- Fiorano Circuit
Motorsport venue
Name = Pista di Fiorano | Location =Maranello ,Italy
Time =GMT +1
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Record_time = 0:55.999
Record_driver =Michael Schumacher
Record_team =Ferrari F2004
Record_year = 2004Fiorano Circuit is the private track owned byFerrari for development and testing purposes. It is located near the Italian town ofMaranello .Built in 1972, it's convert|8.4|m|ft|1 wide and convert|3021|m|mi|1 long. Average F1 lap speed is over Auto km/h|160|0 and top speed is Auto km/h|290|0. Because it's a testing track, it has many different kinds of turns and corners, with corner diameters between convert|13|m|ft|1 and convert|0.3|m|ft|1. All in all it has a lot of similarities with most European Grand Prix circuits.
It's equipped with
telemetry and a largesteering pad for tyre testing.When
Scuderia Ferrari are testing the F1 car at the track it's common to seeTifosi watching the test from the roadside; which is the closest point at which the track is viewable to the public. It's also used to allow Ferrari customers to test drive new cars.The
Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is named after this track.Fiorano Circuit Record Lap Times
External links
* [http://www.comune.fiorano-modenese.mo.it/Territorio/Itinerari/Pista.shtm Circuito di Fiorano] - from [http://www.comune.fiorano-modenese.mo.it/ Comune di Fiorano Modenese]
* [http://www.fastestlaps.com/track26.html Fiorano lap records]Maps
* [http://maps.apocalx.com/sport-et-loisirs-parcs-a-themes-stades/circuits-automobile/212-circuit-fiorano-ferrari.php ApocalX maps, via Google Earth]
* [http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Maranello,+Italy&ie=UTF8&z=16&ll=44.534344,10.858097&spn=0.00647,0.021629&t=k&om=1 Satellite picture by Google Maps]
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