At a glance
- Length
- 5.793 km
- Turns
- 11
- Lap (pole)
- ≈ 1:19
- First held
- 1950
- Type
- Permanent circuit
Monza, the Temple of Speed, is the fastest lap in Formula 1: 5.793 km of long straights linked by a handful of chicanes and fast corners, run at the lowest downforce of the year. The cars are flat out for most of the lap, topping 340 km/h, and pole comes down to slipstreams and the bravery to brake late into the chicanes.
In the royal park north of Milan, Monza has hosted the Italian Grand Prix since the championship began in 1950, and the circuit dates to 1922. Pole laps run into the 1:19s.
Corners
- T1Variante del RettifiloHeavy braking from top speed into the first chicane; the main overtaking spot.
- T4Variante della RoggiaSecond chicane, a classic late-braking lunge.
- T6Lesmo 1Quick, blind right that tightens on entry.
- T8Variante AscariFast flowing left-right-left; the lap's signature sequence.
- T11ParabolicaLong, loaded right (Curva Alboreto) onto the main straight; exit speed is everything.
Data & how to read it
Speed on this page is mapped from a real Formula 1 qualifying lap via FastF1, aligned onto the circuit geometry and snapped to the track. As the championship's fastest venue with deep data, Monza refreshes to the latest pole after each Italian Grand Prix weekend.
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