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7:29 AM on September 4th, 2015 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.

Formula 1 moves from one historic venue to another, with round 12 taking place at Monza this weekend. Last time out, Lewis Hamilton strengthened his championship position with victory at Spa. He now holds a 28-point advantage over teammate Nico Rosberg at the top of the standings. Meanwhile, Sebastian Vettel's slim title hopes were dealt a severe blow by his penultimate lap tire failure.

Last season, Lewis Hamilton stormed to pole at Monza but at the race start his Mercedes wasn't at full power and he was swamped by the pack. Nico Rosberg took control but by the halfway stage of the race Hamilton was closing fast. The pressure told and Rosberg made an error at the first chicane, allowing Hamilton to retake the lead. He went on to lead home a Silver Arrows 1-2, with Felipe Massa completing the podium.

Remember to make your game picks in the 2015 Fantasy Formula 1 thread before the deadline of Saturday, September 5th 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 12 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
2014 Polesitter Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
2014 Winner Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes)
Timetable
Free Practice 1 Friday, September 4th at 4 AM ET - 5:30 AM ET
Free Practice 2 Friday, September 4th at 8 AM ET - 9:30 AM ET
Free Practice 3 Saturday, September 5th at 5 AM ET - 6 AM ET
Fantasy Deadline /Qualifying Saturday, September 5th at 8 AM ET
Race Sunday, September 6th at 8 AM ET



Monza facts:
  • The polesitter has won seven of the last eight races in Monza.
  • In 11 of the last 12 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 12 years.
  • Sebastian Vettel and Lewis Hamilton have alternated winning at Monza since 2011.
  • 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 12 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 seven Italian GP, six different teams have won.
  • Ferrari (7) has secured the most podium finishes in Italy since 2009, notching at least one each year until the streak ended in 2014.
  • 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 six Monza events.
  • All 20 starters finished the 2005 race.
  • The safety car has been deployed at four of the last eight Italian GP.



2014 Italian GP Qualifying Results
Rank
Driver Team
Q1
Q2
Q3
Grid
1.
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes
1:25.363
1:24.560
1:24.109
1
2.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes
1:25.493
1:24.600
1:24.383
2
3.
Valtteri Bottas
Williams
1:26.012
1:24.858
1:24.697
3
4.
Felipe Massa
Williams
1:25.528
1:25.046
1:24.865
4
5.
Kevin Magnussen
McLaren
1:26.337
1:25.973
1:25.314
5
6.
Jenson Button
McLaren
1:26.328
1:25.630
1:25.379
6
7.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
1:26.514
1:25.525
1:25.430
7
8.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing
1:26.631
1:25.769
1:25.436
8
9.
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull Racing
1:26.721
1:25.946
1:25.709
9
10.
Sergio Pérez
Force India
1:26.569
1:25.863
1:25.944
10
11.
Daniil Kvyat
Toro Rosso
1:26.261
1:26.070
-
21
12.
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari
1:26.689
1:26.110
-
11
13.
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso
1:26.140
1:26.157
-
12
14.
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India
1:26.371
1:26.279
-
13
15.
Adrian Sutil
Sauber
1:27.034
1:26.588
-
14
16.
Esteban Gutiérrez
Sauber
1:26.999
1:26.692
-
15
17.
Pastor Maldonado
Lotus
1:27.520
-
-
16
18.
Romain Grosjean
Lotus
1:27.632
-
-
17
19.
Kamui Kobayashi
Caterham
1:27.671
-
-
18
20.
Jules Bianchi
Marussia
1:27.738
-
-
19
21.
Max Chilton
Marussia
1:28.247
-
-
20
22.
Marcus Ericsson
Caterham
1:28.562
-
-
22


107% Time:
1:31.338






Qualifying Notes
Mercedes locked out the front row.
Williams had two cars in the top 4.
McLaren had two cars in the top 6.
Red Bull had two cars in the top 10.
Daniil Kvyat received a 10-place grid penalty for using his sixth engine of the season.



