RECOVERED AND DONATED 128 KILOS OF FOOD PRODUCTS AT THE MONZA RALLY SHOW
At the 2024 Monza Rally Show, held at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza from December 6 to 8, a total of 128 kg of food products were recovered and donated to various associations and charitable canteens in the Brianza area.
The collection of food products is the result of a memorandum of understanding between ATS Brianza, CSV (Volunteer Service Center of Monza, Lecco, Sondrio), and Autodromo Nazionale Monza, united in pursuing common goals related to health, with a growing focus on high-impact social and environmental aspects.
The coordination of food surplus recovery efforts is becoming increasingly structured and consistent, extending beyond sporting events, such as the Italian Formula 1 Grand Prix, to also include corporate events.
Among the items collected during the rally were ready meals, meat, fish, vegetables, bread, fruit, and much more. The recovered food was distributed to about thirty families in severe economic distress, the charitable canteen run by the Friars of the Madonna delle Grazie, and a shelter center in Monza.
MONZA RALLY SHOW: A GREAT PUBLIC SUCCESS
The Monza Rally Show 2024 proved to be a major success, with over 25,000 attendees gathering at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza over three days to witness the biggest names in Italian and international rally racing. The Masters’ Show was broadcast live on more than 50 TV channels or online platforms, with a total of over 110 media outlets covering the event, reaching a potential audience close to one billion viewers (over 700 million for the live broadcast).
The Masters’ Show, streamed live on Rai Play, ACI TV, and Dazn—with delayed coverage on Rai Sport at 4:45 PM—was won by Adrien Fourmaux, who delivered a fitting farewell to Ford. Driving the Puma, Fourmaux defeated newly crowned world champion Thierry Neuville (Hyundai i20 N), his future teammate, in the final showdown.
In the Rally 2 category, Andrea Crugnola emerged victorious in the Masters’ Show after clinching his second win at the Monza Rally Show earlier in the day, repeating his 2019 triumph. Driving a Citroën C3 with team E.A. Sport Investment and co-driver Andrea Sassi, Crugnola narrowly defeated Nikolay Gryazin and Konstantin Aleksandrov in the final stage, “Roccolo,” by 8.3 seconds. Despite leading earlier in the day by winning “Autodromo 2,” the Movisport Skoda Fabia RS duo finished just 2.7 seconds behind Crugnola overall.
Third place went to New Zealanders Hayden Paddon and John Kennard (Hyundai i20 N), completing the 151.38 timed kilometers with a 26.6-second deficit.
Motocross legend Tony Cairoli, a nine-time world champion and Monza Rally Show veteran, finished 11th with a time of 2’14”7 alongside co-driver Eleonora Mori in a Movisport Skoda Fabia RS. Meanwhile, cycling icon Vincenzo Nibali, paired with Alessandro Franco, had to retire due to a technical issue with his Toyota Yaris from T-Racing.
The women’s podium saw Rachele Somaschini and Giulia Zanchetta finishing 26th overall in their Hawk Racing Club Citroën C3.
The event also marked the farewell of Pirelli to the WRC, concluding its four-season journey in the World Rally Championship.
The dates for the 2025 edition have already been announced: December 5–7, promising another thrilling chapter at this legendary venue.
FIERCE BATTLE TO CLAIM VICTORY AT THE MONZA RALLY SHOW
A nail-biting challenge unfolded on the second day of the Monza Rally Show, with four different winners across five special stages. Andrea Crugnola, showcasing impressive form, dominated the 11 km of Roggia 2 on frosty roads. However, his leadership crumbled in the next stage, the 33 km Grand Prix 1—the longest of the event—due to an intercooler failure on his Citroën C3. The four-time Italian champion lost precious time, allowing Marco Bonanomi (Skoda Fabia RS) to win the stage and Bostjan Avbelj (Skoda Fabia RS), competing with an Italian license, to take the overall lead.
Avbelj’s lead, however, was short-lived as Sami Pajari, the newly crowned WRC2 World Champion, claimed two consecutive stage wins (Grand Prix 2 and Parabolica 1) in his Toyota GR Yaris, moving to the top of the leaderboard.
In the last special stage, heavy rain added another twist as the Finnish driver struggled with poor tire choices on the slippery track, combined with a series of errors, finishing 12th. The stage win at Parabolica 2 went to Nikolay Gryazin (Skoda Fabia RS), who, alongside co-driver Konstantin Aleksandrov, went to bed as the overall leader. Andrea Crugnola is second, trailing by just 5.9 seconds, while former European Champion Hayden Paddon (Hyundai i20 N) sits third, 7.6 seconds behind. Pajari is fourth but has a deficit of 28.7 seconds.
Tony Cairoli, nine-time motocross world champion, is in 12th place with his Skoda Fabia RS, while Vincenzo Nibali continues his learning process in the Toyota Yaris GR.
The outcome of the Monza Rally Show will be decided in Sunday morning’s final two timed stages: Autodromo 2 (8:00 AM) and Roccolo 1 (10:06 AM), totaling 31 competitive kilometers.
Saturday also featured meet-and-greet sessions in the paddock with WRC stars Dani Sordo (Hyundai), Adrien Fourmaux (Ford), Giandomenico Basso, and former cycling champion Vincenzo Nibali, supported by Radiofreccia, the event’s official radio station.
Sunday morning will see the return of big names like Sebastien Ogier, Jari Matti Latvala, newly crowned World Champion Thierry Neuville, and Tony Cairoli.
At 1:00 PM, the Masters' Show will kick off, featuring WRC stars. It will be streamed live on RaiPlay, Dazn, and ACI TV (Sky channel 228 and Tivusat 52), with a delayed broadcast on Rai Sport (channel 58) starting at 4:45 PM.
MONZA RALLY SHOW: CRUGNOLA LEADS DAY ONE
The first day of the Monza Rally Show ended with Andrea Crugnola in the lead: the 35-year-old from Varese, fresh off his fourth Italian championship title, driving the Citroen C3 shared with Andrea Sassi, won the first two stages, Autodromo 1 and Roggia 1.
On a day marked by mild winter sun, Crugnola, who had already triumphed at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza in 2019, posted the first fastest time, gaining 3.5 seconds over the competition. Among the top drivers who managed to keep close were hill climb specialist Luca Tosini with Roberto Peroglio (Skoda Fabia RS) and experienced driver Alessandro Perico (Skoda Fabia RS), alongside Mauro Turati.
Crugnola confirmed himself as the man to beat, posting another fastest time on the Roggia 1 stage, ending the day with a 9.4-second lead over Slovenian Bostjan Avbelj (Skoda Fabia RS), another familiar face in the Italian championship, with Perico following 10 seconds behind. Also, among the top times was that of Nikolay Gryazin, WRC2 driver, who incurred a 10-second penalty for hitting a barrier on the first stage.
In fourth place in the overall standings, 10.4 seconds behind, was Finnish driver Sami Pajari (Toyota Yaris), the new WRC2 World Champion, navigated by his compatriot Marko Salminen.
Also in the top 10 was New Zealand’s Hayden Paddon (Hyundai i20 N), in sixth place, 11.9 seconds behind.
Twelfth was Tony Cairoli (Skoda Fabia RS), while Vincenzo Nibali, driving one of the two Toyota Yaris GRs, was in 43rd place.
The first day saw an exciting moment with the cars lined up in the pit lane for the autograph session, one of the most eagerly awaited events by fans.
Tomorrow will feature five more Special Stages, with the Rally 2 cars starting around 7:30 AM. WRC stars are also warming up for the Masters' Show, with Adrien Formaux (Ford), Dani Sordo (Hyundai), and Jari Matti Latvala (Toyota) all set to compete.
The Monza Rally Show will conclude on Sunday morning after 9 special stages, covering a total of 151.38 km.
Tickets for the event can be purchased at monzanet.it and ticketone.it.
MASTERS' SHOW WILL BE BROADCAST WORLDWIDE
More than a hundred TVs and sites will broadcast the challenge between the WRC bigwigs at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza. In Italy live streaming on Dazn and Rai Play. Deferred on Rai Sport from 16:45.
