Tazio Nuvolari Circuit CW
Tazio Nuvolari Circuit CW Notes:
The Tazio Nuvolari Circuito is a racing facility located midway between Milano and Genoa, in the farmlands of Cervesina, in Northern Italy. The 1.74-mile (2.8-km) raceway has eleven corners and a particular disposition that rewards good maneuverability and risk-taking on its high-speed straightaways. The circuit name honors the Italian champion Tazio Nuvolari, a skilled multidisciplinary racer who competed in motorcycle, sports cars, and single-seaters, obtaining 72 victories in several competitions. Cervesina is right at the southern bank of the river Po and features a continental climate with hot summers and cold, rainy winters.
The Tazio Nuvolari Circuito starts at the middle of its longest straight, where racers can get to velocities as high as 150 km/h (93 mph). The first turn is tight and wide to take, allowing racers to re-accelerate right from its exit point. Corner number two brings the first heavy braking sector of the track and leads to the even tighter turn number three. A fast-paced sweeper number four leads into the second braking sector in turn five, where speed comes down to 50 km/h (31 mph). This pattern repeats a third time before reaching the last corner, which takes drivers back into the front straight to go full throttle into the finish line.
CW Notes:
The clockwise configuration at Circuito Tazio Nuvolari in Cervesina delivers a flowing 2.805-kilometer challenge through Northern Italy's farmlands midway between Milano and Genoa, utilizing all 11 corners (5 left, 6 right) of this modern facility that opened in 2020. Running clockwise emphasizes the circuit's 720-meter main straight where GP2-spec cars reach 272 km/h and Superbike motorcycles touch 286 km/h before heavy braking into the first corner. The consistent 12-meter minimum width (expanding to 13 meters on the main straight, 16 meters including paved shoulders) provides multiple racing lines, while extensive paved runoff areas reflect contemporary safety standards that distinguish Nuvolari from Italy's historic circuits with grass-and-gravel consequences.
Operating in the clockwise direction showcases the circuit's deliberate design philosophy—maximum safety without sacrificing the technical challenge that honors legendary driver Tazio Nuvolari's commitment-required racing style. The layout balances high-speed sections demanding aerodynamic efficiency with tight technical corners testing chassis balance and driver precision. As Italy's second-longest circuit when considering its extended 5.260-meter configuration options, Nuvolari serves as a versatile testing and track day venue where motorcycle and car groups share the facility across different sessions. The Po Valley location creates distinct seasonal conditions—scorching summer afternoons with track temperatures exceeding 50°C contrast sharply with cool spring and autumn sessions where morning fog lifts to reveal grippy asphalt. The clockwise flow has quickly established itself as the primary direction for timing attacks and racing school sessions at this young facility still building its competition history.
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