The Fiorano Circuit () is a private racetrack owned by Ferrari for development and testing purposes. It is located in

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, near the Italian town of

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. The circuit has

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Grade 1 license. Work begun in 1971 and officially open on 8 April 1972, it was originally wide and 3000 metres (1.86 miles) long. In 1992, a chicane was added making it 3021 metres (1.88 miles) long, then in 1996 a new renovated track was introduced (a fast bend to replace a sharp corner at the end of the pit straight) which shortened the total length by 24 metres (0.02 miles). The average F1 lap speed is over and the F1 top speed is . As Fiorano is a testing track, it has a wide range of corner types, with corner diameters between and . Thus Ferrari is able to simulate corner and track types of other Grand Prix circuits. As with Suzuka, it is a figure-eight course. The track is equipped with

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sensors and a large

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for tyre testing. In 2001 an irrigation system using rain collected in eight cisterns was installed to simulate wet track conditions. When Scuderia Ferrari are testing a F1 car at the track, it is common to see

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watching the test from the roadside, which is the closest point from which the track is viewable to the public. Ferrari customers are allowed to test drive new cars at the Fiorano circuit. The

Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano (internal code F141) is a grand tourer produced by Italian automobile manufacturer Ferrari. It was the brand's front engined, two-seat model that replaced the 575M Maranello in 2006 as a 2007 model, and was replaced for ...

is named after this track, as well as the Assetto Fiorano track package of the

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and the

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. In the 16 years from the time the track opened until his death in 1988,

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would either sit in his house which was located at the circuit and listen to, or sit track side and watch his beloved scarlet Formula One cars testing. Legend has it that this was the real reason that the "old man" had the circuit built, so he could enjoy his cars and his drivers without the presence of other F1 cars or the press. In reality Ferrari made the decision of building his own testing track when he realised that the

Modena Autodrome Autodromo di Modena (or Aerautodromo di Modena) was a race track on the edge of Modena in Italy. The track had a length of . It was opened in 1950 and the circuit was crossed by an airstrip of about in length which was used by the local flying cl ...

could no longer serve this purpose.

Fiorano Circuit record lap times

Fiorano in video games

References

External links

Circuito di Fiorano
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Comune di Fiorano Modenese

ApocalX maps, via Google Earth

Satellite picture by Google Maps
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