8th SPECIAL RALLY CIRCUIT BY VEDOVATI CORSE: 79 TEAMS AT THE START
A total of 79 teams took part in the scrutineering today for the 8th Special Rally Circuit by Vedovati Corse at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. Among the entries are 15 teams in the Over 55 category, 6 Under 25, 3 Under 18, and an equal number of female teams. Of the cars entered, 29 are Rally 4, along with three WRC Plus and one WRC 2000, all Citroën: the first three are driven by the teams Zambon-Romei, Zanasio-Brusa, and Sabbatini-Pasini, while the WRC 2000 features Swiss drivers Puricelli-Menchini.
Mauro Miele will drive the Skoda Fabia for BlueThunder Racing. Miele made history as the first Italian to win the Motocross World Championship in 1979, and more recently, he claimed the WRC2 World Championship in 2022. Piero Longhi, meanwhile, will co-drive for Stefano Ruoppolo in the Skoda Fabia Evo of PA Racing.
In the female category, Sara Carra stands out. The runner-up in the 2024 Italian Rally Championship Women's Cup will co-drive for Under 18 Luca Di Marco in a Renault Clio from the Casarano Rally Team.
Also taking part is Venetian driver Filippo Barberi, a key figure in TCR Italy and winner of a TCR Spain event with the Audi RS3 of Aikoa Racing. He will be behind the wheel of a Skoda Fabia for the same team.
Today was dedicated to free practice and the Shakedown session. Tomorrow, Sunday, November 17, the event will feature four Special Stages, all on asphalt, covering a total of 86.8 kilometers of timed stages, starting at 8:31 AM and concluding at 4:30 PM.
Entry to the circuit and paddock is free, with paid parking available on Sunday.
MONZA RALLY SHOW SPECIAL STAGES ANNOUNCED
The show will kick off on the morning of Friday 6 December with the Shakedown , a 2.460 km route that will start from the straight opposite the pits. In the afternoon, the first special stage PS “ Autodromo 1 ” of 10.460 km will begin. Starting from the pit straight, the crews will travel counterclockwise along the High Speed ring. With a 180-degree turn they will return to the road, up to the internal square of the Parabolica. The day will end with the spectacular PS “ Roggia 1 ” (11.060 km), a route that, starting from the avenue of the entrance to Vedano, will include the Viale degli Inglesi, the Sopraelevata, the Serraglio and the paths that lead to the old Pirelli track, to end in the square of the Parabolica. Saturday 7 December will see the drivers on the track for the PS “ Roggia 2 ”, which will reproduce the same route as the PS “Roggia 1”. Afterwards, the fourth special stage will start, the PS “ Grand Prix 1 ”, the longest of the rally with its 33.100 km starting from the entrance of the Junior junction. The PS “ Grand Prix 2 ”, identical to the previous one, will start in the afternoon, followed by the PS “ Parabolica 1 ” (10.750 km), which will start from Ascari. Saturday will close with the PS “ Parabolica 2 ”. The final day of Sunday 8 December will start with the PS “ Autodromo 2 ”, which will recreate the excitement of the inaugural stage. Afterwards, the PS “ Roccolo ” of 20.640 km will start, which will start near the meadow of the same name. To crown the event, the eagerly awaited Masters' Show , scheduled for the early afternoon: a direct elimination stage on the finishing straight, with a 1.5 km route that will give the public a breathtaking show and intense head-to-head duels. Also scheduled for the weekend are performances by the protagonists of the World Rally Championship ( WRC ).
The Monza Rally Show promises three days of excitement for fans and drivers. Tickets and hospitality for the public are on sale online and at the official ticket offices.
MONZA RALLY SHOW 2024: OFFICIAL EVENT POSTER REVEALED!
Three cars star in the official poster for the 2024 Monza Rally Show, scheduled for Dec. 6-8 on the asphalt of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. Taking center stage between two of the most iconic symbols of the Temple of Speed are the Rally1s of the Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, M-Sport Ford WRT and Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT teams. The star cars of the 2024 season of the World Rally Championship will provide a spectacle for all fans starting on Friday, and then thrill the audience in attendance at the highly anticipated Masters' Show on Sunday afternoon.
The Monza Rally Show, promoted by Pirelli in collaboration with WRC Promoter, FIA and theAutodromo Nazionale Monza, marks an important moment for motorsport: the event, in fact, celebrates Pirelli's four years as the sole supplier of the WRC.
The poster design celebrates not only the Temple of Speed, but also the beauty and timeless appeal of rallying. A discipline that, thanks to the return of an event closely linked to the history of the Brianza circuit, is once again preparing to make spectators dream in the extraordinary setting of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.
