Tickets for the Imola and Monza GPs are on sale
The 2023 Formula 1 World Championship has just ended but the Automobile Club of Italy - organizing body of the Formula 1 Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix and the Formula 1 Pirelli Italian Grand Prix - has been working for some time to organize the two Italian stages of the 2024 World Cup. First step : the , at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.
The
Sticchi Damiani: “ACI is the only organization in the world to organize two events like this”
Angelo Sticchi Damiani (President of the Automobile Club of Italy) : “With great satisfaction and renewed commitment, we are working towards the holding of these two Grands Prix in Italy. I like to underline how ACI, the Automobile Club of Italy, is the only organizer in the world to do so and I am also convinced that we are on the right path because all together - Government, Regions, Municipalities and other subjects involved - we can guarantee the extension, until to 2030, contracts with Formula 1".
Bonaccini: “Grand Prix: signal of restart”
Stefano Bonaccini (President of the Emilia-Romagna Region ): “Formula 1 returns to Imola, in the heart of the Emilia-Romagna Motor Valley. Let's start where we left off. We promised it a year ago, when with a very painful but inevitable choice, in the face of the dramatic flood that hit our territory, we decided - together with the Government, the organizers and the Municipality - to cancel the Grand Prix. The Grand Prix on May 19th therefore takes on a double meaning for us: a great sports celebration, but also a new, precious opportunity to keep attention high on this wounded land. An attention which, I would like to point out, came immediately from many important automotive groups and from Formula 1 itself: concrete gestures of solidarity for which, once again, I would like to thank them. Nothing like sport can unite people, and nothing like sport can translate into an extraordinary opportunity to promote and enhance the territory. I'm sure it will be like this once again. All together at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari racetrack in Imola, to start again".
Fontana: “We are always at Monza's side with concrete actions”
Attilio Fontana (President of the Lombardy Region) “The Italian Grand Prix in Monza is, in all respects, one of the most important events in our country, not only in sporting terms but also and above all as a showcase for a country that is a leading player in the world. In all of this, the Lombardy Region plays a fundamental role because it has always supported this event with concrete actions. Therefore, the initiative to offer, starting from the next few days, access tickets to the event scheduled between the end of August and the beginning of September is a good thing. A Christmas gift that can make motor enthusiasts happy and more generally all those who will be able to admire the magic of the most important and historic 'Temple of Speed'".
Panieri: “We work to enrich the offer for fans”
Marco Panieri (Mayor of Imola): “This initiative represents an opportunity for the launch of both Formula 1 Grands Prix, increasingly in synergy and capable of enhancing the country system through passion, history and sport with great champions. After a very difficult year, it is positive, with the occasion of Christmas, to relaunch these great events in the new year. We are working and have worked as a Municipality to increase the fans' experience, from the Fan Zone to the historic center, enhancing the excellence and reality of the city. In particular, I remember that 2024 will also be the year of celebrations for the 30th anniversary of the death of Roland Ratzenberger and Ayrton Senna, to whose memory we will pay homage with a series of initiatives".
Pilotto: “Sport is an opportunity for knowledge”
Paolo Pilotto (Mayor of Monza) “Monza and Imola together represent two communities known in Italy and around the world also for motor sports. The Grand Prix is sport, a meeting between people from all over the world, an opportunity to get to know cities and their values".
Program and times of the two Italian stages of the World Championship
The Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix, seventh stage of the 2024 World Championship, will be held on the circuit of the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari in Imola (4,909 metres) on Friday 17 May (free tests), Saturday 18 May (free practice and qualification) e Sunday 19 May (race over 63 laps). The Fan Zone will open its doors on Thursday 16 May.
The 95th edition of the Formula 1 Pirelli Italian Grand Prix, sixteenth stage of the 2024 world championship, will take place on the road circuit of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza (5,793 metres) on Friday 30 August (free tests), Saturday 31 August (free practice and qualifying) e Sunday 1st September (race over 53 laps). The Fan Zone will open as early as Thursday 29 August.
Tickets can be purchased on the websites monzanet.it , autodromoimola.it and ticketone.it .
Grand finale of the season arriving at the Monza Rally, 101 points between Overall and Terra
One hundred or more reasons for the show are set for the last stage of 2023, on the mixed dirt-asphalt of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. On 1 and 2 December the dirt track specialists will challenge those of the top series, in a single race, together with many luxury outsiders. 7 young people from ACI Team Italia compete for the Junior tricolor. Show guaranteed over 78 km in 10 special stages, with live coverage on RAI and ACI Sport TV.
