September 2027
Italian Grand Prix 2027
Autodromo Nazionale Monza · MonzaThe easiest Grand Prix in the world for a UK fan to actually do — two hours on a plane and a fifteen-minute train.
Date expectedFormula 1MonzaLong weekend
Length5.8 km, 11 corners
Race windowEarly September, Sunday afternoon race
First GP1950 (the circuit dates to 1922)
CharacterLong straights, heavy braking, lowest downforce weekend of the year
Nearest airportMilan Malpensa (MXP), Linate (LIN) is closer to the city
Events here
Ticket advice and buying windows are event-specific — pick the one you are going to.
Getting there
- Stay in Milan, not Monza. Trains from Milano Centrale to Monza take about fifteen minutes and run constantly; from Monza station it is a shuttle or a walk of roughly half an hour through the park.
- Buy train tickets in advance for race weekend and validate them before boarding. The Sunday-evening return is genuinely crowded — either leave before the podium or accept an hour of standing.
- From the UK this is the most accessible race on the calendar: two hours, budget fares, and no time difference to speak of. It is the one Grand Prix a UK fan can do as a long weekend without it feeling like an expedition.
Where to stay
Shared by every event in this building. Which tier is worth it changes with the event — a fight weekend and a Sunday league game price the same room very differently — but the geography does not.
Best base
Milan, near Centrale or Porta Garibaldi
Direct trains to Monza, and a proper city for the evenings. Rates rise for race week but nothing like a Vegas or Austin weekend.
Smart
Monza itself
Walk or short shuttle to the gates and skip the train entirely. Limited stock, so it goes early.
Budget
Sesto San Giovanni or the northern suburbs
On the same rail line, priced well below central Milan, and still twenty minutes from either end.
Make a trip of it
The park itself is worth arriving early for — the old banked oval is still standing and you can walk to it. In Milan: the Duomo roof rather than just the square, Navigli in the evening, and the Ferrari and Alfa museums are both day trips if the weekend runs long.
Attractions & tours — Booking.comThings to do in Monza — GetYourGuideAttraction tickets — Attractiontix