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2:46 AM on September 1st, 2014 by Nathan Susanto

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The Italian GP is one of Europe's longest running motor races and its current host, the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, holds the record for the most Formula 1 World Championship events. The inaugural Grand Prix in Italy was held in Brescia but the event moved to Monza the following year. The original 6.213 mile (10 km) layout combined a road track with a banked oval but the high speed circuit became synonymous with fatalities and so after 1933 running on the full configuration ceased.

Monza hosted the Italian round of the first Formula 1 World Championship in 1950 and only refurbishment in 1980 has stopped it being on the calendar every year since. Imola took up the reins that season and the event's success gave birth to a new race the following year, the San Marino GP.

Monza's full circuit, with the steeply-banked Pista di Alta Velocita, was revived in 1955 but it was abandoned after Wolfgang von Trips and 15 spectators were killed at the 1961 event. Tragically, Jochen Rindt died while qualifying for the 1970 Italian GP and he subsequently became the first (and so far only) posthumous Formula 1 World Champion.

Because of Monza's slipstreaming nature, the circuit has seen some of the closest finishes in Formula 1 history. In 1969, four cars met the checkered flag in a blanket finish and there was an almost identical conclusion in 1971. The track has also witnessed Formula 1's fastest recorded speed, and average speed for a lap and race.

The traditional end of the European summer on the Formula 1 calendar sees the teams convene at Monza, Italy, for round 13 on Sunday, September 7th. Daniel Ricciardo made it two wins in a row last time out in Belgium, but the big story was the clash between the Mercedes championship rivals, with Nico Rosberg effectively ending Lewis Hamilton's race on lap 2. Rosberg finished second while Hamilton had to eventually retire, handing the German a commanding 29 point lead with a little over a third of the season remaining.

Monza hasn't always played to the strengths of Red Bull and so it was ominous when Sebastian Vettel powered to pole position at the 2013 Italian GP, with teammate Mark Webber helping to lock out the front row. Vettel got away from pole well, but Webber was overtaken by the fast-starting Felipe Massa. Then, a couple of laps later, Fernando Alonso battled past Webber, too, and Massa allowed him through to chase Vettel. Webber eventually leapfrogged Massa during the pitstops, but up front Vettel had a smooth drive to take the victory ahead of Alonso and Webber.

Remember to make your game picks in the 2014 Fantasy Formula 1 thread before the deadline of Saturday, September 6th at 8 AM ET, when qualifying begins. Here we run down some Italian GP facts and season stats.



Race Info
Grand Prix Italian GP
Round 13 of 19
Circuit Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Location Monza, Lombardy
Circuit Type Race circuit
Circuit Length 3.600 mi (5.793 km)
Circuit Direction Clockwise
Turns 11 (4 Left, 7 Right)
Lap Record 1:21.046, Rubens Barrichello (Ferrari), 2004
Race Length 190.596 mi (306.720 km)
Laps 53
2013 Polesitter Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing)
2013 Winner Sebastian Vettel (Red Bull Racing)
Timetable
Free Practice 1 Friday, September 5th at 4 AM ET - 5:30 AM ET
Free Practice 2 Friday, September 5th at 8 AM ET - 9:30 AM ET
Free Practice 3 Saturday, September 6th at 5 AM ET - 6 AM ET
Fantasy Deadline /Qualifying Saturday, September 6th at 8 AM ET
Race Sunday, September 7th at 8 AM ET



