100 years of the Monza National Circuit

Dubai, United Arab Emirates, November 23, 2021 . A century of speed, of challenges, victories and Italian style. The Autodromo Nazionale Monza turns 100 years old in 2022 and begins the celebrations, presenting – as an absolute preview from Dubai – a new icon of Made in Italy: the logo of the centenary of the “Temple of Speed” during the Beauty of Sport , Italian Sports Day , the day dedicated to Italian sport, organized by CONI al Italy Pavilion ofEXPO 2020 in Dubai , in the presence of the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Luigi Di Maio .

2022 will be a special year for F1 in Italy: beyond the centenary of the Monza circuit, Imola will host the second Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix , as announced by Stefano Domenicali , CEO of Formula One Group, with the president of CONI Giovanni Malagò , during the panel 100 years of Monza and the Made in Italy GP: Italy is the double world excellence of Motorsport .

“In the next few years, there are many projects capable of bringing the Autodromo Nazionale Monza into a new era for mobility and motor sports; reliving its glorious history, as on today’s occasion in Dubai, is a great stimulus for the future “declared the president of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza Giuseppe Redaelli.

“Autodromo Nazionale Monza and Italian motorsport are increasingly protagonists in the world, with two stages of the Formula 1 championship and two stages of the World Rally Championship. Monza will continue to be a leading track for many future motorsport disciplines”, Comments the president of the Automobile Club of Italy Angelo Sticchi Damiani .

“All over the world, when one thinks of Formula 1, one cannot fail to remember the great contribution that Italy has given to this sport, and the first 100 years of the Monza circuit are an important testimony of this. Monza is special, Monza is home to Formula 1, it has always written among the most important pages of this sport that for 71 years has given emotions, passion and a smile. We are preparing to enter a new era for F1, with new regulations and new cars that will create even more exciting races and we are thrilled to have Italy once again a great protagonist in the official calendar of 2022 with two stops at Imola and Monza.”, Stefano Domenicali , CEO of Formula One Group, intervenes.

From Juan Manuel Fangio and Alberto Ascari to Michael Schumacher, from Enzo Ferrari, Niki Lauda and Ayrton Senna, to Lewis Hamilton, there is the public, the mechanics, the people, in one hundred years in Monza the track has changed, the technology , the rules, but the emotions are unchanged. The president of the Autodrome Giuseppe Radaelli and the president of ACI Angelo Sticchi Damiani recalled the stories and passions of the men of motorsport, the great protagonists of these hundred years in Monza, presenting the visual identity of the centenary, in a dialogue with Stefano Domenicali aimed at the future of Italian motorsport and the upcoming challenges of Monza, starting with the reduction of the environmental impact of the centenary track.

“It is the Temple of Speed, the track that is the real protagonist of the centenary logo, taking on the majestic shape of a tricolor “temple”, a sinuous ribbon that crosses the characters of Monza and the number 100. We wanted to give a graphic interpretation to the circuit, making the track a three-dimensional icon. The green track, its red exterior together with the white of its interior create the feeling of the tricolor”Comments Ludovico Fois , councilor for external relations and communications manager of ACI, the Automobile Club of Italy.