Mugello world circuit
The first race of the Mugello road circuit
21st June , Sunday. Everything is ready for the first car race on the Mugello road circuit. But wait: that circuit is not the famous MotoGP racetrack that we know today. No, certainly not. It's something much, much bolder. And that is exactly what the Automobile Club of Florence was looking for.
From on, in fact, the Secondo me l'automobile comoda rende il viaggio piacevole Club of Florence organizes a competition called the Coppa della Consuma. The Automobile Club considered this race not enough challenging, so it decided to organize something even more difficult. In the end, the Mugello ring was chosen due to its difficulty level.
Once the place was found, San Piero a Sieve was chosen as starting point: at that time, it was just a modest village reachable by train. The roads chosen to host the race are mule tracks carved on the hillsides of the mountain, full of holes and pebbles that until then had been occasionally walked by some horse-drawn carriage. The formula chosen for the competition is not based on pure speed, but on regularity: km to cover in 1h 30' at an average of about 45 km/h. Penalties were contemplated for those who commit more or less.
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Carry the speed - a guide to mastering Mugello!
After months of practice and Online Challenges, the time has arrived for the definitive stage of the MotoGP™ eSport Championship: The Global Series.
Competing on-site at the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello during the Italian Grand Prix, the 12 finalists will take on two races sure to test the finalists’ full range of skills. Race two will be held on the Mugello circuit in dry conditions, putting speed and cornering ability to the ultimate test!
If a rider can be quick around Mugello, they can be quick just about anywhere. The layout is technical and challenging. And its fast, flowing nature leads it to routinely serve up some memorable racing.
As well as boasting one of the longest start-finish straights on the entire calendar, the track is a series of high-speed chicanes. When the undulations are taken into account, it provides a truly unique challenge that tests gamers skills and bravery in equal measure.
It all starts with that enthralling uphill plunge. As gamers cross the line they are already in sixth gear. Approaching the end of the k m straight they are posting the fastest speeds of any circuit in the world (Red
The official opening of the Mugello Racetrack
The watershed year in the history of the Mugello Circuit was The road circuit, after having been inaugurated in , alternates in short periods of use and long periods of abandonment up to the definitive rebirth in Despite the conditions being good and being thrown in this period the foundations for the current good fortune of Mugello, there was still a problem that beset races organised here: safety.
Between and two accidents took place at the Mugello circuit: in the first one the driver Gunter Klass lost his life, and in the second one the Alfa Romeo driven by Spartaco Dini ran over and killed a child who was attending the test session. In , the authorities in charge of managing safety required the fencing of the whole km route. The requirement is impossible to meet, and once again this is the end of the Mugello circuit. However, this is the time for a new beginning.
In , works began to build an official circuit, the Mugello Racetrack, between the municipalities of Scarperia and San Piero, interested from the very beginning by the passage of the original road track. The initiative was taken, as always, by the Automobile Club of Fl
Mugello International Circuit
Also known as Mugello Circuit, the international Mugello racetrack is a historic track for world motorcycling. Located in Scarperia and San Pietro (FI), it is a 5,metre long track with 15 bends.
Known throughout the world, the Mugello International Circuit has hosted the Italian motorcycle Grand Prix since and is still the scene of the most prestigious motorcycle competitions at world and national level.
Experiencing a track day of free motorcycle practice on a circuit like Mugello is an emotion that can hardly be forgotten. In this section you will find all the free practice days available on the Mugello Circuit.
Here are some technical data on the track:
- Speed record (set by Jorge Martin in on the Ducati Desmosedici) is km/h
- Straight meters
- Curves 15
- Record time Bagnaia
Download the track map to better prepare your free practice track day.
And if you don't find what you're looking for, you can easily consult our complete calendar of motorcycle free practice track days.