Fiorano Circuit
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| Location | Maranello, Italy |
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| Time zone | GMT +1 |
| Major Events | – |
| Lap Record | 0:55.999 (Michael Schumacher, Ferrari F2004, 2004) |
Fiorano Circuit is the private track owned by Ferrari for development and testing purposes. It is located near the Italian town of Maranello.
Built in 1972, it's 8.4 metres (27.6 ft) wide and 3,021 metres (1.9 mi) long. Average F1 lap speed is over 160 km/h (99 mph) and top speed is 290 km/h (180 mph). Because it's a testing track, it has many different kinds of turns and corners, with corner diameters between 13 metres (42.7 ft) and 0.3 metres (1.0 ft). All in all it has a lot of similarities with most European Grand Prix circuits.
It's equipped with telemetry and a large steering pad for tyre testing.
When Scuderia Ferrari are testing the F1 car at the track it's common to see Tifosi watching the test from the roadside; which is the closest point at which the track is viewable to the public.
It's also used to allow Ferrari customers to test drive new cars.
The Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano is named after this track.
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