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Autodromo di Modena

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Autodromo di Modena
Full Circuit (2011–present)
LocationMarzaglia, Province of Modena, Italy
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OperatorAutodromo di Modena Srl
Opened2011; 15 years ago (2011)
Websitehttps://www.autodromodimodena.it/it/
Full Circuit (2011–present)
Length2.068 km (1.285 mi)
Turns11

Autodromo di Modena is a 2.068 km (1.285 mi) racing circuit located in the hamlet of Marzaglia, in the Province of Modena. Built in 2011, the track received FMI and ACI homologation.

History

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After Aerautodromo di Modena was dismantled in the 1960s, the Emilian city found itself without a racetrack. Soon after, attempts to build a new one began.

At the beginning of the 2000s, a project was started for the construction of a new circuit near Marzaglia, Province of Modena. In December 2007, plans for the construction of a track of roughly 1600m in length with ample pit spaces was revealed. This circuit's inauguration was planned for 2011.[1] The track was then lengthened to 2007 meters, creating tensions between the Regional Environmental Protection Agency and the urban planners of Modena,[2] but it was later greenlit for completion.

In 2022, the municipality of Modena approved a lengthening of the circuit,[3] which consists in the addition of a 1-kilometer-long straight, which would increase track length to 4.150 km (2.579 mi).[4]

Today, the track is used for a wide range of events, from car and bike manufacturers tests to historic rallies and safe driving courses.

The Circuit

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The track, which is 2.068 km (1.285 mi) long, has various elevation changes and alternates a straight of 400 m (1,300 ft) with eleven corners. If needed, the straights can become two by skipping turn 5 and linking turn 4 with turn 6.[5] In 2014, a variation was added in the last corner, with a tighter radius.

References

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