F1 – Circuits – Italy
 | Italian GP | Date: 08 Sep 2013 |
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| Circuit Name | Autodromo di Monza (Monza) | |
| Type of Circuit | Permanent | |
| Inaugurated | 1929 | |
| Circuit Length | 5.793 km | |
| Race Distance | 306.720 km | |
| Number of Laps | 53 | |
| Total Number of Turns | 11 | |
| Right-Hand Turns | 7 | |
| Left-Hand Turns | 4 | |
| Direction of the Circuit | Clockwise | |
| Lap Record | 1:21.046 – Rubens Barrichello (2004) | |
| 2012 Fastest Race Lap | 1:27.239 – Nico Rosberg | |
| 2012 Pole Position | 1:24.010 – Lewis Hamilton | |
| 2012 Race Winner | Lewis Hamilton | |
The Autodromo di Monza was built in 1922 and is one of the few current circuits to have hosted a Grand Prix in the first season of the Formula 1 World Championship in 1950. Originally the complex was made up of two tracks: a road and a high speed one which intersected one another. The two bends of the high-speed track were raised up on an embankment with a height of 2.6 metres and a maximum gradient of 21º. This track can still be visited today but is no longer in use. The current Formula 1 track is the quickest one in the championship and a circuit where top speeds are key to achieving a good result, meaning that cars seek to have a very low downforce for the race. | ||