The Autodromo di Vallelunga Piero Taruffi is a racing circuit situated 32 km (20 mi) north of Rome , Italy , near Vallelunga of Campagnano . Vallelunga was built as a 1.773 km (1.102 mi) sand oval in 1951.
6-592: From 1963 the circuit held the Rome Grand Prix , 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 track is named for the famous Italian racing driver Piero Taruffi . In August 2004 work started on a 0.863 km (0.536 mi) extension to the track, bringing the track up to its current length. The new configuration has received homologation from
12-640: A pit garage as an office. The outright unofficial all-time track record for the current International Circuit layout is 1:12.804, set by Anthony Davidson in a Honda RA106 , during Formula One testing in April 2006. The outright track record for the former International Circuit (now the Historic International Circuit) is 0:56.335 seconds, set by Luca Badoer in a Ferrari F2004 , during Formula One testing in October 2004. As of May 2024,
18-594: The EUR district of Rome as a round of the 1985 Formula 1 World Championship scheduled to take place on 6 October but the race was moved to the UK where it was held at Brands Hatch . But in the late 2000s this was revived, as plans were being made for a Rome Grand Prix to be added to the Formula One World Championship in 2013. A street circuit around the EUR district of Rome was to be the location of
24-466: The FIA as a test circuit, being used by various Formula One teams. The circuit has also hosted the 6 Hours of Vallelunga endurance event . The track is also used by ACI for public driving safety training courses and, in autumn of each year, hosts a vast flea-market specialising mainly in vintage automotive spare parts. The circuit is home to simulation software developers Kunos Simulazioni , who occupy
30-604: The fastest official race lap records at the ACI Vallelunga Circuit are listed as: Rome Grand Prix The Rome Grand Prix ( Italian : Gran Premio di Roma ), also known as the Premio Reale di Roma (1925–1932) and Gran Premio di Roma (1947–1991), was an automobile race held in Rome , Italy from 1925 until 1991. Through the years a number of different regulations and circuits were used, with
36-737: The majority being Formula Two races at the ACI Vallelunga Circuit . In 1954 and 1963 the Rome Grand Prix was run to Formula One rules, but neither event was included in the World Championship. The 1947 race was notable as it marked the first win for Ferrari with a car of their own construction, the Ferrari 125 S . In 1985 the European Grand Prix was originally scheduled to take place in
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