The Italian Absolute Rally Sparco Championship and the Italian Rally Terra Championship cross paths for a season finale never seen before. On Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd December the Monza Rally will offer the last stage of the two main Italian series in an atypical scenario, on the mixed route between dirt and asphalt entirely designed within the park and circuit in the Autodromo Nazionale Monza . 78 timed km divided into 10 special stages will propose, in the Italian version, a spectacle seen only in the two editions of the race valid for the World Championship, in '20 and '21. Although the two major titles in the CIAR Sparco and CIRT have already been awarded, the best interpreters of the specialty will be present at the start, alongside the talents of ACI Team Italy called to showdown for the CIAR Junior, a youth series still in search of the Champion and the only Italian title left vacant. A total of 101 crews are expected at the start, thanks to the presence of many exceptional drivers who bring 43 Rally2 cars to the top category. Also present were several speed specialists on the circuit recalled by the Monza event, as well as the two single-brand trophies twinned with the Italian series, the Suzuki Rally Cup which has already closed early, and the GR Yaris Rally Cup which will instead indicate its winner in the Temple of Speed.
PROGRAM IN BRIEF | The Monza Rally will begin to heat up on Friday morning, with the shakedown open from 8:00 to 12:00 to allow competitors to test the cars in competition trim. The race will start from the stage on the straight starting from 1.00 pm, towards the first timed section SSS1 Monza (2.53 km) scheduled from 1.12 pm. As usual, the initial Power Stage will award 3,2,1 points for the series within the CIAR Sparco and will be broadcast live from 1.05pm on RAI Sport HD (ch. 58 DT and raiplay) and on ACI Sport TV (ch. 228 Sky, 402 tivùsat, acisport.it , Facebook @ACISportTV, @CIRally, @CIRallyTerra). The first day will already be very interesting from a competitive point of view, as it will propose three other special tests with a passage on the “Junior” test (7.33 km – SS2 2.55 pm) and a double evening lap on the longer “Serraglio” (12.5 km – SS3 5.13 pm, SS4 7.31 pm) to tackle with the headlights on. On Saturday the final phase will develop with six special tests starting from the double passage on the "Roggia" (12.18 km - SS5 8:04, SS6 10:24), followed by two laps on the same "Junior" (SS7 12:40 , SS9 3.19pm) and “Monza” (SS8 12.58pm, SS10 3.37pm). The curtain call on the rally and the 2023 season is scheduled from 4pm on the circuit's straight.
CHALLENGE BETWEEN CHAMPIONS | The eighth round for the CIAR Sparco and the sixth for the CIRT bring with them a potential of exceptional talent and muscles, made up of the top national drivers, all engaged in a stage at maximum scoring coefficient 1.5, also for the Junior, Two Wheel Drive and R1 series. They will all race together in a single race for a final podium and a general ranking of the rally. But the pilots registered with the Assoluto will be transparent for the purposes of the Terra ranking; vice versa, all pilots with an Italian or San Marino license will be able to place themselves in the Overall ranking, but only those registered will be able to acquire the relevant points. To make the competition even more interesting there is the factor of the mixed surface , and the crews' free choice of set-up and asphalt or dirt tyres, with a maximum of 12 tires to use. All factors that make the result unpredictable. But with the major titles already awarded, tactics are eliminated, so we can expect an equal comparison driven only by the desire to win.
A source of pride for the Absolute Champions Andrea Crugnola and Pietro Elia Ometto , who rightfully have the number 1 on the doors of their Citroen C3 Rally2 prepared by FPF Sport and with Pirelli tyres. The driver from Varese will therefore return to Monza two years after the great victory in the WRC3, this time to best archive the season of the second consecutive title, the third in the career for the couple. The main opponent for the Assoluto could be Fabio Andolfi from Savona, currently n°3 in the standings, again driven by Nicolò Gonella on the Skoda Fabia Rally2 of MS Munaretto, who will have the opportunity to gain the runner-up position at the expense of the absent one Bass. Among the priorities, the pair formed by Paolo Andreucci and Rudy Briani clearly stands out, having confirmed themselves as Italian Land Champions even before leaving for Monza. The absence of his rival Gryazin has in fact arithmetically confirmed the third consecutive victory of the dirt track title for the driver from Garfagni, who presents himself at the start in the standard formation, on the Skoda Fabia in the RS version managed by H-Sport, with MRF Tyres tyres. The comparison for the tire manufacturers is also fascinating, with Michelin fielding Tommaso Ciuffi and Pietro Cigni, they on the Erreffe Rally Team's Skoda. As happened in the first coincidence between CIAR Sparco and CIRT, the Florentine will be able to try to show off in the comparison with the Assoluto, with the main objective of gaining the second final position in the Terra. Last chance also shared by Enrico Oldrati from Bergamo, who will make his first appearance of the season with Giacomo Ciucci, again on the Skoda of MS Munaretto. The Slovenian arrives in Monza with the desire to confirm himself among the best revelations of the season Bostjan Avbelj, The Italian Promotion Champion who together with his compatriot Damijan Andrejka will try to get on the overall podium again, as he did in the last round in Sanremo, and to confirm himself as competitive also on gravel at the wheel of Munaretto's Skoda.
THE OUTSIDER | There are also many drivers who do not belong to the two championships, but can take advantage of the opportunity in Monza for a comparison at the highest levels. Andrea Mabellini from Brescia with Virginia Lenzi has demonstrated his talent in the European Championship and in the Italian Asphalt Rally Championship, and will try to reiterate it on the Northon Racing Skoda also on dirt roads. Similar story for Corrado Pinzano from Biella, among the protagonists of the CIR Asfalto and ready for the new challenge with Mauro Turati on the Bohemian Rally2 of PA Racing. Elwis Chentre from Aosta is a well-known face in the Regional Rally Cup, always worth watching among the Skodas, this time driven by Massimiliano Bay. There is no shortage of emerging young people, like the ACI Team Italia driver Roberto Daprà, a boy from Trentino who has just won the European RC4 title, Junior ERC vice-champion, who will ride the Skoda Fabia Rally2 for the first time, again driven by Luca Guglielmetti; then the eighteen year old from Como Marco Butti who, this year, showed off on the Italian circuits in the Italian GT Championship and with the victory of the Under 25 in the TCR Italy, at the start joined by Flavio Zanella in the Hyundai i20.
COMPARISON OF TWO SERIES | Already appreciated this year at the mid-season San Marino, the confrontation between the protagonists of CIAR Sparco and those of Terra will be repeated. In addition to the champions and the first pursuers, there are many crews that will animate this Italian epilogue. On the Absolute front, Rachele Somaschini could not miss the "home" challenge with Nicola Arena on the Citroen C3, chasing the ACI Sport Women's Cup which sees her in second position. Among the Rally2s, many already know Monza, like the driver from Saluzzo Enrico Brazzoli paired with Luca Beltrame, the Larians Maurizio and Federica Mauri, the Savonese Francesco Aragno with Giancarla Guzzi, all on Skoda; while it will be the first appearance for the Roman Fabio Angelucci, this time assisted by Milena Danese on the Citroen C3. Among the Assoluto drivers, the Roman Michael Rendina will also be present, usually involved in the Two Drive Wheels and now ready to make his debut in Rally2 on the Sportec C3, always accompanied by Mario Pizzuti. The "dusty" members of the CIRT are also highly rated for the fight at the top, among which the names of the young son of art stand out Angelo Pucci Grossi, who together with Francesco Cardinali has already won the Under 25 trophy, from Versilia Emanuele Dati at the second presence with Manuel Fenoli on the notes, of the Greek Nikolaos Pavlidis, with the British Alan Harryman among the regular presences of the Italian Terra, all driving Skodas. Mattia Codato from Treviso will also return to action with Christian Dinale, on another Bohemian four-wheel drive.
JUNIOR FINAL | The only Italian title still at stake is the one in the CIAR Junior , so the seven ACI Team Italia crews who responded to Monza's last call are ready to dance. The Champion in the youth series will then be crowned in the Temple of Speed, an objective which three drivers in the line-up set up by ACI Sport can still aim for, all on Renault Clio Rally5s prepared by Motorsport Italia and fitted with Pirelli tyres. At the top of the rankings is always Davide Pesavento from Vicenza with Marco Frigo, the most successful of the Under 27s who will try to complete a season always lived in command. Pesavento is the only one of the three title contenders who can win the championship even with a second place, while the other two will necessarily have to aim for first position in the race. Among these, Igor Iani from Ossola has a good chance, second force of the Italian flag with Nicola Puliani, while Francesco Dei Ceci from Caserta with Nicolò Lazzarini will start from the fourth overall position and will need the maximum points, as well as a series of coincidences, to graduate Sample. Less pressure, but a great opportunity in Monza also for the other elements of the "settebello" of ACI Team Italia, among which Matteo Doretto from Pordenone wants to gain positions with Andrea Budoia, still looking for the first satisfaction of the season. Marco Zanin from Treviso also wants to end the season on a high note, galvanized by his latest victory in Sanremo, again paired with Massimo Moriconi. So completing the Junior group will not be missing the Trentino brothers Geronimo and Francesca Nerobutto , often among the fastest on dirt roads, and the Arezzo Niko La Notte making his debut paired with the expert navigator Giovanni Bernacchini.
