Formula 1: Italian Grand Prix Trivia

An ecstatic Gerhard Berger taking the chequered flag at Monza in a Ferrari

#5 Italian Grand Prix was the only race that McLaren didn't win in 1988. Alain Prost retired with engine problems and teammate Ayrton Senna had crashed out handing a famous win for Gerhard Berger in a Ferrari, which was especially memorable as Enzo Ferrari had passed away, just a month before the Grand Prix.

#4 After winning the 2006 Italian Grand Prix, Ferrari's Michael Schumacher announced his retirement from Formula 1 racing at the end of the 2006 season.

#3 Niki Lauda famously returned to action at the 1976 Italian Grand Prix, just over a month after his horrific fiery crash in Germany, finishing fourth.

#2 Pierluigi Martini backflipped his way across the finish line after contact with Minardi teammate Christian Fittipaldi in 1993

Nico Rosberg is over the moon after his 2016 triumph with Mercedes

#1 Mercedes has taken every pole and won every race in the current engine formula of v6 turbo engines from 2014. The 4 consecutive wins are also the longest streak by a constructor at the Italian Grand Prix.