Formula 1 Gran Premio d'Italia, Monza

Formula 1 race at the circuit of Monza

featured in Events calendar Updated 30 August 2016

Considered as the ‘temple of speed’ for having registered the world record on the track (Kimi Räikkönen in 2005), for 2016 the Monza circuit will host the pilots and the competing manufacturers for the 87th edition of the World FIA.

Monza is regarded by many as the embodiment of Formula One racing. Not only is it a fantastic example of a track that combines speed with skill, it also has a heart and soul all of its own. It has seen some of the finest races of all time, but also some of the sport's worst accidents.

Work began on the circuit in 1922 and was completed in under six months. After Brooklands in the UK and Indianapolis in the USA, it was the third permanent race track in existence. With a banked oval incorporated into the design of the road racing circuit, the total track length stood at a whopping 10 kilometres. Formula One racing visited the circuit as part of the inaugural season in 1950, and it has remained a permanent fixture on the calendar ever since.

Friday will see practice races, qualifyings will take place on Saturday and the race will start at 14:00 on Sunday.