Vallelunga Circuit
{{Short description|Motorsport venue in Italy}}
{{Infobox motorsport venue
| Name = Autodromo di Vallelunga "Piero Taruffi"
| Location = Campagnano di Roma, Italy
| Coordinates = {{coord|42|9|39|N|12|22|9|E|scale:10000|display=inline,title}}
| Time = CET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
| FIAGrade = 2 (3 layouts)
| Opened = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1951|11}} (dirt track)
{{Start date and age|df=yes|1957|12|01}} (asphalt track)
| Image = 220px
| Image_caption = International Circuit (2005–present)
| Track_map = 220px
| Track_map_caption = The historic international layout used from 1971
| Events = Current:
NASCAR Euro Series (2020–present)
Former:
WTCR Race of Italy (2022)
TCR World Tour (2023–2024)
TCR Europe (2024)
FIA ETCR (2021–2022)
6 Hours of Rome (1973, 1976–1980, 1994–2018, 2020)
Rome Grand Prix (1963–1969, 1971, 1973–1989, 1991)
World SBK (2007–2008)
FIM EWC (2002–2005)
FREC (2019–2020)
International GT Open
(2007–2008)
World Sportscar Championship (1973, 1976–1980)
| Owner = Automobile Club d'Italia (1967–present)
| Capacity = 32,000
| Former_names = Autodromo di Vallelunga (1951–2005)
| Layout1 = International Circuit (2005–present)
| Length_km = 4.085
| Length_mi = 2.538
| Turns = 15
| Record_time = 1:23.475
| Record_driver = {{flagicon|ESP}} Andy Soucek
| Record_car = Panoz DP09
| Record_year = 2008
| Record_class = Superleague Formula
| Layout2 = International Motorcycle Circuit (2005–present)
| Length_km2 = 4.110
| Length_mi2 = 2.554
| Turns2 = 16
| Record_time2 = 1:36.084
| Record_driver2 = {{flagicon|ITA}} Lorenzo Savadori
| Record_car2 = Aprilia RSV4
| Record_year2 = 2020
| Record_class2 = Superbike
| Layout3 = Historic International Circuit (2005–present)
International Circuit (1971–2004)
| Length_km3 = 3.222
| Length_mi3 = 2.002
| Turns3 = 13
| Record_time3 = 1:05.162
| Record_driver3 = {{flagicon|ITA|1946}} Thomas Biagi
| Record_car3 = Lola T96/50
| Record_year3 = 2000
| Record_class3 = F3000
| Layout4 = Club Circuit (1971–present)
| Length_km4 = 1.747
| Length_mi4 = 1.085
| Turns4 = 6
| Record_time4 = 0:49.100
| Record_driver4 = {{flagicon|ITA|1946}} "Gimax"
| Record_car4 = Osella PA7
| Record_year4 = 1979
| Record_class4 = Group 6
| Layout5 = International Circuit (1963–1970)
| Length_km5 = 3.120
| Length_mi5 = 1.939
| Turns5 = 13
| Record_time5 = 1:15.700
| Record_driver5 = {{flagicon|FRA}} Johnny Servoz-Gavin
| Record_car5 = Matra MS7
| Record_year5 = 1969
| Record_class5 = F2
| Layout6 = Club Circuit (1957–1970)
| Length_km6 = 1.703
| Length_mi6 = 1.058
| Turns6 = 6
| Record_time6 = 0:58.100
| Record_driver6 = {{flagicon|ITA|1946}} Nino Vaccarella
| Record_car6 = Cooper T51
| Record_year6 = 1961
| Record_class6 = F1
}}
The Autodromo di Vallelunga Piero Taruffi is a racing circuit situated {{convert|20|mi|km|order=flip|adj=on}} north of Rome, Italy, near Vallelunga of Campagnano.{{Cite web|url=https://www3.motorsport.com/track/vallelunga/|title=Team profile: Vallelunga Circuit|website=Motorsport.com|language=en|access-date=2019-04-12|archive-date=2019-04-12|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190412064423/https://www3.motorsport.com/track/vallelunga/|url-status=dead}} Vallelunga was built as a {{convert|1.102|mi|km|order=flip|abbr=on}} sand oval in 1951.{{Cite web |title=Vallelunga - Racingcircuits |url=https://www.racingcircuits.info/europe/italy/vallelunga.html |access-date=23 October 2022}}
History
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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 {{convert|0.863|km|mi|abbr=on}} extension to the track, bringing the track up to its current length. The new configuration has received homologation from 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 a pit garage as an office.{{Cite web|url=https://ravsim.com/category/kunos-simulazioni/|title=Kunos Simulazioni {{!}} Race and Vehicle Simulations|language=en|access-date=2019-04-13}}
Events
; Current
- May: NASCAR Euro Series NASCAR GP Italy - American Festival of Rome, Italian GT Championship, Italian F4 Championship, TCR Italian Series
- June: F2000 Italian Formula Trophy, {{ill|Porsche Carrera Cup Italy|it|Porsche Carrera Cup Italia}}, {{ill|CIV Superbike Championship|it|Campionato Italiano Velocità}}
- July: ACI Historic Racing Weekend Vallelunga
- September: TCR European Endurance Touring Car Series
- November: TCR World Ranking Final
; Former
- 6 Hours of Rome (1973, 1976–1980, 1994–2018, 2020)
- BPR Global GT Series (1994)
- Eurocup Formula Renault (1999)
- European Formula Two Championship
- Rome Grand Prix (1967–1969, 1971, 1973–1984)
- European Touring Car Championship (1974, 1976, 1979–1985, 1988, 2000)
- European Touring Car Cup (2005)
- Euroseries 3000 (1999–2002, 2005–2009)
- EuroV8 Series (2014)
- Ferrari Challenge Europe (2008, 2012)
- Ferrari Challenge Finali Mondiali (1999)
- FIA ETCR – eTouring Car World Cup (2021–2022)
- FIA European Formula 3 Championship (1976–1979, 1981, 1983)
- FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2013)
- FIA Motorsport Games (2019)
- FIM Endurance World Championship (2002–2005)
- Formula Abarth Italian Championship (2006, 2008–2014)
- Formula Regional European Championship (2019–2020)
- Formula Renault 2.0 Alps (2013)
- French Formula Renault Championship (1985)
- IMSA European Le Mans (2001)
- International Formula 3000
- Rome Grand Prix (1985–1989, 1991)
- International GT Open (2007–2008)
- International GTSprint Series (2010–2013)
- Italian Formula Renault Championship (2000–2008, 2010, 2012)
- Italian Formula Three Championship (1972–1973, 1975, 1977–2012)
- Lamborghini Super Trofeo Europe (2010, 2023)
- Lamborghini Super Trofeo World Final (2013, 2018, 2023)
- Superbike World Championship (2007–2008)
- Supersport World Championship (2007–2008)
- Superleague Formula (2008)
- Superstars Series (2004–2013)
- TCR Europe Touring Car Series (2024)
- TCR World Tour (2023–2024)
- World Sportscar Championship (1973, 1976–1980)
- World Touring Car Cup
- FIA WTCR Race of Italy (2022)
Lap records
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.{{cite web |title=Ferrari and Honda begin Vallelunga test |date=4 April 2006 |url=https://www.pitpass.com/27636/Ferrari-and-Honda-begin-Vallelunga-test |access-date=14 January 2023}}{{cite web |title=Davidson tops times at Vallelunga |date=4 April 2006 |url=https://www.crash.net/f1/news/55239/1/vallelunga-test-day-one-april-4 |access-date=14 January 2023}} 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.{{cite web |title=Ferrari Vallelunga test notes 2004-10-15 |url=https://us.motorsport.com/f1/news/ferrari-vallelunga-test-notes-2004-10-15/1182548/?nrt=54&ic_source=article-details-widget&ic_medium=widget&ic_campaign=widget-next |access-date=14 January 2023}} As of May 2025, the fastest official race lap records at the ACI Vallelunga Circuit are listed as:
References
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External links
{{Commons category|Autodromo Vallelunga}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20170303211116/http://vallelunga.it/ ACI Vallelunga Circuit] In Italian only
- [https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=Vallelunga,+Italy&layer=&sll=49.210869,12.53717&sspn=0.102049,0.346069&ie=UTF8&om=1&z=15&ll=42.160604,12.371249&spn=0.014474,0.043259&t=k&iwloc=addr Satellite picture by Google Maps]
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