TRACKS: MILANO, PARCO SEMPIONE

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MILANO, PARCO SEMPIONE

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Milano - Milano, Fiera Campionaria - Milano, Indoor Kart Center - Milano, Pista Rossa

Description

Location

Milano
MI - Milano - Lombardia

Location

Parco (park) Sempione, between Castello Sforzesco (Sforza’s Castle), Arena and Arco della Pace (Peace Arch). Arena is the first stadium in Milan and it was built in 1806.

Latitude - Longitude

+ 45°28'19" + 9°10'44"
45.471944 9.178889

UTM Coordinates

X = 513982.964 - Y = 5035395.134 - Zone 32T

Aerial photo / Map (*)

OpenStreetMap - Aerial photo / Map (*)

Google Maps - Aerial photo / Map (*)

Bing Maps - Aerial photo / Map (*)

Flash Earth - Aerial photo / Map (*)

Wikimapia

Altitude AMSL

125 m - 410 ft

Inauguration

1936

Closing

September 29^th 1946

Designer

Sources and links (Translation) (**)

(1)	www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t3.htm	The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing
(2)	www.tazionuvolari.it/corse6it.htm	Tazio Nuvolari’s official website
(3)	www.tazionuvolari.it/corse7it.htm	Tazio Nuvolari’s official website
(4)	www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1937/1937r.html#milano
(5)	Rombo 40/1986 (page 74)	Revival of 1936 GP (with map)
(6)	Ruoteclassiche 9/2001	[Publishing date: September 2001]

(*) NOTE: a complete and detailed view of the circuit can be found (if available) on Street View by Google Maps and/or Bird's Eye and 3D views by Bing Maps for Enterprise (former Microsoft Virtual Earth): both can be reached using their own link in Aerial photo / Map cell.

(**) For on-line not-English speaking sources, click on each small flag and you open the corresponding Google Translator page with automatic translation.

Parco Sempione

Description	I don’t know if the circuit was different in 1936 and 1937 and which layout is shown on my map
Years	1936
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type	Street course
Inauguration	1936
Closing	1936
Last update of this page	March 25^th 2008
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Viale Gerolamo Gadio - Viale Legione Lombarda - Viale Comizi de Lione - Viale Elvezia - Viale George Byron - Viale Goethe - Viale Malta
length	2570 m	8432 ft	1.597 mi	(1)
length	2570 m	8432 ft	1.597 mi	(4)
length	2600 m	8530 ft	1.616 mi	(2)

Parco Sempione

Description	I don’t know if the circuit was different in 1936 and 1937 and which layout is shown on my map
Years	1937
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type	Street course
Inauguration	1937
Closing	1937
Last update of this page	March 25^th 2008
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Viale Gerolamo Gadio - Viale Legione Lombarda - Viale Comizi de Lione - Viale Elvezia - Viale George Byron - Viale Goethe - Viale Malta
length	2570 m	8432 ft	1.597 mi	(1)
length	2400 m	7874 ft	1.491 mi	(2)
length	2570 m	8432 ft	1.597 mi	(4)

Parco Sempione

Description
Years	1946
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Street course
Inauguration	September 29^th 1946
Closing	September 29^th 1946
Last update of this page	May 23^rd 2003
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Viale Gerolamo Gadio - Viale George Byron - Via Bertani - Viale Malta - Via Michele Cervantes - Viale Shakespeare - Viale Emilio Alemagna
length	2800 m	9186 ft	1.74 mi	(3)

Milano, Parco Sempione 1936?÷1937?

Milano, Parco Sempione 1936?÷1937?

PHOTOS

Photos 1-2 by a private collection, taken by a spectator.
Comments and other photos from user of Atlas F.1 - The Nostalgia Forum

Photos by collezione privata - September 29^th 1946
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1 2 3 4
1° heat, start. From left to right (referred to the track, not to the picture): Arialdo Ruggeri (Maserati 4CL #6, in primo piano), Carlo Felice Trossi (Alfa Romeo 158 #12), Luigi Villoresi (Maserati 4CL #18) and Achille Varzi (Alfa Romeo 158 #2). This photo was taken quite in same moment as photo #3, but on the opposite side of the track. Leslie Brooke (ERA B #14) 1° heat, start: Arialdo Ruggeri (Maserati 4CL #6), Carlo Felice Trossi (Alfa Romeo 158 #12), Achille Varzi (Alfa Romeo 158 #2). 2^nd row: Tazio Nuvolari (Maserati 4CL # 8), Guido Barbieri (Maserati 4CL #16). This photo was taken quite in same moment as first photo, but on the opposite side of the track. Franco Cortese (Maserati 4CL #28), Consalvo Sanesi (Alfa Romeo 158 #32), e Louis Chiron (Maserati 4CL #40).
This photo was taken in front of Arena Civica, more or less in the same position as my phot No.8.

