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On Sunday 21 January the GP Run, the traditional foot race held over 10.490 km, inaugurated the 2024 season of the Autodromo Internazionale del Mugello: a day that saw almost two thousand athletes on the track, including pros, for the 10 km competitive race and amateurs for the 5 km walk fun race on the Tuscan circuit.
Remaining closed only for the Christmas holidays, the Autodromo, as every year, has been involved in important work to make the track even safer, which according to the latest Dorna survey is at the top of the list of the most loved circuits on the MotoGP calendar.
The main intervention concerns the stretch of straight where increasingly higher speeds are reached every year and where in 2023 the absolute record of the entire MotoGP calendar of 366.1 km/h was recorded at Mugello with Brad Binder's KTM. In this area, the run-off areas that runs along the straight is being expanded for a total length of 450m. The affected area concerns the entrance to Turn 1, San Donato, where the space between the track and the guard rail has also been increased with the service road as a result being moved back. This work was necessary to guarantee maximum safety at the points of maximum speed considering the increase in the average performance of motorbikes and ca
Other interventions regard the entrance to Turn 8, the iconic Arrabbiata 1. At this point an asphalted area has been created that connects the track with the protection line. In total, 1,500 square meters of asphalt run-off areas were added. At Turns 3 (Poggio Secco), exit 9 (Arrabiata 2) and 11 (Palagio) the curbs have been replaced with the latest generation models, FIA and FIM approved.
“The safety of a track is not something static – declared Paolo Poli, Director of the Circuit – On the contrary, it is a continuous challenge in the search for solutions to reduce that minimum risk which – although residual – inevitably still exists in the practice of motorsport. The continuous studies and important investments that we have allocated are aimed at further raising the already very high standards of Mugello with the aim of allowing all the riders who frequent it (professionals and otherwise) to express their passion in an always avant-garde facility in terms of safety and an international benchmark.”
Everything is ready, therefore, for the 2024 racing season. The first appointment will be with four wheels on 22-24 March with the Hankook 12 Hours, followed by the Mugello Classic on 5-6-7 April. The month of May will host the Ferrari Challenge from the 3rd to the 5th. The key event with motorbikes is the weekend of 31 May, 1-2 June with the MotoGP Italian Grand Prix. Among the big changes this year is the European Le Mans Series on 27-28-29 September. These are just some of the highlights of an exciting racing season. Find out more at www.mugellocircuit.com.
