1000 km Monza
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| Venue | Autodromo Nazionale Monza |
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| First race | 1949 |
| First LMS race | 2004 |
| Last race | 2008 |
| Distance | 1,000 km (620 mi) |
| Previous names | Coppa Inter-Europa Supercortemaggiore |
| Most wins (driver) | Jacky Ickx (3) |
| Most wins (team) | Scuderia Ferrari (9) |
| Most wins (manufacturer) | Ferrari (18) |
The 1000 kilometres of Monza (also called from 1966 "Trofeo Luigi Caracciolo" was an endurance race mainly for sports cars held at Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Italy.
The "Coppa Inter-Europa" was first held in 1949, on the 6.3-kilometre (3.9 mi) circuit. The race expanded to 1000 kilometres in 1954, and moved to the 10-kilometre circuit in 1956. The event was shortened and returned to the 6.3-km track the next year. In 1960 and 1961, the race was a 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 being expanded to a 1000-kilometer distance in 1965. Until 1969, the full Monza circuit which included the banked oval was used, although chicanes were installed in 1965 at the beginning of the second banking (south curve) and in 1966 at the beginning of the other to slow cars down. A lap was 10.1 kilometers long, yielding a total distance of 1010 km after 100 laps. From 1970 to 2008, the shorter Grand Prix circuit (approximately 5.8 kilometers) has been used for 173 laps.
In 1976, the World Sportscar Championship was splitted in two series, the first reserved to the production derived cars and called World Championship for Makes, and the second reserved to prototype cars called World Sportscar Championship. The Monza's race was valid for the second, both in 1976 and 1977.
In 1978 the WorldSport car Championship was cancelled and the Race was arranged on 320 km and valid for European Sportscar Championship.
In 1979, cancelled the European Championship the race (again on 1000 km distance) was valid only for Italian Championship.
In 1980, the race return to be valid for the World Sportscar Championship
Although named the 1000 km of Monza, the race has at times been run at shorter lengths, most notably in the late 1970s and early 1990s before the demise of the World Sportscar Championship in 1992.
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