PHOTOS

Photos taken on June 18^th 2003 (1, 7-19, 24-25, 27) and July 15^th 2003 (2-6, 20-23, 26, 28)

Photos by Guido de Carli - 2003
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1 2 3 4
First hairpin. Start line was on the straight left on the photos, under trees; the the track went on Viale Gadio, the straight in front of the photographer, towards cars in background. On right (out of photo) there were boxes. Castello Sforzesco (Sforza’s Castle) seen from just before hairpin. Grass in foreground should be occupied by boxes Boxes area. Castle is in foreground, hidden by trees; tracks is the white one on bottom right. This photo is taken near to park’s gate, after first hairpin Viale Gadio straight comes out of Parco (park) Sempione

5 6 7 8
Viale Gadio straight seen from the corner, in opposite direction. In background: park’s gate. Second section of the corner: track go again in the park, goes under the trees and join Arena (the white building with a light blue door in background). Whose is bike in foreground? :-)
Sorry for low quality of this photo! Long left bend near Arena stadium The same road shown in previous photo, but in contrary directions. While taking this photo, I saw this circuit used for a race: not by voiturette like in 1930s, but by children riding thier bicycles!

9 10 11 12
Going again out of the park, near Arena main entrance In front of Arena main entrance (not shown in the photo) As previous photo, but in contrary direction Viale Elveia straighr, seen on contrary direction

13 14 15 16
Viale Byron park entrance and Arena on background. I think that circuit entrance was a little nearer to Arena than now Viale Byron: now it is a long right bend, but as park entrance should be in a different position, I think that it used to be a straight. In background: Arena Arena Civica (from 2002 named after Gianni Brera, journalist) Viale Goethe from Arena.

17 18 19 20
Viale Malta seen from junction with Viale Goethe. You can see that trees are quite far from the track, so I think that circuit laid also where now there are park lights and seats. Same part of Viale Malta, but in contrary direction Viale Malta seen from park gate. Circuits went on outside park for some meters, in Peace Arch Circus, behind photographer Piazza Sempione. The track went out from viale Malta’s gate (you can see it between the tree and the first lamp on the left) and there was an hairpin on the piazza. I don’t know if this big steps (that begin exactly in front of this gate) were also in 1930s or if the hairpin was a little more in the center of the piazza.

21 22 23 24
Arco della Pace (Peace Arch), Piazza Sempione. This is the "wrong" side, opposite to the park (the "right" one is fully packed because of restoring) Piazza Sempione. Exactly behind, in the center of photo, there is park’s gate used by the circuit, so hairpin should have been in this area. Piazza Sempione and - in background - Castello Sforzesco (Sforza’s Castle). This is only a panoramic photo, the circuit was not in it. Viale Malta taken more or less in the same position as photo 17, but in contrary direction

25 26 27 28
Viale Malta just before start-finish line, but in contrary direction Start-finish straight. In background: Castello Sforzesco (Sforza’s Castle). Start-finish straight. Half track is used by work in progress (right in the photo). In background: Castello Sforzesco (Sforza’s Castle). First hairpin seen more or less from start-stop line. In background: Castello Sforzesco (Sforza’s Castle).

PHOTOS

Photos taken on October 2^nd 2003, but ones with red numbers (see 1936-1937 circuit page). The latters are reported in this table with number added by 100 (red 1 is shown here as 101)
Unfortunately they were taken at late afternoon and so they are not so clear

Photos by Guido de Carli - October 2^nd 2003
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1 2 3 4
Viale Gadio: left corner. Track comes from the left (where there is no parking signal) and wen into the park trough the gate. Traffic light is the same shown on photo 4 and 5. Viale Eugenio Beauharnais. Park seen from gate shown on previous photo Junction between Viale Eugenio Beauharnais (behind and left) and Viale Ramiro Barbaro di San Giorgio (right), where the track went on. Hidden in background, Arena Junction between Viale Ramiro Barbaro di San Giorgio and Viale Congresso Cispadano. In background, Arena

5 6 7 8
Arena Civica (from 2002 named after Gianni Brera, journalist) Arena Civica and Viale della Repubblica Cispadana. In Background (left): Viale George Byron Arena Civica Arena Civica