2014 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.
Lewis Hamilton
Mercedes

5
40
1
1
2
1
50
2.
Nico Rosberg
Mercedes

3
38
1
1
0
0
43
3.
Felipe Massa
Williams

1
36
1
0
0
0
38
4.
Valtteri Bottas
Williams

2
34
1
0
0
0
37
5.
Daniel Ricciardo
Red Bull Racing

1
32
1
0
0
0
34
6.
Sebastian Vettel
Red Bull Racing

1
30
1
0
0
0
32
7.
Sergio Pérez
Force India

1
28
1
0
0
0
30
8.
Jenson Button
McLaren

1
26
1
0
0
0
28
9.
Kimi Räikkönen
Ferrari

0
24
1
0
0
0
25
10.
Kevin Magnussen
McLaren

1
22
1
0
0
0
24
11.
Daniil Kvyat
Toro Rosso

0
20
1
0
0
0
21
12.
Nico Hülkenberg
Force India

0
18
1
0
0
0
19
13.
Jean-Éric Vergne
Toro Rosso

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

0
14
1
0
0
0
15
15.
Adrian Sutil
Sauber

0
12
1
0
0
0
13
16.
Romain Grosjean
Lotus

0
10
1
0
0
0
11
17.
Kamui Kobayashi
Caterham

0
8
1
0
0
0
9
18.
Jules Bianchi
Marussia

0
6
1
0
0
0
7
19.
Marcus Ericsson
Caterham

0
4
1
0
0
0
5
20.
Esteban Gutiérrez
Sauber

0
2
1
0
0
0
3
Ret.
Fernando Alonso
Ferrari
Engine
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Ret.
Max Chilton
Marussia
Accident
0
0
0
0
0
0
0



2014 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/Daniel Ricciardo)
1
31
2
0
0
0
34
Mercedes
(Lewis Hamilton/Nico Rosberg)
5
39
2
1
2
1
50
Ferrari
(Fernando Alonso/Kimi Räikkönen)
0
12
0
0
0
0
12
Lotus
(Romain Grosjean/Pastor Maldonado)
0
12
2
0
0
0
14
McLaren
(Jenson Button/Kevin Magnussen)
2
24
2
0
0
0
28
Force India
(Nico Hülkenberg/Sergio Pérez)
0
23
2
0
0
0
25
Sauber
(Adrian Sutil/Esteban Gutiérrez)
0
7
2
0
0
0
9
Toro Rosso
(Jean-Éric Vergne/Daniil Kvyat)
0
18
2
0
0
0
20
Williams
(Valtteri Bottas/Felipe Massa)
3
35
2
0
0
0
40
Marussia
(Jules Bianchi/Max Chilton)
0
3
0
0
0
0
3
Caterham
(Kamui Kobayashi/Marcus Ericsson)
0
6
2
0
0
0
8



Race Notes
Classified finishers Top-20 drivers.
Two classified finishers Mercedes, Williams, Red Bull, McLaren, Force India, Toro Rosso, Lotus,
Caterham, Sauber.
Race leaders Hamilton (Mercedes), Rosberg (Mercedes).
Laps led Rosberg (1-23), Hamilton (24-25), Rosberg (26-28), Hamilton (29-53).
Fastest lap Lewis Hamilton (Mercedes) on lap 29 (1:28.004).
Miscellaneous Marcus Ericsson started from the pitlane for a yellow flag infringement
during FP3.

Kevin Magnussen received a post-race 5-second penalty for forcing Valtteri
Bottas off-track. He had crossed the finish line seventh.

Esteban Gutiérrez received a post-race 5-second penalty for causing a
collision with Romain Grosjean. He had crossed the finish line 19th.