TWO WHEEL DRIVE | The Two Wheel Drive category is always monopolized by the Peugeot 208 Rally4. For the Assoluto the title has already been awarded to Gianandrea Pisani, absent in Monza, but there will be many of his best opponents starting from the vice-champion from Trentino Fabio Farina with Daniel Pozzi, then Gabriel Di Pietro from Ossola with Andrea Dresti, Giorgio Cogni from Piacenza with Alessandro Cervi, Emanuele Fiore from Liguria with Pietro D'Agostino and Graziano Nember from Brescia with Luca Catalano on the notes, all on traction cars front of the French brand. Running between two-wheel drive and very attentive to the ACI Sport Women's Cup is the Friulian Arianna Doriguzzi Breatta , leader in the pink classification, again navigated by Simone Crosilla on another Peugeot. Everyone on the 208, including the dirt road specialists who will compete for the Two Wheel Drive Cup in the CIRT. The ranking sees Cogni himself in command, followed by Nicolò Marchioro from Padua with Marco Marchetti, and by the Florentine brothers Lorenzo and Cosimo Ancillotti , both with residual chances of winning the trophy. Keep an eye on the Como native Matteo Fontana , one of the young Italians emerging also in the international field in the WRC, who returns to tread the Italian roads always paired with Alessandro Arnaboldi on Peugeot.
EYE ON VALENTINO LEDDA | The name of Valentino Ledda , who will participate in the Monza Rally as winner of the ACI Sport Off Road Stage for the 2023 season, arouses much curiosity. The seventeen-year-old Sardinian driver, from Burgos, is among the representatives of ACI Team Italia and took part in the Youth Project of the Automobile Club of Italy which, this season, led him to make his debut in international rallies. Already Italian Autocross Champion, this year involved in the Latvian Championship together with his contemporary Giovanni Trentin as bearer of the national team, Valentino Ledda was the best student of the ACI Sport Federal School within the activity dedicated to aspiring rally drivers held in Maggiora, organized in collaboration with Yamaha Motor Europe Italian branch and Pirelli. Therefore he was offered as a prize the participation in this rally at the wheel of the Yamaha YXZ 1000 R, a four-wheel drive car already appreciated within the Italian Cross Country and Side by Side Championship on which he will be joined by the navigator Claudio Mele who accompanied throughout 2023.
GR YARIS RALLY CUP | At the end of the season the GR Yaris Rally Cup could not be missing, a Toyota trophy awaiting the name of the winner. You will be able to observe 16 registered cars at work, with some new names among the R1T 4x4s of the Japanese company. However, the ranking offers a subtle balance, with the Roman Simone Di Giovanni in the lead, with just three points over Jacopo Facco from Rovigo and eight over the Sicilian Salvatore Lo Cascio. Then, fourth is Tommaso Paleari, and fifth is the defending champion Thomas Paperini who in turn has just one point ahead of Fabrizio Andolfi Jr. In short, a challenge yet to be defined.
SUZUKI RALLY CUP | Always present alongside the CIAR Sparco is the Suzuki Rally Cup, which has reached its seasonal epilogue. Leading the way for the 12 trophy riders at the start will once again be Matteo Giordano and Manuela Siragusa, winners of the Japanese trophy for the second time in a row and Italian R1 Champions with six victories out of six on the Swift Hybrid. However, with the cup podium still to be awarded and the under 25 and Racing Start rankings even more uncertain, there will be no shortage of action on world clay. The champion will be worried first and foremost by Roberto Pellè navigated by Luca Franceschini, who will have to defend second place from the many young drivers present in Monza. In the final round for Suzuki there are 7 under25 trophy riders involved, more than half, among which Alessandro Forneris and Sebastian Dallapiccola stand out.
