Thirteenth seasonal round for Formula 1, which at the Autodromo Nazionale Monza celebrates the 110th GP in Italy: 75 have been held in Monza, 32 in Imola, and one each at Mugello and Pescara.
Built in 1922 at the behest of the Automobile Club Milano, the Brianza facility originally featured a 5.5 km road track and a 4.5 km high-speed ring that intersected on two levels.
GP data
According to Brembo engineers who work closely with all Formula 1 Teams, the Autodromo Nazionale Monza, with a length of 5,793 meters, falls into the category of circuits that are moderately demanding on brakes. On a scale from 1 to 5, it has earned a difficulty rating of 3, having only 5 braking points per lap for less than 8 and a half seconds in total. Four braking points are classified as Hard, although for half of them the speed reduction is less than 100 km/h, and the remaining one is Light.
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The toughest corner
According to simulations, the toughest corner of the Autodromo Nazionale Monza for the braking system is the first one after the finish line. Cars approach it at 318 km/h and slow down to 87 km/h in 3.22 seconds, covering a distance of 153 meters. Drivers apply a load of 111 kg on the brake pedal and experience 3.8 g of deceleration. The braking power is 1,637 kW.
The speed record
Compared to the Italian GP 2025, due to the characteristics of the 2026 single-seaters, the effort required from drivers and brakes is lower. At turn 4 (Variante della Roggia) a year ago, drivers experienced 4.5 g of deceleration and applied a load of 159 kg on the brake pedal, whereas this year these values are expected to be 3.7 g and 108 kg, respectively. Braking distances also increase, from 107 meters to 121 meters, as does braking time, from 2.02 seconds to 2.29 seconds, even though the reduction in speed is lower.
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The caliper of the trio
The single-seaters with Brembo discs won the Italian GP in 1975 and 1979, then had to wait a long time to return to the top step of the podium at Monza. They succeeded in 1988, the year Brembo introduced the caliper made from a single block of aluminum: a project considered utopian because it seemed impossible to machine the interior and piston bores with the tools available at the time. Brembo, however, succeeded, and coincidentally, that caliper later equipped the cars that won 3 consecutive editions of the Italian GP, from 1988 to 1990, with 3 different drivers.
Customized ventilation
Made of aluminum, the current Formula 1 calipers differ from one another in design and structural characteristics. Brembo indeed produces customized calipers for each single-seater, agreeing with each team on the preferred ventilation and rigidity solutions. Some teams request ventilation fins on the outer body, others prefer narrower but deeper pins, and still others opt for a cover that wraps around a section of the upper part of the caliper.