| Italian Marathon | |
|---|---|
| Date | Early November |
| Location | Maranello–Carpi |
| Event type | Road |
| Distance | Marathon |
| Established | 1988 |
| Course records | Men: 2:08:36 (2011) Nicolas KurgatWomen: 2:25:57 (1999)  Maria Guida |
| Official site | Italian Marathon |
| Participants | 413 (2016) 529 (2015) |
TheItalian Marathon memorial Enzo Ferrari (Italian name:Maratona d’Italia memorial Enzo Ferrari) is an annualmarathon race in theProvince of Modena,Italy which begins inMaranello and finishes inCarpi. Its inaugural event was held in 1988. The event takes place in October and features both a male and female competition.
The competition can be traced back further as editions of the Carpi Marathon were held in 1962, 1969, 1970 and 1985, but these were under the auspices of a separateathletics group and are not considered to be part of the current race's history.[1]
The race's current route from Maranello to Carpi began in 1999,[1] the same year that the competition began its sponsorship arrangement withFerrari and became known as the MemorialEnzo Ferrari, in honour of the company's founder. Since 2001, aroller skating marathon has also been contested at the same time as the traditionalroad running marathon.[2]
The race has doubled up as the national Italian marathon championships on a number of occasions. The 2008 edition of the race was dedicated to the centennial anniversary ofDorando Pietri's achievement at the1908 Summer Olympics in themarathon race.[3] Hungarian runnerAnikó Kálovics is the only athlete to have won the race on two occasions.[1]
Key: Course record Italian championship race
| Country | Men's race | Women's race | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Italy | 6 | 18 | 24 |
| Kenya | 12 | 5 | 17 |
 Hungary | 1 | 2 | 3 |
 Ethiopia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Brazil | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Morocco | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Poland | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Spain | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 South Africa | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ukraine | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Kyrgyzstan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Estonia | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Key: Italian championship race
| Year | Men's winner | Time | Women's winner | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Salvatore Cuccuru (ITA) | 2:46:59 | — | — |
| 1969 | Antonio Ambu (ITA) | 2:23:09 | — | — |
| 1970 | Francesco Amante (ITA) | 2:23:02 | — | — |
| 1985 | Osvaldo Faustini (ITA) | 2:14:10 | Lucia Bertelli (ITA) | 2:48:29 |
| 1988 |  Mirko Vindis (SLO) | 2:16:28 | Rita Marchisio (ITA) | 2:31:08 |
