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| Monza Historic | |
|---|---|
| Name | Monza Historic |
| Location | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, Monza, Lombardy, Italy |
| First | 1991 |
| Organisers | FCA Heritage, Ministry of Cultural Heritage and Activities, ACI (Automobile Club d'Italia) |
| Website | Autodromo Nazionale di Monza |
Monza Historic is a historic motorsport meeting held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Monza, Lombardy, Italy. The event celebrates classic racing cars from multiple eras and brings together collectors, teams, drivers and historians for on-track competition and exhibitions. Monza Historic connects automotive heritage institutions, marque clubs and international series from Europe, the United Kingdom, the United States and Japan.
Monza Historic traces roots to revival meetings such as the Goodwood Revival, Spa Classic, Le Mans Classic, Silverstone Classic and Mille Miglia celebrations that emerged in the late 20th century. Early editions aligned with anniversaries of Autodromo Nazionale di Monza milestones and involved partners like Automobile Club d'Italia, Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and collections from the Museo Nazionale dell'Automobile and Fondazione Prada. Organisers coordinated with marque organisations including Scuderia Ferrari Club, Alfa Romeo Museum, Lamborghini PoloStorico, Abarth and Pininfarina to showcase vehicles and period racing suits. Over time Monza Historic featured cars formerly campaigned in events such as the Formula One World Championship, World Sportscar Championship, European Touring Car Championship, Can-Am, Trans-Am Series and Interserie.
Races take place on the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza's historic configurations, alternating between the Grand Prix circuit and the combined High Speed Ring with the Lesmo bends, Ascari chicane and the Parabolica. The meeting sometimes uses the Old Monza banking and short variations reminiscent of the 1933 Italian Grand Prix era and pre-war layouts employed during Mille Miglia reconnaissance events. Track marshals collaborate with officials from Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile and the ACI Sport stewards to manage safety systems developed after incidents at venues such as Imola and Suzuka.
Monza Historic hosts multiple grids mirroring series like Historic Formula One Championship, FIA Masters Historic Formula One Championship, Historic Sports Car Club grids, Group C Racing, GT & Prototype Challenge, Touring Car Legends, Historic Grand Prix Cars Association and one-make challenges featuring marques such as Ferrari, Porsche, Aston Martin, Jaguar and BMW. Classes cover Pre-War Racing Cars, Post-War Sports Cars, GT3-era homologations, Can-Am prototypes and Formula 2 and Formula 3 machinery. Invitations extend to cars with provenance from races like the 24 Hours of Le Mans, Spa 24 Hours, Targa Florio and the Monaco Grand Prix historic paddocks.
Competitors include former professionals and prominent collectors: ex-Formula One drivers linked to Scuderia Ferrari, McLaren, Williams Grand Prix Engineering, Lotus F1 Team and Brabham have appeared alongside historic specialists from Goodwood Road & Racing Club, Derek Bell-style endurance ambassadors and names associated with Porsche Motorsport and Aston Martin Racing. Iconic cars displayed or raced comprise chassis from Ferrari 250 GTO, Jaguar E-Type, Porsche 911 RSR, Ford GT40, McLaren M8C Can-Am cars, Lotus 49, Brabham BT36, Alfa Romeo 33/2, Lancia Stratos HF, Maserati 300S and Cooper T51 Formula cars. Collections loaned by the Buddhist Collection of Historic Racing-style private museums, aristocratic estates and corporate heritage departments such as FCA Heritage and Ford Heritage have contributed provenance.
Event promoters coordinate paddock exhibitions linking with institutions including the Museo Ferrari, Porsche Museum, Jaguar Heritage Trust, RM Sotheby's and auction houses like Bonhams and Gooding & Company for static displays and sales previews. Race formats follow time-based practice, qualifying and sprint races overseen by FIA sporting regulations adapted by ACI Sport, with scrutineering by specialists from Historic Sports Car Club and documentation referencing technical standards from FIA Heritage and Masters Historic. Hospitality partnerships have included HF Group-type concierges, marque clubs such as Ferrari Owners' Club, Porsche Club GB, Aston Martin Owners Club and luxury sponsors like Rolex, Martini Racing-style livery partners and Pirelli tyre support.
Timing and lap records are archived by ACI Sport and event statisticians influenced by databases used at events like Le Mans Classic and Silverstone Classic. Notable lap performances reference comparisons with historic benchmark laps set by Juan Manuel Fangio, Stirling Moss, Jim Clark, Jackie Stewart, Denny Hulme and endurance markers linked to Jacky Ickx and Hans-Joachim Stuck. Results are published for grids that echo classifications from European Le Mans Series, FIA World Endurance Championship era cars and historic formula standings maintained by Masters Historic Racing and HMC record keepers.
Category:Historic motorsport events Category:Autodromo Nazionale di Monza