 Full Circuit (1996–present) | |
| Location | Fiorano Modenese,Italy |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 44°32′2″N10°51′29″E / 44.53389°N 10.85806°E /44.53389; 10.85806 |
| FIA Grade | 2 |
| Broke ground | 1971; 54 years ago (1971) |
| Opened | 8 April 1972; 53 years ago (1972-04-08) |
| Major events | – |
| Website | https://www.fioranoturismo.it/it/motori/pista-di-fiorano |
| Full Circuit (1996–present) | |
| Length | 2.976 km (1.849 mi) |
| Turns | 12 |
| Race lap record | 0:55.999 ( Michael Schumacher,Ferrari F2004, 2004,F1) |
| Full Circuit with Chicane (1996–present) | |
| Length | 2.997 km (1.862 mi) |
| Turns | 14 |
| Original Circuit with Chicane (1992–present) | |
| Length | 3.021 km (1.877 mi) |
| Turns | 16 |
| Original Circuit (1972–present) | |
| Length | 3.000 km (1.864 mi) |
| Turns | 14 |
TheFiorano Circuit (Italian:Pista di Fiorano) is a private racetrack owned byFerrari for development and testing purposes. It is located inFiorano Modenese, near the Italian town ofMaranello.
Construction began in 1971 and the circuit officially opened on 8 April 1972. It was originally 8.4 m (28 ft) wide and 3.000 km (1.864 mi) long. In 1992, a chicane was added making it 3.021 km (1.877 mi) long, and in 1996 a fast bend replaced a sharp corner at the end of the pit straight, which shortened the length to 3.000 to 2.976 km (1.864 to 1.849 mi) and 3.021 to 2.997 km (1.877 to 1.862 mi) respectively. Fiorano has a wide range of corner types, with corner diameters between 370 and 13.71 m (1,213.9 and 45.0 ft). Thus, Ferrari is able to simulate corner and track types of other Grand Prix circuits. As withSuzuka, it is a figure-of-eight course.
The track is equipped withtelemetry sensors and a largeskidpad fortyre testing. In 2001 an irrigation system using rain collected in eight cisterns was installed to simulate wet track conditions. WhenScuderia Ferrari are testing a F1 car at the track, it is common to seeTifosi 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.[citation needed] TheFerrari 599 GTB Fiorano is named after this track, as is the Assetto Fiorano track package of theFerrari SF90 Stradale and theFerrari 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 team's Formula One cars testing. Rumours that became legend have said that this was the main reason the "Old Man" had the circuit built in the first place, so that he could hear his beloved Ferrari racing cars in full cry without having the other cars and engines in the race hindering the sound. Though in truth he had decided to build a dedicated test circuit when he considered that theAerautodromo di Modena could no longer serve this purpose.[1]
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