Mugello Circuit
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| Location | Mugello, Italy |
| Events | Formula One (tests), MotoGP, F3 |
| Length km | 5.245 |
| Length mi | 3 |
| Turns | 15 |
| Record time | 1.18,704 - 239,911 km/h |
| Record driver | Rubens Barrichello |
| Record team | Scuderia Ferrari |
| Record year | 09.02.2004 |
Mugello Circuit (Autodromo Internazionale di Mugello) is race track located in the Mugello region of Italy near Florence.
The length is 5.245 km, it has 15 turns and a long straight.
Grand Prix motorcycle racing host an annual event here (MotoGP and smaller classes).
The track is used by Formula One (mainly Scuderia Ferrari) for testing.
History
Road races were held on public streets (road racing) around Mugello from the 1920s until the 1960s. Giuseppe Campari won there in 1920 and 1921, Emilio Materassi 1925 & 1928.