Imola, Historic Minardi Day returns
Historic Minardi Day at Imola
On Saturday, August 26 and Sunday, August 27, Passione in Pista returns to the Autodromo Internazionale Enzo and Dino Ferrari in Imola for the 7th edition of Historic Minardi Day. The event conceived by the Minardi family, in collaboration with Formula Imola, is ready to rekindle the passion of the thousands of fans (in 2022 there were more than 13,000) who, thanks to the single ticket that can be purchased on TicketOne, will be able to access the most exclusive areas of the facility while experiencing the event as protagonists.
In the numerous sessions (fifteen rounds for each day), fantastic Formula 1, F2, F3, F3000, GP2, Historic GT and Prototypes cars that have written important pages of world Motorsport will take turns on the track, for an incredible journey over fifty years long. It will start from the extraordinary 1961 F1 De Tomaso Alfa Romeo Conrero – an integral part of the Scuderia del Portello’s Alfa Romeo Historic Racing Dynamic Museum with Marco Cajani at the wheel – to the early 2000s with the Jaguar R2-07 – 5th at the Italian GP with De La Rosa – and Lotus T125 (derived from the Lotus T127 of Formula 1) equipped by the Cosworth GPV8, a 90° V8 3.8L naturally aspirated capable of delivering 640hp, via Arrows A3, Shadows DN3A, 1979 Wolf WR7 ex-Keke Rosberg, the 1974 Lotus 72 E/5 and 1982 Lotus Type 91 (Elio De Angelis and Nigel Mansell) distinguished by the iconic black and gold “John Player Special” livery, Scuderia Tazio Nuvolari’s Merzario A3, March 761 former Vittorio Brambilla brought to the track by Roberto Farneti, Surtees TS8 chassis #006 Formula 5000 of 1971, Monteverdi F1, Ferrari 642 and 643, to name a few.
There will be no shortage of Formula 3 cars, including the Lola T.570/Novamotor ex-Jan Ashley brought to the track by Paolo Beggio, the Ralt/Rt3 that won the ’84 Italian championship with Alessandro Santin, Ralt/Rt34 that took second place in Monaco ’88 with Ellen Lohr and the March 773/Toyota Novamotor ex-David Kennedy and Formula 2 with the March 772 powered BMW/M12 ex-Bruno Giacomelli from 1972; Surtees Formula 2 TS15 1974, Brabham BT30, the Stanguellini Formula Junior of 1960 chassis number #00186 (1100 displacement) a true flagship of racing cars, linked to the era of craftsmanship, the iconic Martini Racing liveries including the elegant Lucchini SP 92 Evoluzione of 1992, Reynard 89D-90D and Lola B02/50 Zytech, McLaren M1C CanAm; classic cars such as the 1959 Lotus Elite MK14 and 1966 Europa Jaguar E-Type 1961, RIAR Alfa Romeos and the LMP3 Ligier JS P3.
Also on the track are the extraordinary Pagani, Dallara, Lamborghini, Alpine and PJ01 supercars and hypercars. Conceived and built by Juri Pambuffetti, the Umbrian hypercar is inspired by Formula 1, and it was precisely at the fifth edition that HMD had made a world premiere of the first kilometers on the track: 5.2-liter V10 gasoline engine, 800 hp of power for a total weight of 1,100 kilograms (1.3 kg/CV), 800 Nm of maximum torque with 6-speed gearbox with paddle on the steering wheel, 0-100 km/h sprint in 3 seconds and over 320 km/h top speed. Steel and carbon chassis and extraordinary Downforce of over 500 kg already at 280 km/h. These are just some of the cars featured at Historic Minardi Day 2023.
The intense program of the seventh edition of Historic Minardi Day is also enriched by the ACI Storico Festival celebrating the “100 years of the Savio circuit” as well as intense entertainment activities with the theatrical show “Mechanics What People” scheduled on Saturday at 5:45 p.m. at the conference room accessible from the paddock – staircase E, the opportunity to test themselves with professional simulators, the LEGO® exhibition and memorabilia. Throughout the event, the conference room will also be the scene of numerous, and unfailing, book presentations and lectures. The Motor Valley Show-Room at the Checco Costa Museum at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari International Autodrome in Imola will host the “100 Years of Automotive Passion in Romagna” exhibition.
