Mugello Circuit

Mugello Circuit at a glance

Location

Scarperia e San Piero, Tuscany

Type

road course

Length

5.245 km (3.259 mi)

Turns

15

Direction

counter-clockwise

Surface

asphalt

Opened

1974

Owner

Ferrari (Scuderia Ferrari, since 1988)

Capacity

50,000

Address

Località Senni, 15

Phone

+39 055 8499111

Website

mugellocircuit.it

Track map and layout

Mugello is carved into the wooded hills of the Tuscan Mugello valley, and its rolling, blind-crested layout is widely rated by riders and drivers as one of the most beautiful and most demanding in the world. From the start/finish straight the lap dives into San Donato, climbs through Luco and Poggio Secco, then plunges downhill through Materassi and Borgo San Lorenzo before the tight Casanova-Savelli chicane. The signature sequence is the flat-out Arrabbiata 1 and 2 right-handers, taken with huge commitment before the track tightens through Scarperia and Palagio, sweeps around Correntaio and Biondetti, and finishes with the long, fast Bucine corner onto the pit straight — one of the highest-speed corners on the calendar.

Named corners and sections

• San Donato. The tight first-corner right-hander that follows the long pit straight, and the main overtaking point into lap one.
• Arrabbiata 1 and 2. A pair of fast, committed right-handers on the back of the circuit, taken close to flat-out and considered among the most demanding corners on the MotoGP calendar.
• Casanova-Savelli. A tightening downhill chicane-like sequence that slows cars and bikes sharply after the fast opening sector.
• Bucine. The long, high-speed final corner leading onto the pit straight, taken at huge lean angle by MotoGP riders and a key overtaking and slipstreaming point.

Configurations

Events and race weekends

Mugello's headline event is the MotoGP Italian Grand Prix, one of the best-attended and most passionate rounds on the calendar thanks to Italy's huge motorcycle racing following. The circuit also hosts a round of World Superbike, the Ferrari-owned Finali Mondiali that brings thousands of Ferrari owners together each autumn, and rounds of GT and touring car championships. Formula 1 has never raced at Mugello in a points-paying championship round, though the circuit hosted a one-off Tuscan Grand Prix in 2020 during the pandemic-disrupted season.

Getting there and parking

Mugello sits in the hills roughly 30 km (19 miles) north of Florence and about an hour from Bologna, making Florence Airport the most convenient gateway with Bologna as a larger alternative. There is no railway station at the circuit itself; the nearest useful stations are in Florence and Borgo San Lorenzo, from which taxis or event shuttle buses cover the final stretch into the hills.

• Florence Airport (Peretola) (FLR) · about 45 min drive
• Bologna Guglielmo Marconi Airport (BLQ) · about 60 min drive

Parking

Large paid parking fields surround the circuit for MotoGP weekend; roads into the valley are narrow and get heavily congested, so organisers recommend arriving well before track action starts.

For MotoGP weekend, book accommodation and, where possible, a campsite pitch months ahead — the valley's road network is limited and traffic in and out is slow on Friday through Sunday.

Hotels and camping near Mugello Circuit

Mugello's MotoGP weekend has one of the biggest camping cultures in motorcycle racing, with tens of thousands of fans pitching tents and parking motorhomes on the hillsides around the track; pitches are claimed days in advance. Visitors who prefer a bed typically stay in Scarperia, Borgo San Lorenzo or further out in Florence, all of which fill up and rise sharply in price for MotoGP weekend.

Where to look

Scarperia and Borgo San Lorenzo are the closest towns with hotels and B&Bs; Florence, about 45 minutes away, offers far more capacity but requires a longer commute to the circuit on race days.

Track days, driving experiences and lap records

Mugello runs track days and driving/riding experiences through the circuit itself and third-party organisers, using the full Grand Prix layout for most public sessions. Because of its speed, elevation change and limited run-off in places, it is considered one of the more demanding circuits in Europe for track-day drivers and riders, and experience levels are often segmented accordingly.

Who runs days here

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Lap records

Spectator guide

Mugello's hillside setting means many fans watch from general admission slopes overlooking multiple corners at once rather than from a single grandstand, giving a panoramic view of the valley circuit that is unusual in motorsport. The Arrabbiata corners and the Bucine/start-finish area are particular fan favourites for watching commitment and slipstreaming battles.

Seating

Grandstands include the main straight tribunes plus stands overlooking San Donato and the Arrabbiata corners; general admission hillside areas cover much of the rest of the circuit.

Best places to watch

The hillside above Arrabbiata 1 and 2 gives a sweeping view of several corners and is a favourite spot for MotoGP fans; the main straight grandstands are best for starts and finishes.

Weather

• May/June (MotoGP): warm, highs typically 24-28°C with occasional thunderstorms in the Tuscan hills

History of Mugello Circuit

From club test track to Ferrari's proving ground

A racing circuit had existed on public roads around Mugello since the early twentieth century, but the modern closed circuit in its current valley setting was built in 1973 and opened in 1974, created to give Tuscany a permanent home for motorcycle and car racing away from the road circuits that had claimed lives in earlier decades. Ferrari bought the circuit in 1988, and it has served ever since as one of the marque's primary test and development tracks, alongside its role as a major public racing venue.

MotoGP's Tuscan stronghold

Mugello's blind crests, elevation changes and high-speed corners such as the Arrabbiata sequence and Bucine have made it a favourite among MotoGP riders, and the Italian Grand Prix held there each spring is consistently one of the best-attended rounds of the world championship, drawing enormous crowds of Italian fans who camp in the surrounding hills for days. The circuit is closely associated with home hero Valentino Rossi, whose dominant Mugello performances through the 2000s cemented the venue's reputation as one of the sport's great occasions.

A Ferrari heartland today

Beyond MotoGP, Mugello hosts WorldSBK, GT and touring car racing, and each autumn welcomes thousands of Ferrari owners and their cars for the Finali Mondiali gathering and one-make racing series, reflecting Ferrari's ownership and use of the circuit for testing throughout the year. Formula 1 raced there only once, as the pandemic-era Tuscan Grand Prix in September 2020, but the circuit's reputation among drivers as one of the most rewarding tracks in the world endures independent of top-flight single-seater racing.

Frequently asked questions

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