The Fun Facts about Formula 1 Italian GP and Monza Circuit
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VIVA – Formula 1 is ready to arrive at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza circuit that become the 16th series of the 2022 calendar season. The Italian Grand Prix will start on Sunday, September 11, 2022.
After the Dutch Grand Prix, Formula 1 will race at Monza for the seventy-second time in history.
As reported by the FIA's official website on Friday, September 9, 2022, this weekend is also the 73rd Italian Grand Prix in history, after 1980 the race was moved to Imola.
In 1922, Monza opened the pre-F1 Italian Grand Prix and has undergone several modifications since then. However, the circuit is still capable of presenting a thrilling high-speed race.
Several circuits on the calendar emphasize the speed of the car, and Monza often sees the top speeds a driver achieves each season due to its number of straights and iconic corners like the Parabolica.
Sirkuit Monza, Italia
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Heading to Monza after winning, Red Bull's Max Verstappen collected 310 points, holding the top of the standings with a 109-point margin over Ferrari's Charles Leclerc.
While in the race for the constructors' title, Red Bull has 511 points, 135 points above Ferrari.
Lewis Hamilton and Michael Schumacher became the most successful drivers at Monza, bagging five wins each there.
Hamilton won for McLaren in 2012 and Mercedes in 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018. All of Schumacher's wins were with Ferrari in 1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, and 2006.
Also, there is a winner at Monza who is currently on the F1 grid this season. They are Sebastian Vettel, who won the first win of his career with Scuderia Torro Rosso in 2008 and added two more wins for Red Bull in 2011 and 2013. Fernando Alonso also won at Monza in 2007 for McLaren and in 2010 with Ferrari.
Charles Leclerc made Ferrari celebrate at Monza in 2019. Pierre Gasly scored his first career win at Monza 2020 for AlphaTauri, and last year's race was won by McLaren's Daniel Ricciardo.
Ferrari became the most successful team in the Italian GP with 19 wins, the first being presented by Alberto Ascari in 1951 and the most recent by Leclerc.
Hamilton holds the record for seven pole positions at the Italian Grand Prix in 1009, 2012, 2014, 2017, and 2020.
Of the 22 races using the current Monza layout since 2000, 15 races have been won by drivers starting from pole position, and three times by drivers starting from P2.