LAST STOP OF THE ACI RACING WEEKEND IN MONZA: FREE ENTRY TO THE GRANDSTANDS AND PADDOCK FOR THE PUBLIC
The Temple of Speed is ready to ignite once again: from 25 to 27 October 2024, the Autodromo Nazionale Monza will be the stage for the season finale of the ACI Racing Weekend, an event open to the public with free access to the stands and paddock to experience the adrenaline of the final, decisive challenges on the track. This unmissable last weekend of October will see the assignment of the tricolor titles in the Italian Gran Turismo Endurance Championship , which will culminate with the spectacular and eagerly awaited 3 Hours of Monza. Fans will be able to cheer on the protagonists of the GT3 class, with top crews such as Cazzaniga-Di Folco-Liberati in a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 and Fisichella-Leclerc-Mosca in a Ferrari 296 GT3, ready to battle it out to win the title. The action on the track doesn't stop there: the ACI Racing Weekend will also see the future champions of international motorsport compete in the Italian F4 Championship . Spectacle guaranteed with the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine , where the new champion Rafael Camara will surely be the protagonist of a final seasonal test, together with over 30 drivers of the European series. Everything is still to be decided, however, in the TCR Italy , TCR DSG where Nicola Baldan and Luca Franca are in the lead, and in the Italian Sport Prototype Championship , which sees the multiple champion Davide Uboldi in the lead. A finale to be experienced, which promises spectacle and excitement until the last lap. The “ Monza Circuit ” App will offer visitors details on grandstands, refreshment points and all the information necessary to participate in the activities planned for this eagerly awaited race weekend.
MONZA CIRCUIT RENEWS ITS 3 FIA STARS
The important recognition confirmed for the commitment in the field of environmental sustainability
Confirmed the highest category within the environmental accreditation framework of the International Automobile Federation
The Autodromo Nazionale Monza is once again FIA 3 Stars . After obtaining the highest category in 2022, SIAS's commitment to sustainability has been constant, as also reported in the reasons that guaranteed the renewal of the three FIA stars: " The circuit documentation and the results presented in the Monza Sustainability Plan underline the strong environmental commitment of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza SIAS Spa. The action plans undertaken by the circuit to reduce the environmental impact and optimize the consumption of resources confirm the alignment and compliance of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza with the FIA three-star environmental accreditation standards ". A result that is the fruit of constant attention by SIAS to the issues of environmental and social sustainability, recognized both locally and globally, starting right from the place that hosts the Temple of Speed: the Monza Park . In 2024, over 8,000 new seedlings were planted after the storm that severely tested the park on July 24, 2023. A reforestation process implemented thanks to the collaboration with the Lombardy Region and the command of the Forestry, Environmental and Agri-food Units of the Carabinieri Biodiversity group , which, with the projects "Every Pilot, a Tree" and "Biodiversity Village", are an active part of a process together with the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. An Autodromo that also looks to the environment in energy production, having adopted a "Green" tariff for several years that uses renewable sources and HVO generators powered by biofuels . Education and planning have produced a virtuous circle that, over the last 5 years, has brought the Autodromo Nazionale Monza from 15% of recycled waste to over 51% in 2024, with an increase of 20% compared to last year. Also thanks to concrete initiatives such as free access to drinking water dispensers which, in the Formula 1 Pirelli Gran Premio d'Italia alone, also thanks to the collaboration with BrianzAcque, avoided the use and subsequent disposal of approximately 580,000 plastic bottles . The collaboration with ATS Monza e Brianza and CSV was also renewed, which, with the Food Donation , were able to help over 270 families in difficulty by distributing 3,503 kg of food products. Great satisfaction for the confirmation of the 3 FIA stars by the president of SIAS Autodromo Nazionale Monza, Giuseppe Redaelli: “
SIAS's constant commitment leads us, today, to be able to celebrate this great result and, above all, to think that the path taken in the name of environmental and social sustainability is the right one. A commitment that must never be lacking, but that must be increasingly present and marked by planning and setting objectives that can keep the Autodromo Nazionale Monza among the excellences ".
OCTOBER OF SPEED IN MONZA: SEASON FINALE FOR THE GT OPEN INTERNATIONAL SERIES AND ACI RACING WEEKEND
The Autodromo Nazionale Monza will host two major season finales: the first round of the GT Open International Series, between 18 and 20 October, and the final stage of the ACI Racing Weekend, from 25 to 27 October.
Monza will be decisive in assigning the drivers' and teams' titles of the International GT Open, which will see the teams compete in a spectacular 500 km race, the second of this season after the one held on the Belgian circuit of Spa Francorchamps.
Vincent Abril and Nicola Marinangeli with their Ferrari 296 GT3 of Spirit of Race are third in the general classification, just 12 points behind the two main candidates, tied with 100 points: Simon Reicher-Christopher Haase with the Audi R8 LMS GT3 Evo II and Alessio Deledda-Jordan Pepper with the Lamborghini Huracan GT3 EVO2. The Euroformula Open and the GT Cup Europe will also be season finales. Also on the track are the Alpine Elf Europa Cup and Clio Cup Series single-make trophies.
