# 6 Hours of Monza

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 6.300 km (3.915 mi) circuit. The race length was expanded to 1,000 km in 1954; in 1956, it was held on a 10.000 km (6.214 mi) 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 10.100 km (6.276 mi) long, for a total distance of 1,010 km (100 laps). From 1970, the shorter 5.793 km (3.600 mi) 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.

## Winners

| Year | Drivers | Team | Car | Time | Distance | Championship |
| 6.3 km (3.9 mi) circuit |||||||
| 1949 | Bruno Sterzi | Bruno Sterzi | Ferrari 166 S | | 392.867 km (244.116 mi) | Non-championship |
| 1950 | Consalvo Sanesi | | Alfa Romeo 6C 2500 Sperimentale | 2:00:00.000 | 294.867 km (183.222 mi) | Non-championship |
| 1951 | Luigi Villoresi | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 212 MM | 2:00:00.000 | 286.940 km (178.296 mi) | Non-championship |
| 1952 | Bruno Sterzi | Bruno Sterzi | Ferrari 225 S | 2:00:00.000 | 305.460 km (189.804 mi) | Non-championship |
| 1953 | Luigi Villoresi | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 250 MM Berlinetta | 2:30:49.700 | 441.000 km (274.025 mi) | Non-championship |
| 1954 | Mike Hawthorn Umberto Maglioli | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 735 S | 6:13:28.600 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | Non-championship |
| 1955 | Jean Behra Luigi Musso | Officine Alfieri Maserati | Maserati 300S | 5:41:41.200 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | Non-championship |
| 10.1 km (6.3 mi) circuit |||||||
| 1956 | Mike Hawthorn Peter Collins | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 500 TR | 5:07:13.900 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | Non-championship |
| 5.8 km (3.6 mi) circuit |||||||
| 1957 | Camillo Luglio | Cornelia Vassali | Ferrari 250 GT | | 166.796 km (103.642 mi) | Non-championship |
| 1958 | Luigi Taramazzo | | Ferrari 250 GT | | | Non-championship |
| 1959 | Alfonso Thiele | | Ferrari 250 GT | | 173.863 km (108.033 mi) | Non-championship |
| 1960 | Carlo Mario Abate | Scuderia Serenissima | Ferrari 250 GT SWB | | 518.055 km (321.904 mi) | FIA GT Cup |
| 1961 | Pierre Noblet | Pierre Noblet | Ferrari 250 GT SWB | 3:00:00.000 | 533.327 km (331.394 mi) | FIA GT Cup |
| 1962 | No race | No race | No race | No race | No race | No race |
| 1963 | Roy Salvadori | David Brown | Aston Martin DP214 | 3:00:00.000 | 580.437 km (360.667 mi) | International Championship for GT Manufacturers |
| 1964 | Rob Slotemaker | Ben Pon | Porsche 904 GTS | 3:00:00.000 | 550.094 km (341.813 mi) | International Championship for GT Manufacturers |
| 10.1 km (6.3 mi) circuit |||||||
| 1965 | Jean Guichet Mike Parkes | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Ferrari 275 P2 | 4:56.08.000 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | International Championship for GT Manufacturers |
| 1966 | John Surtees Mike Parkes | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Ferrari 330 P3 | 6:05:11.600 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | International Manufacturers' Championship |
| 1967 | Lorenzo Bandini Chris Amon | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Ferrari 330 P4 | 5:07:43.000 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | International Manufacturers' Championship |
| 1968 | David Hobbs Paul Hawkins | J.W. Automotive Engineering | Ford GT40 Mk.I | 5:18:23.400 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | International Championship for Makes |
| 1969 | Jo Siffert Brian Redman | Porsche System Engineering | Porsche 908LH | 4:53:41.200 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | International Championship for Makes |
| 5.8 km (3.6 mi) circuit |||||||
| 1970 | Pedro Rodríguez Leo Kinnunen | J.W. Automotive Engineering | Porsche 917K | 4:18:01.700 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | International Championship for Makes |
| 1971 | Pedro Rodríguez Jackie Oliver | J.W. Automotive Engineering | Porsche 917K | 4:14:32.600 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | International Championship for Makes |
| 1972 | Jacky Ickx Clay Regazzoni | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Ferrari 312PB | 5:52:05.600 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | World Championship for Makes |
| 1973 | Jacky Ickx Brian Redman | SpA Ferrari SEFAC | Ferrari 312PB | 4:04:34.400 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | World Championship for Makes |
| 1974 | Arturo Merzario Mario Andretti | Autodelta SpA | Alfa Romeo 33TT12 | 4:45:57:400 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | World Championship for Makes |
| 1975 | Arturo Merzario Jacques Laffite | Willi Kauhsen Racing Team | Alfa Romeo 33TT12 | 4:43:21.800 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | World Championship for Makes |
| 1976 | Jacky Ickx Jochen Mass | Martini Racing | Porsche 936 | 4:00:54.400 | 882.810 km (548.553 mi) | World Sportscar Championship |
| 1977 | Vittorio Brambilla | Autodelta SpA | Alfa Romeo 33SC12 | 2:40:06.000 | 500 km (310 mi) | World Sportscar Championship |
| 1978 | Reinhold Joest | Joest Racing-Liquymoly- | Porsche 908/3 | 1:51:17.300 | 320 km (200 mi) | European Sportscar Championship |
| 1979 | Renzo Zorzi Marco Capoferri | | Lola T286-Ford | 5:47:26.000 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | Italian Group 6 Championship |
| 1980 | Alain de Cadenet Desiré Wilson | Alain de Cadenet | De Cadenet-Ford | 6:01:08.880 | 1,061.4 km (659.5 mi) | World Championship for Makes Italian Group 6 Championship |
| 1981 | Edgar Dören Jürgen Lässig Gerhard Holup | Weralit Racing Team | Porsche 935 K3 | 6:33:48.000 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | World Endurance Championship |
| 1982 | Henri Pescarolo Giorgio Francia | Automobiles Jean Rondeau | Rondeau M382-Ford | 5:33:56.200 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | World Endurance Championship |
| 1983 | Bob Wollek Thierry Boutsen | Joest Racing | Porsche 956 | 5:12:06.900 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | World Endurance Championship |
| 1984 | Stefan Bellof Derek Bell | Rothmans Porsche | Porsche 956 | 5:06:15.800 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | World Endurance Championship |
| 1985 | Manfred Winkelhock Marc Surer | Kremer Racing-Porsche | Porsche 962C | 4:04:41.310 | 800 km (500 mi) | World Endurance Championship |
| 1986 | Hans-Joachim Stuck Derek Bell | Rothmans Porsche | Porsche 962C | 1:48:40.290 | 360 km (220 mi) | World Sports Prototype Championship |
| 1987 | John Watson Jan Lammers | Silk Cut Jaguar | Jaguar XJR-8 | 5:03:55.370 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | World Sports Prototype Championship |
| 1988 | Martin Brundle Eddie Cheever | Silk Cut Jaguar | Jaguar XJR-9 | 4:52:13.520 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | World Sports Prototype Championship |
| 1989 | No race | No race | No race | No race | No race | No race |
| 1990 | Mauro Baldi Jean-Louis Schlesser | Team Sauber Mercedes | Mercedes-Benz C11 | 2:17:11.735 | 480 km (300 mi) | World Sports Prototype Championship |
| 1991 | Martin Brundle Derek Warwick | Silk Cut Jaguar | Jaguar XJR-14 | 2:05:42.844 | 430 km (270 mi) | World Sportscar Championship |
| 1992 | Geoff Lees Hitoshi Ogawa | Toyota Team Tom's | Toyota TS010 | 2:16:42.659 | 500 km (310 mi) | World Sportscar Championship |
| 1993-1994 | No race | No race | No race | No race | No race | No race |
| 1995 | Thomas Bscher John Nielsen | West Competition | McLaren F1 GTR | 4:01:29.206 | 725 km (450 mi) | BPR Global GT Series |
| 1996 | Thomas Bscher John Nielsen | West Competition | McLaren F1 GTR | 4:01:31.046 | 736 km (457 mi) | BPR Global GT Series |
| 1997 | Thomas Bscher John Nielsen | Kremer Racing | Kremer K8 Spyder-Porsche | 5:33:44.800 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | Challenge Endurance Italia |
| 1998 | Thomas Bscher Geoff Lees | GTC Team Davidoff | McLaren F1 GTR | 5:08:55.952 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | Italian GT Championship Challenge Endurance Italia |
| 1999 | Emmanuel Collard Vincenzo Sospiri | JB Giesse Team Ferrari | Ferrari 333 SP | 2:29:31.944 | 500 km (310 mi) | SportsRacing World Cup |
| 2000 | Mauro Baldi Gary Formato | R & M | Riley & Scott Mk III-Judd | 2:42:31.807 | 500 km (310 mi) | SportsRacing World Cup |
| 2001 | Giovanni Lavaggi Christian Vann | GLV Brums | Ferrari 333 SP-Judd | 5:17:08.756 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | FIA Sportscar Championship |
| 2002 | No race | No race | No race | No race | No race | No race |
| 2003 | Jan Lammers John Bosch | Racing For Holland | Dome S101-Judd | 2:30:30.857 | 486.612 km (302.367 mi) | FIA Sportscar Championship |
| 2004 | Jamie Davies Johnny Herbert | Audi Sport UK Veloqx | Audi R8 | 5:05:52.043 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | Le Mans Endurance Series |
| 2005 | Emmanuel Collard Jean-Christophe Boullion | Pescarolo Sport | Pescarolo C60 Hybrid-Judd | 5:02:32.220 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | Le Mans Endurance Series |
| 2006 | No race | No race | No race | No race | No race | No race |
| 2007 | Nicolas Minassian Marc Gené | Team Peugeot Total | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP (Diesel) | 4:59:20.735 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | Le Mans Series |
| 2008 | Stéphane Sarrazin Pedro Lamy | Team Peugeot Total | Peugeot 908 HDi FAP (Diesel) | 4:59:07.955 | 1,000 km (620 mi) | Le Mans Series |
| 2009 - 2020 | No race | No race | No race | No race | No race | No race |
| 2021 | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Toyota GR010 Hybrid | 6:01:12.290 | 1,181.45 km (734.12 mi) | FIA World Endurance Championship |
| 2022 | Nicolas Lapierre André Negrão Matthieu Vaxivière | Alpine Elf Team | Alpine A480 | 6:00:47.738 | 1,123.53 km (698.13 mi) | FIA World Endurance Championship |
| 2023 | Mike Conway Kamui Kobayashi José María López | Toyota Gazoo Racing | Toyota GR010 Hybrid | 6:00:31.922 | 1,158.28 km (719.72 mi) | FIA World Endurance Championship |