Formula One, abbreviated to F1 and also known as Grand Prix racing, is the highest class of single-seat open-wheel auto
racing. It is a worldwide sport, involving an annual World Drivers Championship and World Constructors
Championship, and is the most expensive sport in the world, as annual team budgets average in the hundreds of millions of US
dollars. It is based around a series of races (19 in 2005), known as grands prix, on custom-constructed road courses or closed-off street
circuits.The sport has traditionally been centred in Europe, which undoubtedly remains its leading
market, but races have also been held in the Americas, Africa, Asia, and
Australia. The Italian Grand Prix is one of the longest running events on the motor racing
calendar. The first Italian Grand Prix motor racing championship took place on September 4, 1921 at Brescia.
However, the race is more closely associated with the course at Monza, which was built in 1922 in time for that year's
race, and has been the location for most of the races over the years.
Circuit length 5.79 kilometres (3.60 miles)
Race length 306.72 kilometres (190.59 miles) |
