the cars arriving all along the Curva Grande from the chicane, accelerating like crazy and sticking the track like a train on its rail. Then on the Seconda Variante corner, you will see them enchain with the next big curve, toward Lesmo.

(10) Roggia
Tickets for Roggia grandstand at Monza Grand Prix bring you just after the Seconda Variante chicane. You will see the single-seats arriving on the end of Grande Curva, enchain on the chicane and gear up again on the small straight just after, towards Lesmo. It's a pretty fast sequence, and a potential passing area. To not miss anything of what is not happening under your eyes, a giant screen is located just in front of the grandstand, the other side of the track.

(12) Ascari Tre
Monza Grand Prix Ascari Tre grandstand's tickets will install you in the end of Curva di Serraglio parabolic. A section where Formula 1 cars arrive very fast before enchaining on the Ascari Variante corner. One of the very fastest sections of one of the very fastest Grand Prix of the year. And you won't miss anything of the rest, as a giant screen is located on the other side of the track, in front of the grandstand.

(13) Ascari Due
Monza Grand Prix Ascari Due grandstand's tickets will install you in the middle of the Ascari Variante corner. This corner is slowing the cars down a bit, as otherwise the speed would literally be insane in this parabolic curb, but it's still fast way enough! So you will see the single-seats arriving from the Curva di Serraglio curb, slowing down for the Ascari curb and gearing up again on the straight before the Curva Parabolica. And you won't miss anything of the rest, as a giant screen is located on the other side of the track, in front of the grandstand.

(15) Ascari Uno
Monza Grand Prix Ascari Uno grandstand's tickets will install you just after the Ascari Variante corner. This corner is slowing the cars down a bit, as otherwise the speed would literally be insane in this parabolic curb, but it's still fast way enough! So you will see the single-seats arriving from the Curva di Serraglio curb, slowing down for the Ascari curb and gearing up again on the straight before the Curva Parabolica. And you won't miss anything of the rest, as a giant screen is located on the other side of the track, in front of the grandstand.

(16) Ascari
Monza Grand Prix Ascari grandstand's tickets will install you just after the Ascari Variante corner, and at the beginning of the straight that follows. This corner is slowing the cars down a bit, as otherwise the speed would literally be insane in this parabolic curb, but it's still fast way enough! So you will see the single-seats arriving from the Curva di Serraglio curb, slowing down for the Ascari curb and gearing up again on the straight before the Curva Parabolica. And you won't miss anything of the rest, as a giant screen is located on the other side of the track, in front of the grandstand.

(19) Uscita Ascari B
Located on the inside of the circuit, this grandstand offers view of the Ascari Chicane and the cars racing down the back straight up to the Bridgestone Bridge. View on the Giant Screen to follow the entire race.

(21a) Laterale Parabolica A
Tickets for Laterale Parabolica A grandstand at Monza Grand Prix brings you to the second half of the straight between Ascari Variante and Curva Parabolica. You will see the single-seats arriving from the Ascari Variante and going full throttle before they plunge into the Curva Parabolica toward the line or the pit-lane. And you won't miss anything of the rest, as a giant screen is located on the other side of the track, in front of the grandstand.

(21b) Laterale Parabolica B
Tickets for Laterale Parabolica B grandstand at Monza Grand Prix brings you to the second half of the straight between Ascari Variante and Curva Parabolica. You will see the single-seats arriving from the Ascari Variante and going full throttle before they plunge into the Curva Parabolica toward the line or the pit-lane. And you won't miss anything of the rest, as a giant screen is located on the other side of the track, in front of the grandstand.

(21c) Laterale Parabolica C
Located on the outside of the circuit just before the last corner of the track. Good view of the cars racing down the back straight. View on the Giant Screen to follow the entire race.

(21d) Laterale Parabolica D
Tickets for Laterale Parabolica D grandstand at Monza Grand Prix brings you to the second half of the straight between Ascari Variante and Curva Parabolica. You will see the single-seats arriving from the Ascari Variante and going full throttle before they plunge into the Curva Parabolica toward the line or the pit-lane.

