{"id":273464,"date":"2024-11-26T11:06:22","date_gmt":"2024-11-26T10:06:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/the-historic-charm-of-the-monza-national-autodrome\/"},"modified":"2026-11-04T12:19:54","modified_gmt":"2026-11-04T11:19:54","slug":"the-historic-charm-of-the-monza-national-autodrome","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/the-historic-charm-of-the-monza-national-autodrome\/","title":{"rendered":"Monza circuit: history, layout and why the temple of speed still matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On 6 September 2026 Kimi Antonelli starts the Italian Grand Prix from nineteenth and wins it. He is the first Italian to win at Monza since 1966, when Ludovico Scarfiotti did it with Ferrari. Two years earlier, on his debut in a Formula 1 race weekend, he had gone into the barriers at the Parabolica here after just a few minutes of practice.<\/p>\n<p>People tend to think of the <strong>Monza circuit<\/strong>, the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, as a monument: the temple of speed, the track of records, the place of legends. I see it differently. Monza is a circuit that still produces new stories, and therefore crowds: in 2026 the Italian Grand Prix passed 400,000 attendees for the first time, a new record after the 369,041 of 2025. That is not how a monument fills up.<\/p>\n<p><strong>In short<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>The Monza track is <strong>5.793 kilometres<\/strong> long and has <strong>11 corners<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>It was built in <strong>1922 in 110 days<\/strong>, and the circuit describes itself as the third permanent racetrack in the world, after Brooklands and Indianapolis.<\/li>\n<li>It has hosted the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix every year since 1950 except 1980, and its contract with Formula 1 runs until at least <strong>2031<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>In 2024 it was renovated with works worth <strong>21 million euros<\/strong>: asphalt, kerbs and underpasses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The origins: a circuit built in 110 days<\/h2>\n<p>The autodrome was born from a decision of the Automobile Club of Milan, which in January 1922 wanted to mark its first twenty-five years with a racetrack. Work began in the spring and lasted 110 days: the circuit was inaugurated on 3 September 1922 and on 10 September it hosted the second Italian Grand Prix in history. The autodrome presents itself as the third permanent racetrack in the world, after Brooklands in the United Kingdom and Indianapolis in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>The track sits inside the park of the Villa Reale, one of the largest walled parks in Europe, and that explains a lot about its character: long straights between the trees and, on Grand Prix days, an atmosphere closer to a popular festival than to a stadium.<\/p>\n<p>The 1922 layout already had a high-speed ring with two banked curves, demolished in 1938; in 1955 a new one was built in reinforced concrete. Formula 1 used it in the 1955, 1956, 1960 and 1961 Grands Prix, then abandoned it because the speeds were considered too dangerous. The banking survives in the park, a piece of history you can still see while walking around the track.<\/p>\n<h2>The layout: 5.793 kilometres and eleven corners<\/h2>\n<p>The Monza circuit is 5.793 kilometres long and has 11 corners, but there are only a few places where drivers really brake. That is why it is called the temple of speed: for most of the lap the cars are flat out, and the challenge is to brake hard into the chicanes without losing speed on the straights.<\/p>\n<p>Unlike many modern circuits, at Monza the corners still have names and not just numbers:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Prima Variante<\/strong>: the chicane at the end of the start-finish straight, introduced in 1972 and modified several times.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Curva Grande<\/strong> (officially Curva Biassono since 1972): the long right-hander taken flat out.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Variante della Roggia<\/strong> (officially Seconda Variante): the second chicane, introduced in 1976.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Lesmo 1 and Lesmo 2<\/strong>: the two right-handers in the woods; the first was called Curva delle Querce until 1927.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Variante Ascari<\/strong>: named after Alberto Ascari, who died in an accident at this track in 1955.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Parabolica<\/strong>: the big right-hander before the finish line, now officially named after Michele Alboreto.