The Monza Rally warms up the engines, meeting 1 and 2 December!
10 special tests in the Temple of Speed and on the dirt roads of the WRC for the last round of the Sparco Italian Absolute Rally Championship and the Italian Terra Rally Championship.
The Monza Rally is back and the passion is rekindled at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza for the cars of the Italian Absolute Rally Sparco Championship and the Italian Rally Terra Championship which, next 1 and 2 December , will close the 2023 season right in the Temple of Speed.
78.94 kilometers over 10 special stages await the protagonists of the Italian rally who will have to face the fast sections of the track and the technical dirt roads in the Monza Park on a route that includes 44% asphalt and 56% dirt .
After being the scene of the final act of the WRC World Rally Championship in 2020 and 2021, Monza returns to being a protagonist in national rallies . A story, that of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza and its rally which begins at the end of the 70s, first with the Rally of Monza, then, from 2002, with Monza RallyShow, an event which saw great personalities from the world of motoring and entertainment parade on the asphalt and on the dirt of the Autodrome and the park. 2023 will be an "absolute first" for Monza which will welcome the protagonists of the Sparco Italian Absolute Rally Championship and the Tricolore Rally Terra for their final act.
There will be 100 crews at the start of the Grand Finale of the Italian series with registrations open from 30 October 2023 until 22 November and a selection that will include a chronological parameter in the event of requests that exceed the maximum number of registered crews. The start, Friday 1 December, will be given on the starting straight of the Temple of Speed before entering the 2.53 km Power Stage “Monza 1” . On the first day three more Special Trials: Junior 1 , Serraglio 1 and Serraglio 2 for a total of 36.10 km . On Saturday the PS5 Roggia 1 will open the day, followed by the Roggia 2 , Junior 2 , Monza 2 , Junior 3 and Monza 3 which will close the season of the Italian Absolute Rally Sparco Championship and the Italian Rally Terra Championship before the awards ceremony on the iconic Monza podium .
Entry will be free , with paid parking and free access to the paddock of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza which will be transformed into the Assistance Park of the 2023 Monza Rally .
Visit the page dedicated to the event.
FORMULA 1 PIRELLI ITALIAN GRAND PRIX 2023 - VERSTAPPEN'S TENTH CONSECUTIVE VICTORY IN MONZA
Double of the
Behind the Red Bull and Ferrari drivers, those of the Mercedes, George Russell and Lewis Hamilton. And in points they are finished too Alexander Albon (Williams), Lando Norris (McLaren), Fernando Alonso (Aston Martin) And Valterri bottas with Alfa Romeo, exactly 73 years after the success of Nino Farina That with the 158 he also conquered the first world title in history on this track.
Also at the GP are Ministers Salvini, Urso and Piantedosi
A large group of ministers was present at the Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio d'Italia starting with the Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni who met with the President of the FIA, Mohammed Ben Sulayem, that of F1 Stefano Domenicali and the President of the Automobile Club d' Italy, Angelo Sticchi Damiani. But the Minister of the Interior, Matteo Piantedosi, that of Business and Made in Italy, Alfonso Urso and the Vice-President of the Council and Minister of Infrastructures and Transport, Matteo Salvini, were also present at the fifteenth stage of the World Cup. He then took the podium together with the Executive Vice-President of Pirelli, Marco Tronchetti Provera, the President of the Lombardy Region, Attilio Fontana, and the President of ACI, Angelo Sticchi Damiani. "We are very grateful that the Prime Minister, Giorgia Meloni, has honored us with her presence at the Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio d'Italia - underlined Angelo Sticchi Damiani -: her visit was all the more important because it represented an opportunity for the Head of Government to experience firsthand the atmosphere of the Monza race and fully understand how important it is for the country”.
“It was a great celebration for Monza and for its fans - commented the President of SIAS Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Giuseppe Redaelli - I want to thank all the staff, collaborators and institutions who worked hard to ensure that this edition of Formula 1 Pirelli The Italian Grand Prix could be the right stage for the World Championship. From tomorrow we will already be focused on the next edition”.
Hymn sung by Volo. The performance of Casta and Gabry Ponte
The ceremony before the start with the famous Il Volo trio, who sang the Mameli anthem to the notes played by the band of the State Police, was exciting. To seal the event, the now traditional overflight of the Frecce Tricolori. The countdown was marked by a tricolor dance on the notes of Va Pensiero played by Andrea Casta's electric violin. And the Gabry Ponte show. The internationally renowned Italian DJ and producer, who this year celebrates his 25-year career.
Formula 2: Bearman wins and Pourchaire (third) extends
Feature Formula 2 was conquered by the Englishman Oliver Bearman (Prema): the exponent of the Ferrari Driver Academy, leading from start to finish, preceded the Japanese Ayumu Iwasa (Dams), who is part of Red's youth project Bull and Honda. Third was Teo Pourchaire (Art Grand Prix) who again extended the standings over Frederik Vesti (Prema). With one stage to go (November 24-26 in Abu Dhabi) the Frenchman's lead is 25 points, with 39 still to be awarded.
Formula 3: British hat-trick. Joy Edgard. La Prema is champion
The last act of Formula 3 saw an English hat-trick with John Edgard (MP Motorsport) Zak O' Sullivan (Prema) and Taylor Barnard (Jenzer Motorsport). On the podium they were awarded by some members of the Monza staff made up of Alfredo Scala, Giovanna Bonfanti, Stefano Tremolada and Roberto Arlati. First of the Italians: 12th Simonazzi (Carlin). Then 16th Leornardo Fornaroli (Trident) and 19th Gabriele Mini (Hitech-Pulse), both penalized. Fifth the fresh champion Gabriele Bortoleto (Trident). La Prema won the title reserved for teams.
Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup: the English King wins
The Englishman Harry King (BWT Lechner Racing) instead obtained victory in the Porsche Supercup Mobil 1 race ahead of the Dutch Larry Ten Voorde (GP Elite) and our Simone Iaquinta (Huber Racing). The series was won by Danish Junior Bastian Buus (BWT-Lechner Racing).
With the Awabot project, the Autodromo Nazionale Monza brings young patients to the F1 paddock
Involved IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori, Il Veliero Theater Association and Silvia Tremolada Onlus Sports Association.
One of the main missions of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza is to enhance those initiatives that promote social inclusion. These include the involvement in the Awabot project of the IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori Foundation , of the Il Veliero Theater Association and of the Silvia Tremolada Onlus Sports Association which gives young patients the opportunity to live unforgettable virtual experiences on the circuit.
Thus, on the occasion of the 94th Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio d'Italia , scheduled for this weekend, some young patients had the opportunity to meet the Formula 1 champions thanks to the video connection made through a small robot, a sort of screen on wheels, moving in the paddock. Thus the children and teenagers of the were able to ask questions by interacting with their favorites, who gave them moments of great emotion.
On Thursday the meeting with the Ferrari drivers Charles Leclerc and Carlos Sainz was particularly joyful, followed by the one with the CEO of Liberty Media, Stefano Domenicali and the Asturian from Aston Martin Frenando Alonso. During the weekend, other Formula 1 drivers will intervene, for a program of meetings that includes meetings with almost all the drivers of the Formula 1 Circus.
The little robots will also be at work on Saturdays and Sundays. On the occasion of the pit lane walk, the boys of the Il Veliero and Silvia Tremolada associations will virtually interact with personalities from the world of Formula 1.
"For the IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori Foundation but above all for the children and adolescents hospitalized during the days of the Formula One Grand Prix, this is a unique opportunity of its kind that will give them an incomparable experience. For this we thank the organization for having involved us in a singular and extraordinary adventure, which will virtually bring two departments inside the paddock. But not only. The San Gerardo Hospital Foundation will be the point of reference for the entire event, providing the professionalism and preparation of its operators for any need. A link, the one that has been created with the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, with the races and events connected to it, which is increasingly consolidated", underline the President of the IRCCS San Gerardo dei Tintori Foundation of Monza, Dr. Claudio Cogliati , the General Manager, Dr. Silvano Casazza and the Scientific Director, Prof. Andrea Biondi .
"The attention of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza towards social and inclusive issues is increasingly important and we are happy to offer our support to the initiatives that are proposed to us. This year we welcomed Formula 1's idea of bringing young patients from the San Gerardo Hospital and two other associations to the Paddock of the Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio d'Italia, even if only virtually, thanks to the Awabot project. The young patients of the Brianza hospital, which is a point of excellence for the racetrack as a reference hospital for all our activities, and the disabled children of the other associations, will be able to meet their favorites, allowing them to experience the Grand Prix of Italy and to virtually visit the most significant places of the racetrack. An initiative that makes us proud and that takes our social commitment to an even higher level”, these are the words of the SIAS president Giuseppe Redaelli .