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FIA WEC returns to Monza for 2017 Season Prologue

24.03.17

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FIA, Motorsport, Mobility, Road Safety, F1, WRC, WEC, WTCC, World RX

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:

http://www.fia.com