Monza facts:
  • The polesitter has won six of the last seven races in Monza.
  • In ten of the last 11 Grands Prix, the polesitter has made the podium in Italy.
  • The polesitter has failed to finish twice since 2000.
  • The Italian GP winner has started from the front row all but once in the last 11 years.
  • Sebastian Vettel (3) and Fernando Alonso (2) are the only current drivers with multiple Monza wins.
  • Sebastian Vettel became the youngest winner in Formula 1 when he triumphed at the 2008 Italian GP.
  • The first three on the starting grid has finished in order twice in the last 11 years at Monza.
  • In the 2003 Italian GP, the first five on the grid finished in order.
  • Ferrari has won a record 19 Grands Prix at Monza, including 18 in the Formula 1 World Championship.
  • In the last six Italian GP, five different teams have won.
  • Ferrari (7) has secured the most podium finishes in Italy since 2009, notching at least one each year.
  • The most positions gained at Monza since 2004 is 11 by Pastor Maldonado in 2012.
  • There has been at least one first lap retirement at four of the last five Monza events.
  • All 20 starters finished the 2005 race.
  • The safety car has been deployed at four of the last seven Italian GP.



2013 Italian GP Qualifying Results
Rank
Driver Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Grid
1.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing
1:24.319
1:23.977
1:23.755
1
2.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing
1:24.923
1:24.263
1:23.968
2
3.
Nico Hülkenberg
Sauber
1:24.776
1:24.305
1:24.065
3
4.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari
1:24.950
1:24.479
1:24.132
4
5.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:24.661
1:24.227
1:24.142
5
6.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:24.527
1:24.393
1:24.192
6
7.
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso
1:24.655
1:24.290
1:24.209
7
8.
Sergio Pérez
McLaren
1:24.635
1:24.592
1:24.502
8
9.
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:24.739
1:24.563
1:24.515
9
10.
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
1:24.630
1:24.575
1:28.050
10
11.
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus
1:24.819
1:24.610
-
11
12.
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:24.589
1:24.803
-
12
13.
Romain Grosjean
Lotus
1:24.737
1:24.848
-
13
14.
Adrian Sutil
Force India
1:25.030
1:24.932
-
17
15.
Pastor Maldonado
Williams
1:24.905
1:25.011
-
14
16.
Paul di Resta
Force India
1:25.009
1:25.077
-
15
17.
Esteban Gutiérrez
Sauber
1:25.226
-
-
16
18.
Valtteri Bottas
Williams
1:25.291
-
-
18
19.
Giedo van der Garde
Caterham
1:26.406
-
-
19
20.
Charles Pic
Caterham
1:26.563
-
-
20
21.
Jules Bianchi
Marussia
1:27.085
-
-
21
22.
Max Chilton
Marussia
1:27.480
-
-
22


107% Time:
1:30.221






Qualifying Notes
Red Bull had two cars in the top-2.
Ferrari had two cars in the top-6.
McLaren and Toro Rosso had two cars in the top-10.
Adrian Sutil received a 3-place grid penalty for blocking Lewis Hamilton during Q2.



2013 Italian GP Race Results and Drivers' Fantasy Points
Rank
Driver Team Retirement
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
1.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing

5
40
1
1
2
0
49
2.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari

1
38
1
1
0
0
41
3.
Mark Webber
Red Bull Racing

3
36
1
0
0
0
40
4.
Felipe Massa
Ferrari

1
34
1
0
0
0
36
5.
Nico Hülkenberg
Sauber

2
32
1
0
0
0
35
6.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes

1
30
1
0
0
0
32
7.
Daniel Ricciardo
Toro Rosso

1
28
1
0
0
0
30
8.
Romain Grosjean
Lotus

0
26
1
0
0
0
27
9.
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes

0
24
1
0
0
1
26
10.
Jenson Button
McLaren

1
22
1
0
0
0
24
11.
Kimi Räikkönen
Lotus

0
20
1
0
0
0
21
12.
Sergio Pérez
McLaren

1
18
1
0
0
0
20
13.
Esteban Gutiérrez
Sauber

0
16
1
0
0
0
17
14.
Pastor Maldonado
Williams

0
14
1
0
0
0
15
15.
Valtteri Bottas
Williams

0
12
1
0
0
0
13
16.
Adrian Sutil
Force India
Brakes
0
10
1
0
0
0
11
17.
Charles Pic
Caterham

0
8
1
0
0
0
9
18.
Giedo van der Garde
Caterham

0
6
1
0
0
0
7
19.
Jules Bianchi
Marussia

0
4
1
0
0
0
5
20.
Max Chilton
Marussia

0
2
1
0
0
0
3
Ret.
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
Transmission
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Ret.
Paul di Resta
Force India
Collision
0
0
0
0
0
0
0



2013 Italian GP Teams' Fantasy Points
Team Drivers
Q.P.
R.P.
C.F.
L.L.
M.L.
F.L.
TOTAL
Red Bull Racing
(Sebastian Vettel/Mark Webber)
5
38
2
1
2
0
48
Ferrari
(Fernando Alonso/Felipe Massa)
2
36
2
1
0
0
41
McLaren
(Jenson Button/Sergio Pérez)
1
20
2
0
0
0
23
Lotus
(Kimi Räikkönen/Romain Grosjean)
0
23
2
0
0
0
25
Mercedes
(Nico Rosberg/Lewis Hamilton)
0
27
2
0
0
1
30
Sauber
(Nico Hülkenberg/Esteban Gutiérrez)
0
24
2
0
0
0
26
Force India
(Paul di Resta/Adrian Sutil)
0
5
0
0
0
0
5
Williams
(Pastor Maldonado/Valtteri Bottas)
0
13
2
0
0
0
15
Toro Rosso
(Jean-Éric Vergne/Daniel Ricciardo)
1
14
0
0
0
0
15
Caterham
(Charles Pic/Giedo van der Garde)
0
7
2
0
0
0
9
Marussia
(Jules Bianchi/Max Chilton)
0
3
2
0
0
0
5



Race Notes
Classified finishers Top-20 drivers.
Two classified finishers Red Bull, Ferrari, Mercedes, Lotus, McLaren, Sauber, Williams, Caterham,
Marussia.
Race leaders Vettel (Red Bull), Alonso (Ferrari).
Laps led Vettel (1-23), Alonso (24-27), Vettel (28-53).
Fastest lap Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) on lap 51 (1:25.849).
Miscellaneous Adrian Sutil retired on lap 53/53 but was classified (+1 lap).



Points and Bonus Points Key
Q.P.
Qualifying Points
R.P.
Race Points
C.F.
Classified Finisher(s) Bonus Point(s)
L.L.
Lap Led Bonus Point
M.L.
Most Laps Led Bonus Points
F.L.
Fastest Lap Bonus Point



Italian GP 2004 - 2013 and This Season's Statistics
List
Driver/Team
TM
This
Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
A
Sebastian Vettel
RBR
Race
7
3
5.71
7.86
1
5
4
3
31.43
Season
12
0
6.00
8.42
3
9
7
0
27.50
A
Lewis Hamilton
MER
Race
7
2
5.43
8.29
1
5
3
1
30.14
Season
12
4
3.91
5.83
1
9
9
5
35.67
A
Nico Rosberg
MER
Race
8
0
9.00
12.38
5
4
1
0
19.63
Season
12
7
1.83
3.17
1
11
11
4
42.42
A
Fernando Alonso
FER
Race
10
2
5.40
5.60
1
8
8
2
34.40
Season
12
0
6.75
5.08
2
12
7
0
33.92
A
Kimi Räikkönen
FER
Race
8
2
6.25
7.00
2
6
5
0
31.50
Season
12
0
10.08
9.83
4
8
1
0
23.92
A
Jenson Button
MCL
Race
10
0
6.60
7.80
2
8
5
1
29.70
Season
12
0
9.33
8.08
3
8
3
0
27.58
B
Daniel Ricciardo
RBR
Race
3
0
15.00
11.67
7
1
0
0
19.67
Season
12
0
4.25
4.55
1
10
8
3
33.17
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
Race
2
0
12.50
11.50
8
1
0
0
20.00
Season
12
0
14.00
14.83
8
2
0
0
13.00
B
Pastor Maldonado
LOT
Race
3
0
13.67
12.00
11
0
0
0
19.00
Season
12
0
17.78
15.82
12
0
0
0
10.08
B
Kevin Magnussen
MCL
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
12
0
8.58
10.00
2
7
1
0
23.67
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
Race
3
0
5.50
11.00
5
2
1
0
22.00
Season
12
0
9.75
8.00
5
11
4
0
27.50
B
Sergio Pérez
FI
Race
3
0
12.00
10.33
2
1
1
0
22.67
Season
12
0
11.75
10.64
3
7
1
0
20.25
B
Adrian Sutil
SAU
Race
6
0
13.33
15.50
4
1
1
0
12.50
Season
12
0
15.75
15.92
11
0
0
0
11.08
B
Esteban Gutiérrez
SAU
Race
1
0
17.00
13.00
13
0
0
0
17.00
Season
12
0
15.82
16.17
12
0
0
0
10.25
B
Jean-Éric Vergne
TR
Race
2
0
13.50
22.50
21
0
0
0
0.50
Season
12
0
10.58
14.17
8
4
0
0
15.00
B
Daniil Kvyat
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
12
0
10.67
13.58
9
5
0
0
16.08
B
Felipe Massa
WIL
Race
9
0
6.67
8.22
3
7
3
0
27.67
Season
12
1
8.50
12.25
4
5
2
0
20.00
B
Valtteri Bottas
WIL
Race
1
0
18.00
15.00
15
0
0
0
13.00
Season
12
0
7.17
6.17
2
11
6
0
31.92
B
Jules Bianchi
MAR
Race
1
0
21.00
19.00
19
0
0
0
5.00
Season
12
0
17.83
16.08
9
1
0
0
10.75
B
Max Chilton
MAR
Race
1
0
22.00
20.00
20
0
0
0
3.00
Season
12
0
19.17
16.33
13
0
0
0
10.25
B
Kamui Kobayashi
CAT
Race
3
0
13.00
17.00
9
1
0
0
10.67
Season
11
0
19.36
16.73
13
0
0
0
8.42
B
Marcus Ericsson
CAT
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
12
0
20.91
18.00
11
0
0
0
6.75
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
Race
9
2
8.67
11.72
1
8
4
2
21.89
Season
12
0
5.13
6.57
1
19
15
3
31.25
TM
Mercedes
MER
Race
4
0
8.25
8.75
5
7
2
0
27.50
Season
12
11
2.83
4.50
1
20
20
9
40.75
TM
Ferrari
FER
Race
10
2
5.30
5.60
1
18
12
3
35.70
Season
12
0
8.42
7.46
2
20
8
0
29.92
TM
Lotus
LOT
Race
2
0
12.00
9.25
5
2
1
0
25.50
Season
12
0
15.62
15.30
8
3
0
0
11.58
TM
McLaren
MCL
Race
10
5
4.25
7.95
1
14
10
3
32.10
Season
12
0
8.96
9.04
2
15
4
0
26.33
TM
Force India
FI
Race
6
0
11.73
15.17
4
3
1
0
12.83
Season
12
0
10.75
9.26
3
18
5
0
24.33
TM
Sauber
SAU
Race
10
0
11.50
9.80
2
12
7
0
24.70
Season
12
0
15.78
16.04
11
0
0
0
10.92
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
Race
8
1
14.00
13.69
1
4
1
1
17.13
Season
12
0
10.63
13.88
8
9
0
0
15.50
TM
Williams
WIL
Race
10
0
12.70
11.30
5
9
1
0
22.50
Season
12
1
7.83
9.21
2
16
8
0
26.83
TM
Marussia
MAR
Race
2
0
21.00
18.00
16
0
0
0
8.00
Season
12
0
18.50
16.21
9
1
0
0
11.17
TM
Caterham
CAT
Race
2
0
19.00
16.00
14
0
0
0
12.00
Season
12
0
20.17
17.58
11
0
0
0
7.83



