Mugello Circuit
The Mugello Circuit is a world-class raceway owned by Scuderia Ferrari, located at Scarperia e San Piero, Tuscany, Italy, three and a half hours away from Rome. The two major events held in this circuit are the MotoGP Italian Grand Prix and the Formula 1 Tuscan Grand Prix. The location of Mugello enjoys a pleasant Mediterranean climate type, with hot summers, cool winters, and an even distribution of rainfall throughout the year. The track is famous for its colorful scenery and high-tech safety measures, such as the ample runoffs on all of its trajectory. Its technical difficulty and elevation changes appeal to TV audiences and are ideal for vehicle testing.
There are 15 turns in the 3.26-mile (5.24-km) trajectory of Mugello, which generally runs clockwise. The Start/Finish Line sits right in the middle of the main straightaway, where high-performance vehicles can develop a speed of up to 320 km/h (198 mph). The first hard braking zone comes in the very first corner, San Donato, where drivers need to downshift to navigate at 90 km/h (55 mph). The circuit's trajectory gets faster and faster during the eight sweeping turns to come, getting to 175 km/h of speed in Arrabiata 1 (turn number 8). The remaining five corners are highly technical to drive, with tight angles like Correntaio (turn 12) and Bucine (turn 15).
