The Fiorano Circuit () is a private racetrack owned by
Ferrari
Ferrari S.p.A. (; ) is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988) in 1939 from the Alfa Romeo racing division as ''Auto Avio Costruzioni'', the company built its first car in ...
for development and testing purposes. It is located in
Fiorano Modenese, near the Italian town of
Maranello. The circuit has
FIA 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
telemetry sensors and a large
skidpad for
tyre testing. In 2001 an irrigation system using rain collected in eight cisterns was installed to simulate wet track conditions. When
Scuderia Ferrari
Scuderia Ferrari Società per Azioni, S.p.A. () is the racing division of luxury Italian auto manufacturer Ferrari and the racing team that competes in Formula One racing. The team is also known by the nickname "The Prancing Horse", in refere ...
are testing a F1 car at the track, it is common to see
Tifosi 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 is named after this track, as well as the Assetto Fiorano track package of the
Ferrari SF90 Stradale and the
Ferrari 296 GTB.
In the 16 years from the time the track opened until his death in 1988,
Enzo Ferrari 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 could no longer serve this purpose.
Fiorano Circuit record lap times
Fiorano in video games
References
External links
Circuito di Fiorano– fro
Comune di Fiorano ModeneseApocalX maps, via Google EarthSatellite picture by Google Maps
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Motorsport venues in Italy
Road test tracks by manufacturer