Autodromo di Pergusa | |
Location: | Pergusa, Italy |
Fia Grade: | 3 |
Opened: | 1951 |
Coordinates: | 37.5144°N 14.3064°W |
Time: | CET (UTC+1) CEST (DST) |
Capacity: | 35,500 |
Events: | Current: TCR Italy (1987–1999, 2015, 2024) Former: Mediterranean Grand Prix (1962–1965, 1967–1970, 1972–1998) Coppa Florio (1974–1979, 1981, 2020) Coppa Cittá di Enna (1950–1955, 1958–1959, 1961–1970, 1972–1981, 1999) World SBK (1989) FIA GT (2002–2003) ETCC (1977, 1979–1984, 2000, 2002–2003) |
Layout1: | Grand Prix Circuit with Schumacher chicane (1995–present) |
Length Km: | 4.950 |
Length Mi: | 3.076 |
Turns: | 16 |
Record Time: | 1:31.149 |
Record Driver: | Ricardo Rosset |
Record Car: | Reynard 95D |
Record Year: | 1995 |
Record Class: | F3000 |
Layout2: | Grand Prix Circuit (1975–1994) |
Length Km2: | 4.950 |
Length Mi2: | 3.076 |
Turns2: | 16 |
Record Time2: | 1:25.157 |
Record Driver2: | Christian Pescatori |
Record Car2: | Reynard 93D |
Record Year2: | 1994 |
Record Class2: | F3000 |
Layout3: | Grand Prix Circuit (1971–1975) |
Length Km3: | 4.846 |
Length Mi3: | 3.011 |
Turns3: | 12 |
Record Time3: | 1:22.400 |
Record Driver3: | Patrick Depailler |
Record Car3: | Alpine A367 |
Record Year3: | 1973 |
Record Class3: | F2 |
Layout4: | Grand Prix Circuit (1970) |
Length Km4: | 4.844 |
Length Mi4: | 3.010 |
Turns4: | 8 |
Record Time4: | 1:23.500 |
Record Driver4: | Clay Regazzoni |
Record Car4: | Tecno TF70 |
Record Year4: | 1970 |
Record Class4: | F2 |
Layout5: | Original Circuit (1951–1969) |
Length Km5: | 4.800 |
Length Mi5: | 2.983 |
Turns5: | 5 |
Record Time5: | 1:12.800 |
Record Driver5: | Jochen Rindt |
Record Car5: | Brabham BT23C |
Record Year5: | 1968 |
Record Class5: | F2 |
The Autodromo di Pergusa is an automobile and motorcycle circuit that encircles the only Sicilian natural lake, Pergusa Lake. The circuit is also known as Enna-Pergusa, as the lake is located near the city of Enna.
During the 1960s, the track hosted various sportscar events such as the Coppa Città di Enna and later in the 1970s the Coppa Florio. It also played host to a non-championship Formula One event known as the Mediterranean Grand Prix. In 1989 the Italian round of the World Superbike Championship was held here. In the 1990s, the track was upgraded and hosted events for the FIA Sportscar Championship, FIA GT Championship, and Formula 3000. In 1997, the track was also the location of the Ferrari Festival.
The last round of the 2012 Superstars Series and 2012 International GTSprint Series was held at Pergusa. The circuit hosted a round of the European Touring Car Cup in 2013, 2014 and 2015. The venue hosted a round of the 2015 TCR Italian Series.
The dust and the abrasive nature of the track tended to make the surface very slippery. The Formula 3000 races in particular were also known for very poor standards of organization and marshalling.[1]
Starting in 1974, the Coppa Florio, one of the world's oldest motor races, was revived as a sports car race at Pergusa. The race counted towards the World Sportscar Championship most years from 1975, last being held in 1981. In 2020, Creventic hosted a 12 hour race around the circuit in a two day event on October 10–11 as part of the 2020 24H GT Series, again reviving the Coppa Florio name.[2] [3]
As of June 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Autodromo di Pergusa (Enna-Pergusa) are listed as: