The Autodromo Vallelunga Piero Taruffi is a

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situated north of

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, near

Vallelunga Vallelunga (Italian for ''long valley'') is a valley, or plateau,Tonino Floris, Marco Spada, ''Pedalando nel Lazio''p. 97 Edizioni Mediterranee, 1996 . near Campagnano di Roma, Italy. See also * Vallelunga Circuit The Autodromo Vallelunga ...

of Campagnano. Vallelunga was built as a sand oval in 1951. 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

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(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 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.

Events

; Current * May: CIV Superbike Championship, Coppa Italia Turismo * July: World Touring Car Championship '' FIA WTCR Race of Italy'',

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, NASCAR Whelen Euro Series, Italian F4 Championship * September: Italian GT Championship, TCR Italian Series,

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, Campionato Italiano Auto Storiche ; Future * 6 Hours of Vallelunga (1973, 1976–1980, 1994–2018, 2020, 2023) ; Former * BPR Global GT Series (1994) * 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) *

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(1976–1979, 1981, 1983) * FIA Formula 3 European Championship (2013) * FIA Motorsport Games (2019) * FIM Endurance World Championship (2002–2005) * Formula Regional European Championship (2019–2020) * IMSA European Le Mans (2001) * International Formula 3000 '' Rome Grand Prix'' (1985–1989, 1991) * International GT Open (2007–2008) * Superbike World Championship (2007–2008) *

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(2008) * Superstars Series (2004–2013) * World Sportscar Championship (1973, 1976–1980)

Lap records

The official race lap records at the ACI Vallelunga Circuit are listed as:

References

External links

ACI Vallelunga Circuit
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