FIA WEC returns to Monza for 2017 Season Prologue
WEC - 2017 The Prologue - Preview
Lap distance: 5.793 km
Test Sessions duration: 14 hours over 2 days
Location: Autodromo Nazionale Monza
Via Vedano, 5, 20900 Monza MB, Italyend_of_the_skype_highlighting
Website: https://www.monzanet.it/en/
Press officer: Paolo REDAELLI
Email: paolo.redaelli@acimi.it
Phone: +39 02 7745320
Airport: Milan Linate: 30min away from Monza Circuit
Milan Malpensa: 55min away from Monza Circuit
AUTODROMO NAZIONALE MONZA
The Autodromo Nazionale Monza is a race track located near the city of Monza, north of Milan, in Italy. Built in 1922, it is the world's third purpose-built motor racing circuit after those of Brooklands and Indianapolis. Built in the Royal Villa of Monza park the site has three tracks – the 5.793-kilometre (3.600 mi) Grand Prix track, the 2.405-kilometre (1.494 mi) Junior track, and a 4.250-kilometre (2.641 mi) high speed oval track with steep banking which is no longer in use.
This will be the first official visit by the FIA World Endurance Championship since the championship began in 2012. The circuit hosted the world famous 1000km of Monza, which was last held in 2008 for the Le Mans Series and won by Pedro Lamy and Stephane Sarrazin in an LMP1 class Team Peugeot Total Peugeot 908 HDI.
FIA WEC TIMETABLE
09h00 – 18h00 Scrutineering
17h00 – 18h00 Collective Car Photoshoot
Saturday 1 April
09h00 – 12h00 Practice Session no1
12h00 Car Tracking Shots
14h00 – 17h00 Practice Session no2
19h00 – 21h00 Practice Session no3
Sunday 2 April
09h00-12h00 Practice Session no4
13h15-13h45 Autograph Session
14h00-17h00 Practice Session no5
FIA OFFICIALS
Eduardo Freitas: FIA Race Director
Jean-Francois Veroux: FIA WEC Steward (Chairman)
Denis Chevrier: FIA Technical Delegate
Jacques Tropenat: FIA Medical Delegate
Jeff Carter: FIA Media Delegate
David Escribano: Chief timekeeper
Yannick Dalmas: Driver Adviser
FIA WORLD ENDURANCE CHAMPIONSHIP
Shortly after the finish of the sessions, results of the event can be found on the following link: