Formula 1: Italian Grand Prix Trivia

Modified Aug 31, 2018 11:22 GMT

The operatic podium at Monza has decibel level and atmosphere of its own

#10 Peter Gethin won the 1971 Italian Grand Prix by just 0.01s - the smallest margin of victory in F1 history. The slipstreaming classic race of 1971 had the top 5 car zooming past the chequered flag separated by just 0.61 seconds.

#9 The last Italian-born driver to win at Monza was Mario Andretti in 1977, but he course competed under the US nationality.

#8 If Sebastian Vettel wins with Ferrari this weekend, having won previously with Toro Rosso (2008) and Red Bull (2011, 2013), he would be the only driver after Stirling Moss ( Maserati, Vanwall, Rob Walker Racing) to have won with three different teams.

#7 Only 3 drivers have triumphed on home soil. Alberto Ascari managed the feat twice in 1951 and '52; Nino Farina once, in 1950; while Ludovico Scarfiotti was the last home winner all the way back in 1966.

Sebastian Vettel's first win in Monza in a Toro Rosso

#6 Sebastian Vettel’s surprise win at Monza in 2008 for Toro Rosso made him the then youngest ever winner of a Grand Prix (at the time), aged 21 years, 2 months and 11 days old.

Edited by Nishant Jayaram