The 2024 Monza Rally Show will have worldwide television and streaming coverage. More than a hundred broadcasters will either broadcast live or package a product on the Masters’ Show scheduled to take place at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza on Sunday, December 8. The Masters’ Show, which will see the WRC protagonists compete, starting with fresh world champions Thierry Neuville and Sami Pajari, will feature the top three finishers in the Monza Rally Show and nine other drivers who signed the best times in the special stages Autodromo 1 and Autodromo 2. Connecting with the Temple of Speed will be Rai:The Masters’ Show will be broadcast live streaming on RaiPlay and deferred from 4:45 p.m. on Rai Sport (channel 58 DTV). The broadcast will also be live streamed on Dazn, while ACI TV will air the event live on Sky channel 288. In detail, there are 29 European TVs, which will follow the last Autodromo Nazionale Monza competition of the year, 3 North American (all live) and 14 from Asia-Pacific (8 live). The formula of the Masters’ Show, which will start on Sunday at 1 p.m., is that the best 4 of the R2s, after the cross-qualifying challenges, will enter the semifinals where there will be, instead, a direct duel for the grand final. As for the R1s, the six crews will be divided into two Italian rounds (the three drivers will compete against each other) and the winners of the two rounds will face each other in the final. Tickets for the Monza Rally Show can be purchased at. www.monzanet.it and at www.ticketone.it.
PAJARI, PADDON AND CRUGNOLA: CHAMPIONS AT THE START OF THE MONZA RALLY SHOW
A world champion, the one from WRC2, a European champion and the fresh 4-time Italian overall rally champion: Finland's Sami Pajari, New Zealand's Hayden Paddon, the first non-European in 2023 to boast the continental title, and Andrea Crugnola from Varese, from 2022 master of the tricolor where he had already imposed himself in 2020. These names are already enough to give an idea of the caliber of the participants in the Monza Rally Show scheduled at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza from December 6 to 8. In addition to the three aforementioned drivers, who will be at the wheel of Toyota Yaris GR, Hyundai i20 N Rally 2 and Citroen C3 RALLY2 respectively, fans will also be able to admire other heavy names in Italian and international rallying: e.g. Nikolay Gryazin (Skoda Fabia Rs), who ended the WRC2 World Championship on the third step of the podium after winning the final race in Japan, or CIAR protagonists such as Slovenian Bostjan Avbelj, who races with an Italian license aboard a Skoda Fabia Rs Rally2, already champion of the 2023 Promotion tricolor series, and Alberto Dall'Era (Volkswagen Polo). Among the crews, symbolizing the racing dynasties, Matteo (21) and Luigi Fontana, grandson at the wheel and grandfather (76), already an excellent rally driver, at the reading of the notes: they will be on board a Toyota GR Yaris Rally2. Also at the start is Alessandro Perico, another strange name in the national rally scene and the Monza Rally Show: the 48-year-old will line up in a Skoda Fabia RS. Also at the start will be Rachele Somaschini, testimonial of the Cystic Fibrosis Research Foundation and winner of the 2024 European Rally Tour: in Monza she will be at the wheel of her C3. There will also be no shortage of champions who move from the steering wheel to reading the notes, such as Piero Longhi, former tricolor champion in the past, who will navigate Stefano Ruoppolo (Skloda Fabia) or Luca Rossetti, who will sit next to Pietro Porro (Toyota Yaris). As is tradition at the Monza Rally Show, other sports champions such as Vincenzo Nibali, the Shark, who is one of seven cyclists to have won at least one edition of the three Grand Tours: the Vuelta (2010), Giro d'Italia (2013-16) and Tour de France (2014), are among the entrants. The Sicilian will be at the wheel of a Toyota Yaris GR R1 T4x4.
And there is no shortage of racers on the list either: Kevin Gilardoni, star of the Italian GT Championship with Lamborghini, who will drive a Citroen C3 here; Marco Butti, also involved in GT Endurance with Honda, and entered here in another C3. Among the protagonists of the TCR Italy, he lines up, instead, the Venetian Filippo Barberi, who from the Audi RS3 switches on this occasion at the wheel of a Skoda Fabia RS Rally 2. The Monza Rally Show includes, in addition to the shakedown, 9 special stages for a total of 154.20 timed km. The top three finishers plus the 9 drivers with the best times in PS Autodromo 1 and Autodromo 2 and the top two finishers in the Yaris Trophy will take part in the Masters' Show which is scheduled for Sunday, December 8 on the main straight. Tickets can be purchased at www.monzanet.it e ticketone.it
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
