The Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari is a racing circuit located in the city of Imola, in the province of Bologna. The circ...
The Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari is a racing circuit located in the city of Imola, in the province of Bologna. The circuit is named after Enzo Ferrari, the founder of the car company of the same name, and his son Dino. Before Enzo Ferrari's death in 1988, it was called Autodromo Dino Ferrari.
On April 21, 1963, Formula 1 was first introduced at the circuit, although these were only races not included in the World Championship. That time, Jim Clark won in a Lotus. Since 1970, the circuit has been named after Dino Ferrari, Enzo Ferrari's son, who died prematurely in the 1950s. This happened two years after fundamental changes to the track, which created the Variante Bassa and Variante Alta. Finally, in 1979, on September 16, a new era of Formula 1 at the Imola circuit began with a race called the Grand Prix Dino Ferrari. The following year, on 14 September 1980, Imola hosted its first full-fledged Formula One race: the Italian Grand Prix. The following year, the Grand Prix returned to the Monza circuit and Imola became the home of the San Marino Grand Prix.
