ITA - ITALY
LIVORNO, CIRCUITO DEL MONTENERO / ARDENZA
MONTENERO
ARDENZA
CIRCUITO DEL ROMITO
Description  
Location Livorno
LI - Livorno - Toscana
Location  
Latitude - Longitude + 43°30'45"     + 10°19'01"
43.5125     10.316944
UTM Coordinates X = 606445.989  -  Y = 4818571.964  -  Zone 32T
Aerial photo / Map (*) Aerial photo / Map (*) OpenStreetMap  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Google Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Bing Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Flash Earth  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Wikimapia  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Portale Cartografico Nazionale
Altitude AMSL 8 m - 26 ft
Inauguration September 25th 1921
Closing August 24th 1947
Designer  
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) Italian mail, note Unverified info received via email
(2) Italian www.circuitodelmontenero.it
(3) Italian www.tazionuvolari.it/corse3it.htm Tazio Nuvolari’s official website
(4) Italian www.tazionuvolari.it/corse5it.htm Tazio Nuvolari’s official website
(5) Italian www.tazionuvolari.it/corse6it.htm Tazio Nuvolari’s official website
(6) Italian www.tazionuvolari.it/corse7it.htm Tazio Nuvolari’s official website
(7) Italian it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Circuito_di_Montenero Wikipedia

(*) 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.

Circuito del Montenero / Ardenza
Description  
Years 1921
Direction  
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Road course
Inauguration September 25th 1921
Closing September 25th 1921
Last update of this page December 28th 2024
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Lazzaretto San Leopoldo - Barriera Regina Margherita - Via di Circonvallazione - Barriera Roma - Via del Camposanto - Ardenza Terra - Montenero basso - Via Nuova di Montenero - Castellaccio - Romito - Via del Littorale - Via Nuova d’Antignano - Viale Principe di Napoli - Ardenza Mare - Lazzeretto San Leopoldo
length 18000  m 59055  ft 11.185  mi   (2)

Circuito del Montenero / Ardenza / Circuito del Romito
Description In 1931 the circuit - unchanged from the one used until 1930 - was carefully remeasured and it was discovered that it was much shorter than previously thought.
Years 1922÷1935
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Road course
Inauguration August 27th 1922
Closing August 4th 1935
Last update of this page December 28th 2024
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Ardenza Mare (Rotonda) - Ardenza Terra - Montenero - Savolano - Castellaccio - Romito - Calafuria - Antignano - Ardenza Mare (Rotonda)
length 22500  m 73819  ft 13.981  mi Official length from 1922 to 1930 (wrong) (2)
length 22500  m 73819  ft 13.981  mi Official length from 1922 to 1930 (wrong) (3)
length 20000  m 65617  ft 12.428  mi Official length from 1931 onwards (right) (2)
length 20113  m 65988  ft 12.498  mi Official length from 1931 onwards (right) (1)
length 20000  m 65617  ft 12.428  mi Official length from 1931 onwards (right) (5)

Circuito del Montenero / Ardenza
Description This track layout has been reported only by some sites without giving any evidence, while the well documented www.circuitodelmontenero.it writes that also 1932 edition was also held on the usual 20 km - 12.4 mi track layout.
Years 1932
Direction  
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Road course
Inauguration 1932
Closing 1932
Last update of this page December 28th 2024
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 10000  m 32808  ft 6.214  mi   (4)

Circuito del Montenero / Ardenza / Circuito del Miramare
Description  
Years 1936
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Road course
Inauguration August 2nd 1936
Closing August 2nd 1936
Last update of this page December 28th 2024
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Rotonda Ardenza Mare - Via della Torre - Ardenza Terra - Via del Littorale - Via Aurelia - Piazza Bartolomei (Antignano) - Via Aurelia (Miramare) - Via Amerigo Vespucci - Via Duca Cosimo - Piazza Dino Leoni - Piazza del Castello - Viale Vittorio Emanuele - Rotonda dell’Ardenza
length 7000  m 22966  ft 4.35  mi   (2)
length 7013.7  m 23011  ft 4.358  mi   (5)

Circuito del Montenero / Ardenza
Description  
Years 1937
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Road course
Inauguration September 12th 1937
Closing September 12th 1937
Last update of this page April 4th 2006
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 7218  m 23681  ft 4.485  mi   (2)

Circuito del Montenero / Ardenza
Description  
Years 1938
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Road course
Inauguration August 7th 1938
Closing August 7th 1938
Last update of this page December 28th 2024
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Rotonda d’Ardenza Mare - Via della Torre - Ardenza Terra - Via del Littorale - Via Aurelia - Via dei Bagni - Viale Vittorio Emanuele - Rotonda d’Ardenza
length 5875  m 19275  ft 3.651  mi   (2)

Circuito del Montenero / Ardenza
Description  
Years 1939
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Road course
Inauguration July 30th 1939
Closing July 30th 1939
Last update of this page December 28th 2024
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 5800  m 19029  ft 3.604  mi   (2)

Circuito del Montenero / Ardenza
Description  
Years 1947
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Road course
Inauguration August 24th 1947
Closing August 24th 1947
Last update of this page December 28th 2024
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 5000  m 16404  ft 3.107  mi   (6)

Circuito del Montenero / Ardenza
Description This track layout could be a mistake
Years 1953
Direction  
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit  
Motorbike circuit  
Type Road course
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page April 4th 2006
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 2300  m 7546  ft 1.429  mi   (1)

Circuito del Montenero/Ardenza 1936

Circuito del Montenero/Ardenza 1936


Circuito del Montenero/Ardenza 1938÷1939

Circuito del Montenero/Ardenza 1938÷1939


Circuito del Montenero/Ardenza 1947÷1953

Circuito del Montenero/Ardenza 1947÷1953



Updates
Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note
December 28th 2024     Guido de Carli     Update Description
March 31st 2007     Guido de Carli Lorenzo Tommasi   Update Description with map
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