9 10 11 12
Junction between Viale Giorgio Byron (in front of camera) and Viale della Repubblica Cispadana (right). This photo was taken more or less where people are standing, in background of photo No.5. Section used, in contrary direction, also by 1936-1937 track. Viale George Byron gate. This track layout went on straight up to a junction hidden at the end of that road, while 1936-1937 circuit came from Viale Elvezia, on the right. More or less photo No. 13 was taken here. Viale George Byron. In background you can see a traffic light at junction with Via Agostino Bertani, where the track turned left. More or less photo No. 12 was taken here, but of course looking in a different direction Viale George Byron, seen in contrary direction from junction with via Agostino Bertani

13 14 15 16
Via Agostino Bertani. In background Arco della Pace (Peace Arch) Link from via Agostino Bertani to Piazza Sempione. Now there is no more road, there are steps, young trees and works in progress. As previous picture, but looking back towards via Agostino Bertani Piazza Sempione. Now it is used for happenings (?) and concerts and today it has been covered by this big tent, located on the old hairpin position.

17 18 19 20
Hairpin between Viale Malta (Red on thumbnail) and Viale Miguel Cervantes (yellow) Viale Miguel Cervantes Hairpin between viale Miguel Cervantes (right, where the circuit came from) and Viale William Shakespeare (on the left and where this photo was taken from) Viale William Shakespeare gate. In background, Piazza Sempione and the big tent already shown on photo No. 16

21 22 23 24
Viale William Shakespeare gate, taken from Piazza Sempione, in contrary direction Piazza Sempione. In background, hidden by trees, there is Viale Malta gate (photo No. 20) Piazza Sempione: Viale Emilio Alemagna gate Viale Emilio Alemagna just after gate shown on previous photo.

25 26 27 28
Viale Emilio Alemagna exit gate Viale Moliére. In backgorund a traffic light is hidden where the circuit turned left Road link between Viale Moliére and Viale Emilio Alemagna has been canceled and now there is this monument. Triennale. It’s few metgers behind monument shown on previous photo. Circuit came in front of it and turnet right

29 30 31 32
Viale Emilio Alemagna taken from Triennale. Viale Moliére (?) taken in contrary direction. At junction in bakground, circuit came from right side of ths picture, hidden by trees in foreground As previous photo, taken in the same direction of the circuit. At traffic light, circuit turned left to Viale Gadio Viale Gadio seen fron junction with Viale Moliére (? - see previous photo). Circuit went back in the park and to start/finish line under the blue gate.

101 102 103 104
Main straight (Viale Gladio), taken a little further than strat/finish line. On right (out of photo) there were boxes. Castello Sforzesco (Sforza’s Castle) seen from viale Malta. Grass in foreground should be occupied by boxes Boxes area. Castle is in foreground, hidden by trees; tracks is the white one on bottom right. This photo is taken near to park’s gate Viale Gadio straight comes out of Parco (park) Sempione. 1946 circuit turned left at first traffic light.

105 113 114 115
Viale Gadio straight seen from the corner, in opposite direction. 1946 circuit did’t arrive here, but turned in the park (right in the photo) at traffic light. In background: park’s gate. Viale Byron park entrance and Arena on background. I think that 1936-1937 circuit entrance was a little nearer to Arena than now. This photo was taken in a direction contrary to 1946 circuit. Viale Byron, in contrary direction. In background: Arena Arena Civica

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Piazza Sempione, Viale Malta gate. I don’t know if this big steps (that begin exactly in front of this gate) were also in 1930s and 1940s. Arco della Pace (Peace Arch), Piazza Sempione. This is the "wrong" side, opposite to the park (the "right" one is fully packed because of restoring). 1946 circuit came from the left Piazza Sempione. Its the same area shown in previous photo, wihout the big tent. Exactly behind, in the center of photo, there is via Malta gate used by the circuit, so hairpin should have been in this area.

Updates

Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note

October 6^th 2003 Parco Sempione 1946 Guido de Carli New Photos (on this site)

October 6^th 2003 Parco Sempione 1946 Guido de Carli Guido de Carli New Description with map

September 29^th 2003 Parco Sempione 1946 Guido de Carli New Photos (on this site)

August 2^nd 2003 Guido de Carli Update Description

July 16^th 2003 Guido de Carli Update Photos (on this site)

June 21^st 2003 Guido de Carli New Photos (on this site)

