Here’s Alberto Ascari’s winning Ferrari at Monza #OnThisDay 75 years ago, snapped by Louis Klemantaski between the 2 Porfido 90° rights, which - #AnorakFact - were later combined to form one 180° right: Parabolica. The other car is Juan Manuel Fangio’s Alfa.

Karl Kling was born #OnThisDay in 1910, a bit too late to race for Merc in the ’30s, a bit too early for its ’50s revival, so he drove only 11 #F1 GPs. Pic: with Hans Klenk (hidden) on the ’52 #CarreraPanamericana, the windscreen bars added after a collision with a vulture - #AnorakFact.

Since the #F1 world championship began in ’50, the #ItalianGP has been an ever-present annual fixture. #AnorakFact: it has been held at Monza every year except ’80, when it was held at Imola. Pic: #OnThisDay 46 years ago Jabouille (car #15), Reutemann (#28) & Arnoux (#16) lead on lap 1.

Gorgeous & rare colour shot, taken by Gérard Géry, legendary lensman of #ParisMatch, showing Jim Clark winning the #ItalianGP in his Lotus 25, 95sec ahead of the rest of the field, #OnThisDay in ’63. #AnorakFact: altogether 10 Italian GPs have been run on 8 September.

Lovely Michael Turner painting of Tony Brooks’ Vanwall en route to victory at Monza #OnThisDay in ’58, an #F1 GP led by Phil Hill, Mike Hawthorn, Stirling Moss & Brooks. #AnorakFact: the #ItalianGP has been run 9 times on 7 September - in ’47, ’52, ’58, ’69, ’75, ’86, ’97, 2014 & 2025.

Did you see Kimi Antonelli win today’s #ItalianGP? Well, 60 years ago the ’66 Italian GP was won by Ludovico Scarfiotti. #AnorakFact: before today no Italian driver had won his home F1 GP since. Click below to read my latest @motor-sport.bsky.social column.
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The #ItalianGP has been run #OnThisDay (6 September) 5 times - in ’64, ’70, ’87, 2015 & 2020. #AnorakFact: in ’70 Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari; pic) started his 5th #F1 GP - & he won it, becoming the last driver to win an F1 GP wearing an open-face helmet. Let’s hope today’s Italian GP is a good one.🤞

#OnThisDay in ’48 was run the pre-world championship #F1 #ItalianGP - not at Monza but at Valentino Park. It was won by Jean-Pierre Wimille in an Alfa 158, from the pole, driving fastest lap. Pic & #AnorakFact: very few Italian GPs have been wet races, but it rained on Valentino Park in ’48.