Autodromo Riccardo Paletti
Encyclopedia
Autodromo Riccardo Paletti is a motorsport
race track
near Varano
in the Province of Parma
, Italy
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The track began as a small 550 m (0.341755005157394 mi) oval in 1969, and this was then expanded to a full 1.8 km (1.1 mi), 11 turn race track. This new layout was inaugurated officially on 26 March 1972.
In 2001 the layout was extended to a length of 2.375 km (1.5 mi).
The track is named after Formula One
driver Riccardo Paletti
, who was killed at the 1982 Canadian Grand Prix
.
Motorsport
Motorsport or motorsports is the group of sports which primarily involve the use of motorized vehicles, whether for racing or non-racing competition...
race track
Race track
A race track is a purpose-built facility for racing of animals , automobiles, motorcycles or athletes. A race track may also feature grandstands or concourses. Some motorsport tracks are called speedways.A racetrack is a permanent facility or building...
near Varano
Varano de' Melegari
Varano de' Melegari is a comune in the Province of Parma in the Italian region Emilia-Romagna, located about 110 km west of Bologna and about 30 km southwest of Parma....
in the Province of Parma
Province of Parma
The Province of Parma is a province in the Emilia-Romagna region of Italy. Its capital is the city of Parma.It has an area of 3,449 km², and a total population of 413,198...
, Italy
Italy
Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...
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The track began as a small 550 m (0.341755005157394 mi) oval in 1969, and this was then expanded to a full 1.8 km (1.1 mi), 11 turn race track. This new layout was inaugurated officially on 26 March 1972.
In 2001 the layout was extended to a length of 2.375 km (1.5 mi).
The track is named after Formula One
Formula One
Formula One, also known as Formula 1 or F1 and referred to officially as the FIA Formula One World Championship, is the highest class of single seater auto racing sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile . The "formula" designation in the name refers to a set of rules with which...
driver Riccardo Paletti
Riccardo Paletti
Riccardo Paletti was an Italian motor racing driver. Paletti's Formula One career was cut short as he fatally crashed on the start grid in only his second Formula One start; it was his first race with a full grid of cars....
, who was killed at the 1982 Canadian Grand Prix
1982 Canadian Grand Prix
The 1982 Canadian Grand Prix was a Formula One motor race held at Circuit Gilles Villeneuve on June 13, 1982. Riccardo Paletti was killed at the start of the race, when his car ran into the back of the stationary Ferrari of Didier Pironi who had stalled on the grid...
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