June 21^st 2003 Guido de Carli Guido de Carli New Description with map

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1	2	3	4

1° heat, start. From left to right (referred to the track, not to the picture): Arialdo Ruggeri (Maserati 4CL #6, in primo piano), Carlo Felice Trossi (Alfa Romeo 158 #12), Luigi Villoresi (Maserati 4CL #18) and Achille Varzi (Alfa Romeo 158 #2). This photo was taken quite in same moment as photo #3, but on the opposite side of the track.	Leslie Brooke (ERA B #14)	1° heat, start: Arialdo Ruggeri (Maserati 4CL #6), Carlo Felice Trossi (Alfa Romeo 158 #12), Achille Varzi (Alfa Romeo 158 #2). 2^nd row: Tazio Nuvolari (Maserati 4CL # 8), Guido Barbieri (Maserati 4CL #16). This photo was taken quite in same moment as first photo, but on the opposite side of the track.	Franco Cortese (Maserati 4CL #28), Consalvo Sanesi (Alfa Romeo 158 #32), e Louis Chiron (Maserati 4CL #40). This photo was taken in front of Arena Civica, more or less in the same position as my phot No.8.

1	2	3	4

First hairpin. Start line was on the straight left on the photos, under trees; the the track went on Viale Gadio, the straight in front of the photographer, towards cars in background. On right (out of photo) there were boxes.	Castello Sforzesco (Sforza’s Castle) seen from just before hairpin. Grass in foreground should be occupied by boxes	Boxes area. Castle is in foreground, hidden by trees; tracks is the white one on bottom right. This photo is taken near to park’s gate, after first hairpin	Viale Gadio straight comes out of Parco (park) Sempione

5	6	7	8

Viale Gadio straight seen from the corner, in opposite direction. In background: park’s gate.	Second section of the corner: track go again in the park, goes under the trees and join Arena (the white building with a light blue door in background). Whose is bike in foreground? :-) Sorry for low quality of this photo!	Long left bend near Arena stadium	The same road shown in previous photo, but in contrary directions. While taking this photo, I saw this circuit used for a race: not by voiturette like in 1930s, but by children riding thier bicycles!

9	10	11	12

Going again out of the park, near Arena main entrance	In front of Arena main entrance (not shown in the photo)	As previous photo, but in contrary direction	Viale Elveia straighr, seen on contrary direction

13	14	15	16

Viale Byron park entrance and Arena on background. I think that circuit entrance was a little nearer to Arena than now	Viale Byron: now it is a long right bend, but as park entrance should be in a different position, I think that it used to be a straight. In background: Arena	Arena Civica (from 2002 named after Gianni Brera, journalist)	Viale Goethe from Arena.

17	18	19	20

Viale Malta seen from junction with Viale Goethe. You can see that trees are quite far from the track, so I think that circuit laid also where now there are park lights and seats.	Same part of Viale Malta, but in contrary direction	Viale Malta seen from park gate. Circuits went on outside park for some meters, in Peace Arch Circus, behind photographer	Piazza Sempione. The track went out from viale Malta’s gate (you can see it between the tree and the first lamp on the left) and there was an hairpin on the piazza. I don’t know if this big steps (that begin exactly in front of this gate) were also in 1930s or if the hairpin was a little more in the center of the piazza.

21	22	23	24

Arco della Pace (Peace Arch), Piazza Sempione. This is the "wrong" side, opposite to the park (the "right" one is fully packed because of restoring)	Piazza Sempione. Exactly behind, in the center of photo, there is park’s gate used by the circuit, so hairpin should have been in this area.	Piazza Sempione and - in background - Castello Sforzesco (Sforza’s Castle). This is only a panoramic photo, the circuit was not in it.	Viale Malta taken more or less in the same position as photo 17, but in contrary direction

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Viale Malta just before start-finish line, but in contrary direction	Start-finish straight. In background: Castello Sforzesco (Sforza’s Castle).	Start-finish straight. Half track is used by work in progress (right in the photo). In background: Castello Sforzesco (Sforza’s Castle).	First hairpin seen more or less from start-stop line. In background: Castello Sforzesco (Sforza’s Castle).

1	2	3	4

Viale Gadio: left corner. Track comes from the left (where there is no parking signal) and wen into the park trough the gate. Traffic light is the same shown on photo 4 and 5.	Viale Eugenio Beauharnais. Park seen from gate shown on previous photo	Junction between Viale Eugenio Beauharnais (behind and left) and Viale Ramiro Barbaro di San Giorgio (right), where the track went on. Hidden in background, Arena	Junction between Viale Ramiro Barbaro di San Giorgio and Viale Congresso Cispadano. In background, Arena

5	6	7	8

Arena Civica (from 2002 named after Gianni Brera, journalist)	Arena Civica and Viale della Repubblica Cispadana. In Background (left): Viale George Byron	Arena Civica	Arena Civica

