Cremona Circuit
{{Short description|Race track in Italy}}
{{Motorsport venue
| Name = Cremona Circuit
| Location = San Martino del Lago, Lombardy, Italy
| Time = CET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
| Coordinates = {{coord|45|5|7.56|N|10|18|43.25|E|type:landmark|display=inline,title}}
| Logo = Cremona Circuit 2024 logo - horizontal.png
| Image = Cremona Circuit Angelo Bergamonti, San Martino Del Lago, Italy.svg
| Image_caption = Full Circuit (2024–present)
| Capacity =
| Broke_ground = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2011|03}}
| Opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|2011|07|07}}
| Former_names = Circuito di San Martino del Lago (2011–2015)
| Events = Current:
World SBK (2024–present)
Former:
Alpe Adria International Motorcycle Championship (2021–2022)
| Layout1 = Full Circuit (2024–present)
| Length_km = 3.768
| Length_mi = 2.341
| Turns = 13
| Record_time = 1:27.980
| Record_driver = {{flagicon|ITA}} Nicolò Bulega
| Record_car = Ducati Panigale V4 R
| Record_year = 2025
| Record_class = World SBK
| Layout2 = Full Circuit (2021–2023)
| Length_km2 = 3.702
| Length_mi2 = 2.300
| Turns2 = 13
| Record_time2 = 1:32.434
| Record_driver2= {{flagicon|ITA}} Fabrizio Perotti
| Record_car2 = Aprilia RSV4
| Record_year2 = 2022
| Record_class2 = SBK
| Layout3 = Original Circuit (2011–2020)
| Length_km3 = 3.450
| Length_mi3 = 2.144
| Turns3 = 11
| Record_time3 =
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Cremona Circuit is a {{cvt|3.768|km|mi|abbr=on}} hard-surfaced race track used for motor racing near San Martino del Lago, Lombardy, Italy.{{cite web |title=Cremona Circuit - Autodromo |url=https://cremonacircuit.it/en/autodromo/ |website=Cremona Circuit |language=it |access-date=17 September 2024}}{{cite web |title=Cremona Circuit - Racing Circuits |url=https://www.racingcircuits.info/europe/italy/cremona-circuit.html |website=RacingCircuits.info |language=en |access-date=21 September 2024}} It was inaugurated on 7 July 2011, and named as Circuito di San Martino del Lago until 2015.{{cite web |title=Cremona Circuit e SBK, Da Zero Al Mondiale In 12 Anni |url=https://motosprint.corrieredellosport.it/news/sbk/2023/10/26-6795252/cremona_circuit_e_sbk_da_zero_al_mondiale_in_12_anni |website=Moto Sprint |language=it |date=27 October 2023 |access-date=28 October 2023}} The circuit was originally {{cvt|3.450|km|mi|abbr=on}} long.{{cite web |title=Cremona - Track Life |url=https://www.tracklife.eu/en/cremona/c-11/ |website=Track Life |access-date=28 October 2023}} The track was extended to {{cvt|3.702|km|mi|abbr=on}} in January–April 2021, based on design by the Italian circuit designer {{ill|Jarno Zaffelli|it}}.{{cite web |title=Cremona Circuit - Dromo |url=https://www.studiodromo.it/portfolio/cremonacircuit/ |website=Studio Dromo |access-date=17 November 2023}}
Superbike World Championship
File:Cremona Circuit finish line.jpg
On 26 October 2023, it was announced that the circuit would enter the Superbike World Championship calendar in 2024 with a five-year contract.{{Cite news |title=2024 WorldSBK calendar announced, two new circuits ready for action |url=https://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2023/Provisional%202024%20WorldSBK%20calendar%20unveiled |work=WorldSBK.com |publisher=Dorna Sports |date=26 October 2023 |access-date=27 October 2023}}{{Cite web |title=Annunciato il calendario 2024 del WorldSBK |url=https://cremonacircuit.it/it/worldsbk-2/ |work=Cremona Circuit |language=it |date=26 October 2023 |access-date=27 October 2023}} The track was resurfaced and extended from {{cvt|3.702 to 3.768|km|mi|abbr=on}}, and a new grandstand was built.{{Cite news |title=WorldSBK welcomes Cremona Circuit as new venue for 2024 |url=https://www.worldsbk.com/en/news/2023/WorldSBK%20welcomes%20Cremona%20Circuit%20as%20new%20venue%20for%202024 |work=WorldSBK.com |publisher=Dorna Sports |date=30 October 2023 |access-date=17 November 2023}}
Events
; Current
- May: Superbike World Championship, Supersport World Championship, FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship
; Former
- Alpe Adria International Motorcycle Championship (2021–2022)
Lap records
As of May 2025, the fastest official race lap records at the Cremona Circuit are listed as:
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://cremonacircuit.it/it/}}
{{SBK circuits}}
Category:Sports venues in Italy
Category:Motorsport venues in Italy
Category:2011 establishments in Italy
Category:Superbike World Championship circuits
Category:FIM Women's Motorcycling World Championship circuits
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