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FRANCIACORTA (AUTODROMO BONARA)
Description	Track built inside an abandoned gravel quarry. Works begun on July 19th 1999 and it was partially opened in 2005 or 2006. Since 2008 it has CSAI and Fia Grade 2 certification, but the target is an extension and FIA Grade 1 certification within 2014
Location	Castrezzato BS - Brescia - Lombardia
Location	Between Castrezzato and Bargnana
Latitude - Longitude	+ 45°30'50"     + 10°00'01" 45.513889     10.000278
UTM Coordinates	X = 578129.239  -  Y = 5040526.108  -  Zone 32T
Aerial photo / Map (*)	Google Maps  -    Bing Maps  -    Flash Earth  -    Portale Cartografico Nazionale  -    Visual Pagine Gialle
Altitude AMSL
Inauguration
Closing
Designer
Sources and links (Translation) (**)	(1) Forum Forum Europe Italy ITA - Autodromo di Franciacorta [ENG] (with map of supermoto layout too) (2) www.csai.org/autodrom.htm (3) www.grigneme.it (...) Photos taken during construction (4) www.pistalibera.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1328#1328 Photos taken during construction (5) www.pistalibera.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=3308#3308 Photos taken during construction (6) www.pistalibera.org/forum/viewtopic.php?p=5349#5349 Photos taken during construction (7) www.pistalibera.org/forum (...) (8) Autosprint 2/2009 (page 80) Map and description (9) Autosprint 50/2009 (page 56) (10) www.quattroruote.it (...) Quattroruote: Franciacorta will be home of Porsche ’Experience Center [Publishing date: November 18th 2019] (11) www.autodromodifranciacorta.it Official website

(*) NOTE: a complete and detailed view of the circuit can be found (if available) on Street View by Google Maps and/or Bird's Eye and 3D views by Bing Maps for Enterprise (former Microsoft Virtual Earth): both can be reached using their own link in Aerial photo / Map cell.

(**) For on-line not-English speaking sources, click on each small flag and you open the corresponding Google Translator page with automatic translation.

Autodromo di Franciacorta
Original proposal
Description
Years
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	YES
Proposal not developed	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit	YES
Type	Permanent
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	April 4th 2006
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	3042  m	9980  ft	1.89  mi	Long circuit	(2)
length	3200  m	10499  ft	1.988  mi	Long circuit	(11)
length	1150  m	3773  ft	0.715  mi	Short circuit	(11)
length	2400  m	7874  ft	1.491  mi	Medium Circuit	(11)

Autodromo di Franciacorta - Daniel Bonara
Description	Till now (begin of 2008) only short course has been built; medium and long courses are still to be developed
Years	2007
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit	YES
Type	Permanent
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	February 27th 2008
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	1501  m	4925  ft	0.933  mi	Short circuit	(11)
length	2500  m	8202  ft	1.553  mi	Later extension	(11)
length	3500  m	11483  ft	2.175  mi	Later extension	(11)
Width	12  m	39  ft			(11)
Total area	50  hectares	500000  m²	123.551  acres		(11)

Autodromo di Franciacorta - Daniel Bonara
Description
Years	2008
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit	YES
Type	Permanent
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	January 17th 2009
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	1683.58  m	5524  ft	1.046  mi	Short circuit	(8)
length	3300  m	10827  ft	2.051  mi	Later extension	(8)
length	4500  m	14764  ft	2.796  mi	Later extension	(8)
length	2519.28  m	8265  ft	1.565  mi	Medium Circuit	(11)
Width	12  m	39  ft			(11)
Straight length	519.08  m	1703  ft	0.323  mi	Start finish straight	(11)
Straight length	199.79  m	655  ft	0.124  mi	Straight between turn 4 and turn 5	(11)
Straight length	443.34  m	1455  ft	0.275  mi	Straight between turn 11 and turn 12	(11)
Max. gradient (uphill)	3  %	1.7  °			(11)
Max. gradient (downhill)	4.5  %	2.6  °			(11)
Bend minimum radius	16  m	52  ft			(11)
Max minimum radius	43.6  m	143  ft		Short circuit	(11)
Max minimum radius	90  m	295  ft		Medium Circuit	(11)
Total area	50  hectares	500000  m²	123.551  acres		(8)

Autodromo di Franciacorta - Daniel Bonara
Description
Years	2008
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit	YES
Type	Supermoto
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	November 17th 2009
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points

Franciacorta (Autodromo Bonara)
Extension proposed
Description	Extension with FIA Grade 1cartification, to be built within 2014
Years
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	YES
Proposal not developed
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Permanent
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	December 15th 2009
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	4001  m	13127  ft	2.486  mi		(9)

Latitude - Longitude: + 45°30'50", + 10°00'01"
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PHOTOS

Photos by Guido de Carli - October 25th 2003

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Photo of track site. It isn’t possible to understand track layout yet.

Updates
Date	Track layout	Years	Description by	Map by	Thanks to	Note
November 18th 2019			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
December 15th 2009			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
November 17th 2009	Autodromo di Franciacorta - Daniel Bonara	2008	Guido de Carli		Roelard Smit	Update	Description
January 17th 2009	Autodromo di Franciacorta - Daniel Bonara	2008	Guido de Carli			Update	Description
September 17th 2004	Autodromo di Franciacorta		Guido de Carli			Update	Photos (link)
May 22nd 2004	Autodromo di Franciacorta		Guido de Carli			Update	Photos (link)
November 7th 2003	Autodromo di Franciacorta		Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli		Update	Map
October 29th 2003	Autodromo di Franciacorta		Guido de Carli			Update	Description
October 29th 2003	Autodromo di Franciacorta		Guido de Carli			Update	Photos (link)
October 25th 2003	Autodromo di Franciacorta		Guido de Carli			Update	Photos (link)
December 7th 2002	Autodromo di Franciacorta		Guido de Carli			Update	Description
October 8th 2002	Autodromo di Franciacorta		Guido de Carli			New	Description without map
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list

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