SPARCO RALLY ITALIAN OVERALL CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR 2023: March 10-March 11 | Rally Il Ciocco and Valle del Serchio; April 14-April 15 | #RA Rally Regione Piemonte; May 5-6 | Targa Florio Rally (coeff. 1.5); June 16-17 | San Marino Rally (coeff. 1.5); July 28-30 | Rally di Roma Capitale (coeff. 1.5); 8-9 September | 1000 Miglia Rally; 29-30 September | Rallye Sanremo; December 1-2 | Monza Rally (coeff. 1.5)
CIAR SPARCO RANKING: 1. Crugnola 159pt*; 2. Low 84pt; 3. Andolfi 64; 4. Avbelj 58pt; 5. De Tommaso 42pt;
CIR PROMOTION RANKING: 1. Avbelj 112pt*; 2. Ferrarotti 100pt; 3. Bottarelli 88pt;
CIAR TWO WHEEL DRIVE RANKING: 1. Pisani 97pt*; 2. Flour 61pt; 3. Cambiaghi 51.5pts; 4. Lucchesi 33pt; 5. Cardi 30.5pt;
CIAR JUNIOR RANKING: 1. Pesavento 85pt; 2. Iani 70pt; 3. Pederzani 58pts; 4. Chickpeas 55pt; 5. Doretto 46pt;
ITALIAN RALLY TERRA CHAMPIONSHIP CALENDAR 2023: 18-19 March | Rally Val d'Orcia; 20-21 May | Adriatic Rally; 16-17 June San Marino Rally; 15-16 September | Nuraghi and Vermentino Rally; October 21-22 | Marche Rally; December 1-2 | Monza Rally (coeff. 1.5)
CIRT RANKING: 1. Andreucci 72pt*; 2. Gryazin 52.5pts; 3. Wisps 37pt; 4. Oldrati 33pt; 5. A. Pucci Grossi 21.5pts;
*already Italian Champion
There is the list of entries for the Monza Rally, 100 of them at the start of the last round of the CIAR and CIRT
The grand Italian finale, scheduled for 1 and 2 December in the Temple of Speed, presents all the names of the crews expected in the race. Among the 43 Rally2 confirmed leaders Crugnola and Andreucci, many interesting drivers and watch out for the Juniors who are fighting for the title.
The publication of the entry list reminds us that the time for the Monza Rally is truly upon us. There is just a week left until the event that will write the final verdicts on the main Italian rallying series, so the publication of the list with all the crews expected to compete on 1 and 2 December at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza has arrived on time. A total of 100 competitors are admitted to this rally which, as widely described and debated in the meantime, will take place on the double surface of dirt and asphalt along a route of 100 km in total entirely inside the Temple of Speed, on sections of track and in the fenced park.
The main tricolor validity of interest are clearly the major series Sparco Absolute Italian Rally Championship and the Italian Terra Rally Championship, but the spotlight will also be on the Italian Rally Junior Championship, which in fact remains the only Italian title still to be awarded and will feature 7 young people from ACI Team Italia at the start.
The publication of the entry list for the Monza Rally has in fact already formally assigned, even before the race, the CIRT title to Paolo Andreucci and Rudy Briani given the absence of Gryazin. Therefore, an opportunity to celebrate in Monza for the three-time Terra Champion duo, who are not missing. Present at the top of the list are the pair of Absolute Champions Andrea Crugnola and Pietro Ometto, and the Promotion Champions Bostjan Avelj and Damjian Andrejka. There are also several interesting profiles among the outsiders, not registered in the championships, such as Andrea Mabellini and Corrado Pinzano among the big names as well as Roberto Daprà, the driver of ACI Team Italia, RC4 European Champion, who will debut on the Skoda Rally2.
Find out more about the Monza Rally.
Monza Rally between technical challenges and celebration for the public
Dirt and asphalt will put the choice of set-ups and tires to the test, while in the service park and in the stands it will be a great celebration for the event that closes the 2023 season.
There is less and less left until the start of the Monza Rally . The race, valid for both the Campionato Italiano Assoluto Rally Sparco and the Campionato Italiano Rally Terra will see the tricolor flag flying on the starting stage of The Temple of Speed straight on Friday 1 December at 1.00 pm . Free entry to the circuit and to the service park set up in the paddock of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza , internal paid parking. A rally that promises to be challenging for the preparators who will have to juggle between setups and tire choices on a mixed terrain with 56% dirt and 44% asphalt .
The return of a stage of the Italian championship on mixed surfaces comes after the seventh round of the 1996 Italian Rally Championship, held in conjunction with the stage of the World Rally Championship at the 38th Rallye Sanremo. Among the protagonists of that race, and fighting for the 2023 title of the Italian Terra Rally Championship, Paolo Andreucci, eleven-time Italian Rally Champion, was a sure protagonist of the challenge on the asphalt and dirt roads of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.
After the start, from the straight of the Brianza circuit, the SSS1 Monza 1 will ignite the challenge. The start, located in conjunction with the area of the first variant, can be followed from Grandstand 8 - Prima Variante Esterna with a double inversion that will take the pilots along the North Overpass. The same test will be repeated on Saturday 2 December at 12.58pm ( SP8 ) and 3.37pm ( SP 10 ) as the final test of the 2023 Monza Rally.
