NEUVILLE LEADS WRC STARS AT MONZA RALLY SHOW
Rally enthusiasts will have a unique opportunity to get up close to two freshly crowned world champions, Thierry Neuville (WRC champion) and Sami Pajari (WRC2 champion), during the Monza Rally Show, taking place from December 6 to 8, 2024. The Belgian and Finnish drivers will headline the weekend behind the wheels of the Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Hybrid and the Toyota GR Yaris, respectively. Joining them at Monza will be eight-time world champion Sébastien Ogier of France, driving the Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid, a standout among manufacturers.
Today, Pirelli and the teams participating in the WRC revealed the lineup of drivers who will celebrate the Italian brand’s four years as the sole tire supplier for the World Championship at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. The prestigious list includes Spanish driver Dani Sordo (Hyundai) and Frenchman Adrien Fourmaux (Ford Puma Rally1 Hybrid). Additionally, Jari-Matti Latvala, Toyota Gazoo team principal, will don his racing suit and helmet once more for this special occasion. They will be joined by Pedro, driving a Ford.
Over the three-day event, WRC stars will alternate on the Monza Rally Show track, offering rides to selected guests. On Sunday afternoon, Neuville, Ogier, Pajari (in a Rally2 car), Sordo, Fourmaux, and Pedro will compete in the Masters’ Show on the main straight.
The Monza Rally Show kicks off on Friday, December 6, with the shakedown. The program includes 9 special stages, totaling 154.38 kilometers of timed sections.
Tickets are available on the official website www.monzanet.it, through Ticketone.it,, or at 1,000 physical points of sale across Italy.
A RALLY WITH A ROCK BEAT: RADIOFRECCIA OFFICIAL RADIO PARTNER OF THE MONZA RALLY SHOW
Radiofreccia will be the official radio partner of the Monza Rally Show, taking place from December 6 to 8, 2024, at Monza Circuit. The event will feature some of the top drivers from the WRC, the World Rally Championship, which concluded on Sunday, November 24, in Japan.
A weekend packed with excitement, entertainment, and great music awaits, thanks to Radiofreccia’s DJs broadcasting live from the circuit and sharing the most thrilling moments of the Monza Rally Show.
On Saturday, December 7, and Sunday, December 8, fans can enjoy meet & greets, DJ sets, and entertainment hosted by Radiofreccia's DJs.
“We are thrilled to once again connect our brand with the Monza Rally Show,” says Daniele Suraci, Editorial Manager of Radiofreccia. “This international event perfectly embodies our vision of rock and freedom.”
Radiofreccia is the rock radiovision of the RTL 102.5 family.
In just eight years, Radiofreccia has carved out an important role as one of the most internationally oriented stations in the radio landscape.
True to its slogan, "Libera Come Noi" ("Free Like Us"), Radiofreccia is committed to covering major events, not only in music but also in sports, celebrating shared values of passion and freedom.
Tickets for the Monza Rally Show are available on www.monzanet.it and www.ticketone.it
NIBALI GEARS UP FOR THE MONZA RALLY SHOW
A two-wheel champion getting back in the game for the first time with four-wheelers: gracing the Monza Rally Show, scheduled to take place at theAutodromo Nazionale Monza, Dec. 6-8, 2024, will also be Vincenzo Nibali at the wheel of a GR Yaris R1 T4X4 of the Toyota Gazoo Racing Italy team in collaboration with Visit Malta.
The 40-year-old Sicilian is a legend of Italian cycling: in his 18-year pro career he has won all three grand tours, two Giro d'Italia (2013 and 2016), a Tour de France (2014) and a Vuelta (2010), as well as two historic classics (twice the Giro di Lombardia in 2015 and 2017 and a Milano-Sanremo in 2018).
"I have always dabbled with four wheels and now, that I have stopped racing, I cultivate this passion for sports driving. Hence the decision to take part in this new adventure, which is beautiful and special, also physical because it is a car, the Toyota Yaris, which is very demanding, at least from what I have seen in the first tests. Monza then is a historic circuit, where I have often been a guest and which has always given great emotions. I'm sure it will do so again this year," explained Nibali, at the press conference launching his participation held at the Milan headquarters of Automobile Club Milano (from which he obtained a competitor's license).
"For us at TGR Italy it is a great satisfaction to be an integral part of such an important project. Bringing to rally debut a super champion like Vincenzo Nibali will be really exciting and doing it thanks to a partner of excellence like VisitMalta fills us even more with pride. The exclusive context such as the Monza Rally Show will certainly make the experience special. From our side we are looking forward to see Vincenzo on the Toyota GR Yaris in Cup version," added Tobia Cavallini, team principal Toyota Gazoo Racing Italy.
The Monza Rally Show will start on Friday, December 6, and conclude on Sunday after nine special stages, all on asphalt, and 154.38 timed kilometers. In the afternoon, on a 1.5-kilometer track, the Masters' Show challenges, scheduled on the pit straight, which will also feature the WRC cars: the Hyundai i20 N Rally1 Hybrid, Ford Puma Rally1 Hybrid and Toyota GR Yaris Rally1 Hybrid. The stars of the World Championship will put on a show for all three days at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza.