The Italian Grand Prix is one of the longest running events on the motorsport calendar. It formed one of the inaugural Formula One World Championship races in 1950 and, alongside the British Grand Prix, is the only event to have featured every year since. Since then, every race has been held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, with the exception of 1980 which was hosted at Imola.
Regarded by many as the embodiment of Formula One racing, Monza is not only a classic arena of speed with an illustrious heritage. It also holds a heart and soul of its own amongst the passionate Italian fans, who refer to the circuit as 'La Pista Magica', or ‘the magic track’. Work began on the circuit in 1922 and was completed in under six months.
