Umberto Maglioli’s Ferrari reached the finish line followed by two future stars of the history of world motorsports who also classified: the British Colin Chapman and the Australian Jack Brabham. Another big name in the world of motoring, Bernie Ecclestone, raced at Imola on a Norton Max in a heated motorcycle race in 1956.
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On April 21, 1963, during the beginning of Formula 1, the first unofficial race took place on Imola’s track, however the Ferrari team did not attend. “The Flying Scotsman” Jim Clark proved victorious that day driving the Lotus Climax Brm with which he raced to become World Champion at the end of the season.
On 7 September 1967, however, it was the Santerno circuit’s turn to host the World Championship with the “Grand Prix of Nations”.
1972 was the year of another great motorcycle innovation: Checco Costa invented the “Daytona of Europe”, or the legendary 200 Miles on the other side of the Atlantic.
After an extensive renovation of the circuit and the construction of the new box – which at the time was the most modern in Europe – a new Formula 1 GP took place in September 1979, not officially for the World Championship but all the teams participating in the championship were present. Victory was claimed […]
For over 25 years – F1 remained in Imola, where in September 1980 a GP for the World Championship was held for the first time: the 51st Italian Grand Prix.
In 1981 the Grand Prix of San Marino was born in Imola and Italy began hosting two races of the F1 World Championship every year: the San Marino GP in Imola in spring and the Italian GP in Monza in September.
Starting in 1996 and continuing for the next three years, the MotoGP World Championships returned to Imola with the GP Città di Imola.
Starting in 1996 and continuing for the next three years, the MotoGP World Championships returned to Imola with the GP Città di Imola.
2010 can be considered the year of relaunching for the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari di Imola. The sporting activities started with the Scuderia Toro Rosso, which has carried out important tests for the Formula One World Championship. In April, the Superstars Championship brought cars to the track to compete, followed by the International […]