The 6 Hours of Monza (formerly the 1,000 Kilometres of Monza and known after 1966 as the Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo) is an endurance race, mainly for sports cars, which is held at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza in Italy.

Overview

Despite its title, the race has been run at shorter lengths (most notably in the late 1970s and early 1990s, before the demise of the World Sportscar Championship in 1992). The Coppa Intereuropa was first held in 1949 on a circuit. The race length was expanded to 1,000 km in 1954; in 1956, it was held on a circuit. The race was shortened and returned to the 6.3-km track the following year. In 1960 and 1961, it was part of the FIA GT Cup.

In 1963, the race was held as a three-hour event for production-based cars in the World Sportscar Championship before its expansion to 1,000 km in 1965. Until 1969, the full Monza circuit (including the banked oval) was used. To slow the cars, chicanes were installed in 1965 at the beginning of the second bank (the south curve) and in 1966 at the beginning of the other bank. A lap was long, for a total distance of 1,010 km (100 laps). From 1970, the shorter Grand Prix circuit has been used occasionally..

Up until 1970, drivers waited at their starting grids until the Italian tricolour flag waved and drove away, a standing start. Since 1971, a rolling start began the race. Cars do one formation lap around the course; when the safety car returns to the pits, the starter waves the Italian flag to start it.

History 1976 – the World Sportscar Championship was split into two series. The first, for production-based cars, was called the World Championship for Makes. The second, for prototype cars, was called the World Sports Car Championship. The Monza race was eligible for the latter in 1976 and 1977. 1978 – the World Sports Car Championship was cancelled and the race was reconfigured for 320 km, making it eligible for the European Sportscar Championship. 1979 – after the European Championship was cancelled, the race was eligible for the Italian championship. 1980 – the race again became eligible for the World Sportscar Championship. 1989 – it was cancelled due to financial problems with the Automobile Club of Milan and for the rebuilding of boxes and paddock facilities. 1992 – the race was used on and off by various series, including the BPR Global GT Series, the Italian GT Championship, and the Challenge Endurance Italia series in 1997 and 1998. The FIA Sportscar Championship hosted the 1,000 km in 2001. 1995 and 1996 – the race was valid for the BPR Global GT Series, reserved for GT cars with the four-hour format. 1998 – did not qualify for an international championship. It returned to the 1,000-kilometre distance, and was re-opened to sports cars. 1999 – the distance was reduced to 500 km, and it again became eligible for the international SportsRacing World Cup championship. 2000 – although the race was run at 500 km, it was called "1,000 km" because another 500-km race (for the FIA GT Championship) was held that morning. 2001 – returning to the 1,000 km distance, the race was eligible for the FIA Sportscar Championship. 2003 – after a year off, the race returned to the 500-kilometre distance. 2004 – the race was resumed as part of the Le Mans Series. 2006 – the race, part of the Le Mans Series, was cancelled due to protests about noise pollution. 2007 – agreements were reached to allow the event to return to the Le Mans Series.

The race was not held from 2009 to 2020, after which a six-hour race was scheduled as part of the 2021 FIA World Endurance Championship (WEC). Three races were held between 2021 and 2023, with the Italian round of WEC moving to Imola in 2024 due to redevelopment of the track. The Monza round is set to return for the 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship, replacing the Qatar 1812 km and 8 Hours of Bahrain.

