Mugello Circuit
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| Location | Mugello, Italy |
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| Time Zone | GMT +1 |
| Major events | Formula One (tests), MotoGP, F3 |
| Circuit length | 5.245 kilometres (3 miles) |
| Turns | 15 |
| Lap record | 1.18,704 - 239,911 km/h (Rubens Barrichello, Scuderia Ferrari, 09.02.2004) |
Mugello Circuit (Autodromo Internazionale di Mugello) is race track located in the Mugello region of Italy near Florence.
The length is 5.245 km, it has 15 turns and a long straight.
Grand Prix motorcycle racing host an annual event here (MotoGP and smaller classes).
The track is used by Formula One (mainly Scuderia Ferrari) for testing.
[edit] History
Road races were held on public streets (road racing) around Mugello from the 1920s until the 1960s. Giuseppe Campari won there in 1920 and 1921, Emilio Materassi 1925 & 1928.
[edit] See also
[edit] External links
- Website English/Italian
- Mugello Tourist Guide
- Trackpedia's guide to Mugello
- Mugello tourist information green holidays in the Tuscan countryside near Florence
- Satellite picture by Google Maps
