Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari

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The Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari is an auto racing circuit near the Italian town of Imola, 40 kilometres (24.9 mi) east of Bologna and 80 kilometres (49.7 mi) east of the Ferrari factory in Maranello. The circuit is named after Ferrari's late founder Enzo and his son Dino who had died in the 1950s. Before Enzo Ferrari's death in 1988 it was called 'Autodromo Dino Ferrari'.

It was the venue for the Formula One San Marino Grand Prix (for many years two Grands Prix were held in Italy every year, so the race held at Imola was named after the nearby state) and it also hosted the 1980 edition of the Italian Grand Prix, which usually takes place in Monza. When Formula One visits Imola, it is seen as the 'home circuit' of Ferrari and masses of tifosi (Ferrari supporters) come out to support the local team.

Imola, as it is colloquially known, is one of the minority of non-oval circuits which go in an anti-clockwise direction. Built in the 1950s, Imola was popular with drivers due to its fast, flowing layout. In 1973 and 1974 two chicanes were added in order to slow the cars, and a third chicane was added in 1981. In response to the deaths of Ratzenberger and Senna, several revisions were made in an attempt to make the circuit safer for the 1995 San Marino Grand Prix.

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