Formula 1 will continue to visit Monza until at least 2031 following the signing of a six-year Italian Grand Prix contract extension.
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One of Formula 1’s legendary venues is confirmed to remain on the calendar into the next decade. The Italian Grand Prix will continue to take place at Autodromo Nazionale Monza until at least 2031 following the signing of a new deal between Formula 1 and the Automobile Club d’Italia.
Monza already held a contract to appear on the F1 schedule until 2025, with the new six-year contract extension confirming the track’s longer-term future. The fastest circuit on which F1 races, Monza attracts large attendances every season, mostly made up of the Tifosi, who turn out annually to see their beloved Ferrari team race. In 2024, Charles Leclerc was victorious with the Scuderia at Monza, recording the team’s 20th victory in total at their home track.
In recent years, attendance figures at Monza have been rising, with 335,000 attending the three days of the 2024 Italian Grand Prix weekend. Speaking about the new deal, Formula 1 CEO Stefano Domenicali hailed the recent upgrades to the circuit’s infrastructure:
“I am delighted that the Italian Grand Prix will remain on the calendar until 2031. Monza is at the very heart of Formula 1 history and the atmosphere each year is unique as the Tifosi gather in huge numbers to cheer on Ferrari and the drivers.
The recent upgrades to the circuit’s infrastructure and the planned investment show a strong commitment to the long-term future of Formula 1 in Italy, and I want to thank the President of the Automobile Club d’Italia, the Italian Government, and the Lombardy Region for their continued passion and commitment to our sport. I also want to pay tribute to our incredible fans across the country who support Formula 1 so passionately.”
After the entire track was resurfaced and fan access routes were improved ahead of the 2024 race, Angelo Sticchi Damiani, President of the Automobile Club d’Italia says that the aim for next year is to improve “the quality and quantity of hospitality offerings” trackside.
Known as “The Temple of Speed”, Monza has been on the calendar in every season to date except 1980, when the Italian Grand Prix moved to Imola while renovation work was undertaken at Monza. The track, just outside of Milan, is one of four at which F1 still races today which appeared on the very first F1 calendar in 1950.
Classic Track Signing New Contracts
Of F1’s four classic venues which remain on the calendar, three have recently signed new contracts which will see them stay on the calendar until the 2030s. Just like Monza, Monaco is signed up to host F1 until 2031. Organisers of the Monaco Grand Prix announced a new contract extension earlier in November, under which the race will move from the final weekend in May to the first full weekend in June each season.
Likewise, Silverstone is also confirmed as host of the British Grand Prix until at least 2034. Next year will mark the 60th time in World Championship history that the circuit has hosted a Grand Prix, including the one-off 70th Anniversary Grand Prix which took place at the track in 2020.
F1’s other classic track – Circuit de Spa-Francorchamps, host of the Belgian Grand Prix – faces a more uncertain future. In recent years, Spa-Francorchamps has signed a series of short-term contract extensions. A few years ago, it was rumoured that the Belgian race would be removed from the calendar to make way for the return of the South African Grand Prix, though this never came to fruition. Spa is believed to be one of the tracks which could host Formula 1 every other year under the sport’s plans to add rotational rounds to the calendar in the near future. The sport’s CEO Stefano Domenicali has said that these plans are being finalised and will be announced soon.
Of the 25 venues which currently hold contracts to host Formula 1 races, Monza is the 14th to sign a deal to remain on the calendar into the next decade.
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