The Fiorano Circuit (Italian: Pista di Fiorano) is a private racetrack owned by Ferrari for development and testing purposes. It is located in Fiorano Modenese, near the Italian town of Maranello. The circuit has FIA Grade 2 license.[1]
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| Location | Fiorano Modenese, Italy |
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| Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (DST) |
| Coordinates | 44°32′2″N 10°51′29″E / 44.53389°N 10.85806°E |
| FIA Grade | 2 |
| Broke ground | 1971 |
| Opened | 8 April 1972 |
| Major events | – |
| Website | https://www.fioranoturismo.it/it/motori/pista-di-fiorano |
| Full Circuit | |
| Length | 2.997 km (1.862 miles) |
| Turns | 12 |
| Race lap record | 0:55.999 (Michael Schumacher, Ferrari F2004, 2004, F1) |
Work began in 1971 and officially opened on 8 April 1972, it was originally 8.4 metres (27.6 ft) wide and 3,000 metres (1.9 miles) long. In 1992, a chicane was added making it 3,021 metres (1.877 miles) long, then in 1996 a new renovated track was introduced (a fast bend to replace a sharp corner at the end of the pit straight) which shortened the total length by 24 metres (0.015 miles). The average F1 lap speed is over 160 km/h (99 mph) and the F1 top speed is 290 km/h (180 mph). As Fiorano is a testing track, it has a wide range of corner types, with corner diameters between 370 and 13.71 metres (1,213.9 and 45.0 ft). Thus Ferrari is able to simulate corner and track types of other Grand Prix circuits. As with Suzuka, it is a figure-eight course.
The track is equipped with telemetry sensors and a large skidpad for tyre testing. In 2001 an irrigation system using rain collected in eight cisterns was installed to simulate wet track conditions. When Scuderia Ferrari are testing a F1 car at the track, it is common to see Tifosi watching the test from the roadside, which is the closest point from which the track is viewable to the public.
Ferrari customers are allowed to test drive new cars at the Fiorano circuit. [citation needed] The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is named after this track, as well as the Assetto Fiorano track package of the Ferrari SF90 Stradale and the Ferrari 296 GTB.
In the 16 years from the time the track opened until his death in 1988, Enzo Ferrari would either sit in his house which was located at the circuit and listen to, or sit track side and watch his beloved scarlet Formula One cars testing. Legend has it that this was the real reason that the "old man" had the circuit built, so he could enjoy his cars and his drivers without the presence of other F1 cars or the press.[citation needed] In reality Ferrari made the decision of building his own testing track when he realised that the Modena Autodrome could no longer serve this purpose.[2]
Ogni singolo pezzo della pista, deve poter mettere a dura prova il comportamento dinamico dell'auto in modo tale da rendere facile l'individuazione dei problemi di ogni macchina. Da questo momento in poi, voglio che nessuna Ferrari affronti la pista o la produzione di serie senza che abbia superato a pieni voti l'esame Fiorano.[3] |
Every single part of the track, must be able to put to the test the dynamic behaviour of the car in such a way that makes easy the identification of the problems of every car. From this moment on, I don't want any Ferrari to tackle the track or address mass-production without passing the Fiorano test with flying colours. |
| —Enzo Ferrari |
Fiorano Circuit record lap times
editThis section needs additional citations for verification. (February 2017) |
Fiorano in video games
edit| Simulation / Video Game | Year |
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| Project CARS 2 | 2017 |
| Project CARS 3 | 2020 |
| Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends | 2012 |
| Ferrari Virtual Academy | 2010 |
| Ferrari Challenge: Trofeo Pirelli | 2008 |
| Ferrari GT: Evolution | |
| rFactor | 2005 |
| Ferrari F355 Challenge | 1999 |
| Ferrari Formula One | 1988 |
| F1 Challenge 99-02 | 2003 |
| Grand Prix Racing Online | 2007 |
References
edit- ^ "LIST OF FIA LICENSED CIRCUITS UPDATED ON : 2024-03-12" (PDF). Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile. 12 March 2024. Retrieved 12 March 2024.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ "Modena Ieri & Oggi: La storia del Parco Ferrari, ex autodromo". 5 July 2017.
- ^ Citato in Nel 1972 una svolta: nasce la pista di Fiorano, I sessant'anni Ferrari, 11a puntata, Repubblica.it.
- ^ "Fiorano: Ferrari's laboratory".
- ^ "Calderon less than three seconds from Schumacher's Fiorano record". MaxF1.net. 19 November 2018.
- ^ "Ferrari 599XX Evolution". Evo.co.uk. Dennis Publishing. 1 December 2011.
- ^ "Ferrari's 860bhp FXX Evo". Evo.co.uk. Dennis Publishing. 22 November 2007.
- ^ a b "Ferrari Unveils FXX Evolution Package". MotorAuthority.com. High Gear Media. 29 October 2007.
- ^ "Ferrari Announces 599 HGTE Package And 599XX Experimental Car". MotorAuthority.com. High Gear Media. 3 March 2009.
- ^ "SF90 XX Stradale - Record Fiorano". www.ferrari.com. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
- ^ "Ferrari SF90 Stradale Unveiled: A Hyper Hybrid with 986 Horsepower".
- ^ "Ferrari LaFerrari First Test - Motor Trend". Archived from the original on 20 April 2015.
- ^ "812 Competizione and 812 Competizione A: Two interpretations of Ferrari's racing soul". 5 May 2021.
- ^ "Ferrari 296 GTB Debuts with Plug-In Hybrid V6 Producing 818 HP".
- ^ "The ultra-exclusive Ferrari F12tdf supercar will take your lunch money". 13 October 2015.
- ^ "Ferrari 488 Pista - la più estrema delle stradali di Maranello raccontata da Flavio Manzoni - VIDEO". 14 March 2018.
- ^ "Six things you need to know: Ferrari 488 Pista Spider". 4 October 2018.
- ^ "New Ferrari 812 Superfast 2018 review".
- ^ "Ferrari F8 Tributo debuts in Geneva and offers Pista performance with GTB usability". Evo. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
- ^ "Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta | Ferrari Westlake". Archived from the original on 17 January 2018.
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