However, Grandstand 23 - Inner Parabolica will be the best observation point for one of the most spectacular passages of SS2 Junior (Friday 2.55pm) which will also be repeated as SS7 (Saturday 12.40pm) and SS9 (Saturday 3.19pm). The jump and the inversion exiting the South Flyway have always been among the most anticipated passages in the Monza rallies and such a spectacular passage could not be missing for the last act of the Italian series.
As darkness falls on the Temple of Speed, the show will move to the Service Park , in the Paddock of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. Live entertainment with DJ sets and the possibility of following the PS3 and 4 Serraglio on the big screen thanks to the live images of ACI Sport TV will be a moment of celebration waiting for the crews before the nightly regrouping.
On Saturday morning, the final day of the Italian Absolute Rally Sparco Championship and the Italian Rally Terra Championship will open with the PS5 Roggia at 8.04, followed immediately by the repetition of the same test PS6 at 10.24. There are various stands that will be able to welcome enthusiasts to observe the most evocative passages: La Grandstand 23 – Parabolica Interna with the inversion that will take the protagonists towards the South Flyover, the Grandstand 8 - Prima Variante Esterna from which you can enjoy one of the most technical passages at the height of the First Variation and the Tribune 18 – 19 – 20 Uscita Ascari to see the end of the test which has the highest percentage of dirt track.
At 4.00 pm the appointment is on the finishing straight of The Temple of Speed where, on the finishing stage, the winners of the Monza Rally will be able to raise their trophies to the sky and celebrate their Italian titles.
More information on the Special Stages of the 2023 Monza Rally.
7th SPECIAL RALLY CIRCUIT VEDOVATI
READY TO START THE 7th SPECIAL RALLY CIRCUIT VEDOVATI - 89 CREWS READY TO CHALLENGE THEMSELVES IN THE TEMPLE OF SPEED
11 and 12 November - Appointment at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, the Luciano Vedovati Memorial and the Pirelli prize pool are up for grabs.
The wait is almost over. All eyes are on a registered list that leaves no doubt about the intensity of the challenge ready to start over the weekend between 11th and 12th November. There's very little left until the start of an event that makes exclusivity and entertainment its strong points.
Just take a look at the roll of honor to realize how much this competition has always been able to attract the attention of top drivers. Uzzeni Miele, Pedersoli, Puricelli, Brusa, Re, Butti to get to the 2022 edition which boasted of having the Italian champion Andrea Crugnola among its best performers.
The seventh edition of the "Special Rally Circuit" signed by Vedovati Corse presents 89 crews at the start, including a historic car. High-profile presences that do not disappoint expectations. In fact, Mauro Miele will be at the start with number 1. The sixty-seven year old from Varese, 2022 world champion in the WRC2 Master category, will be competing in the Skoda Fabia together with the young Erika Badinelli.
On the powerful WRC Plus we will instead see Guido Zanazio and Cesare Brusa at work aboard the Ford Fiesta, among the most accredited after the third place overall obtained last year. In the same class, the Veronese Stefano Zambon has already been seen at work with both the WRC and the R5, present on this occasion with the expert Gabriele Romei on a Citroen C3. There are also two "classic" WRCs with Mirko Puricelli. The fast Swiss driver will be competing with Marco Menchini in the Citroen Ds3. He will have to contend with another specialist in these competitions: Fabrizio Fontana at the start with Simona Savastano in the Hyundai I20.
The list of cars in the R5 class is particularly large, with 36 competing. In addition to the number 1 Miele we will see some of the most popular Italian drivers at the start including Alessandro Perico present with Matteo Cressoni on one of the Skoda Fabias created by the Factory of the strong driver from Bergamo. In addition to him, Piero Longhi will not be missing from this event. The former Italian Rally champion decided to be in the game with Renato Papaleo also in a Skoda.
All eyes are also on "Linos", a particularly fast driver on the track who this year already has success at the "Motors Rally Show" in Pavia in his palmares. Also worth keeping a close eye on is Simone Miele who, as mentioned, has already won this race twice. The Lombard driver will have the Skoda Fabia at his disposal and will be supported by Luca Beltrame. Another who has already signed the roll of honor for this event will be Marco Butti on this occasion on the right seat of the Skoda Fabia of the young Gianluca Luchi, the first Under 25 in the entry list. In this regard, the category reserved for young people under twenty-five is of particular interest.
