The Autodromo Vallelunga
Piero Taruffi is a
racing circuit
A race track (racetrack, racing track or racing circuit) is a facility built for racing of vehicles, athletes, or animals (e.g. horse racing or greyhound racing). A race track also may feature grandstands or concourses. Race tracks are also us ...
situated north of
Rome,
Italy, near
Vallelunga
Vallelunga (Italian for ''long valley'') is a valley, or plateau,Tonino Floris, Marco Spada, ''Pedalando nel Lazio''p. 97 Edizioni Mediterranee, 1996 . near Campagnano di Roma, Italy.
See also
* Vallelunga Circuit
The Autodromo Vallelunga P ...
of
Campagnano. Vallelunga was built as a sand oval in 1951.
From 1963 the circuit held the
Rome Grand Prix, and in 1967 a new loop was added when the track became the property of the
Automobile Club d'Italia The Automobile Club d'Italia (usually known by its acronym ACI) is a not-for-profit statutory corporation of the Italian Republic. The club originated through the efforts of Count Carlo Biscaretti di Ruffia as the "Automobile Club of Turin" founde ...
(ACI). Further refurbishment was undertaken in 1971. The track is named for the famous Italian racing driver
Piero Taruffi.
In August 2004 work started on a extension to the track, bringing the track up to its current length. The new configuration has received homologation from the
FIA as a test circuit, being used by various
Formula One teams. The circuit has also hosted the
6 Hours of Vallelunga endurance event.
The track is also used by ACI for public driving safety training courses and, in autumn of each year, hosts a vast flea-market specialising mainly in vintage automotive spare parts.
The circuit is home to simulation software developers
Kunos Simulazioni, who occupy a pit garage as an office.
Events
; Current
* May: CIV Superbike Championship, Coppa Italia Turismo
* July:
World Touring Car Championship ''
FIA WTCR Race of Italy'',
FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup,
NASCAR Whelen Euro Series,
Italian F4 Championship
Italian Formula 4 Championship is the first formula racing series regulated according to FIA Formula 4 regulations. The inaugural season was the 2014 Italian F4 Championship, effectively replacing the Formula Abarth.
History
Gerhard Berger a ...
* September:
Italian GT Championship,
TCR Italian Series,
Porsche Carrera Cup Italy, Campionato Italiano Auto Storiche
; Future
*
6 Hours of Vallelunga (1973, 1976–1980, 1994–2018, 2020, 2023)
; Former
*
BPR Global GT Series (1994)
*
European Formula Two Championship ''
Rome Grand Prix'' (1967–1969, 1971, 1973–1984)
*
European Touring Car Championship (1974, 1976, 1979–1985, 1988, 2000)
*
European Touring Car Cup (2005)
*
Euroseries 3000 (1999–2002, 2005–2009)
*
FIA European Formula 3 Championship
The FIA Formula 3 European Championship was a European Formula Three(F3) auto racing competition, organised by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). After one season of the FIA Formula 3 International Trophy, the FIA revived th ...
(1976–1979, 1981, 1983)
*
FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2013)
*
FIA Motorsport Games (2019)
*
FIM Endurance World Championship (2002–2005)
*
Formula Regional European Championship (2019–2020)
*
IMSA European Le Mans (2001)
*
International Formula 3000 ''
Rome Grand Prix'' (1985–1989, 1991)
*
International GT Open (2007–2008)
*
Superbike World Championship (2007–2008)
*
Superleague Formula
Superleague Formula was an open wheel single seater motor racing formula, which started in 2008, at Donington Park in the United Kingdom. The league introduced team sponsorship by association football clubs. It used the slogan 'The Beautiful ...
(2008)
*
Superstars Series (2004–2013)
*
World Sportscar Championship (1973, 1976–1980)
Lap records
The official race lap records at the ACI Vallelunga Circuit are listed as:
References
External links
ACI Vallelunga CircuitIn Italian only
Satellite picture by Google Maps
Motorsport venues in Italy
Sports venues in Italy
Superbike World Championship circuits
World Touring Car Championship circuits
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