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    6 Hours of Imola

    20 April 2025
    The Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari is located near Imola, a city in Emilia Romagna in a hilly area of the Bologna province.

    It is also known as Imola or the Santerno circuit, named after the river that flows nearby.

    Officially opened in 1953, with the moniker 'Autodromo Prototipo Coni', in 1970 it was renamed Dino Ferrari, in memory of Enzo Ferrari’s late son, whose own name would be subsequently added.

    Initially known as a motorcycle racing venue, Imola gained international status in 1979 with the establishment of the Formula 1 ‘Dino Ferrari Grand Prix’ (Gran Premio Dino Ferrari). In 1980 it became the 'Italian Grand Prix', while from the following year until 2006 it would be known as the 'San Marino Grand Prix'. A hiatus followed, with no more single-seaters until 2020, when Imola returned to host the 'Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix' (Gran Premio dell'Emilia-Romagna). In addition to Formula 1, the venue stages various endurance, GT and other single-seater series races.

    Imola is universally recognised as a very technical track, with fairly demanding braking into turns and acceleration into straights. The 4,909-metres course, featuring 12 left-hand and 9 right-hand bends, has, since its inception, been considered a mini Nürburgring.

    Following the sad events of 1994, with the death of the two drivers Ayrton Senna and Roland Ratzenberger, the track underwent major modifications, slowing down some of the more excessively dangerous sections. In 2006, the circuit and its adjoining facilities were the subject of a redevelopment project by the renowned German architect Hermann Tilke, a specialist in motor racing circuit construction.

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    • LocationImolaItaly
    • Turns63
    • Circuit Length4.909 km
    The 6 Hours of Imola, the second round of the FIA WEC 2024, concluded with AF Corse’s Ferrari 499P number 83 securing victory in the FIA World Cup for Hypercar Teams. Official Prancing Horse drivers Robert Shwartzman and Yifei Ye, partnered by Robert Kubica, took eighth place overall. In front of 73,600 spectators who attended the Italian event over the three days, the two official Ferrari – AF Corse team Hypercars, which put in convincing performances in the first half of the race, finished fourth and seventh.
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    In 1970 it was decided to name the circuit after Dino Ferrari, in memory of Enzo Ferrari’s late son. When Enzo Ferrari passed away in 1988, as a tangible display of the affection and gratitude felt by Imola for the engineer, the circuit was renamed and has been known as the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari ever since.
    The turns of the Imola track hold a rich, often dramatic history, making the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari unique in the world: Piratella, Tosa, Acque Minerali, Gresini, Rivazza and the Tamburello and Villeneuve curves.
    499P is the name of the Le Mans Hypercar with which Ferrari has taken on the top class of the FIA WEC World Endurance Championship since the 2023 season – a name evoking the history of the Maranello manufacturer.