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>The races that made Monza&#8217;s history<\/h2>\n<p>Every historic circuit has an archive of great races. Monza&#8217;s has three pages that, in my view, explain the place better than any table of results.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1971, the closest finish.<\/strong> Peter Gethin, driving for BRM, goes from fourth to first on the last lap and wins by a hundredth of a second from <a href=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/blog\/formula-1-best-drivers-ronnie-peterson\/\">Ronnie Peterson<\/a>. The first five cross the line within sixty-one hundredths. With the timing of the day, to the hundredth, nobody can say whether it really is the closest finish in Formula 1 history, but it is certainly the most crowded.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2008, the Faenza surprise.<\/strong> In the rain, Sebastian Vettel wins from pole with Toro Rosso, the team based in Faenza. He is 21 and, at that moment, the youngest winner of a Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2026, Antonelli&#8217;s comeback.<\/strong> Kimi Antonelli, who will become <a href=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/blog\/kimi-antonelli-world-champion-f1\/\">world champion<\/a> that season, starts nineteenth because of a power unit penalty and wins ahead of George Russell and Max Verstappen. An Italian had not won at Monza for sixty years.<\/p>\n<h2>The 2024 renovation and the contract to 2031<\/h2>\n<p>To stay on the calendar, Monza had to renew itself. On 8 January 2024 work worth around 21 million euros began: completely new asphalt, kerbs replaced to FIA standards, underpasses demolished and rebuilt and a new underpass for visitors. The track was handed back on 27 June, ahead of the federation&#8217;s deadline.<\/p>\n<p>A few months later, in November 2024, Formula 1 and the Automobile Club d&#8217;Italia signed the extension: the Italian Grand Prix will stay at Monza until at least 2031. In the <a href=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/blog\/f1-2027-calendar\/\">2027 calendar<\/a> Monza also returns to hosting a Sprint. Proof that Monza does not live on nostalgia alone.<\/p>\n<h2>Why Monza matters to a sponsor<\/h2>\n<p>From the point of view of anyone investing in motorsport, Monza has three arguments.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The crowd.<\/strong> In 2026 the Italian Grand Prix, sold out before the weekend, passed 400,000 attendees (369,041 in 2025): it is one of the best-attended sporting events in the country.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The name on the Grand Prix.<\/strong> In 2026 the race was called the Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio d&#8217;Italia: the title sponsor was an Italian company that also supplies the tyres to the whole championship.<\/li>\n<li><strong>The market.<\/strong> For a brand that wants to speak to Italy, and to the clients it brings there, the Monza weekend brings together, in just a few days, hospitality, national media and a crowd that follows Formula 1 like few others.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In my experience, at Monza more than anywhere else one simple rule applies: hospitality pays off when it is built around the right clients, not when it is handed out as a reward. The Monza paddock is one of the most sought-after of the year, and the best places are decided months in advance. We explain how access to <a href=\"https:\/\/rtrsports.com\/en\/formula-1-sponsorship\/\">Formula 1 sponsorship<\/a> works on our dedicated page.<\/p>\n<h2>Experiencing a race weekend at Monza<\/h2>\n<p>First-time visitors to Monza have three ways to follow the Grand Prix.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>The general admission ticket<\/strong>, the cheapest, lets you move between areas without an assigned seat and choose where to watch from, session by session.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A grandstand<\/strong> guarantees a fixed seat with a view of a specific section: the start-finish straight, the Prima Variante, the Parabolica.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hospitality<\/strong>, with access to reserved areas, is the choice of those who go to Monza for work, with clients or partners.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A few practical tips that apply to every option: buy your ticket well in advance, arrive early in the morning, wear comfortable shoes because the park is large and the distances between grandstands are long, and bring ear protection and a raincoat even if the forecast promises sunshine.