Autodromo Riccardo Paletti is a

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for

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s near Varano in the

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, Italy. The track began as a small oval in 1969, and this was then expanded to a full , 11 turn race track. This new layout was inaugurated officially on 26 March 1972. The track is named after

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driver

Riccardo Paletti Riccardo Paletti (15 June 1958 – 13 June 1982) was an Italian motor racing driver. Paletti was killed when he crashed on the start grid in his second Formula One start. Life before racing Born in Milan, Riccardo Paletti was the son of Gia ...

(1958–1982), who was killed at the

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. In 2001 the layout was extended to a length of . However, the layout length was decreased to in 2010, then in 2011.

Lap records

As of September 2011, the fastest official race lap records at the Autodromo Riccardo Paletti are listed as:

Notes

References

External links

Autodromo Riccardo Paletti (Italian only)
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