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| SORRY, SOME DATA ARE NOT TRANSLATED YET | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Description | Ferrari private proving ground built in 1971 and inaugurated in April 1972. When it was evident that the old Aerautodromo di Modena circuit would have been son closed, Ferrari decided to built a track on a field he owned, few meters far from Maranello factory. Track layout reproduces some famous bends of European circuits, but I was never able to understand what bends and what circuits. In 1984 and 1985 there were two proposal, both not developed: to reverse direction and to buy a close field in order to lengthen the track, by adding some fast bends. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Fiorano Modenese MO - Modena - Emilia Romagna | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Location | Few meters far from Ferrari’s factory at Maranello, but the track is located in commune of Fiorano Modenese | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Latitude - Longitude | + 44°32'07" + 10°51'31" 44.535278 10.858611 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| UTM Coordinates | X = 647666.73 - Y = 4933007.864 - Zone 32T | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Aerial photo / Map (*) |  OpenStreetMap - Google Maps - Bing Maps - Flash Earth - Wikimapia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Inauguration | 1972 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sources and links (Translation) (**) |
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| Circuito prove Ferrari | |||||
Ferrari Test Track | |||||
| Description | In 1992 chicane was built on main straight. At beginning of 1996 the old corners 1, 2 and 3 were replaced by a new faster bend, but however the old track is available until today | ||||
| Years | 1972÷... | ||||
| Direction |  Clockwise | ||||
 Proposal |
NO | ||||
| No longer operational | |||||
| Car Circuit | YES | ||||
| Motorbike circuit | |||||
| Type | Proving ground | ||||
| Inauguration | 1972 | ||||
| Closing | |||||
| Last update of this page | February 25th 2008 | ||||
| Info last update | |||||
| Designer | |||||
| Distinctive points | |||||
| length | 3000 m | 9843 ft | 1.864 mi | Without chicane | (2) |
| length | 1339 m | 4393 ft | 0.832 mi | Sum of all straights | |
| length | 1661 m | 5449 ft | 1.032 mi | Sum of all corners | |
| Circuito prove Ferrari | |||||
Ferrari Test Track | |||||
| Description | In 1992 chicane was built on main straight. At beginning of 1996 the old corners 1, 2 and 3 were replaced by a new faster bend, but however the old track is available until today | ||||
| Years | 1992÷... | ||||
| Direction | Clockwise | ||||
| Proposal |
NO | ||||
| No longer operational | |||||
| Car Circuit | YES | ||||
| Motorbike circuit | |||||
| Type | Proving ground | ||||
| Inauguration | 1992 | ||||
| Closing | |||||
| Last update of this page | May 24th 2003 | ||||
| Info last update | |||||
| Designer | |||||
| Distinctive points | |||||
| length | 3021 m | 9911 ft | 1.877 mi | With chicane | (2) |
| Circuito prove Ferrari | |||||
Ferrari Test Track | |||||
| Description | At the end of 1995 the track is not anymore suitable for modern testing requirements. So the track was sold by Piero Ferrari to Ferrari and old corners 1, 2 and 3 were replaced by a new faster bend. Old corners are anyway still available. I don’t know when these works were done, but I think in January 1996: actually the first test on the new layout I know was performed by Irvine at mid February 1996. Later some safety improvements were made, but without changing track layout. On September 5th 2004 first stage of Rally del Frignano was held on this track, 3 laps. I think it was the first time Fiorano was used for an official competition. | ||||
| Years | 1996÷... | ||||
| Direction | Clockwise | ||||
| Proposal |
NO | ||||
| No longer operational | |||||
| Car Circuit | YES | ||||
| Motorbike circuit | |||||
| Type | Proving ground | ||||
| Inauguration | February 1996 | ||||
| Closing | |||||
| Last update of this page | February 25th 2008 | ||||
| Info last update | |||||
| Designer | |||||
| Distinctive points | |||||
| length | 2997 m | 9833 ft | 1.862 mi | With chicane | (1) |
| length | 2976 m | 9764 ft | 1.849 mi | Without chicane | (1) |
Fiorano 1972÷1995 without chicane
Fiorano 1992÷1995 with chicane
Fiorano from 1996 without chicane
| PHOTOS |
| Photos by Guido de Carli - March 13th 2006 |
| Click on thumbnail to open original large photo |
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| Enlarged detail form photo 1 | Enlarged detail form photo 3 |
| Updates | |||||||
| Date | Track layout | Years | Description by | Map by | Thanks to | Note | |
| September 18th 2024 | Guido de Carli | Update | Sources and links | ||||
| June 18th 2024 | Guido de Carli | Update | Description | ||||
| March 13th 2006 | Guido de Carli | Update | Photos (on this site) | ||||
| August 18th 2005 | Guido de Carli | Update | Description | ||||
| January 12th 2005 | Circuito prove Ferrari | 1972÷... | Guido de Carli | Update | Description with map | ||
| January 12th 2005 | Circuito prove Ferrari | 1992÷... | Guido de Carli | Update | Description with map | ||
| January 12th 2005 | Circuito prove Ferrari | 1996÷... | Guido de Carli | Update | Description with map | ||
| May 23rd 2003 | Guido de Carli | New | Description | ||||
| Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list | |||||||
