Farina's curve (Brno)
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Jihomoravsky /
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The most famous curve of former Grand Prix (Masaryk) Circuit, named after first Formula One champion, Giuseppe Farina who had an accident in this curve in 1949, resulting into 2 dead and 12 wounded onlookers. In the same race also Reg Parnell and Princ Bira had accidents. This was the only post-war Formula One race driven here.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 49°11'42"N 16°31'14"E
- University of Defence 5.6 km
- ABB Company 7.3 km
- Zetor Factory Husovice 8.5 km
- Tikovice (Ořechov) 9 km
- Former air defence command post 13 km
- stone quarry 14 km
- Cebin Substation 16 km
- Middle range radar station 19 km
- FK Blansko 20 km
- CKD Blansko 21 km
- Old Grand Prix 2.4 km
- Shopping centre 2.9 km
- New housing project Kamechy 3 km
- A88 - Kdysi plánovaný most - Remains of highway bridge planned 1940 4.6 km
- Brno Masaryk Circuit 5.1 km
- Railway station 5.2 km
- Former 8/76 Anti-Aircraft Missile Battalion 5.9 km
- Veveří castle 8.1 km
- Castle Rosice 10 km
- Train Station 12 km