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Monza By NumbersPlenty of pub ammo for you to impress your friends about the Italian Grand Prix.

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0.01 – The time in seconds between first and second at the 1971 Italian Grand Prix, the closest finish in Formula One’s history

3 – Monza was the world’s third purpose-built track after Brooklands in the UK and Indianapolis Motor Speedway in the US

4.5 – The length in km of the original banked section of the track

5 – The most wins by a driver. The record is shared between Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton who have claimed five wins apiece

5.793 – The lap length in km

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7 – Monza was the seventh and last race in the inaugural 1950 Formula One season

8 – Eight drivers have claimed their maiden win at Monza, including Jackie Stewart (1965), Juan Pablo Montoya (2001), Sebastian Vettel (2008) and most recently Pierre Gasly in 2020.

11 – The lightning-quick track has just 11 corners

12 – Monza has crowned the World Champion 12 times as it used to be the final race of the season

20 – Ferrari is the most successful team at Monza, claiming 20 wins

53 – The race length, in laps

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71 – Monza has hosted every Italian Grand Prix except one, making it the most featured track in Formula one History

74 – Monza holds the record of the shorted race in minutes to go full distance. Michael Schumacher set the time in 2003

80 – Drivers are at full throttle for 80% of the lap

80 – The number of Italian drivers who have started their home Grand Prix, the last Italian driver to win at Monza was Ludovico Scarfiotti in 1966

110 – The number of days it took to build the track in 1922

264.363 – The speed of the fastest lap in kph, set by Lewis Hamilton in 2020

306.72 – The race distance in km

2004 – The year the lap record of 1:21.046 was set by Rubens Barrichello

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