Winners

Year Drivers Team Car Time Distance Championship circuit 1949 Bruno Sterzi Bruno Sterzi Ferrari 166 S Non-championship 1950 Consalvo Sanesi Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sperimentale 2:00:00.000 Non-championship 1951 Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 212 MM 2:00:00.000 Non-championship 1952 Bruno Sterzi Bruno Sterzi Ferrari 225 S 2:00:00.000 Non-championship 1953 Luigi Villoresi Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 250 MM Berlinetta 2:30:49.700 Non-championship 1954 Mike Hawthorn Umberto Maglioli Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 735 S 6:13:28.600 Non-championship 1955 Jean Behra Luigi Musso Officine Alfieri Maserati Maserati 300S 5:41:41.200 Non-championship circuit 1956 Mike Hawthorn Peter Collins Scuderia Ferrari Ferrari 500 TR 5:07:13.900 Non-championship circuit 1957 Camillo Luglio Cornelia Vassali Ferrari 250 GT Non-championship 1958 Luigi Taramazzo Ferrari 250 GT Non-championship 1959 Alfonso Thiele Ferrari 250 GT Non-championship 1960 Carlo Mario Abate Scuderia Serenissima Ferrari 250 GT SWB FIA GT Cup 1961 Pierre Noblet Pierre Noblet Ferrari 250 GT SWB 3:00:00.000 FIA GT Cup 1962 No race 1963 Roy Salvadori David Brown Aston Martin DP214 3:00:00.000 International Championship for GT Manufacturers 1964 Rob Slotemaker Ben Pon Porsche 904 GTS 3:00:00.000 International Championship for GT Manufacturers circuit 1965 Jean Guichet Mike Parkes SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 275 P2 4:56.08.000 International Championship for GT Manufacturers 1966 John Surtees Mike Parkes SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 330 P3 6:05:11.600 International Manufacturers' Championship 1967 Lorenzo Bandini Chris Amon SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 330 P4 5:07:43.000 International Manufacturers' Championship 1968 David Hobbs Paul Hawkins J.W. Automotive Engineering Ford GT40 Mk.I 5:18:23.400 International Championship for Makes 1969 Jo Siffert Brian Redman Porsche System Engineering Porsche 908LH 4:53:41.200 International Championship for Makes circuit 1970 Pedro Rodríguez Leo Kinnunen J.W. Automotive Engineering Porsche 917K 4:18:01.700 International Championship for Makes 1971 Pedro Rodríguez Jackie Oliver J.W. Automotive Engineering Porsche 917K 4:14:32.600 International Championship for Makes 1972 Jacky Ickx Clay Regazzoni SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 312 PB 5:52:05.600 World Championship for Makes 1973 Jacky Ickx Brian Redman SpA Ferrari SEFAC Ferrari 312 PB 4:04:34.400 World Championship for Makes 1974 Arturo Merzario Mario Andretti Autodelta SpA Alfa Romeo 33TT12 4:45:57:400 World Championship for Makes 1975 Arturo Merzario Jacques Laffite Willi Kauhsen Racing Team Alfa Romeo 33TT12 4:43:21.800 World Championship for Makes 1976 Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass Martini Racing Porsche 936 4:00:54.400 World Sportscar Championship 1977 Vittorio Brambilla Autodelta SpA Alfa Romeo 33SC12 2:40:06.000 World Sportscar Championship 1978Denominated as "Trofeo Filippo Caracciolo" Reinhold Joest Joest Racing-Liquymoly- Porsche 908/3 1:51:17.300 European Sportscar Championship 1979 Renzo Zorzi Marco Capoferri Lola T286-Ford 5:47:26.000 Italian Group 6 Championship 1980 Alain de Cadenet Desiré Wilson Alain de Cadenet De Cadenet-Ford 6:01:08.880 World Championship for MakesItalian Group 6 Championship 1981 Edgar Dören Jürgen Lässig Gerhard Holup Weralit Racing Team Porsche 935 K3 6:33:48.000 World Endurance Championship 1982 Henri Pescarolo Giorgio Francia Automobiles Jean Rondeau Rondeau M382-Ford 5:33:56.200 World Endurance Championship 1983 Bob Wollek Thierry Boutsen Joest Racing Porsche 956 5:12:06.900 World Endurance Championship 1984 Stefan Bellof Derek Bell Rothmans Porsche Porsche 956 5:06:15.800 World Endurance Championship 1985 Manfred Winkelhock Marc Surer Kremer Racing-Porsche Porsche 962C 4:04:41.310 World Endurance Championship 1986 Hans-Joachim Stuck Derek Bell Rothmans Porsche Porsche 962C 1:48:40.290 World Sports Prototype Championship 1987 John Watson Jan Lammers Silk Cut Jaguar Jaguar XJR-8 5:03:55.370 World Sports Prototype Championship 1988 Martin Brundle Eddie Cheever Silk Cut Jaguar Jaguar XJR-9 4:52:13.520 World Sports Prototype Championship 1989 Not held 1990 Mauro Baldi Jean-Louis Schlesser Team Sauber Mercedes Mercedes-Benz C11 2:17:11.735 World Sports Prototype Championship 1991 Martin Brundle Derek Warwick Silk Cut Jaguar Jaguar XJR-14 2:05:42.844 World Sportscar Championship 1992 Geoff Lees Hitoshi Ogawa Toyota Team Tom's Toyota TS010 2:16:42.659 World Sportscar Championship 1993–1994 Not held 1995 Thomas Bscher John Nielsen West Competition McLaren F1 GTR 4:01:29.206 BPR Global GT Series 1996 Thomas Bscher John Nielsen West Competition McLaren F1 GTR 4:01:31.046 BPR Global GT Series 1997 Thomas Bscher John Nielsen Kremer Racing Kremer K8 Spyder-Porsche 5:33:44.800 Challenge Endurance Italia 1998 Thomas Bscher Geoff Lees GTC Team Davidoff McLaren F1 GTR 5:08:55.952 Italian GT ChampionshipChallenge Endurance Italia 1999 Emmanuel Collard Vincenzo Sospiri JB Giesse Team Ferrari Ferrari 333 SP 2:29:31.944 SportsRacing World Cup 2000 Mauro Baldi Gary Formato R & M Riley & Scott Mk III-Judd 2:42:31.807 SportsRacing World Cup 2001 Giovanni Lavaggi Christian Vann GLV Brums Ferrari 333 SP-Judd 5:17:08.756 FIA Sportscar Championship 2002 Not held 2003 Jan Lammers John Bosch Racing For Holland Dome S101-Judd 2:30:30.857 FIA Sportscar Championship 2004 Jamie Davies Johnny Herbert Audi Sport UK Veloqx Audi R8 5:05:52.043 Le Mans Endurance Series 2005 Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion Pescarolo Sport Pescarolo C60 Hybrid-Judd 5:02:32.220 Le Mans Endurance Series 2006 Not held 2007 Nicolas Minassian Marc Gené Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP(Diesel) 4:59:20.735 Le Mans Series 2008 Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDi FAP(Diesel) 4:59:07.955 Le Mans Series 2009–2020 Not held 2021 Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota GR010 Hybrid 6:01:12.290 FIA World Endurance Championship 2022 Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão Matthieu Vaxivière Alpine Elf Team Alpine A480 6:00:47.738 FIA World Endurance Championship 2023 Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López Toyota Gazoo Racing Toyota GR010 Hybrid 6:00:31.922 FIA World Endurance Championship 2024–2025 Not held 2026 FIA World Endurance Championship

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References

External links

Racing Sports Cars: Monza archive