In the Temple of Speed, the season finale of the ACI Racing Weekend will crown the Italian champions of the Italian Gran Turismo Endurance Championship with the eagerly awaited 3 hours of Brianza. Among the contenders for the title in the GT3 class, the Cazzaniga-Di Folco-Liberati crews on a Lamborghini Huracan GT3 and Fisichella-Leclerc-Mosca on a Ferrari 296 GT3 stand out. On the track, the final catwalk for the new champion of the Formula Regional European Championship by Alpine Rafael Camara, while the season finale will be all to be decided for the Italian F4 Championship, the TCR Italy and the Italian Sports Prototype Championship.
THE SPECIAL RALLY CIRCUIT BY VEDOVATI IS BACK ON TRACK: SEE YOU ON 16 AND 17 NOVEMBER
The eighth edition of the Special Rally Circuit is upon us. Once again, Vedovati Corse is focusing its efforts on the end-of-season event dedicated to the most famous of track rallies, inside the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. The Temple of Speed is the center of attention, as the long restyling works on the facility will also give rally drivers the chance to enjoy the new asphalt, just like the Formula One protagonists.
The race format will be the same as last year, although concentrated in just two days. It will begin with reconnaissance on Saturday morning, followed by sports and technical checks. The afternoon will be dedicated to two thirty-minute free practice sessions, before two shakedown sessions.
The special stages of the race will be four as usual but will be longer than in the past by over five kilometers - two 23.780 km passages of Ps Vedovati and two 19.620 km of Special Vedovati - e will develop a total of 86.880 kilometers of special stages. In both stages the starting position has changed and passages have been added to variants 9 (on all the stages), 5 and Junior (Ps2-4).
Registrations will open on Friday 18 October and will close on Wednesday 6 November.
The World Rally Championship concludes the season in Monza with the cars and champions of the WRC.
The 2024 world rallying season will end with a grand finale, the Monza Rally Show, which is back on the calendar for the occasion over the weekend of 6-8 December. The event is promoted by Pirelli, in conjunction with the WRC Promoter, the FIA and Autodromo Nazionale Monza to celebrate the Italian manufacturer’s four years as the WRC sole supplier. Taking part will be the drivers, teams and cars that compete in the world championship. Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Hybrid, the Ford Puma Rally1 Hybrid and the Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid will be hurtling around The Temple of Speed. Cars from Team Hyundai Shell Mobis WRT, M-Sport Ford WRT e Toyota Gazoo Racing WRT will put on a show on Friday and Saturday and also compete in the Master Show on Sunday afternoon.
Providing the action on the previous days will be the Rally 2 cars, tackling 8 special stages, all within the circuit.
“We are delighted to bring the world rally championship back to Monza, which we consider our home,” commented Terenzio Testoni, Rally Activity Manager of Pirelli. “For us it will be an opportunity to look back at our time as sole supplier to the WRC, four successful years, during which we learned a great deal. It will also be the occasion to say goodbye to the world championship while reiterating that rallying is still an important activity for us.”
“The return of the Monza Rally Show is the best way to end the 2024 season. - commented Giuseppe Redaelli, chairman of SIAS Autodromo Nazionale Monza - After the two editions of the World Championship in 2020 and 2021 and the last round of the Italian Championship in 2023, it will be a great pleasure to celebrate Pirelli together with the WRC champions and the great stars of Italian, European and World rallying on a totally renovated circuit ready to offer a great show”.
BMW 1-2 Finish and Ferrari Podium at the 3 Hours of Monza in Front of Over 35,000 Spectators
At the Temple of Speed, the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe delivered excitement and impressive numbers. A BMW 1-2 finish with the M4s of OQ by Oman Racing and WRT ahead of the Ferrari 296 GT3 of AF Corse – Francorchamps Racing.
35,393 fans filled the grandstands of the Temple of Speed for the penultimate round of the Fanatec GT World Challenge Europe Powered by AWS Endurance Cup. It was a spectacle on the track, in the grandstands, and in the paddock of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza during the three-day event dedicated to the continental series promoted by SRO, which saw four championships take to the 5.793 km of the Monza circuit. The public played a starring role in Saturday’s pit walk, Sunday morning’s autograph session in the paddock, and the grid walk.
Triumphing in the 3 Hours of Monza were Jens Klingmann, Ahmad Al Harthy, and Sam De Haan in the BMW M4 GT3 of OQ by Oman Racing, ahead of the sister car from Team WRT driven by Dries Vanthoor, Sheldon Van Der Linde, and Charles Weerts. In a photo-finish finale, with a breathtaking last lap, the Ferrari 296 GT3 of Alessio Rovera, Vincent Abril, and Alessandro Pier Guidi, who had secured pole position, took the third step on the podium. Fifth place went to the BMW of Valentino Rossi, Maxime Martin, and Raffaele Marciello.
