Racing at The Temple of Speed

The 2020 4 Hours of Monza will be the fourth edition of the race, the first being held in May 2017. Prior to that, the Italian round of the ELMS was held at Imola.

Here is a quick guide to the Round 4 of the 2020 season.

WHAT’S RACING AT MONZA?

1. European Le Mans Series
2. Michelin Le Mans Cup
3. Ligier European Series

SCHEDULE

CLICK HERE for the full program

ENTRY LIST

CLICK HERE to see the entry list for the 4 Hours of Monza

CHAMPIONSHIP POSITIONS

CLICK HERE to see the Championship Standings after Round 3

WHERE TO WATCH THE 4 HOURS OF MONZA

Round 4 of the 2020 season will be held behind closed doors but fans of the ELMS around the world can watch qualifying and the race for free on the official website at www.europeanlemansseries.com

The ELMS is also available to watch online and on your TV around the world either live or highlights of the race.

A WORD FROM THE RACE DIRECTOR

Once again Race Director Eduardo Freitas will be in charge and controlling the proceedings from Race Control.We asked him about the ELMS race at Monza.

“Monza is known as the Temple of Speed and is, in fact, a circuit that requires a lot of accelerator and, so, fuel consumption is a factor. The teams need to consider the fuel consumption which plays a big part in the game and in the end result of the race. Monza is also known for its unforgiving run offs, which are still old school and are gravel.These do not forgive driver mistakes as much more modern circuits do.

“It will be an intense race for sure, taking into consideration the number of cars that will be involved. There are still a lot of cars involved in the championships and so we can look forward to an excellent weekend of racing at Monza.”

LAP RECORDS

LMP2: Job van Uitert - 1m36.979 - Aurus 01-Gibson - 12/05/2019

LMP3: Damiano Fioravanti - 1m45.790 - Norma M30-Nissan - 12/05/2019

LMGTE: Matteo Cairoli - 1m48.016 - Porsche 911 RSR - 12/05/2019

FACTS AND FIGURES

1. The 4 Hours of Monza has been staged in 2017, 2018 and 2019
2. The 4 Hours of Monza has been won by G-Drive Racing every year since 2017.
3. In 2017, the race was won by Memo Rojas, Leo Roussel and Ryo Hirakawa. In 2018, Roman Rusinov, Andrea Pizzitola and Jean-Eric Vergne won for the Russian team and in 2019 Rusinov was joined by Job Van Uitert and Norman Nato on the top step of the podium.
4. In LMP3, Eurointernational have won twice: in 2018 with Kay Van Berlo and Giorgio Mondini and in 2019 with Mikkel Jensen and Jens Petersen.
5. Ferrari have won the LMGTE class in 2017 and 2018.In 2017 it was JMW Motorsport with Rob Smith, Jonny Cocker and Jody Fannin and in 2018 it was Spirit of Race with Duncan Cameron, Matt Griffin and Aaron Scott.
6. The no77 Dempsey Proton Racing Porsche won in 2019.The crew consisted of two Italian drivers – Riccardo Pera and Matteo Cairoli – and one German – Christian Ried.
7. Built in 1922, the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza was the world’s third purpose built race track after Brooklands in the UK and Indianapolis in the USA.Brooklands is no longer used as a race track. Monza officially opened on the 3 September 1922, with the maiden race held on the 10 September 1922, which was the Italian Grand Prix.
8. In 1954 the circuit was revamped, with a 5.750km course and a 4.250km high speed oval.The two circuits were combined to form a 10km long circuit.
9. The oval was used until the tragic death of Wolfgang Von Tripps and 15 spectators in 1961 and the banking was not used by F1 after that.
10. Today the Monza Grand Prix circuit is 5.793km as used by the ELMS.