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| Opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1972|04|08}}
| Opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1972|04|08}}
| Image = Fiorano 1996.png
| Image = Fiorano 1996.png
| FIA_grade = 1T
| FIA_grade = 2
| Events = –
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[[Image:fiorano roadside.jpg|thumb|220px|Turn 12 (and 6 to the right) of the Fiorano Circuit as seen from the roadside.]]
[[Image:fiorano roadside.jpg|thumb|220px|Turn 12 (and 6 to the right) of the Fiorano Circuit as seen from the roadside.]]
[[Image:F430 001.jpg|thumb|220px|[[Ferrari F430|F430]] in test.]]
[[Image:F430 001.jpg|thumb|220px|[[Ferrari F430|F430]] in test.]]
The '''Fiorano Circuit''' ({{Lang-it|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 1T license.<ref>{{cite web |year=2023 |title=LIST OF FIA LICENSED CIRCUITS UPDATED ON : 2023-10-22 |url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/circuits_fia20231022.pdf |date=22 October 2023 |access-date=24 October 2023 |work=FIA}}</ref>
The '''Fiorano Circuit''' ({{Langx|it|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.<ref>{{cite web |year=2024 |title=LIST OF FIA LICENSED CIRCUITS UPDATED ON : 2024-03-12 |url=https://www.fia.com/sites/default/files/circuits_fia20240312_1.pdf |date=12 March 2024 |access-date=12 March 2024 |work=[[Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile]]}}</ref>


Work began in 1971 and officially open on 8 April 1972, it was originally {{convert|8.4|m|ft|1}} wide and {{convert|3000|m|mi|abbr=off}} long. In 1992, a chicane was added making it {{convert|3021|m|mi|abbr=off}} 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 {{convert|24|m|mi|abbr=off}}. The average [[Formula One|F1]] lap speed is over {{convert|160|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} and the F1 top speed is {{convert|290|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}. As Fiorano is a testing track, it has a wide range of corner types, with corner diameters between {{convert|370|and|13.71|m|ft|1}}. Thus Ferrari is able to simulate corner and track types of other Grand Prix circuits. As with [[Suzuka International Racing Course|Suzuka]], it is a figure-eight course.
Work began in 1971 and officially opened on 8 April 1972, it was originally {{convert|8.4|m|ft|1}} wide and {{convert|3000|m|mi|abbr=off}} long. In 1992, a chicane was added making it {{convert|3021|m|mi|abbr=off}} 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 {{convert|24|m|mi|abbr=off}}. The average [[Formula One|F1]] lap speed is over {{convert|160|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}} and the F1 top speed is {{convert|290|km/h|mph|0|abbr=on}}. As Fiorano is a testing track, it has a wide range of corner types, with corner diameters between {{convert|370|and|13.71|m|ft|1}}. Thus Ferrari is able to simulate corner and track types of other Grand Prix circuits. As with [[Suzuka International Racing Course|Suzuka]], it is a figure-eight course.


The track is equipped with [[telemetry]] sensors and a large [[skidpad]] for [[Tire|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.
The track is equipped with [[telemetry]] sensors and a large [[skidpad]] for [[Tire|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.
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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|date=November 2019}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vivomodena.it/rubriche/storie/modena-ieri-oggi-la-storia-del-parco-ferrari-ex-autodromo/|title=Modena Ieri & Oggi: La storia del Parco Ferrari, ex autodromo|date=5 July 2017}}</ref>
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|date=November 2019}} 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.vivomodena.it/rubriche/storie/modena-ieri-oggi-la-storia-del-parco-ferrari-ex-autodromo/|title=Modena Ieri & Oggi: La storia del Parco Ferrari, ex autodromo|date=5 July 2017}}</ref>


{{Verse translation|{{lang|it|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.}}<ref>Citato in ''[http://www.repubblica.it/ferrari/storia/undicesima.html Nel 1972 una svolta: nasce la pista di Fiorano]'', ''I sessant'anni Ferrari'', 11<sup>a</sup> puntata, ''Repubblica.it''.</ref>|Every single part of the track, must be able to put to the test the dynamic behavior 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.|attr1=[[Enzo Ferrari]]}}
{{Verse translation|{{lang|it|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.}}<ref>Citato in ''[http://www.repubblica.it/ferrari/storia/undicesima.html Nel 1972 una svolta: nasce la pista di Fiorano]'', ''I sessant'anni Ferrari'', 11<sup>a</sup> puntata, ''Repubblica.it''.</ref>|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.|attr1=[[Enzo Ferrari]]}}


== Fiorano Circuit record lap times ==
== Fiorano Circuit record lap times ==
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| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| {{flagicon|Germany}} [[Michael Schumacher]]
| 2004
| 2004<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://magazine.ferrari.com/en/races/2017/08/01/news/ferrari_and_fiorano-30859/|title = Fiorano: Ferrari's laboratory}}</ref>
|<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://magazine.ferrari.com/en/races/2017/08/01/news/ferrari_and_fiorano-30859/|title = Fiorano: Ferrari's laboratory}}</ref>
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| [[Ferrari F2003-GA]]
| [[Ferrari F2003-GA]]
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| 2024
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| [[Ferrari 248 F1]]
| [[Ferrari 248 F1]]
| 0'57.099
| 0'57.099
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| [[Sauber C32]]
| 0'58.802
| {{flagicon|Colombia}} [[Tatiana Calderón]]
| 2018
| | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://maxf1.net/en/calderon-less-than-three-seconds-from-schumachers-fiorano-record/|title=Calderon less than three seconds from Schumacher's Fiorano record|work=MaxF1.net|date=19 November 2018}}</ref>
| | <ref>{{cite news|url=https://maxf1.net/en/calderon-less-than-three-seconds-from-schumachers-fiorano-record/|title=Calderon less than three seconds from Schumacher's Fiorano record|work=MaxF1.net|date=19 November 2018}}</ref>
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| [[Ferrari F60]]
| [[Ferrari F60]]
| 1'00.650
| 1'00.650
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Sergio Perez]]
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} [[Sergio Pérez]]
| 2011
| 2011
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| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea Bertolini]]
| {{flagicon|Italy}} [[Andrea Bertolini]]
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|Slicks
|slicks
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| [[Ferrari 333 SP]]
| rowspan="2" | [[Ferrari 333 SP]]
| 1'11.90
| 1'11.90
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| [[Ferrari 333 SP]]
| 1'13.00
| 1'13.00
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| slicks, air restrictors
| Slicks, air restrictors
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| [[Ferrari FXX-K]]
| [[Ferrari FXX-K]]
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| [[Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano#599XX EVO|Ferrari 599XX Evoluzione]]
| [[Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano#599XX EVO|Ferrari 599XX Evoluzione]]
| 1'15.00
| rowspan="2" | 1'15.00
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| 2011
| 2011
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| [[Ferrari 360|Ferrari 360 GT2]]
| [[Ferrari 360|Ferrari 360 GT2]]
| 1'15.00
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| [[Ferrari FXX|Ferrari FXX Evoluzione]]
| [[Ferrari FXX|Ferrari FXX Evoluzione]]
| 1'16.00
| rowspan="2" | 1'16.00
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Martino Lopez
| {{flagicon|Mexico}} Martino Lopez
| 2007
| 2007
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| [[Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano#599XX|Ferrari 599XX]]
| [[Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano#599XX|Ferrari 599XX]]
| 1'16.00
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| 2009
| 2009
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| rear wing
| Rear wing
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| [[Ferrari 348|Ferrari 348 Challenge]]
| [[Ferrari 348|Ferrari 348 Challenge]]
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| [[Ferrari 296 GTB]]
| [[Ferrari 296 GTB]]
| 1'21.00
| rowspan="2" | 1'21.00
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| 2021<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motor1.com/news/516077/ferrari-296-gtb-specs-photos/|title = Ferrari 296 GTB Debuts with Plug-In Hybrid V6 Producing 818 HP}}</ref>
| 2021<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motor1.com/news/516077/ferrari-296-gtb-specs-photos/|title = Ferrari 296 GTB Debuts with Plug-In Hybrid V6 Producing 818 HP}}</ref>
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| [[Ferrari F12]]tdf
| [[Ferrari F12|Ferrari F12TDF]]
| 1'21.00
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| 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/10/13/9520015/ferrari-f12tdf-supercar/|title = The ultra-exclusive Ferrari F12tdf supercar will take your lunch money|date = 13 October 2015}}</ref>
| 2015<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theverge.com/2015/10/13/9520015/ferrari-f12tdf-supercar/|title = The ultra-exclusive Ferrari F12tdf supercar will take your lunch money|date = 13 October 2015}}</ref>
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| [[Ferrari 488|Ferrari 488 Pista]]
| [[Ferrari 488|Ferrari 488 Pista]]
| 1'21.50
| rowspan="3" | 1'21.50
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| 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quattroruote.it/news/nuovi-modelli/2018/03/06/ferrari_488_la_pista_debutta_a_ginevra.html|title = Ferrari 488 Pista - la più estrema delle stradali di Maranello raccontata da Flavio Manzoni - VIDEO|date = 14 March 2018}}</ref>
| 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.quattroruote.it/news/nuovi-modelli/2018/03/06/ferrari_488_la_pista_debutta_a_ginevra.html|title = Ferrari 488 Pista - la più estrema delle stradali di Maranello raccontata da Flavio Manzoni - VIDEO|date = 14 March 2018}}</ref>
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| [[Ferrari 488|Ferrari 488 Pista Spider]]
| [[Ferrari 488|Ferrari 488 Pista Spider]]
| 1'21.50
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| 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topgear.com/car-news/paris-motor-show/six-things-you-need-know-ferrari-488-pista-spider#7|title = Six things you need to know: Ferrari 488 Pista Spider|date = 4 October 2018}}</ref>
| 2018<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.topgear.com/car-news/paris-motor-show/six-things-you-need-know-ferrari-488-pista-spider#7|title = Six things you need to know: Ferrari 488 Pista Spider|date = 4 October 2018}}</ref>
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| [[Ferrari 812 Superfast]]
| [[Ferrari 812 Superfast]]
| 1'21.50
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| 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/ferrari/812-superfast/99795/new-ferrari-812-superfast-review|title = New Ferrari 812 Superfast 2018 review}}</ref>
| 2017<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/ferrari/812-superfast/99795/new-ferrari-812-superfast-review|title = New Ferrari 812 Superfast 2018 review}}</ref>
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| [[Ferrari F12]]berlinetta
| [[Ferrari F12|Ferrari F12 Berlinetta]]
| 1'22.40
| 1'22.40
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Randall]]
| {{flagicon|USA}} [[Brad Randall]]
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| [[Ferrari 458|Ferrari 458 Speciale]]
| [[Ferrari 458|Ferrari 458 Speciale]]
| 1'23.50
| rowspan="2" | 1'23.50
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| 2013
| 2013
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| [[Ferrari 458|Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta]]
| [[Ferrari 458|Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta]]
| 1'23.50
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| 2015<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ferrariwestlake.com/ferrari-458-speciale-aperta/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117164549/http://ferrariwestlake.com/ferrari-458-speciale-aperta/ |archive-date=17 January 2018 |title=Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta {{!}} Ferrari Westlake}}</ref>
| 2015<ref>{{cite web |url=http://ferrariwestlake.com/ferrari-458-speciale-aperta/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180117164549/http://ferrariwestlake.com/ferrari-458-speciale-aperta/ |archive-date=17 January 2018 |title=Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta {{!}} Ferrari Westlake}}</ref>
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| [[Ferrari 458 Italia]]
| [[Ferrari 458 Italia]]
| 1'25.00
| rowspan="2" | 1'25.00
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| 2010
| 2010
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| [[Ferrari 430 Scuderia]]
| [[Ferrari 430 Scuderia]]
| 1'25.00
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| 2007
| 2007
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| [[Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano]]
| [[Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano]]
| 1'26.50
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| 2006
| 2006
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| [[Ferrari 430 Scuderia|Ferrari 430 Scuderia Spider 16M]]
| [[Ferrari 430 Scuderia|Ferrari 430 Scuderia Spider 16M]]
| 1'26.50
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| 2009
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| [[Ferrari F50]]
| [[Ferrari F50]]
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|1995
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| [[Ferrari F430]]
| [[Ferrari F430]]
| 1'27.00
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| 2005
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| [[Ferrari F512 M]]
| [[Ferrari F512 M]]
| 1'35.00
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| 1995
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| [[Ferrari 512 TR]]
| [[Ferrari 512 TR]]
| 1'35.00
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| [[Ferrari 456]] GT
| [[Ferrari 456]] GT
| 1'35.00
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| [[Maserati Coupé]]
| [[Maserati Coupé]]
| 1'35.00
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| [[Ferrari 288 GTO]]
| [[Ferrari 288 GTO]]
| 1'36.00
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| rowspan="2" |1984
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| [[Ferrari Testarossa]]
| [[Ferrari Testarossa]]
| 1'36.00
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{| class="wikitable" style="border:3px solid #ccc;"
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|- "
! Simulation / Video Game || Year || Fiorano
! Simulation / Video Game || Year
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| <!-- Name --> ''[[Project CARS 2]]''
| <!-- Name --> ''[[Project CARS 2]]''
| <!-- Year --> 2017
| <!-- Year --> 2017
| <!-- Fiorano -->{{ya}}
|-
|-
| <!-- Name --> ''[[Project CARS 3]]''
| <!-- Name --> ''[[Project CARS 3]]''
| <!-- Year --> 2020
| <!-- Year --> 2020
| <!-- Fiorano -->{{ya}}
|-
|-
|-
|-
| <!-- Name --> ''[[Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends]]''
| <!-- Name --> ''[[Test Drive: Ferrari Racing Legends]]''
| <!-- Year --> 2012
| <!-- Year --> 2012
| <!-- Fiorano -->{{ya}}
|-
|-
| <!-- Name --> ''[[Ferrari Virtual Academy]]''
| <!-- Name --> ''[[Ferrari Virtual Academy]]''
| <!-- Year --> 2010
| <!-- Year --> 2010
| <!-- Fiorano -->{{ya}}
|-
|-
| <!-- Name --> ''[[Ferrari Challenge: Trofeo Pirelli]]''
| <!-- Name --> ''[[Ferrari Challenge: Trofeo Pirelli]]''
| <!-- Year --> 2008
| <!-- Year -->2008
| <!-- Fiorano -->{{ya}}
|-
|-
| <!-- Name --> ''[[Ferrari GT: Evolution]]''
| <!-- Name --> ''[[Ferrari GT: Evolution]]''
| <!-- Year --> 2008
| <!-- Fiorano -->{{ya}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gameloft.com |title=Mobile Games – Top iPhone Games, Android Games, Java Games for Cell Phones |publisher=Gameloft |access-date=11 December 2010}}</ref>
|-
|-
| <!-- Name --> ''[[rFactor]]''
| <!-- Name --> ''[[rFactor]]''
| <!-- Year --> 2005
| <!-- Year --> 2005
| <!-- Fiorano -->{{ya}}
|-
|-
| <!-- Name --> ''[[Ferrari F355 Challenge]]''
| <!-- Name --> ''[[Ferrari F355 Challenge]]''
| <!-- Year --> 1999
| <!-- Year --> 1999
| <!-- Fiorano -->{{ya}}
|-
|-
| <!-- Name --> ''[[Ferrari Formula One]]''
| <!-- Name --> ''[[Ferrari Formula One]]''
| <!-- Year --> 1988
| <!-- Year --> 1988
| <!-- Fiorano -->{{ya}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mobygames.com/game/ferrari-formula-one |title=Ferrari Formula One for Amiga (1988) |publisher=MobyGames |access-date=11 December 2010}}</ref>
|-
|-
| <!-- Name --> ''[[F1 Challenge '99-'02#F1 Challenge '99-'02|F1 Challenge 99-02]]''
| <!-- Name --> ''[[F1 Challenge '99-'02#F1 Challenge '99-'02|F1 Challenge 99-02]]''
| <!-- Year --> 2003
| <!-- Year --> 2003
| <!-- Fiorano -->{{ya}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.electronic-arts.de |title=Electronic Arts Deutschland – Spiele von EA für PC, PS3, Xbox 360, Wii, NDS, PS2 |publisher=Electronic-arts.de |access-date=11 December 2010}}</ref>
|-
|-
| <!-- Name --> ''[[Grand Prix Racing Online]]''
| <!-- Name --> ''[[Grand Prix Racing Online]]''
| <!-- Year --> 2007
| <!-- Year --> 2007
| <!-- Fiorano -->{{ya}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://gpro.net/gb/TrackDetails.asp?id=32 |title=Fiorano}}</ref>
|}
|}
{{Incomplete list|date=February 2011}}
{{Incomplete list|date=February 2011}}

Latest revision as of 14:12, 22 November 2024

Circuito di Fiorano
LocationFiorano Modenese, Italy
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
Coordinates44°32′2″N 10°51′29″E / 44.53389°N 10.85806°E / 44.53389; 10.85806
FIA Grade2
Broke ground1971; 53 years ago (1971)
Opened8 April 1972; 52 years ago (1972-04-08)
Major events–
Websitehttps://www.fioranoturismo.it/it/motori/pista-di-fiorano
Full Circuit
Length2.997 km (1.862 miles)
Turns12
Race lap record0:55.999 (Michael Schumacher, Ferrari F2004, 2004, F1)
Turn 12 (and 6 to the right) of the Fiorano Circuit as seen from the roadside.
F430 in test.

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]

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]

Fiorano Circuit record lap times

[edit]
Car Record Driver Year Note
Formula One cars
Ferrari F2004 0'55.999 Germany Michael Schumacher 2004 [4]
Ferrari F2003-GA 0'56.33 Germany Michael Schumacher 2003
Ferrari SF-24 0'56.88 Monaco Charles Leclerc 2024
Ferrari 248 F1 0'57.099 Brazil Felipe Massa 2006
Ferrari F2005 0'57.146 Germany Michael Schumacher 2005
Ferrari SF70H 0'57.15 Finland Kimi Räikkönen 2017
Ferrari F2002 0'57.476 Germany Michael Schumacher 2002
Ferrari F2007 0'58.366 Brazil Felipe Massa 2007
[5]
Ferrari F310B 0'59.00 Germany Michael Schumacher 1997
Ferrari F2008 0'59.111 Italy Mirko Bortolotti 2008
Ferrari F60 1'00.213 France Jules Bianchi 2011
Ferrari F399 1'00.226 Italy Luca Badoer 1999
Ferrari 412T 1'00.31 France Jean Alesi 1994
Ferrari F60 1'00.650 Mexico Sergio Pérez 2011
Race cars
Maserati MC12 Competizione 1'11.711 Italy Andrea Bertolini Slicks
Ferrari 333 SP 1'11.90
1'13.00 Slicks, air restrictors
Ferrari FXX-K 1'14.00
Ferrari 599XX Evoluzione 1'15.00 2011 [6]
Ferrari 360 GT2
Ferrari FXX Evoluzione 1'16.00 Mexico Martino Lopez 2007 [7][8]
Ferrari 599XX 2009 [9]
Ferrari FXX 1'16.20 Italy Andrea Bertolini 2008
Ferrari 458 Challenge 1'16.50 2010
Ferrari FXX 1'18.00 Italy Dario Benuzzi [8]
Maserati Trofeo 1'21.1 2003
Ferrari F355 Challenge 1'25.40 Rear wing
Ferrari 348 Challenge 1'33.00
Road cars
Ferrari SF90 XX 1'17.31 Italy Raffaele De Simone 2023[10]
Ferrari SF90 Stradale 1'19.00 2019[11]
Ferrari LaFerrari 1'19.70 Italy Raffaele De Simone 2015[12]
Ferrari 812 Competizione 1'20.00 2021[13]
Ferrari 296 GTB 1'21.00 2021[14]
Ferrari F12TDF 2015[15]
Ferrari 488 Pista 1'21.50 2018[16]
Ferrari 488 Pista Spider 2018[17]
Ferrari 812 Superfast 2017[18]
Enzo Ferrari 1'22.30 2003
Ferrari F12 Berlinetta 1'22.40 United States Brad Randall 2012
Ferrari F8 Tributo 1'22.50 2019[19]
Ferrari 488 GTB 1'23.00 2015
Ferrari 458 Speciale 1'23.50 2013 Michelin Sport Cup 2
Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta 2015[20]
Ferrari 599 GTO 1'24.00 2010
Enzo Ferrari 1'24.90 2003
Ferrari 458 Italia 1'25.00 2010
Ferrari 430 Scuderia 2007 Pirelli P Zero Corsa
Maserati MC12 1'25.20
Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano HGTE 1'25.90 2009
Ferrari 599 GTB Fiorano 1'26.50 2006
Ferrari 430 Scuderia Spider 16M 2009
Ferrari F50 1'27.00 1995
Ferrari F430 2005
Ferrari 360 Challenge Stradale 1'28.00 2003 Semi-slicks
Ferrari F430 1'28.50 2005
Ferrari F40 1'29.60 1987
Ferrari 612 Scaglietti 1'30.50 2004
Ferrari 360 Modena 1'31.50 1999
Ferrari 575M Maranello 1'31.512 2002
Ferrari 550 Maranello 1'32.528 1996
Ferrari 355 F1 1'33.00 1997
Ferrari F355 1'34.00 1994
Ferrari F512 M 1'35.00 1995
Ferrari 512 TR 1992
Ferrari 456 GT
Maserati Coupé
Ferrari 288 GTO 1'36.00 1984
Ferrari Testarossa
Ferrari 348 TB 1'37.00 1989
Ferrari 328 GTB 1'44.00

