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Monza Track info (7147 words) |
 | The Grand Prix of Nations for 1924 was a triumph for the Guzzi 500, a one horizontal cylinder bike with overhead camshaft and four valves, ridden by Mentasti, who gave Italy its first victory in the exclusive world of champion 2- wheelers. |
| The tragic 1961 Italian Grand Prix run on the full 10-kilometre circuit and saddened by the fatal accident that cost the life, at the entrance to the 'parabolic" curve, of Von Trips in a Ferrari and eleven spectators, marked the end of the use of the high speed track for Grand Prix single-seaters. |
| In relation with this development of cars and in concert with the GPDA (Grand Prix Drivers' Association) two chicanes were built in 1972 for the purpose of reducing speed at the entrance to the fastest curves on the course, the "curva grande" (big bend) at the end of the grandstand straight and the "Ascari" curve. |
| ABC's of FORNULA ONE (12441 words) |
| The home of the Grand Prix at each circuit; this is a secure area from which the Formula One teams operate and where all motorhomes and transporters are parked. |
| Grand Prix held between 1962-85 (with the exception of 1964, 1966 and 1981) and in 1992-93. |
| A one-off Grand Prix that took place in the Texas metropolis in 1984, it was run on a 3.9-km street circuit and won by Keke Rosberg (Williams). |
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