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The 2011 season reaches its next exciting location this weekend. It is the beautiful city of Monza, home of the illustrious Italian Grand Prix.

This is a place synonymous with motor racing round the globe. The formidable Formula 1 Gran Premio Santander D’Italia 2011 is set for Sunday the 11th of September 2011 at 2pm. Lovers of motor racing will flock to the incredible Autodromo di Monza circuit at this pivotal point of the season.

The Gran Premio d’Italia AKA The Italian Grand Prix, is amongst the most enduring race meets in history. It has been entertaining racing fans for an amazing 90 years, since 1921. The event originally took place in the city of Bresciia in the north of Italy. However, the following year, in 1922, The Italian Grand Prix moved to the newly built course at Monza. This is where most races have taken place ever since.

The Autodromo di Monza track extends for a white knuckle 53 laps. This is across a circuit length of 5.793 km and a race distance of 306.720 km. The Italian Grand Prix must have a special meaning for the man currently on top of the leader board; Sebastian Vettel. This was where the German entered the record books, becoming the youngest racer to win a Grand Prix victory. Vettel accomplished the feat back in 2008, when he was 21.

Will Vettel earn another win at Monza on Sunday? Or will his RBR-Renault compatriot Mark Webber better the second place he got in Belgium? However Alonso and Button are still looking to take points away from Vettel. Hamilton, on the other hand, will be hoping to put the collision of two weeks ago behind him. All in all, racing fans are in for a colossal meet at Monza this weekend.