Circuito del Montenero

The Montenero Circuit, official name: Circuito del Montenero or sometimes referred to simply as "the Livorno Circuit", was a Grand Prix motor racing road course located at the southern outskirts of Livorno, a city on the mediterranean coast of the Tuscany region in Italy. The venue was best known as the home for the annual Circuito Montenero - Coppa Ciano and the 1937 Italian Grand Prix.

Circuito Montenero-Coppa Ciano
LocationLivorno, Italy
Time zoneGMT +1
Coordinates43°30′45″N 10°19′2″E
Major eventsFormula Libre - Grand Prix - Voiturette
SurfaceAsphalt
Length22.5 km (14.0 miles)
Turns164
Race lap record13:27.8 (89.13 km/h) (55.8 mph) ( Tazio Nuvolari, Alfa Romeo, 1933, Grand Prix)
Circuito Montenero (1936-1937)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length7.218 km (4.485 miles)
Turns14
Race lap record2:44:54 (125.9 km/h) ( Rudolf Caracciola, Mercedes, 1937, Grand Prix)
Circuito Montenero (1938-1939)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length5.80 km (3.60 miles)
Turns9
Race lap record2:30.10 (139.5 km/h) ( Giuseppe Farina, Alfa Romeo, 1939, Grand Prix)
Circuito Montenero (1948)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length5.01 km (3.107 miles)
Turns10
Race lap record1:13.51 (101.56 km/h) ( Franco Venturi, Cisitalia D46 - Fiat, 1947, Voiturette 1500)
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