Italian GP Facts & Figures

By BMW WilliamsF1 Team
August 26 2005

Facts & Figures

Circuit/Date: Autodromo Nazionale Monza / 4th September 2005 Start time (local/GMT): 14:00 hrs / 12:00 hrs Lap/Race distance: 5.793 km / 306.720 km (53 laps) Winner 2004: Rubens Barrichello (Scuderia Ferrari) Pole 2004: Rubens Barrichello (Scuderia Ferrari), 1:20.089 min Lap record: Rubens Barrichello (Scuderia Ferrari), 1:21.046 min (2004) F1 statistics: BMW WilliamsF1 Team: 99 starts, 10 wins, 17 poles WilliamsF1 pre-2000: 356 starts, 103 wins, 108 poles BMW pre-2000: 97 starts, 9 wins, 15 poles History and background: Apart from its awe-inspiring top speeds, the track at Monza is best known for its racing tradition. Nowhere else has staged more Formula One Grands Prix than the Royal Park. 2005 will be the 55th Formula One race to be held at Monza. Only one Italian Grand Prix has been held elsewhere, at Imola in 1980. The town of Monza has approximately 120,000 inhabitants and is located in the province of Milan. The race track has undergone numerous modifications over its long history. The remains of the steeply banked circuit bear silent witness to its early days. WilliamsF1 has claimed six wins in Monza, while BMW has secured two. In 2001, the Anglo-German partnership enjoyed victory when Juan Pablo Montoya celebrated his first Formula One win at the Italian track.