Recent Form Table
List
Driver/Team
TM
Last 4 Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
B
Daniel Ricciardo
RBR
3,6,1,1
0
5.50
2.75
1
4
3
2
40.00
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
5,4,7,5
0
4.38
4.00
1
8
6
2
39.50
3,6,1,1
A
Nico Rosberg
MER
DNF,1,4,2
4
1.00
6.25
1
3
3
1
37.25
B
Valtteri Bottas
WIL
2,2,8,3
0
6.75
3.75
2
4
3
0
37.25
TM
Mercedes
MER
1,3,3,DNF
4
4.00
6.38
1
6
6
2
35.00
DNF,1,4,2
A
Sebastian Vettel
RBR
5,4,7,5
0
3.25
5.25
4
4
2
0
34.75
A
Fernando Alonso
FER
6,5,2,7
0
8.50
5.00
2
4
2
0
34.00
A
Lewis Hamilton
MER
1,3,3,DNF
0
8.00
6.50
1
3
3
1
32.50
A
Jenson Button
MCL
4,8,10,6
0
7.75
7.00
4
4
1
0
30.25
TM
Ferrari
FER
6,5,2,8
0
11.25
7.75
2
6
3
0
28.50
DNF,11,6,4
TM
McLaren
MCL
4,8,10,6
0
7.13
8.50
4
6
1
0
28.25
7,9,12,12
TM
Williams
WIL
DNF,DNF,5,13
0
7.75
9.63
2
5
4
0
26.00
2,2,8,3
B
Kevin Magnussen
MCL
7,9,12,12
0
6.50
10.00
7
2
0
0
24.00
A
Kimi Räikkönen
FER
DNF,11,6,4
0
14.00
10.50
4
2
1
0
22.00
B
Jean-Éric Vergne
TR
10,13,9,11
0
10.75
10.75
9
2
0
0
22.00
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
8,7,DNF,10
0
10.00
11.25
7
3
0
0
21.00
TM
Force India
FI
8,7,DNF,10
0
10.50
11.63
7
5
0
0
20.75
11,10,DNF,8
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
10,13,9,11
0
10.25
11.88
8
4
0
0
20.00
9,DNF,14,8
B
Sergio Pérez
FI
11,10,DNF,8
0
11.00
12.00
8
2
0
0
19.25
B
Daniil Kvyat
TR
9,DNF,14,8
0
9.75
13.00
8
2
0
0
17.25
B
Adrian Sutil
SAU
13,DNF,11,14
0
14.25
14.25
11
0
0
0
14.25
B
Felipe Massa
WIL
DNF,DNF,5,13
0
8.75
15.50
5
1
1
0
13.50
TM
Marussia
MAR
14,15,15,18
0
16.75
15.88
14
0
0
0
12.25
16,17,16,16
B
Jules Bianchi
MAR
14,15,15,18
0
15.50
15.50
14
0
0
0
12.00
TM
Sauber
SAU
13,DNF,11,14
0
14.88
15.38
11
0
0
0
11.75
DNF,14,DNF,15
B
Pastor Maldonado
LOT
17,12,13,DNF
0
18.00
15.75
12
0
0
0
11.25
B
Max Chilton
MAR
16,17,16,16
0
18.00
16.25
16
0
0
0
10.50
B
Esteban Gutiérrez
SAU
DNF,14,DNF,15
0
15.50
16.50
14
0
0
0
9.50
TM
Lotus
LOT
12,DNF,DNF,DNF
0
15.33
17.13
12
0
0
0
8.25
17,12,13,DNF
B
Kamui Kobayashi
CAT
15,16,DNF,DNR
0
19.67
16.33
15
0
0
0
7.50
TM
Caterham
CAT
15,16,DNF,DNF
0
20.29
18.38
15
0
0
0
6.25
DNF,18,DNF,17
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
12,DNF,DNF,DNF
0
14.00
18.50
12
0
0
0
5.25
B
Marcus Ericsson
CAT
DNF,18,DNF,17
0
20.67
19.00
17
0
0
0
5.00

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