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Italian Grand Prix Introduction and Betting Guide

Italian Grand Prix

The Italian Grand Prix is a key event in the Formula One World Championships and has featured in every edition since the championships were established in 1950. It is amongst the oldest Grand Prix events, having first taken place in 1921, and it is raced on the legendary Autodromo Nazionale di Monza. At the inaugural race in 1921, it was held in a 17.3 km circuit near Montichiari in Lombardy. By the following year, a new track in Monza, north of Milan, was opened and the race was moved there. Monza has since become the official location of the Italian Grand Prix with the exception of a handful of editions when the race was held in Livorno, Milan, Turin and of course Montichiari.

The track is famous for being fast, but it also has a few tricky curves that makes it a highly difficult track to win on. The one famous curve in the track is the short displaced segment called the Variante della Roggia that is quite narrow and requires drivers to make a quick cut to the left and then immediately the right. In the past, the circuit was notorious for the number of accidents and fatalities that occurred during the races. Despite this, it is a hugely popular event and attracts huge numbers of spectators.

Betting the Italian Grand Prix

Sprint Betting

This bet may be offered on the Italian Grand Prix. It is a bet on which racer will win the sprint that precedes the main event. The sprint is important in a tactical sense because it will determine the grid in which the cars will line out for the main event, so it can be pivotal to a driver's success at the Grand Prix.

Race Winner

This is the simplest bet that can be found as it is a bet on which driver will win the race. Bets will be offered for all of the drivers competing in the race, which will mean the odds for an individual driver to win will be relatively long. Bets on the favourites to win can still with at long odds, making them great options.

Podium Finish

For a safer bet, punters can bet on which contestants will have a podium finish. This bet will come at lower odds than the race winner bet as a driver only needs to manage a place in the top three, but it also allows punters to make multiple bets that do not contradict each other.

Points Finish

This is a bet on whether a driver will make a top 10 finish. There is a far larger chance of winning with this bet, but in return, it comes with extremely short odds. There may be combination bets where punters need to pick multiple drivers for a point finish, which will lengthen the odds.

Correct Finish Bets

There are several bets that may be offered where punters can make even bolder predictions. These can be bets such as which two drivers will finish in the first two places, which three drivers will make the podium, and the same two bets but with the correct order specified. The last bet, which requires a punter to predict the top three drivers the order they finish in, will come with massive odds, and anyone who gets it right is in for a huge payout.

Which Car Will Win

This bet is the same as the race winner, only it covers a team instead of a single driver. Therefore, if a punter put money on Mercedes to win, then either Lewis Hamilton or George Russell would have to win, or a bet on Red Bull would require either Max Verstappen or Sergio Perez to win.

Head to Head

Punters will also have the option to bet on which of two drivers will finish higher in a particular race. It does not matter if neither driver wins the Italian Grand Prix, as long as the chosen driver finishes ahead of the other. These matchups will be predefined and they can include some quality drivers such as Lewis Hamilton vs Max Verstappen, Charles Leclerc vs Sebastian Vettel, Charles Leclerc vs Max Verstappen, and many more combinations.

Fastest Lap

This bet is not related to which driver will win the race, it is simply a bet on which driver will make the fastest lap in the race. This bet may require a little more detailed research than bets on which drivers will finish first, as there may be drivers who know the Monza circuit better, or their driving style may suit the race better and they may be able to make an extremely fast lap at any point during the Italian Grand Prix.

Live Betting

The Monza circuit requires drivers to drive 53 laps around a 5.793 km closed circuit for a total of 306.72 km. This race can take the most part of one and a half hours, which gives punters plenty of time in which to make live bets. These are bets that will be available throughout the race, with odds that will fluctuate as certain drivers take the lead.

They can be useful for a multitude of reasons, as bettors will be able to see if the drivers came to the circuit with a lot of confidence, or if they have any faulty setup in their cars, and other factors that cannot be foreseen when placing bets in advance of the race.