As many as ten, ready to win the prizes up for grabs in this event. In fact, the "Luciano Vedovati Memorial" will go to the winner, while thanks to the important presence of Pirelli , two covers will be delivered to the "Under" winners for both two- and four-wheel drive vehicles. Pirelli also rewards the winners of the "Rally 2" and "Rally 4" classes with two covers, while 4 tires will be made available to the best crew in the "Rally 5" class. All prizes are obviously linked to the use of the products of the famous Milanese brand. Also in this edition the Monza event enjoys the contribution of Mc Racing Store & Garage.
The "Pink" category is also interesting. In fact, there will be four exponents of the "fairer sex" competing. They range from the young Rita Sammartino and Marinella Bonaiti on a Peugeot 208 to the equally young Marta Carello navigated by the excellent Pietro Ometto on the Toyota Yaris passing through Anna Chinnici and Franco Barnardazzi on board a 208. Also part of the pink list are Chiara and Aldo Brambilla on board the Mini Cooper.
The race comes to life on Saturday with the technical and sporting checks. Engines running with the shakedown that will end the day. The competition starts on Sunday at 8.31am. We start with " Vedovati 1 ", the longest test of the two scheduled. The first car will present itself at the start at 8.38 am. The reorganization and assistance will be the interlude before tackling the over seventeen kilometers of the "Special Vedovati" with the start scheduled at 11:11 am. Tests that will be repeated identically ( Vedovati 2 at 1.37pm and Special Vedovati 2 at 4.10pm) also in this case interspersed with reorganizations and service parks. Arrival and awards ceremony at 4.30pm.
The Special Stages of the Monza Rally have been revealed
43.98 km on dirt, 34.96 on asphalt in the 10 Special Stages that will close the 2023 season of the Sparco Italian Absolute Rally Championship and the Italian Terra Rally Championship.
The Monza , Junior , Serraglio and Roggia Special Tests will close the 2023 season of the Sparco Italian Absolute Rally Championship and the Italian Terra Rally Championship . The Monza Rally , scheduled for Friday 1st and Saturday 2nd December at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza , is ready to offer a stage of absolute value and technical routes to the protagonists of the Italian series. Registrations open from Monday 30 October 2023 .
The 78.94 kilometers of special tests will represent a real challenge for drivers and trainers who will have to deal with a mixed route which includes 34.96 kilometers on asphalt and 43.98 kilometers on dirt in the two days in Monza. Routes also made famous by the passage, in 2020 and 2021, of the WRC World Rally racing cars which, right inside the largest fenced park in Europe, closed the two seasons marked by the pandemic.
The final act of the tricolor rally will start on the starting straight of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. But in pole position, at 1.00 pm on December 1st, the R5s will take off under the traffic lights that usually start the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix. We'll get straight to the point SSS1 Monza , la Power Stage live on TV on ACI Sport TV and on Rai Sport which will see the pilots and navigators tackle the 2.53 kilometers of the first special which, from the area of the first variant, will pass behind the North Flyover and then face a hill that will lead to the first asphalted section. After covering a stretch of track at the Curva Grande, you will return to the park for the second half of the test which includes several 90° bends and a circular sector of approximately 270° in width.
After the reorganization and a visit to the service park, it will be Junior 1 (7.33 km – 4.92 km dirt – 2.41 asphalt) that will put the protagonists of the Italian rallies to the test. Departure from the Ascari variant and then travel along the dirt roads that border the northern area of the Temple of Speed. A section of the High Speed ring will be part of this spectacular test which retraces one of the most evocative stretches of the World Rally Championship route behind the central grandstand where the test will end.
The third special stage on Friday, the longest of the scheduled tests, will already see additional headlights fitted on the cars of the Monza Rally. The Serraglio will be a real test for the competing crews. The 12.50 kilometers ( 6.31 km asphalt – 6.19 km dirt ) will retrace some sections of the first two stages after the start from the Junior track junction and a series of hairpin bends on the straight. The low light, the terrain marked by the passage of other cars and the December temperatures will do the rest.
To close the first day of the rally, in the Monza night, the Serraglio will once again precede the night reorganization. While the "double" Roggia will open on Saturday morning with a route of 12.18 km ( 6.32 km dirt - 5.86 km asphalt ). New sections and continuous surface changes will be an important test bed with the start located at the exit of the service park and a downhill start in the underpass that leads behind the central grandstand. A southern elevated passage before skirting the high-speed straight and returning to the northern area of the Monza park. Curva del Serraglio, Curve di Lesmo and a stretch of Variante della Roggia, covered in the reverse direction, before tackling the last test stretch which retraces some passages of the Monza, but in the opposite direction.
Monza itself will be part of the Junior – Monza loop which, traveled twice, will close the 2023 Monza Rally.
More information in the section dedicated to the Monza Rally
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 .
