Round 8 in Monza, Italy.

The Porsche Supercup and the Autodromo Nazionale Monza have a long history together. The first time the field of drivers in their 360-hp Porsche 911 GT3 Cup (996) cars took to the Lombardy racetrack was on September 13, 1998. That race was won by record-winning champion Patrick Huisman, who that year claimed the second of a total of four championship titles in his Supercup career.

After the turn of the millennium, the spectacular races and record chases continued on the fastest track in the Porsche Supercup calendar. The first Italian Supercup Champion, Alessandro Zampedri, was crowned here in the 2005 season, although the race itself was again won by Dutchman Patrick Huisman.

2016 provided another day to celebrate for Italian fans: Matteo Cairoli became the first Italian to win a race at Monza. Today, Cairoli is an official Porsche Driver and continues to compete in races on the international motorsport stage.

And the records continue to fall at Monza with the latest generation of powerful Porsche race cars. In 2020, for example, #25 Larry ten Voorde (NLD/Team GP Elite) clocked 191.898 km/h, the highest average speed ever measured in a Porsche Supercup Qualifying Session. This also answers the question of why the Autodromo in Monza is called the "Temple of Speed". In the grand finale of this anniversary season, we expect more exciting high-speed duels.

In Monza a complete field of 32 drivers will once again compete in the Porsche Mobil 1 Supercup. Joining the permanent drivers, Sebastian Freymuth (DEU) will once again drive car #4 for SSR Huber Racing, and Ugo Gazil (FRA) will be behind the wheel of #13 for CLRT. Ombra Racing provides one of four guest starters for the season finale with #29 Leonardo Caglioni (ITA). The other three come from the guest team Tsunami R.T. from San Marino, who also compete in the Porsche Carrera Cup Italia. At the wheel, among others, are the Italians #42 Giammarco Levorato and #44 Johannes Zelger. They will all be cheered on by the Italian motorsport fans as soon as they take to the track to contest the 2022 Overall Championship and 2022 ProAm Championship – high voltage excitement is guaranteed!

*Subject to amendments.

¹ No team points ² No driver points ³ No team or driver points ⁴ Rookie Classification ⁵ ProAm Classification ⁶ No team or driver points or prize money

The countdown to the last race of the 2022 season starts on Friday at 11:35 am (CEST) with the Practice Session. It continues with qualifying on Saturday afternoon at 2:30 pm (CEST). Then on Sunday at 11:50 am (CEST) it’s lights out for the last time in the 8th Round of the Porsche Supercup anniversary season, as part of the Formula 1 Gran Premio d'Italia 2022. The individual sessions are live on TV, depending on your country – check local information to find out how to watch where you are. A short list of some broadcasters is in the graphic below.

If you want to catch up on all the action from the Supercup season, go to the Porsche Supercup Youtube channel . In addition to race summaries, we have collected a lot of stories and behind-the-scenes clips to help you pass the time until the start of the 2023 season. It's worth a look!