<\/p>\n<p>Monza is not a museum. It is a circuit that, more than a hundred years on, can still surprise. Just as it did in 2026.<\/p>\n    <div itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/FAQPage\" class=\"faq-schema-wrapper question-list-wrap\">\r\n\r\n                    <h2><b>Frequently asked questions about the Monza circuit<\/b><\/h2>\r\n        \r\n        <br \/>\n    <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" class=\"faq-item question-list-row\">\r\n\r\n        <h3 class=\"h5\" itemprop=\"name\">\r\n            <b>How long is the Monza circuit?<\/b>\r\n        <\/h3>\r\n\r\n        <div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\r\n            <div itemprop=\"text\" class=\"question-answer\">\r\n                <p>The Autodromo Nazionale di Monza layout used by Formula 1 is 5.793 kilometres long and has 11 corners. The main ones are the Prima Variante, Curva Grande, Variante della Roggia, the two Lesmo corners, Variante Ascari and the Parabolica, now named after Michele Alboreto.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <br \/>\n    <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" class=\"faq-item question-list-row\">\r\n\r\n        <h3 class=\"h5\" itemprop=\"name\">\r\n            <b>When was the Monza circuit built?<\/b>\r\n        <\/h3>\r\n\r\n        <div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\r\n            <div itemprop=\"text\" class=\"question-answer\">\r\n                <p>In 1922, in 110 days, at the initiative of the Automobile Club of Milan. It was inaugurated on 3 September 1922 and is considered the third permanent racetrack built in the world, after Brooklands and Indianapolis.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <br \/>\n    <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" class=\"faq-item question-list-row\">\r\n\r\n        <h3 class=\"h5\" itemprop=\"name\">\r\n            <b>Why is Monza called the temple of speed?<\/b>\r\n        <\/h3>\r\n\r\n        <div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\r\n            <div itemprop=\"text\" class=\"question-answer\">\r\n                <p>Because for most of the lap the cars run flat out: the layout alternates long straights with a few hard braking zones into the chicanes. The circuit also had a high-speed ring with banked curves (the one still visible today dates from 1955), used by Formula 1 until 1961.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <br \/>\n    <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" class=\"faq-item question-list-row\">\r\n\r\n        <h3 class=\"h5\" itemprop=\"name\">\r\n            <b>Until when will Formula 1 race at Monza?<\/b>\r\n        <\/h3>\r\n\r\n        <div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\r\n            <div itemprop=\"text\" class=\"question-answer\">\r\n                <p>Until at least 2031. The extension between Formula 1 and the Automobile Club d&#8217;Italia was signed in November 2024, after works worth around 21 million euros that renewed the asphalt, kerbs and underpasses.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <br \/>\n    <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" class=\"faq-item question-list-row\">\r\n\r\n        <h3 class=\"h5\" itemprop=\"name\">\r\n            <b>Who won the 2026 Italian Grand Prix?<\/b>\r\n        <\/h3>\r\n\r\n        <div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\r\n            <div itemprop=\"text\" class=\"question-answer\">\r\n                <p>Kimi Antonelli, with Mercedes, after starting nineteenth because of a penalty. He finished ahead of George Russell and Max Verstappen and became the first Italian to win at Monza since 1966, when Ludovico Scarfiotti won with Ferrari.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <br \/>\n    <div itemscope itemprop=\"mainEntity\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Question\" class=\"faq-item question-list-row\">\r\n\r\n        <h3 class=\"h5\" itemprop=\"name\">\r\n            <b>How many spectators attend the Italian Grand Prix at Monza?<\/b>\r\n        <\/h3>\r\n\r\n        <div itemscope itemprop=\"acceptedAnswer\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/Answer\">\r\n            <div itemprop=\"text\" class=\"question-answer\">\r\n                <p>In 2026 the Italian Grand Prix, sold out before the weekend, passed 400,000 attendees for the first time, beating the record of 369,041 set in 2025.<\/p>\n            <\/div>\r\n        <\/div>\r\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    <br \/>\n\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 6 September 2026 Kimi Antonelli starts the Italian Grand Prix from nineteenth and wins it. 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