Formula 1 announced this Wednesday, November 27, the extension of the contract for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza until 2031. This is a six-year extension of an agreement which until now went until 2025. The new deal follows significant improvements to the Autodromo Nazionale Monza ahead of the 2024 Grand Prix, where 335,000 fans were in attendance over the weekend. The 2025 edition will take place a week later than this year since it will take place from September 5 to 7.
Built in 1922, the Monza circuit – also known as the Temple of Speed – has hosted a Grand Prix every year since the first world championship in 1950, with the exception of 1980, when the circuit was closed due to renovation. Located just northeast of the city of Milan, one of the world’s cultural and fashion capitals, the 5.8km circuit boasts one of the fastest laps on the Formula 1 calendar, with drivers who press the accelerator for 80% of the lap. In 2020, Monza was the site of the fastest lap in F1 history in terms of average speed, when Lewis Hamilton took pole position for the 2020 Italian Grand Prix with a qualifying time of 1:18.887 , with an average speed of 264.362 km/h.
Five drivers on the current grid – Fernando Alonso, Lewis Hamilton, Charles Leclerc, Pierre Gasly and Max Verstappen – have won at Monza in F1. Alberto Ascari, Juan Manuel Fangio, Sir Stirling Moss, Sir Jackie Stewart, Niki Lauda, Ayrton Senna and Michael Schumacher have also won the Italian Grand Prix in the past.
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