If you’re planning on driving to Monza for the Italian Grand Prix then you’ll need to plan your parking in advance.
In this guide I’ll list the different parking options at Monza, plus give my tips on the best ones to go for to avoid some of the worst traffic delays.
Monza Official Parking
You can buy official car parking tickets for the F1 Italian Grand Prix at the through this website.
These tend to sell out quite fast so you should try and book them as far in advance as possible. The official car parks usually range from 20 Euros – 50 Euros per day for the Grand Prix weekend, depending on which one you go for and how far from the track it is.
Here’s a list of the different official car parks, which are all named by colour:
- Green
- White
- Brown
- Platinum
- Gold
- Orange
- Brown
- Red
- Purple (includes shuttle)
- Blue (includes shuttle)
Tickets for the Blue and Purple car parks include a shuttle service to take you to the track because they’re further away. Shuttle buses for these car parks run from 07:00 – 20:30 each day of the Monza F1 weekend. These are a nice option to avoid having to walk too much and to avoid the traffic.
Ideally you’d choose a car park which is closest to the entrance gate that is, in turn, closest to your grandstand or viewing area, to help minimise the amount of walking you need to do.
To help with that I’ve put together the map below, showing the rough location of each of the different car parks. Use this to help you decide which ones are nearest to where you need to go.
For example, if you have tickets for the Grandstand 8A which is closest to entrance gate B, then the Blue or Red car parks would be a bad choice as they’re the other side of the track. Ideally you’d go for White or Brown parking instead.
The official parking website above shows the exact location of the different car parks which you can use to work out how far away they are from the track. Exact location and directions to your chosen car park will be sent to you by the parking supplier before the race.
And this map, whilst a couple of years old, still does a good job of showing the exact locations of the car parks.
Whilst parking as close as possible to the circuit is good for reducing the amount of walking you have to do, it means you’ll experience more traffic. So if you’re willing and able, parking a little further out should mean you can get a quicker exit in your car at the end of the day in exchange for a little more walking.
The official website above also has specific parking tickets you can purchase for motorbike parking or campervan parking. Campervan parking is obviously a bit more expensive, and bike parking is a little cheaper.
If they’re sold out on the official website, you can also buy them on ViaGoGo here which I’ve done before and it worked great when I’d left it to the last minute to think about parking!
Monza Unofficial Parking Options
If you can’t get the parking you want on the official site above, there are a couple of unofficial options too. These tend to be cheaper as well.
GP Monza Parking
GP Monza Parking has three seperate car parks, each located near to gates C or D. Some of these are cars only, some are for campervans which you can stay in overnight.
Prices start are around 35 Euros per day, or around 100 Euros for a 3-day weekend. So it’s a cheaper option than the official parking above.
These are all nice and close to the track, so a great option if Gates C or D are near your seating area.
Easy Camping
Easy Camping (also known as GP camping) has a car park again between Gates C and D. It’s a bumpy grassy car park so not ideal if you’re in a low sports car. Also not suitable to trucks or buses, and no overnight parking is allowed. They also offer camping pitches on the same site.
Free parking
If none of the above options work for you or are available, or if you’ve left it until the last minute, there are some free parking options at Monza that might just work.
Monza is surrounded on the West side by residential areas. There are a few spots amongst these streets that have free car parks, although these fill up incredibly quickly on race weekend. To get a space in one you need to be there at least 30 minutes before the spectator gates are due to open, and even then there’s no guarantee.
Searching Parcheggio Gratuito (Free Parking) on Google Maps in the residential area to the West of Monza circuit brings up dozens of little car parks that are free.
There are also a couple of free car parks slightly further North of the Monza circuit that are less likely to be full, but will require a long walk. Or put your bike in the back of your car and ride to the track.
