All you need to know about the Monza round

The 2020 Monza round will be the fourth edition of the race, the first being held in 2017. In 2016, the Italian round of the Michelin Le Mans Cup was held in Imola.

Here is a quick guide to the fifth round of the season.

WHAT’S RACING AT MONZA ?

1. European Le Mans Series
2. Michelin Le Mans Cup
3. Ligier European Series

SCHEDULE

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ENTRY LIST

CLICK HERE to see the entry list for the Monza round

CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS

CLICK HERE to see the Championship Standings after Round 4

WHERE TO WATCH THE MONZA ROUND

Round 5 of the 2020 season will be held behind closed doors but fans of the MLMC around the world can watch qualifying and the race for free on the official website at www.lemanscup.com.

The Michelin Le Mans Cup is also available to watch online and on your TV around the world either live or highlights of the race.

A WORD FROM THE RACE DIRECTOR

Once again Race Director Eduardo Freitas will be in charge and controlling the proceedings from Race Control.We asked him about the race at Monza.

“Monza is known as the Temple of Speed and is, in fact, a circuit that requires a lot of accelerator and, so, fuel consumption is a factor. The teams need to consider the fuel consumption which plays a big part in the game and in the end result of the race. Monza is also known for its unforgiving run offs, which are still old school and are gravel.These do not forgive driver mistakes as much more modern circuits do.

“It will be an intense race for sure, taking into consideration the number of cars that will be involved. There are still a lot of cars involved in the championships and so we can look forward to an excellent weekend of racing at Monza.”

LAP RECORDS

LMP3: Colin Noble - 1m45.170 - Norma M30-Nissan - 10/05/2019

GT3: Sergio Pianezzola - 1m49.109 - Ferrari 488 GT3 - 11/05/2019

FACTS AND FIGURES

1. The Monza round has been staged in 2017, 2018 and 2019
2. The Monza round has been won by 3 different teams in both LMP3 et GT3 classes.
3. In LMP3, Nielsen Racing (Colin Noble/ Tony Wells) took the victory in 2017, followed by DKR Engineering (Leonard Hoogenboom/ Jens Petersen) in 2018. Last year, Lanan Racing (Duncan Tappy/ Michael Benham) won the Italian round.
4. In GT3, Lee Mowle (Lee Mowle/ Phil Keen) won the first edition of the Monza round in 2017 with a Mercedes AMG GT3. In 2018, Kessel Racing (Sergio Pianezzola/ Giacomo Piccini) took the victory and Luzich Racing (Mikkel Mac/ Fabien Lavergne) stand on the top step of the podium in 2019.

1. Built in 1922, the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza was the world’s third purpose built race track after Brooklands in the UK and Indianapolis in the USA.Brooklands is no longer used as a race track. Monza officially opened on the 3 September 1922, with the maiden race held on the 10 September 1922, which was the Italian Grand Prix.
2. In 1954 the circuit was revamped, with a 5.750km course and a 4.250km high speed oval.The two circuits were combined to form a 10km long circuit.
3. The oval was used until the tragic death of Wolfgang Von Tripps and 15 spectators in 1961 and the banking was not used by F1 after that.
4. Today the Monza Grand Prix circuit is 5.793km as used by the ELMS.