Italian Grand Prix

F1 race
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Circuit = Autodromo Nazionale Monza
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Laps = 53
Circuit_length_km = 5.793
Circuit_length_mi = 3.600
Race_length_km = 306.720
Race_length_mi = 190.596
First_held = 1921
Last_held = 2008
Most_wins_driver = flagicon|Germany Michael Schumacher (5)
Most_wins_constructor = flagicon|Italy Ferrari (18)
Current_year = 2008
Pole_driver = flagicon|Germany Sebastian Vettel
Pole_team = Toro Rosso-Ferrari
Pole_time = 1:37.555
Winner = flagicon|Germany Sebastian Vettel
Winning_team = Toro Rosso-Ferrari
Winning_time = 1h 26m 47.494s
(212.039 km/h)
Second = flagicon|Finland Heikki Kovalainen
Second_team = McLaren-Mercedes
Second_time = +12.512s
Third = flagicon|Poland Robert Kubica
Third_team = BMW Sauber
Third_time = +20.471s
Fastest_lap_driver = flagicon|Finland Kimi Räikkönen
Fastest_lap_team = Ferrari
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The Italian Grand Prix ("Gran Premio d'Italia") is one of the longest running events on the motor racing calendar. The first Italian Grand Prix motor racing championship took place on September 4, 1921 at Brescia. However, the race is more closely associated with the course at Monza, which was built in 1922 in time for that year's race, and has been the location for most of the races over the years.

The 1923 race included one of Harry A. Miller's rare European appearances with his single seat "American Miller 122" driven by Count Louis Zborowski of Chitty Chitty Bang Bang fame. The Italian Grand Prix counted toward the European Championship from 1935 to 1938.

The Italian Grand Prix was one of the inaugural Formula One championship races in 1950, and has been held every year since then. The only other championship race for which this is true is the British Grand Prix.

After winning the 2006 Italian Grand Prix, Michael Schumacher announced his retirement from Formula 1 racing at the end of the 2006 season. Kimi Räikkönen replaced him at Ferrari from the start of the 2007 season.

Sponsors

Coca-Cola Gran Premio d'Italia 1988-1991

Pioneer Gran Premio d'Italia 1992-1996
Gran Premio Campari d'Italia 1997-2001
Gran Premio Vodafone d'Italia 2002-2006
Gran Premio Santander d'Italia 2007-now

Winners of the Italian Grand Prix

Repeat Winners

Year by year

"A pink background indicates an event which was not part of the Formula One World Championship."

"A cream background indicates an event which was part of the pre-war European Championship."

External links

* [http://www.italiangp.it Official Website of the Italian Formula One Grand Prix]