Formula 1 Pirelli Italian Grand Prix 2023: Drivers and show in FANZONE
Free admission on Thursday 31 August with Formula 2 and Formula 3 drivers.
The Formula 2 and Formula 3 drivers will inaugurate the Fanzone of the 94th Formula 1 Pirelli Italian Grand Prix 2023 on Thursday 31 August - scheduled for Sunday 3 September (start at 3 pm), at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza . The opening of the area, set up between the straight opposite to that of the pits and that of the high-speed loop, is set for 2.00 pm, free admission, access only from viale Mirabello. The pilots of the two championships will be on stage from 15.30 to 16.30 .
Leclerc and Sainz on stage on Saturday morning
From Friday , the Fanzone will give ample space to the protagonists of F.1 with drivers and team principals. The calendar of meetings provides that the day dedicated to free practice will see the drivers alternate between Aston Martin (10.45-10.55), AlphaTauri (10.55-11.05), Williams (11.55-12.05), Alfa Romeo (12.05-12.15) and McLaren (12.15-12.15). 12.25). In the afternoon, from 2.40 pm, it will be the turn of the team principals of Ferrari, McLaren and Aston Martin. The Ferrari (10.25-10.35), Mercedes (10.35-10.45), Red Bull (10.45-10.55), Alpine and Haas (10.55-11-05) drivers will take to the stage on Saturday morning. From Friday - opening 9-19 - access will be allowed only to those who have a ticket for the days of the GP. The gates of the facility, on the other hand, will open to the public from 7 am (7.30 am on Friday 1st September). Tickets can be purchased on the websites monzanet.it and ticketone.it
Tire change, simulator and Formula 1 made in Italy
At the Fanzone, fans will be able to try their hand at changing tyres, test their skills on the simulator, experience the thrill of the podium and take a leap into the Formula 1 of the future. But it will also be an opportunity to admire some made in Italy single-seaters from the past: Alfa Romeo 182 (1982), Minardi 189 (1989), BMS/Dallara-Cosworth 190 (1990), Lambo 291 (1991), Fondmetal GR02 (1992) . The soundtrack will be guaranteed by eight DJs signed by M2O - radio partner of the Fanzone - who, taking turns, will mark the rhythm of the weekend in Monza. Saturday night live with Carola Campagna. Sunday afternoon, grand finale after the traditional invasion of the track at the end of the race.
Ferrari tribute with the 499P queen of Le Mans
Style, innovation, high performance, luxury: Ferrari is all of this. As well as racing and competitions. "Winning and even simple participation have a special flavor in Monza": said Enzo Ferrari. And the Cavallino, following the sentiment of its founder, provides a dutiful tribute to its home race with a prestigious presence in the Fanzone with single-seaters and cars with covered wheels. Of particular relevance, the 499P , the Hypercar, which gave the Cavallino a victory at the 24 Hours of Le Mans which had been missing for 58 years, with the crew formed by Antonio Giovinazzi, Alessandro Pier Guidi and James Calado. Just Giovinazzi, engaged in Monza as reserve driver of the red, will be among the protagonists in the Fanzone. But Ferraris are also real works of art and as such the bodies of some specimens that have made history will be exhibited: 750 Monza, which marked the beginning of the collaboration between Cavallino and Scaglietti; 250 GTOs from 1962, perhaps the most legendary Ferrari; Red Head Pontoon Fender and three P4, three to plastically depict the famous arrival on parade at the 1967 24 Hours of Daytona: one of the most significant victories for the Maranello company.
The drivers on parade with "their" historic cars
In the Fanzone it will also be possible to admire the historic cars with which the drivers will greet the public during the traditional Sunday morning parade: the peculiarity, adopted for the first time in Monza, is that the drivers will be aboard the company's cars which supplies them with the power unit. Verstappen and Perez (Red Bull), Ricciardo and Tsunoda (AlphaTauri) will ride with vintage Fords. In fact, the engines of the US company will equip the cars lined up by the well-known Austrian company of energy drinks starting from 2026.
The anthem of Mameli: Il Volo sings on the notes of the State Police musical band
The evocative pre-competition will feature a tricolor dance on the notes of the electric violin played by Andrea Casta . To sing the anthem of Mameli, a few minutes before the start, Il Volo . The trio - excellence of Italian bel canto in the world - will be accompanied by the notes of the band of the State Police. To seal the event, the now traditional overflight of the Frecce Tricolori .
Monza 100 app: on monzanet.it
From the official website monzanet.it , you can download the latest version of the Monza 100 app for Android and iOS, to find out all the useful news for enjoying a full-throttle weekend.