Official F1 Journal Monza Track Guide

29/8/2024

Formula One is back for the second weekend in a row and this time its the famous high speed circuit of Monza in Italy.

In a weekend which could see Lewis Hamilton achieve over 100,000km raced in Formula 1 it's bound to throw up some surprises.

The first of which was the decision made by Williams to replace Logan Sargeant with Franco Colapinto, who will make his debut for the team at Monza to become the first Argentine driver to race in F1 since Gaston Mazzacane at the 2001 San Marino Grand Prix.

Andrea Kimi Antonelli will take George's Mercedes out for a drive in Free Practice One.

Race Stats

Laps - 53
Circuit Length - 5.793km
Race Distance - 306.72km
Corners - 11 4 Left 7 Right

DRS Zones - 2
Detection 1 - 95m before Turn 7
Activation 1 - 170m after Turn 7
Detection 2 - 20m after Turn 11
Activation 2 - 12 after Finish Line

Downforce Level - Low
Tyre Degradation - Medium
Time at full throttle - 84%
Gear Changes - 36 per lap
Time lost in Pit lane - 23.6 to 25secs
Pole side - Left
Tyre Compounds -
Hard Medium Soft
C3 C4 C5
Minimum Starting Tyre Pressures -
Front Rear
25.5psi 23.5psi
Maximum Tyre Camber -
Front Rear
- 3.00° - 2.00°

Track Stats

Times Held - 74
First Held - 1950
Finishing Percentage - 84%
Pole Record - 1.18.887 HAM 2020
Lap Record - 1.21.046 BAR 2004
Pole Sitters - 38
Winners - 40
Podium Sitter - 97
Most Driver Poles - Hamilton 7
Most Team Poles - Ferrari 23
Most Driver Wins - Hamilton/Schumacher 5
Most Team Wins - Ferrari 19

Most Driver Podiums- Ham/Schumacher 8
Most Team Podiums - Ferrari 70
Times Won from Pole - 25
Times Won from Front Row - 40
1-2 Finishes - 20
Lowest Start Position to Win - 11th Peter Gethin 1971
Smallest Win Margin - 0.01 seconds Peter Gethin 1971
Largest Win Margin - Phil Hill 2 minutes 1960

Schedule

F1
Friday - FP1 12:30 to 13:30 (BST) FP2 16:00 to 17:00 (BST)
Saturday - FP3 11:30 to 12:30 (BST) Qualifying 15:00 to 16:00 (BST)
Sunday - Race 14:00 (BST)

Previous Results

2021
Qualifying -
(for sprint) 1 BOT 1.19.555
2 HAM 1.19.651
3 VER 1.19.966

Sprint Race -
  1 BOT (grid penalty not on pole)
2 VER
3 RIC
Race -
1 RIC (1 stop)
2 NOR (1 stop)
3 BOT (1 stop)
Fastest Lap - 1.24.812 Riccardo Lap 53

2022
Qualifying -
  1 LEC 1.20.161
2 VER 1.20.306
3 SAI 1.20.429
Race -
1 VER ( 2 stop)
2 LEC (3 stop)
3 RUS (2 stop)
Fastest Lap - 1.24.030 Perez Lap 46

2023
Qualifying -
  1 SAI 1.20.294
2 VER 1.20.307
3 LEC 1.20.361
Race -
1 VER (1 stop)
2 PER (1 stop)
3 SAI (1 stop)
Fastest Lap - 1.25.072 Perez Lap 43

Track Changes

The track has been fully resurfaced.
The bollards in the run-off in Turn 2 on LHS have been replaced with a 2.5m wide gravel strip.
Between Turn 4 and Turn 5 on RHS a 2.5m wide gravel strip has been installed with a distance of 1m from the track edge.

Random Stats

Ferrari have 19 wins @ Monza, that the most wins of any team at an track on the Calendar.
Senna & Hamilton are the only drivers to have achieved a Grand Slam (pole, lead every lap and win) at Monza. Senna did it in 1990 and Hamilton in 2015 but Hamilton also set the fastest time in all 3 Practice sessions as well.
Monza boasts the smallest win margin ever in Formula 1, in 1971 Peter Gethin won the race by 0.01 seconds.
In 1968 only 6 cars finished the Grand Prix at Monza.
2005 was the first time every car that started finished a Grand Prix in Monza.
The Driver on Pole hasn't won here the last 4 years.

Anny Wooldridge
Writer at F1 Journal

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