9	10	11	12

Junction between Viale Giorgio Byron (in front of camera) and Viale della Repubblica Cispadana (right). This photo was taken more or less where people are standing, in background of photo No.5. Section used, in contrary direction, also by 1936-1937 track.	Viale George Byron gate. This track layout went on straight up to a junction hidden at the end of that road, while 1936-1937 circuit came from Viale Elvezia, on the right. More or less photo No. 13 was taken here.	Viale George Byron. In background you can see a traffic light at junction with Via Agostino Bertani, where the track turned left. More or less photo No. 12 was taken here, but of course looking in a different direction	Viale George Byron, seen in contrary direction from junction with via Agostino Bertani

13	14	15	16

Via Agostino Bertani. In background Arco della Pace (Peace Arch)	Link from via Agostino Bertani to Piazza Sempione. Now there is no more road, there are steps, young trees and works in progress.	As previous picture, but looking back towards via Agostino Bertani	Piazza Sempione. Now it is used for happenings (?) and concerts and today it has been covered by this big tent, located on the old hairpin position.

17	18	19	20

Hairpin between Viale Malta (Red on thumbnail) and Viale Miguel Cervantes (yellow)	Viale Miguel Cervantes	Hairpin between viale Miguel Cervantes (right, where the circuit came from) and Viale William Shakespeare (on the left and where this photo was taken from)	Viale William Shakespeare gate. In background, Piazza Sempione and the big tent already shown on photo No. 16

21	22	23	24

Viale William Shakespeare gate, taken from Piazza Sempione, in contrary direction	Piazza Sempione. In background, hidden by trees, there is Viale Malta gate (photo No. 20)	Piazza Sempione: Viale Emilio Alemagna gate	Viale Emilio Alemagna just after gate shown on previous photo.

25	26	27	28

Viale Emilio Alemagna exit gate	Viale Moliére. In backgorund a traffic light is hidden where the circuit turned left	Road link between Viale Moliére and Viale Emilio Alemagna has been canceled and now there is this monument.	Triennale. It’s few metgers behind monument shown on previous photo. Circuit came in front of it and turnet right

29	30	31	32

Viale Emilio Alemagna taken from Triennale.	Viale Moliére (?) taken in contrary direction. At junction in bakground, circuit came from right side of ths picture, hidden by trees in foreground	As previous photo, taken in the same direction of the circuit. At traffic light, circuit turned left to Viale Gadio	Viale Gadio seen fron junction with Viale Moliére (? - see previous photo). Circuit went back in the park and to start/finish line under the blue gate.

101	102	103	104

Main straight (Viale Gladio), taken a little further than strat/finish line. On right (out of photo) there were boxes.	Castello Sforzesco (Sforza’s Castle) seen from viale Malta. Grass in foreground should be occupied by boxes	Boxes area. Castle is in foreground, hidden by trees; tracks is the white one on bottom right. This photo is taken near to park’s gate	Viale Gadio straight comes out of Parco (park) Sempione. 1946 circuit turned left at first traffic light.

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Viale Gadio straight seen from the corner, in opposite direction. 1946 circuit did’t arrive here, but turned in the park (right in the photo) at traffic light. In background: park’s gate.	Viale Byron park entrance and Arena on background. I think that 1936-1937 circuit entrance was a little nearer to Arena than now. This photo was taken in a direction contrary to 1946 circuit.	Viale Byron, in contrary direction. In background: Arena	Arena Civica

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Piazza Sempione, Viale Malta gate. I don’t know if this big steps (that begin exactly in front of this gate) were also in 1930s and 1940s.	Arco della Pace (Peace Arch), Piazza Sempione. This is the "wrong" side, opposite to the park (the "right" one is fully packed because of restoring). 1946 circuit came from the left	Piazza Sempione. Its the same area shown in previous photo, wihout the big tent. Exactly behind, in the center of photo, there is via Malta gate used by the circuit, so hairpin should have been in this area.

Updates
Date	Track layout	Years	Description by	Map by	Thanks to	Note
October 6^th 2003	Parco Sempione	1946	Guido de Carli			New	Photos (on this site)
October 6^th 2003	Parco Sempione	1946	Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli		New	Description with map
September 29^th 2003	Parco Sempione	1946	Guido de Carli			New	Photos (on this site)
August 2^nd 2003			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
July 16^th 2003			Guido de Carli			Update	Photos (on this site)
June 21^st 2003			Guido de Carli			New	Photos (on this site)
June 21^st 2003			Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli		New	Description with map
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list