Emilia Romagna Grand Prix - Betting Odds, Event Details, History and Records

Date: 2024.05.17 - 2024.05.19
Contest: F1
Location: Imola Circuit, Italy


While the Italian Grand Prix is the oldest Formula One Grand Prix in Italy, the GP circuit has further expanded with the latest addition of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, also known as Imola Grand Prix, because of its venue.


History:

Prior to Imola or Emilia Romagna Grand Prix, Imola served as host to the San Marino Grand Prix, which was discontinued in 2006 after 26 amazing editions.

After that, Imola Grand Prix was added to the formula one calendar to make use of the wonderful facility at Imola and further promote the thrilling sport. The inaugural edition of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was held in 2020.

Initially, the plan was to host Emilia Romagna Grand Prix as a "one-off" race. However, despite pandemic restrictions, the wonderful response that the GP received led to its retention on the Formula One Calendar in 2021.


Contract extension until 2025:

In 2022, the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix contract was further extended by three years. This means that the race will remain a regular feature of the Formula One calendar till 2025.


Circuit:

Emilia Romagna Grand Prix is held at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari circuit. The circuit is commonly famous as Imola Circuit, which is why the Grand Prix is called Imola Grand Prix.

The total length of the circuit is 4.909km. In total, there are 63 laps in the Imola Grand Prix. Thus, making the total length of the Grand Prix 309.049km.


Fastest Lap:

The record for the fastest lap in Imola Grand Prix belongs to the current Formula One World Champion Max Verstappen. He recorded a lap time of 1:18.446 while racing for Red Bull.


2023 Winner

The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix 2023 was cancelled due to the flooding in the region.


Past Races:

2020 Imola Grand Prix - Sir Lewis Hamilton:

The Inaugural edition of the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was held in 2020. While a number of Formula One races were canceled due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix was held as a two-day event, with qualification taking place on one day and the main event taking place on the following day.

The 2020 Emilia Romagna GP was dominated by Mercedes as Valtteri Bottas secured the pole position for Mercedes while Lewis Hamilton won the race. He also went on to win the Formula One Drivers' championship that season.


Imola Grand Prix 2021/2022 - Max Verstappen:

The second and third editions of the Imola Grand Prix were held in 2021 and 2022, respectively. In both editions, Max Verstappen emerged as the eventual winner while racing for Red Bull Racing. Interestingly, Lewis Hamilton secured the pole position at the 2021 Imola Grand Prix. Yet, Max Verstappen did wonderfully well to win the Grand Prix.

At the next Imola Grand Prix, it would be interesting to see if Max Verstappen manages to win his 3rd consecutive title?


Emilia Romagna (Imola) Grand Prix 2024:

The odds for the race taking place between May 17th and 19th will be posted closer to the event date.

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