1000 km Monza


The 1000 Kilometres of Monza was an endurance race, mainly for sports cars, which was held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Italy.

Overview

Despite its title, the race has been run at shorter lengths. The Coppa Intereuropa was first held in 1949 on a 6.3-km circuit. The race length was expanded to 1,000 km in 1954; in 1956, it was held on a 10-km circuit. The race was shortened and returned to the 6.3-km track the following year. In 1960 and 1961, it was part of the FIA GT Cup.
In 1963, the race was held as a three-hour event for production-based cars in the World Sportscar Championship before its expansion to 1,000 km in 1965. Until 1969, the full Monza circuit was used. To slow the cars, chicanes were installed in 1965 at the beginning of the second bank and in 1966 at the beginning of the other bank. A lap was 10.1 km long, for a total distance of 1,010 km. From 1970 to 2008, the shorter Grand Prix circuit was used for 173 laps.

History

The race was not held from 2009 to 2016, after which a four-hour race was scheduled as part of the 2017 European Le Mans Series.

Winners