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 2005 - 2014 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
Lewis Hamilton
MER
Race
8
3
4.88
7.38
1
6
4
2
32.63
Season
11
10
1.09
1.91
1
11
10
6
46.55
A
Nico Rosberg
MER
Race
9
0
8.22
11.22
2
5
2
0
22.22
Season
11
1
2.09
2.45
1
11
10
3
42.55
A
Daniel Ricciardo
RBR
Race
4
0
13.50
10.00
5
2
1
0
23.25
Season
11
0
7.45
9.27
3
8
2
0
25.36
A
Valtteri Bottas
WIL
Race
2
0
10.50
9.50
4
1
1
0
25.00
Season
11
0
6.27
6.80
3
8
6
0
27.82
A
Sebastian Vettel
FER
Race
8
3
6.00
7.63
1
6
4
3
31.50
Season
11
0
4.91
3.82
1
10
10
2
37.73
A
Fernando Alonso
MCL
Race
10
2
5.70
6.10
1
8
8
2
33.30
Season
10
0
15.70
14.80
5
2
1
0
12.90
B
Daniil Kvyat
RBR
Race
1
0
11.00
11.00
11
0
0
0
21.00
Season
11
0
9.27
8.40
2
8
3
0
24.36
B
Felipe Massa
WIL
Race
9
0
5.33
7.22
3
8
4
0
29.78
Season
11
0
7.45
7.00
3
9
4
0
30.09
B
Kimi Räikkönen
FER
Race
8
2
6.88
5.75
2
7
5
0
34.00
Season
11
0
7.64
8.09
2
8
5
0
27.91
B
Jenson Button
MCL
Race
10
0
6.60
8.30
2
8
4
0
28.40
Season
11
0
16.50
14.40
8
2
0
0
12.55
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
Race
4
0
8.33
11.25
5
2
1
0
21.25
Season
11
0
11.27
12.10
6
4
0
0
17.27
B
Sergio Pérez
FI
Race
4
0
11.50
9.50
2
2
1
0
24.50
Season
11
0
12.27
10.45
5
6
1
0
22.27
B
Max Verstappen
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
11
0
10.73
12.27
4
4
0
0
18.55
B
Carlos Sainz Jr
TR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
11
0
10.27
13.09
8
4
0
0
16.91
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
Race
3
0
14.33
13.00
8
1
0
0
17.00
Season
11
0
8.91
10.09
3
6
1
0
26.27
B
Pastor Maldonado
LOT
Race
4
0
14.50
12.50
11
0
0
0
18.00
Season
11
0
11.18
15.27
7
2
0
0
12.18
B
Marcus Ericsson
SAU
Race
1
0
22.00
19.00
19
0
0
0
5.00
Season
11
0
13.91
12.36
8
4
0
0
18.36
B
Felipe Nasr
SAU
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
11
0
13.91
10.70
5
3
1
0
19.82
B
Will Stevens
MAR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
11
0
19.11
16.11
13
0
0
0
8.73
B
Roberto Merhi
MAR
Race
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
-
Season
11
0
19.40
15.60
12
0
0
0
10.64
TM
Mercedes
MER
Race
5
1
6.90
7.30
1
9
4
1
32.00
Season
11
11
1.59
2.18
1
22
20
9
47.45
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
Race
10
2
8.65
11.10
1
10
5
2
23.10
Season
11
0
8.36
8.86
2
16
5
0
25.36
TM
Williams
WIL
Race
10
0
12.55
11.05
3
9
2
0
23.20
Season
11
0
6.86
6.90
3
17
10
0
30.18
TM
Ferrari
FER
Race
10
1
6.05
6.95
1
17
10
2
32.30
Season
11
0
6.27
5.95
1
18
15
2
33.91
TM
McLaren
MCL
Race
10
5
3.95
7.60
1
15
10
3
33.10
Season
11
0
16.19
14.60
5
4
0
0
12.18
TM
Force India
FI
Race
7
0
11.77
14.36
4
4
1
0
14.57
Season
11
0
11.77
11.24
5
10
1
0
20.18
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
Race
9
1
13.78
13.50
1
4
1
1
17.44
Season
11
0
10.50
12.68
4
8
1
0
17.64
TM
Lotus
LOT
Race
3
0
13.83
11.17
5
2
1
0
21.67
Season
11
0
10.05
12.68
3
8
1
0
17.55
TM
Sauber
SAU
Race
10
0
11.50
10.55
2
11
7
0
23.20
Season
11
0
13.91
11.57
5
7
1
0
19.73
TM
Marussia
MAR
Race
3
0
20.83
18.67
16
0
0
0
6.33
Season
11
0
19.26
15.84
12
0
0
0
10.18



