9:12 – Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Räikkönen will be looking to become the 11th driver to clinch victory for Ferrari on home turf at this weekend’s Italian Grand Prix. GPUpdate.net looks back at the previous 10.
Alberto Ascari (1949, 1951, 1952)
Ascari delivered victory for Ferrari at Monza in 1949, prior to the creation of the F1 World Championship, and in 1950 Nino Farina won for Alfa Romeo. Ascari struck back in 1951, triumphing in the Ferrari 375, and a year later he won again the Temple of Speed, capping a title-winning season with his sixth straight victory.
Phil Hill (1960, 1961)
Hill won only three races in his F1 career but two of them came in a Ferrari at Monza. In 1960, he was flanked by team-mates Richie Ginther and Willy Mairesse, and while he also won a year later, it was marred by tragedy. Ferrari team-mate Wolfgang von Trips crashed, sustaining fatal injuries and claiming the lives of 15 spectators.
John Surtees (1964)
Surtees delivered victory for Ferrari at Monza during his title-winning 1964 campaign, claiming a dominant pole position before winning the race itself by over a minute, with only Bruce McLaren finishing on the same lap.
Ludovico Scarfiotti (1966)
Scarfiotti made just 10 starts in F1 but his day in the sun came at Monza in 1966 as he delighted the home fans. Scarfiotti was followed home by team-mate Mike Parkes, and remains the last Italian to take victory at home.
Clay Regazzoni (1970, 1975)
Regazzoni won two races for Ferrari at Monza, separated by five years, with other events overshadowing the Swiss on both occasions. In 1970, his win was marred by the death in practice of title leader Jochen Rindt, while in 1975 adulation was heaped upon Niki Lauda, whose third place ensured he became the new champion.
Jody Scheckter (1979)
Scheckter led home team-mate Gilles Villeneuve for a 1-2 finish as the pair controlled proceedings, the result clinching Ferrari the Constructors’ Championship; it would be the team’s last world title for 21 years.
Gerhard Berger (1988)
Ferrari’s 1980s lean spell was famously rescued by its 1988 win. The death of founder Enzo Ferrari four weeks earlier cast a shadow over the event, while McLaren continued to dominate. However, Alain Prost suffered an engine issue before Ayrton Senna collided with backmarker Jean-Louis Schlesser late on. Berger and team-mate Michele Alboreto picked up the pieces, recording an emotional 1-2, the only non-McLaren win of the year.
Michael Schumacher (1996, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006)
F1’s most successful driver is also Ferrari’s most successful at the Italian Grand Prix. Schumacher ended Ferrari’s drought in his first year in 1996 and added four more wins over the course of the next decade, and chose the 2006 race to announce his retirement, shortly after lifting the trophy for the final time at Monza.
Rubens Barrichello (2002, 2004)
Barrichello twice claimed victory on Ferrari’s home turf; the first came in 2002, Ferrari held 3-4 early on, only to overhaul and defeat Williams to take a crushing 1-2 finish, while in 2004 a damp track hindered Ferrari early on. Barrichello, after an earlier stop, lost ground, while Schumacher spun on the opening lap, dropping to the back of the field. It mattered little, though, as both recovered in style, with Barrichello taking the honours.
Fernando Alonso (2010)
Alonso, in his first year with Ferrari, qualified on pole but lost out off the line to McLaren’s Jenson Button, who shirked the usual low-downforce set-up. Alonso remained close to Button before snatching the lead by pitting one lap later, emerging from his sole stop a few car lengths ahead. From there, Alonso went on to triumph; it remains Ferrari’s most recent Monza success, the Scuderia having to settle for podiums in recent seasons.
NB: Photo of Alberto Ascari is from Monaco, not Monza
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