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The Vallelunga Circuit is a racing circuit situated 20 miles (32 km) north of Rome, Italy, near Vallelunga of Campagnano. Vallelunga was built as a sand 1.102 miles (1.8 km) oval in 1959. From 1963 the circuit held the Rome GP, and in 1967 a new loop was added when the track became the property of the Automobile Club d'Italia (ACI). Further refurbishment was undertaken in 1971.
The Autodromo di Vallelunga. The circuit length (including the post-2004 extension) is 2.538 miles (4.085 km). Races are run clockwise.
In August 2004 work started on a 1 kilometre (0.6 mi) extension to the track, bringing the track up to its current length. The new configuration has received homologation from the FIA as a test circuit, being used by various Formula One teams.
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Coordinates: 42°09′34″N, 12°22′9″E
