Fiorano Circuit

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The Fiorano Circuit (Italian: Pista di Fiorano) is a private racetrack owned by Ferrari for development and testing purposes. It is located in Fiorano Modenese, near the Italian town of Maranello. Construction began in 1971 and the circuit officially opened on 8 April 1972. It was originally 8.4 m (28 ft) wide and 3.000 km (1.864 mi) long. In 1992, a chicane was added, making it 3.021 km (1.877 mi) long. In 1996, a fast bend replaced a sharp corner at the end of the pit straight, which shortened the length to 3.000 to 2.976 km (1.864 to 1.849 mi) and 3.021 to 2.997 km (1.877 to 1.862 mi) respectively. Fiorano has a wide range of corner types, with corner diameters between 370 and 13.71 m (1,213.9 and 45.0 ft). Thus, Ferrari is able to simulate corner and track types of other Grand Prix circuits. As with Suzuka, it is a figure-of-eight course. The track is equipped with telemetry sensors and a large skidpad for tyre testing. In 2001 an irrigation system using rain collected in eight cisterns...

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