Archive · 3 Sep 2026
FIA Declares Heat Hazard Ahead of Hot Italian Grand Prix
The FIA is the group that helps make Formula One rules.
It expects the Italian Grand Prix at Monza to be very hot.
The forecast says the heat index could rise above 31°C during the race.
Because of this, the FIA announced a heat hazard.
Drivers may use a special system to help cool their bodies.
The system can send cold fluid through tubes in a fireproof vest.
A driver may choose not to wear the vest, but the rest of the system must still be installed.
The race is expected to be the fourth Formula One event classified as a heat hazard.
The FIA declared a heat hazard for the Italian Grand Prix at Monza.
The declaration followed a forecast that the race heat index could exceed 31°C.
Drivers may use a cooling system featuring a pump, plumbing, thermal store and cooling vest.
Drivers can decline the vest, but other system components must remain fitted and 0.5kg of ballast added.
Monza temperatures are forecast at 34°C Friday, 35°C Saturday and 34°C Sunday.
- Who
- The FIA, Formula One drivers and teams competing in the Italian Grand Prix.
- What
- The FIA declared a heat hazard and authorized use of the driver cooling system.
- When
- For the Italian Grand Prix weekend; temperatures are forecast at 34°C Friday, 35°C Saturday and 34°C Sunday.
- Where
- Autodromo Nazionale Monza in Monza, Italy.
- Why
- An official forecast predicted that the heat index would exceed 31°C at some point during the race.
- Event
- Italian Grand Prix
- Circuit
- Autodromo Nazionale Monza
- Heat-hazard threshold
- A forecast heat index greater than 31.0°C during the race
- Forecast temperatures
- 34°C Friday, 35°C Saturday and 34°C Sunday
- Cooling equipment
- Pump, plumbing, thermal store and a fireproof cooling vest with tubes
- Vest choice
- Drivers may choose not to wear the vest, but other system components must be fitted
- Ballast requirement
- Drivers declining cooling-system personal equipment must have 0.5kg of cockpit ballast added