Fiorano in video games

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Simulation / Video Game Year
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

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  3. ^ Citato in Nel 1972 una svolta: nasce la pista di Fiorano, I sessant'anni Ferrari, 11a puntata, Repubblica.it.
  4. ^ "Fiorano: Ferrari's laboratory".
  5. ^ "Calderon less than three seconds from Schumacher's Fiorano record". MaxF1.net. 19 November 2018.
  6. ^ "Ferrari 599XX Evolution". Evo.co.uk. Dennis Publishing. 1 December 2011.
  7. ^ "Ferrari's 860bhp FXX Evo". Evo.co.uk. Dennis Publishing. 22 November 2007.
  8. ^ a b "Ferrari Unveils FXX Evolution Package". MotorAuthority.com. High Gear Media. 29 October 2007.
  9. ^ "Ferrari Announces 599 HGTE Package And 599XX Experimental Car". MotorAuthority.com. High Gear Media. 3 March 2009.
  10. ^ "SF90 XX Stradale - Record Fiorano". www.ferrari.com. Retrieved 24 November 2023.
  11. ^ "Ferrari SF90 Stradale Unveiled: A Hyper Hybrid with 986 Horsepower".
  12. ^ "Ferrari LaFerrari First Test - Motor Trend". Archived from the original on 20 April 2015.
  13. ^ "812 Competizione and 812 Competizione A: Two interpretations of Ferrari's racing soul". 5 May 2021.
  14. ^ "Ferrari 296 GTB Debuts with Plug-In Hybrid V6 Producing 818 HP".
  15. ^ "The ultra-exclusive Ferrari F12tdf supercar will take your lunch money". 13 October 2015.
  16. ^ "Ferrari 488 Pista - la più estrema delle stradali di Maranello raccontata da Flavio Manzoni - VIDEO". 14 March 2018.
  17. ^ "Six things you need to know: Ferrari 488 Pista Spider". 4 October 2018.
  18. ^ "New Ferrari 812 Superfast 2018 review".
  19. ^ "Ferrari F8 Tributo debuts in Geneva and offers Pista performance with GTB usability". Evo. 6 March 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2019.
  20. ^ "Ferrari 458 Speciale Aperta | Ferrari Westlake". Archived from the original on 17 January 2018.
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