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The Imola Circuit, officially called the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari (Italian for 'Enzo and Dino Ferrari International Circuit'), is a 4.909 km (3.050 mi) motor racing circuit. It is located in the town of Imola , in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy , 40-kilometre (25 mi) east of Bologna .
The Emilia Romagna Grand Prix (Italian: Gran Premio dell'Emilia-Romagna) is a Formula One motor racing event held at the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, often referred to as "Imola" after the town where it is located. [1] The event takes the name "Emilia-Romagna" from the Italian region where the circuit is located.
Imola Circuit (Imola Circuit) Rocca Sforzesca (Sforza Castle), built under the reign of Girolamo Riario and Caterina Sforza. Now houses a Cinema d'Estate which shows films in July and August. It also is the location of the world-famous International Piano Academy "Incontri col Maestro", founded in 1989 by Franco Scala.
Ferrari Circuit could refer to a number of motor racing circuits: Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari, commonly referred to as "Imola Circuit" Fiorano Circuit, a private racetrack owned by Ferrari for development and testing purposes; Mugello Circuit, a racetrack owned by Ferrari used in the Formula One 2020 Tuscan Grand Prix
The 1994 Imola layout, which had been in place since 1981, [59] was never again used for a Formula One race. The circuit was heavily modified following the race, including a change at Tamburello—also the scene of major accidents for Gerhard Berger and Nelson Piquet —from a high speed corner to a much slower chicane.
Pages in category "Imola Circuit" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9. 4 Hours of Imola;
The Imola circuit had been used for a non-championship event in 1979 and had hosted a variety of non-championship races since 1953; this circuit was closer to the Ferrari factory in Maranello. Imola's one-time running of the Italian GP was won by Brazilian Nelson Piquet after the two turbo Renaults of Jean-Pierre Jabouille and René Arnoux retired.
A further non-championship event took place at Imola in 1979, which was won by Niki Lauda for Brabham-Alfa Romeo. In 1980, the Italian Grand Prix moved from the high-speed Monza circuit to Imola (later known as Autodromo Dino Ferrari), as a direct result of 1978's startline pile-up, which claimed the life of the popular Swedish driver Ronnie ...