Alfa Romeo is celebrating the great shared tradition of the brand and the Formula 1 racetrack in the northern Italian city of Monza next weekend (9th to 11th September 2022) at the Italian Grand Prix in Monza. The Autodromo Nazionale di Monza, which opened 100 years ago, has since been the scene of some of Alfa Romeo's outstanding racing successes. Perhaps the most important: Nino Farina won the Italian Grand Prix in Monza on September 3, 1950, driving the Tipo 158 "Alfetta" Grand Prix racing car, securing the first Formula 1 world champion title.
Alfa Romeo celebrates the 100th anniversary of the Autodromo with the first "Tribe Days," where fans from all over Europe meet. Symbolic of the age of the Alfa Romeo brand, founded in 1910, members of the major Alfa Romeo brand clubs will participate in the meeting with 112 iconic vehicle models from Alfa Romeo's history. The idea of the "Tribe Days" was born on June 24, 2022, at the international Alfa Romeo Club Meeting, where representatives of brand clubs from all over the world came together in the factory museum in Arese.
The number with which the current Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA model, of which only 500 were made, is represented at "Tribe Days" has a symbolic meaning as well: the 100 vehicles represent the racetrack's 100th birthday in Monza.
The letters GTA characterize one of the most successful models in the history of Alfa Romeo on the track. Alfa Romeo presented Giulia GTA's historic production model in 1965 at the Amsterdam Motor Show. A short time later, the motorsport version won its class at the 1,000-kilometer race in Monza. Following this test, Alfa Romeo focused on the four-hour race at Monza in the spring of 1966, which was, at the time, one of the world's most important competitions for touring cars. The Giulia GTA model dominated the race. The Italian team drivers, Andrea de Adamich and Teodoro Zeccoli, won. Gerhard Schüler of Germany finished third.
Since then, the Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA has won several international and national races, including the European Touring Car Championship.
Alfa Romeo invites participants to two important brand locations for the "Tribe Days," which are now being held for the first time. In the factory museum in the Milan suburb of Arese, on the site of a former Alfa Romeo factory, fans can immerse themselves in the brand's unique history. In addition, test drives, parades, and driver training courses are available at the legendary Balocco test and trial site, which opened in 1961 on the motorway between Milan and Turin. Participants can test their Alfa Romeo's dynamic capabilities.
Parades with various Alfa Romeo vehicle models are two highlights of the "Tribe Days." The first will occur at the Autodromo Nazionale di Monza on Saturday afternoon (September 10). On the racetrack where the Formula 1 Italian Grand Prix takes place on Sunday, 112 Alfa Romeo classic cars are on display.
The second parade follows on Sunday morning. From the museum in Arese, 112 historic Alfa Romeos and 100 current Alfa Romeo Giulia GTA models drive through Milan. You'll pass by some of the city's most famous landmarks, including the Cathedral, the Opera, Republic Square, and the Central Station. A short break is planned at the place where the nucleus of the Alfa Romeo brand stood 112 years ago—the Portello plant. Today, the world's first Alfa Romeo flagship store represents the brand's new identity. The parade's final destination is the Autodromo, where participants have their areas in the "Ascari," and "Biassono" spectator stands. You can watch the Italian Grand Prix live and support the Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN.
For the Italian Grand Prix, Alfa Romeo Centro Stile has created a special livery for Valtteri Bottas and Guanyou Zhou's Formula 1 racers. Alfa Romeo designers changed how the letters across the car and the crest from the 1950s look.
Both elements are even more visible thanks to a central position on the bonnets of the two Alfa Romeo F1 Team ORLEN C42 and the enlargement and asymmetrical arrangement of the lettering. Alfa Romeo's historic circular logo can be seen on the nose of the racer.
The Alfa Romeo coat of arms has always paid homage to Milan and the Lombardy region. The first part of the name also refers to the birthplace of the brand: Alfa is the abbreviation for Anonima Lombarda Fabbrica Automobili (Lombard Automobile Factory Limited).
As in previous years, the Alfa Romeo factory museum in Arese provides a comprehensive program for visitors during the Italian Grand Prix. On Wednesday (September 7, 7.30 to 8.30 p.m.), the Formula 1 drivers Valtteri Bottas and Zhou Guanyu will come for an autograph session. On this day, the museum is open until 9 p.m. On Saturday (September 10) and Sunday (September 11), practice and qualifying will be broadcast live on the big screen, as will the race. Fans can do a few parade laps on Saturday and Sunday at 5 p.m. with their own Alfa Romeo of any year and model on the museum's racetrack.
