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BOLOGNA, GIARDINI MARGHERITA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Not to be confused with | Bologna (1908÷1913) - Bologna, Autodromo - Bologna, Motor Show - Bologna, Zappoli - Borgo Panigale (Ducati) - Borgo Panigale, Pista Azzurra | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Description | Street circuit used on June 10th 1927. I don’t know if and eventalluy when it was used in following years too. In 1991 Margherita Park hosted GP 4e, a race for electrical cars, but the circuit (not shown here) was different and much shorter than the 1927 one. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | Giardini Margherita, Bologna BO - Bologna - Emilia Romagna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Location | In Giardini Margherita (Margherita Park) and around Arsenale militare (Military Arsenal), today Staveco parking | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Latitude - Longitude | + 44°29'01" + 11°21'05" 44.483611 11.351389 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
UTM Coordinates | X = 686983.517 - Y = 4928278.002 - Zone 32T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Altitude AMSL | 78 m - 256 ft | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Inauguration | June 10th 1927 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Circuito Automobilistico di Bologna | |||||
Description | |||||
Years | 1927 (1928÷1939, 1945÷1951?) | ||||
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No longer operational | YES | ||||
Car Circuit | YES | ||||
Motorbike circuit | |||||
Type | Street course | ||||
Inauguration | June 10th 1927 | ||||
Closing | |||||
Last update of this page | May 23rd 2003 | ||||
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length | 4800 m | 15748 ft | 2.983 mi | (4) |
Bologna, Giardini Margherita
PHOTOS |
Photos by Guido de Carli - July 22nd 2004 |
Click on thumbnail to open original large photo |
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Piazzale Mario Jacchia (Mario Jacchia square), where start/finish line was | Piazzale Mario Jacchia (Mario Jacchia square) | Chalet, in Piazzale Mario Jacchia (Mario Jacchia square) | viale Gino Gamberini |
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viale Gino Gamberini | viale Gino Gamberini |
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Giardini Margherita (Margherita Garden) gate | Same as previous photo, but in opposite direction | via Castiglione |
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via Castiglione | junction between via Castiglione and via dei Cappuccini | junction between via Castiglione and via dei Cappuccini | via dei Cappuccini |
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Viale Giovanni Gozzadini | Santo Stefano Gate | Giardini Margherita (Margherita Garden) gate, in front of Santo Stefano gate. Here the circuit went into the garden | Path just after the gate |
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This photo was taken in opposite direction to the circuit |
Updates | |||||||
Date | Track layout | Years | Description by | Map by | Thanks to | Note | |
August 18th 2005 | Circuito Automobilistico di Bologna | 1927 (1928÷1939, 1945÷1951?) | Guido de Carli | Update | Description | ||
February 18th 2005 | Circuito Automobilistico di Bologna | 1927 (1928÷1939, 1945÷1951?) | Guido de Carli | New | Photos (on this site) | ||
January 18th 2004 | Circuito Automobilistico di Bologna | 1927 (1928÷1939, 1945÷1951?) | Guido de Carli | Guido de Carli | New | Description with map | |
January 7th 2004 | Guido de Carli | New | Description | ||||
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list |