In the Fanatec GT2 European Series powered by Pirelli, victories went to the Maserati GT2 of Leonardo Gorini and Carlo Tamburini, driving for the local team LP Racing, and the KTM X-BOW GT2 of Martin Koch and Reinhard Kofler.
In the spectacular races of the GT4 European Series powered by Rafa Racing Club, featuring 50 cars on the grid, there was a double victory for the Audi R8 LMS GT4 of Team Speedcar, driven by the French duo Benjamin Lariche and Robert Consani.
The McLaren Trophy Europe also took to the track, with the stunning McLaren Arturas thrilling on the fast straights of the Temple of Speed, with wins going to Spaniards Gonzalo de Andres and Alejandro Geppert in Race 1, and to their SMC Motorsport teammates Adalberto Baptista and Tomas Pintos in Race 2.
The Autodromo Nazionale Monza is now preparing for a very intense month of October with three top-level events. From October 4 to 6, the first ACI Racing Weekend will feature the Italian GT Sprint Championship, Euro 4 Championship, Porsche Carrera Cup Italy, and the Italian Historic Cars Championship. From October 18 to 20, it will be the turn of the GT Open International Series, while from October 25 to 27, the grand finale of the Italian championships will take place with the second ACI Racing Weekend.
FORMULA 1 PIRELLI GRAND PRIX OF ITALY 2024: SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 1
Clamorous victory of the Ferrari at Monza with Charles Leclerc in the Formula 1 Pirelli Italian Grand Prix 2024: the Monegasque, with a one-stop strategy, crossed the finish line ahead of the McLaren of Oscar Piastri e Lando Norris. Fourth the other driver of the red Carlos Sainz. Monza celebrates not only the success of the House of Maranello but also the record number of spectators: more than 335 thousand.
"This extraordinary public deserved Ferrari's victory - was the comment of the president of the Automobile Club of Italy, Angelo Sticchi Damiani, who awarded on the podium together with the Undersecretary of State at the Mef. Federico Freni, the President of the Lombardy Region, Attilio Fontana and Pirelli's Executive Vice President, Marco Tronchetti Provera - and Charles Leclerc's victory. The explosion of joy, which has not been recorded since 2019, was a testimony to how much desire there was to pay tribute to this great applause, to express this great enthusiasm for a victory that certainly reopens the World Championship. All this gives us hope that in the last part of the season the results can be consistent and consequent to this victory. The Automobile Club d' Italia (Federation of Sports Automobilism) and Italian motorsport embrace with much affection and enthusiasm Charles Leclerc, who is back to being the one of 2019."
"In this happy weekend I also emphasize the record public repaid by this splendid victory, which was also a way to celebrate the new track," added the ACI president. A track that showed its qualities, allowing Leclerc, for example, to run 38 laps on the same tires. This is undoubtedly thanks to the extraordinary driving by Charles and perhaps also to the paving. Finally, I congratulate Leonardo Fornaroli for winning the Formula 3 championship."
Formula 3: Fornaroli third and champion. Minì disqualified
Finishing third in the Feature Race at Monza, Leonardo Fornaroli (Trident) became Formula 3 champion: a podium finish achieved on the last lap with an overtaking move on Christian Mansell. That maneuver had made second place a very valid Gabriele Minì (Prema Racing), vain in terms of classification. But the ACI Team Italia driver was later removed from the finishing order for a technical irregularity (tire pressure). The victory of the race went to the French Sami Meguetounif (Trident).
Fornaroli, who will turn 20 on Dec. 3, captured the championship without winning any races. "We did it to clinch this blessed title," Fornaroli commented at the end of the race, "It was not a perfect race, because I made several mistakes and did not treat the tires properly. I knew that the only chance to win the title was to pass Mansell, I arrived at the last corner with the idea of trying "It was do or die." He was fair, giving me the right amount of space, and I was able to pass. I thank Trident, my family, sponsors, trainer and coach There are no words to describe this."
"Obviously I am a little disappointed that I was not able to bring the title home," Minì had commented before the disqualification, "but second place at the finish line is what I should have done to try to win. I gave everything but I am very happy about that, so I want to thank my team, Alpine, ACI, the sponsors my family and everyone who supported me this season."
Formula 2: Bortoleto wins. Antonelli at the foot of the podium
The Formula 2 race was won by Brazilian driver Gabriel Bortoleto (Invicta Racing), who started last and accomplished a feat. Kimi Antonelli (Prema) finished fourth. "It was quite a complicated race - explained the Bolognese driver of ACI Team Italia who will race in F1 next year with Mercedes -: a lot of things happened, too bad for the Safety Car because the podium was within my reach. In the end I am happy, the pace was good. Now I'm thinking about Baku."