Autodromo Nazionale di Monza

What is a lap of Autodromo Nazionale di Monza like?

Cars are on full throttle for about 80% of the lap, which is broken only by three chicanes, the two Lesmo right-handers and the 180-degree Parabolica, so teams run their lowest-downforce configuration of the season; Max Verstappen's 2025 pole lap, at an average of 264.682 km/h, is the fastest lap in F1 history. With 11 turns Monza has the second-fewest corners on the calendar, behind only the Red Bull Ring; the lap is decided mainly by straight-line speed and by braking and traction at the chicanes. The Seconda Variante (Variante della Roggia) was created in the 1976 modifications; the two Lesmo corners were originally called Curva della Querce; the very slight left-hand bend after Lesmo 2, Curva del Serraglio, is not an official numbered corner. The Parabolica was renamed Curva Alboreto in honour of Michele Alboreto but is still widely called Parabolica; Curva Grande is officially Curva Biassono after the nearby town.

Lap length

5.793 km

Turns

11

Direction

clockwise

Downforce

Minimum

Longest straight

1,120 m

Elevation change

12.8 m

DRS zones (to 2025)

2

Character

High speed (about 26% of the lap is cornering)

Layout described

Grand Prix circuit, 5.793 km / 11 turns, the layout in use since the first two chicanes were reprofiled in 2000; used for the Italian Grand Prix through 2026 (most recent race 6 September 2026)

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Does pole position win at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza?

The pole sitter has won 25 of 76 races here (33%). Across all circuits since 1950 the pole sitter wins 44% of races. The winner started from the front row (P1 or P2) in 40 of 76 races (53%) and from the top three in 52 (68%). Lowest grid position to win: 19th, Andrea Kimi Antonelli in 2026.

Where the winner started, every race at this circuit. Pole sitter means the driver who set the fastest qualifying time (first on the grid where no qualifying data exists); a grid penalty can move the pole sitter back, and that race still counts for them. Compare every circuit.

How are races at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza won?

Since 2010

17 races; winners made 1 stop in 13, 2 stops in 4; first stop at a median lap 23 (43% of the race)

1994 to 2009 (refuelling)

15 races; winners made 1 stop in 8, 2 stops in 6, 3 or more in 1; first stop at a median lap 25 (47% of the race)

Lap times over the years

All races at Autodromo Nazionale di Monza