(21e) Laterale Parabolica E
Tickets for Laterale Parabolica E grandstand at Monza Grand Prix brings you to the second half of the straight between Ascari Variante and Curva Parabolica. You will see the single-seats arriving from the Ascari Variante and going full throttle before they plunge into the Curva Parabolica toward the line or the pit-lane.

(22) Parabolica
Tickets for Parabolica grandstand at Monza Grand Prix brings you to the second half of the straight between Ascari Variante and Curva Parabolica. You will see the single-seats arriving from the Ascari Variante and going full throttle before they plunge into the Curva Parabolica toward the line or the pit-lane. And you won't miss anything of the rest, as a giant screen is located on the other side of the track, in front of the grandstand.

(23a) Parabolica Interna A
Grandstand Parabolica Interna A at Monza Grand Prix is located inside the track, at the beginning of the long grid straight, and just at the end of the grid. So you won't miss anything of the pre-grid action, and either the start of the race. And then, along the laps, you will see the single-seats arriving from the Curva Parabolica at its end, going full throttle through the straight or dropping into the pit-lane for a stop. And you won't miss anything of the rest, as a giant screen is located on the other side of the track, in front of the grandstand.

(23b) Parabolica Interna
Grandstand Parabolica Interna B at Monza Grand Prix is located inside the track, at the beginning of the long grid straight, and just at the end of the grid. So you won't miss anything of the pre-grid action, and either the start of the race. And then, along the laps, you will see the single-seats arriving from the Curva Parabolica at its end, going full throttle through the straight or dropping into the pit-lane for a stop. And you won't miss anything of the rest, as a giant screen is located on the other side of the track, in front of the grandstand.

(24) Vedano
Grandstand Vedano at Monza Grand Prix is located at the beginning of the long grid straight, and just at the end of the grid. So you won't miss anything of the pre-grid action, and either the start of the race. And then, along the laps, you will see the single-seats arriving from the Curva Parabolica at its end, going full throttle through the straight or dropping into the pit-lane for a stop. And you won't miss anything of the rest, as a giant screen is located on the other side of the track, in front of the grandstand.

(26a) Laterale Destra A
Grandstand Laterale Destra A at Monza Grand Prix is located at the beginning of the long grid straight, along the grid. So you won't miss anything of the pre-grid action, and either the start of the race. And then, along the laps, you will see the single-seats arriving from the Curva Parabolica at its end, going full throttle through the straight or dropping into the pit-lane for a stop, and you will spot what's going on in the pit-lane as well. And you won't miss anything of the rest, as a giant screen is located on the other side of the track, in front of the grandstand.

(26b) Laterale Destra B
Grandstand Laterale Destra B at Monza Grand Prix is located at the beginning of the long grid straight, along the grid. So you won't miss anything of the pre-grid action, and either the start of the race. And then, along the laps, you will see the single-seats arriving from the Curva Parabolica at its end, going full throttle through the straight or dropping into the pit-lane for a stop, and you will spot what's going on in the pit-lane as well. And you won't miss anything of the rest, as a giant screen is located on the other side of the track, in front of the grandstand.

(26c) Laterale Destra C
Grandstand Laterale Destra C at Monza Grand Prix is located at the beginning of the long grid straight, along the grid. So you won't miss anything of the pre-grid action, and either the start of the race. And then, along the laps, you will see the single-seats arriving from the Curva Parabolica at its end, going full throttle through the straight or dropping into the pit-lane for a stop, and you will spot what's going on in the pit-lane as well. And you won't miss anything of the rest, as a giant screen is located on the other side of the track, in front of the grandstand.

General Admission - (Friday-Sunday)
The Autodromo features a few of those areas, from which you'll have a very nice view on the track. This way you can choose between the inside part of Grande Curva, inside part of Lesmo, inside part of Curva del Serraglio and inside part of Parabolica.