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ASTI
Not to be confused with Asti (1926)
Description Street track used from 1946 to 1947.
My map shows 2 km layout, probably used un 1946. I have a photo (on Ruoteclassiche) that shows 1947 starting grid, teken in Corso Alla Vittoria (more or less where I took photo No.3), but in contrary direction.
Some motorbikes event were held on May 14th 1950 and May 31st 1953, but I don’t know if track layout was the same or not
Location Asti
AT - Asti - Piemonte
Location  
Latitude - Longitude + 44°54'01"     + 8°12'39"
44.900278     8.210833
UTM Coordinates X = 437693.762  -  Y = 4972175.541  -  Zone 32T
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Altitude AMSL 121 m - 397 ft
Inauguration  
Closing  
Designer  
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) Italian www.tazionuvolari.it/corse7it.htmTazio Nuvolari’s official website
(2) English www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/V47_3.htmF2 Register
(3) English https://www.milermeter.com/?r=2583818
(4) Italian La Stampa 129/1953 (page 7) [Publishing date: June 1st 1953]
(5) Italian Ruoteclassiche 142/2000 (page 6) [Publishing date: September 2000]

(*) 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.

Asti
Description  
Years 1928÷1934
Direction  
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit  
Motorbike circuit YES
Type  
Inauguration 1928
Closing 1934
Last update of this page April 4th 2006
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  

Asti
Description  
Years 1946
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Street course
Inauguration 1946
Closing 1946
Last update of this page February 24th 2009
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 2000  m 6562  ft 1.243  mi   (1)
length 1941  m 6370  ft 1.206  mi Calculated from aerial photo (*) (3)

Asti

Same circuit?
Description  
Years 1946÷1947, 1950
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Street course
Inauguration 1946
Closing 1950
Last update of this page April 4th 2006
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 2810  m 9219  ft 1.746  mi   (2)

Asti
Description Layout used on May 31st 1953. I don’t know differences with previous layout, nor if it has been used some more times.
The same article reported different track length of the same circuit (some data are calculated from average speed)
Years 1953
Direction  
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit  
Motorbike circuit YES
Type Street course
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page April 26th 2021
Info last update June 1st 1953
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 2013  m 6604  ft 1.251  mi   (4)
length 2394  m 7854  ft 1.488  mi   (4)
length 2400  m 7874  ft 1.491  mi   (4)

Asti 1946

Asti 1946

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PHOTOS

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Photos by Guido de Carli - August 10th 2003
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This circuit has abandoned more than 50 years ago. This is the only red single seater I could see here! (to be precise, I took this photo near photo 7)Start/finish straight. White house in background is on the corner between Piazza Vittorio Alfieri (left, outside this photo) and Corso Alla Vittoria (Victory Street; right)Corso Alla Vittoria (Victory Street; right)Corso Alla Vittoria (Victory Street). Now is divided into two halves: left one (used by car driving towards camera) is aligned with previous section (shown on photo No. 2). I don’t know anything about 1940s layout.
In 1947 starting grid was here, but race direction was towards camera, opposite than 1946.

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Junction between Corso alla Vittoria (Victory Street; right) e Corso Pietro Chiesa (Pietro Chiesa Street, right)As previous photo. High building in the middle of the picture can be seen (a little) on the left in previous photoCorso Galileo Ferraris (Galileo Ferraris Street) seen from its junction with Corso Pietro Chiesa (Pietro Chiesa Street)Corso Galileo Ferraris (Galileo Ferraris Street), at the beginning of Parco della Resistenza (Resistance Park)

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Junction between Corso Galileo Ferraris (left, ouside this photo) e Corso Luigi Einaudi (straight on this photo). I don’t think that in 1940s there was grass in foreground in the middle of the junction.... On the right (behind trees): Campo del Palio (Palio’s Square)Corso Luigi Einaudi. This photo was taken on the grass seen in previous photo, near big metallic pole. On the right (behind trees): Campo del Palio (Palio’s Square)Corso Luigi Einaudi: bend around Campo del Palio (Palio’s Square) cornerCampo del Palio (Palio’s Square), usually used as a parking

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Corso Luigi Einaudi: this photo was taken from following Campo del Palio (Palio’s Square) corner and the circuit is shown in contrary directionCampo del Palio (Palio’s Square), usually used as a parkingCorso Luigi Einaudi. This photo was taken from the same point where photo No. 12 was takem, but according to circuit directionCorso Luigi Einaudi: this photo was taken from following Campo del Palio (Palio’s Square) corner. Background: last corner

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Vittorio Alfieri Square, not used by circuit in my map; if a longer layout has been used, maybe it went also here   


Updates
Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note
April 26th 2021     Guido de Carli     Update Description
February 24th 2009   1946 Guido de Carli Guido de Carli   Update Description with map
September 7th 2003     Guido de Carli     Update Description
August 31st 2003     Guido de Carli     Update Description
August 13th 2003     Guido de Carli     Update Photos (on this site)
June 13th 2003     Guido de Carli     Update Description
May 26th 2003     Guido de Carli Guido de Carli   New Description with map
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