Monza to remain on F1 calendar as Italian GP host until 2031

Formulation 1 has introduced that the Monza circuit will stay as host of the Italian Grand Prix till the 2031 season.

The monitor set in a former royal park north of Milan has hosted probably the most F1 races because the world championship period started, with Monza holding the Italian GP yearly since 1950 aside from in 1980, when Imola held the occasion.

Monza’s present take care of F1 had been on account of expire in 2025, after it was given a one-year extension again in 2020 to cowl the circuit’s function in internet hosting races behind closed doorways throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.

“I’m delighted that the Italian Grand Prix will stay on the calendar till 2031,” stated F1 CEO, Stefano Domenicali. “Monza is on the very coronary heart of Formulation 1 historical past and the ambiance every year is exclusive because the Tifosi collect in enormous numbers to cheer on Ferrari and the drivers.

“The latest upgrades to the circuit’s infrastructure and the deliberate funding present a robust dedication to the long-term way forward for Formulation 1 in Italy, and I wish to thank the President of the Car Membership d’Italia, the Italian Authorities, and the Lombardy Area for his or her continued ardour and dedication to our sport.

“I additionally wish to pay tribute to our unbelievable followers throughout the nation who assist Formulation 1 so passionately.”

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Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton are the joint most-successful F1 drivers at Monza, with 5 Italian GP wins every.

The latter will try and emulate the previous in successful an F1 world title with legendary Italian house crew Ferrari subsequent 12 months, with Motorsport.com sources suggesting that in consequence Monza has been experiencing a surge in ticket calls for for the 2025 race in comparison with its most up-to-date version.

The circuit has additionally been investing in its services in recent times, with a brand new monitor floor laid down forward of the 2024 Italian GP received by Ferrari’s Charles Leclerc, whereas upgrades to the principle pit constructing are anticipated forward of subsequent 12 months’s race.

Monza additionally constructed new entry tunnels and altered entrances forward of this 12 months’s occasion, with entry for followers and occasion contributors usually an enormous downside for the race organisers, given the power’s age.

The race’s setting was altered drastically forward of the 2023 occasion, on account of a collection of extreme thunderstorms leading to some 10,000 timber – together with many who neglected the Lesmo part of the monitor and formed a lot of Monza’s imposing character – had been misplaced.

Italy at present holds two F1 races every year, with Imola rejoining Monza on the schedule since 2020, with the Emilia-Romagna race’s present contract set to run out in 2025.

It had been thought possible that the cancellation of the 2023 version of the Imola race on account of flooding within the area that 12 months would imply it received an additional race in 2026, however that is but to be confirmed.

The chequered flag is waved as Charles Leclerc, Ferrari SF-24, 1st place, crosses the end line

Photograph by: Sam Bloxham / Motorsport Photos

“It is an important honour for us, the Car Membership of Italy (ACI), to have succeeded in guaranteeing the internet hosting of six extra Italian Grand Prix F1 seasons on the Autodromo Nazionale Monza after 2025,” stated ACI president, Angelo Sticchi Damiani.

“We should thank the dear and decisive contribution of the present President and CEO of Formulation 1 Group, Stefano Domenicali, who made this contract extension potential.

“A lot as we must always, actually, thank the Italian Authorities, the Lombardy Area, and all of the native establishments which have allowed the Italian Grand Prix to draw, over the last editions, an ever-increasing variety of enthusiastic followers.

“Particularly, I wish to emphasise the important thing contribution of the Italian Authorities and the Lombardy Area, which have invested sources on this centenarian circuit and funded the works carried out this 12 months.

“As everyone knows, Monza is the oldest racetrack on the earth to host a race of the world championship, and additionally it is the longest-running occasion on the world championship calendar.

“We’re all conscious that historical past is not sufficient. Following the resurfacing of the monitor and underpasses to enhance the protection on monitor and for the followers, we are actually confronted with a brand new problem in 2025: bettering the standard and amount of hospitality choices.

“With this purpose in thoughts, we’re already working to maintain forward of the requirements required by fashionable Formulation 1.”