Recent Form Table
List
Driver/Team
TM
Last 4 Races
Poles
Avg Start
Avg Finish
Best
Top-10
Top-5
Wins
FP/Race
TM
Mercedes
MER
2,1,6,1
4
1.50
2.88
1
8
6
3
46.25
1,2,8,2
A
Lewis Hamilton
MER
2,1,6,1
4
1.00
2.50
1
4
3
2
45.00
A
Nico Rosberg
MER
1,2,8,2
0
2.00
3.25
1
4
3
1
41.25
A
Sebastian Vettel
FER
4,3,1,12
0
5.25
5.00
1
3
3
1
35.50
B
Felipe Massa
WIL
3,4,12,6
0
5.50
6.25
3
3
2
0
32.00
B
Daniil Kvyat
RBR
12,6,2,4
0
8.50
6.00
2
3
2
0
31.75
TM
Williams
WIL
5,5,13,9
0
5.13
7.13
3
6
4
0
31.75
3,4,12,6
B
Valtteri Bottas
WIL
5,5,13,9
0
4.75
8.00
5
3
2
0
28.50
TM
Ferrari
FER
4,3,1,12
0
7.88
9.00
1
5
3
1
27.00
DNF,8,DNF,7
TM
Red Bull Racing
RBR
10,DNF,3,DNF
0
8.50
8.75
2
5
3
0
26.25
12,6,2,4
B
Max Verstappen
TR
8,DNF,4,8
0
11.00
9.00
4
3
1
0
25.25
B
Romain Grosjean
LOT
DNF,DNF,7,3
0
9.00
10.50
3
2
1
0
22.50
B
Sergio Pérez
FI
9,9,DNF,5
0
11.25
10.50
5
3
1
0
22.00
B
Marcus Ericsson
SAU
13,11,10,10
0
14.25
11.00
10
2
0
0
21.00
B
Daniel Ricciardo
RBR
10,DNF,3,DNF
0
8.50
11.50
3
2
1
0
20.50
TM
Sauber
SAU
13,11,10,10
0
14.50
11.00
10
2
0
0
19.00
11,DNS,11,11
TM
Force India
FI
6,7,DNF,DNS
0
10.13
10.71
5
5
1
0
19.00
9,9,DNF,5
A
Fernando Alonso
MCL
DNF,10,5,13
0
16.25
12.00
5
2
1
0
18.75
TM
Lotus
LOT
DNF,DNF,7,3
0
10.38
12.50
3
3
1
0
17.75
7,DNF,14,DNF
A
Kimi Räikkönen
FER
DNF,8,DNF,7
0
10.50
13.00
7
2
0
0
17.25
TM
Toro Rosso
TR
8,DNF,4,8
0
10.88
12.50
4
3
1
0
17.00
DNF,DNF,DNF,DNF
TM
McLaren
MCL
DNF,10,5,13
0
16.63
13.38
5
3
1
0
16.25
DNF,DNF,9,14
B
Felipe Nasr
SAU
11,DNS,11,11
0
14.75
11.00
11
0
0
0
16.00
B
Nico Hülkenberg
FI
6,8,DNF,DNS
0
9.00
11.00
6
2
0
0
16.00
B
Roberto Merhi
MAR
14,12,15,15
0
19.50
14.00
12
0
0
0
15.00
TM
Marussia
MAR
DNF,13,16,16
0
19.50
14.88
12
0
0
0
13.75
14,12,15,15
B
Pastor Maldonado
LOT
7,DNF,14,DNF
0
11.75
14.50
7
1
0
0
13.75
A
Jenson Button
MCL
DNF,DNF,9,14
0
17.00
14.75
9
1
0
0
13.00
B
Will Stevens
MAR
DNF,13,16,16
0
19.50
15.75
13
0
0
0
11.25
B
Carlos Sainz Jr
TR
DNF,DNF,DNF,DNF
0
10.75
16.00
-
0
0
0
10.50

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