A record-breaking first crown After just missing out on winning the world championship in his rookie F1 season with McLaren in 2007, Hamilton made amends the … Il incarne à lui tout seul, l'esprit du sport automobile italien. Hamilton flew around Monza's 3.54 miles of asphalt in 164.267mph on his way to a new track record The Briton has started on pole six times at Monza, including four of the past six. The 2019 and 2020 Italian Grands Prix are the only two in the past eight seasons which have not been won by the driver who would go on to be crowned World Champion in that season. The Autodromo Nazionale di Monza is a historic race track near the city of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy.Built in 1922, it is the world's third purpose-built motor racing circuit after those of Brooklands and Indianapolis. Record-breaking F1 driver has participated in some incredible races. Red Bull's Dietrich Mateschitz enjoys €343m windfall! Here is a list of the fastest lap set at each circuit on the current F1 calendar. This is the first red flag in the F1 since Azerbaijan in 2017, and the first red flag at Monza since 1995. Michael Schumacher still holds the record at 'La Pista Magica' with five victories between 1996-2006. However fast an F1 car is designed to go, it has the potential to reach or even exceed its top speed capabilities at Monza. The circuit's biggest event is the Formula One Italian Grand Prix.Except for in 1980, the race has been hosted there since the series' inception. Formula One records and achievements. Amid the chaos that ensued on raceday at Monza, it was easy to overlook the new F1 qualifying speed record achieved by Lewis Hamilton. F1: Home embarrassment for Ferrari in Italian Grand Prix as Hamilton smashes more records at Monza. Situé à 20km au nord de Milan, le légendaire autodrome de Monza est composé de longues lignes droites, entrecoupées de chicanes et de courbes rapides, ce qui fait de lui, le tracé le plus rapide de la saison. F1 News. Video . Sunday 01 November 2020 11:44. However the crowd can be relied on to shout loudest for the local Ferraris. Lewis Hamilton sets fastest lap in F1 history to clinch Italian GP pole at Monza. Both Vettel and Leclerc fail to make it into Q3 for Italian Grand Prix FASTEST LAPS. After breaking Michael Schumacher's record with his 92nd career victory by taking the chequered flag, Lewis Hamilton now holds the F1 landmarks for wins, pole positions, podiums, points and races led, among other things. It was the scene of the fastest ever lap by an F1 car, set in 2004 by Juan Pablo Montoya driving a Williams. Regarded by many as the embodiment of Formula One racing, the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza is a fantastic example of a track that combines speed with skill. Work began on the circuit in 1922 making it only the third permanent race track in existence. However, this was not an easy time for the circuit. Even with the slower corner, Monza regularly sees the highest speeds of the season. Hamilton has won at Monza five times, a record he shares with former Ferrari great Michael Schumacher. The previous track record, and fastest ever lap, of 1:19.119 (at an average 263.587kph) was set by Kimi Raikkonen on his way to pole position for Ferrari in 2018. 'Mr Superpole' Tom Sykes notches up another World Superbike pole position with a dominant lap record performance at Monza, ahead of Aprilia rivals Eugene Laverty and Sylvain Guintoli. “Fantastic from the team today in terms of timing, when they put us out on the track,” Hamilton said after clocking a best lap of 1 minute, 18.887 seconds. Before Saturday, no one had driven a faster lap in F1 history than Juan Pablo Montoya. MONZA, ITALY – SEPTEMBER 13: (L-R) Third placed Mark Webber of Australia and Red Bull Racing, first placed Sebastian Vettel of Germany and Scuderia Toro Rosso and second placed Heikki Kovalainen of Finland and McLaren Mercedes celebrate in parc ferme following qualifying for the Italian Formula One Grand Prix at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on September 13, 2008 in Monza, Italy. ITALY. The 2003 race at Monza holds the record for the shortest F1 race to reach full distance, with Michael Schumacher winning in a time of just over 74 minutes. This list is not the race lap record, which officially counts as the ‘lap record’, but is the fastest ever lap set at the current layout at each circuit in an F1 car. Slipstreaming is an art at Italy's Temple of Speed where a well-timed run in the low-pressure wake of a preceding car can deliver significant gains in terms of velocity and boost the momentum of even the most under-powered car. The Autodromo Nazionale di Monza is a historic race track near the city of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy.Built in 1922, it is the world's third purpose-built motor racing circuit after those of Brooklands and Indianapolis. It was said that it was hard for Francorchamps since F1 reinstated the Raidillon-Les Combes-Blanchimont route to the delight of millions of fans in 2004 and 2005. A year after setting F1’s fastest ever lap, Juan Pablo Montoya returned to Monza to set another all-time record during the Italian Grand Prix weekend, hitting a … The circuit's biggest event is the Italian Grand Prix.With the exception of the 1980 running, the race has been hosted there since 1949. A 23-race Formula 1 season - the longest in the sport's 71-year history - has been confirmed by the FIA for 2021. A week later at Italian Grand Prix at Monza, Räikkönen qualified seventh and finished the race in fifth. As of the 2019 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix, he holds the third highest number of fastest laps at 46. McLaren's Carlos Sainz posted the third-fastest time and is joined on the second row by Sergio Perez for Racing Point. Following the 2020 F1 Turkish Grand Prix, Raikkonen has a record 326 career F1 starts, while Hamilton was just seventh on the all-time list with 264. The Italians call it 'La Pista Magica, the magic track, a description few would disagree with. F1 ratifies record-breaking 23-race calendar . Sept 5 (Reuters) - Six-times world champion Lewis Hamilton smashed the Monza track record to take pole position for the Italian Grand Prix with the fastest lap in Formula One history on Saturday. In the 2005 and 2008 seasons, he equalled Michael Schumacher's record of 10 fastest laps in a season, set in 2004. Date published: December 17 2020. Standings; 2020 Calendar; LATEST NEWS. And, both drivers are … The lack of party mode did nothing to hold back Mercedes at Monza, with Lewis Hamilton settins a new track record and fastest-ever F1 lap. Lewis Hamilton set the fastest lap in Formula One history to seal a dominant pole position for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix. Lewis Hamilton claimed pole position with a new lap record at Monza for Sunday's Italian Grand Prix with Valtteri Bottas taking second in Saturday qualifying for another Mercedes front-row lock-out. Back in 2004, during the first part of qualifying in Italy, the Colombian had hustled his BMW-powered Williams around Monza’s historic Temple of Speed at an average of 262.242 km/h (162.9 mph). Mercedes thrice broke the record for the fastest lap time in Formula 1 history as Lewis Hamilton beat Valtteri Bottas to pole position at the Italian GP. News. That eclipsed Kimi Raikkonen’s one-lap record of 163.785 mph, set by the former world champion on his way to pole at Monza two years ago. Pierre Gasly secured his first career Formula 1 victory by winning the Italian Grand Prix at Autodromo Nazionale Monza in shocking fashion. Francorchamps had grown very quickly but there were still a number of gaps to be filled. From Monaco to Monza, ranking Lewis Hamilton’s top 10 Formula One wins. Monza >> Autodromo Nazionale di Monza Permanent track The statistics • Google Map • Web site. Watch Lewis Hamilton record fastest lap in F1 history as he obliterates rivals at Monza to seal pole for Italian GP. Search. Andrew Gamble. Autodromo Nazionale di Monza.