Historic Minardi Day 2017 | Minardi “We have done something new to bring the fans closer.”

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A week before the Historic Minardi Day at Imola’s Enzo and Dino Ferrari Circuit (Saturday May 6th and Sunday May 7th) we caught up with the event’s creator, Gian Carlo Minardi.

“We studied the Historic Minardi Day of bringing the enthusiasts closer to the world of motor sport. Only their support will tell us if we have taken the right road,” said the manager from Faenza, “ Our DNA is the open wheels and we have had a great response with many racing cars from the 70s-80s- and 90s which will take to the track together with other vehicles, but it will be interesting to enter the pits to personally touch the sport meeting drivers, engineers and personalities that have written the most important pages of the world championship,” continued Minardi.

A weekend for the whole family “We have created a varied programme suitable for all ages. Motors, and also music thanks to our friends Max Gazzè who will be one of the protagonists on stage with the Live Music Show.” Tickets are on sale at the circuit and TicketOne.it.

As well as the Formula 1 racing cars there will also be classic and vintage cars “We will bring to the track spectacular cars with incredible sporting achievements such as the Alfa Romeo 33 of the 1970s. There will be two days of sport in the open air.”

Gian Carlo minardi and the Minardi Team will be waiting for you at Imola beginning at 9.00am on Saturday May 6th until 6.30pm on Sunday May 7th.

Historic Minardi Day | Motors and Music meet at Imola

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 “I planned the Historic Minardi Day on the format I would like to see in Formula 1. An “open door” F1 in direct contact with the public. At Imola all the enthusiasts and fans will be able to see and touch the racing cars, meet the drivers and their favourites but above all once again hear the historic sounds of the powerful Formula 1 cars. During the press conference for the Australian Grand Prix Chris Horner – Red Bull’s team principal– said that the most beautiful sound of the entire weekend in Melbourne came from a twelve year old car, a Minardi PS05 despite the fact that at the time it was not competitive. At Imola it will be possible to hear them once more.”

Gian Carlo Minardi.

The second edition of the Historic Minardi Day is coming together for the weekend of May 7 and 7 at Imola’s Dino and Enzo Ferrari Circuit. It is an event dedicated to drivers, fans, collectors and enthusiasts that want to relive the emotions tied to the history of Formula 1 and the team from Faenza founded by Gian Carlo Minardi.

After the success of last year’s first edition the Historic Minardi Day confirms the formula of having the paddock and boxes open to the fans that will be able to touch the cars and to meet the drivers and technicians. The gates of the Imola circuit will open and the motors of the powerful and historic F1, F2, F3 and GT cars will come alive beginning at 9.00am on Saturday May 6th and everything will close only at 6.30pm on Sunday 7th.

The cars on the track: F1, F2, F3 and GT
A forty year trip in time, thanks to a starting grid made up of more than twenty five Formula1 racing cars which will come back to roar around the 4.909 m of the track next to Imola’s Santerno River eleven years after Michael Schumacher’s win at the wheel of a Ferrari F248 F1. It will begin with Manuel Fangio’s Maserati 250F in 1957 up to the 2005 Minardi passing through the Minardi M1986 – protagonist of the 1986 F1 with Alessandro Nannini and Adrian Campos driving – the M189 with which Martini-Sala won 6 points in 1982, the Minardi M192with the Lamborghini motor of the pair Martini-Fittipaldi, the M198 of Tuero and Nakana, the 2000 Mo1 of Marc Genè and Gaston Mazzacane  and the Mo1 with which Fernando Alonso made his debut in the world championship.

Ferrari will not be missing with the 212B3 and 312B4 “snow sweeper” (1973), Clay Regazzoni’s 1974 Ferrari 314B4, the March 761, the 1972 Tecno F1, James Hunt’s 1979 Wolf WR7 and his historic rival Nikki Lauda, the 1980 world championship Williams FW07, the Alfa Romeo powered 1981 Osella FA1 and the Alfa Romeo 184 T. The 1990s will be represented by, amongst others, Jean Alesi and Gerard Berger’s B197 Benetton and the Fondmetal F1 and  Dallara 190.

Nearly thirty cars from Formula 2 and Formula 3 from the most important constructors with the Minardi 1982 F2 acting as host. On track there will be cars from the 60s, 70s and 80s such as the March-BMW, the Ralt F3000, the Tecno, Lola and Dallara. There are important numbers and will be joined by historic GT cars amongst which are the Alfa Romeo 33 TT3, Ferrari Berlinetta 250, Porsche Macan Turbo, Lotus and Dome Le Mans.

“I wish to thank all the collectors and drivers who accepted to participate actively in this feast of sport, in particular Paul and Graham North from Britain and Dutchman Frits Van Eerd who this year will be amongst the protagonists of the Le Mans 24 hour race with an LMP2 together with Rubens Barrichello and Jan Lammer. The Historic Minardi Day will be the opportunity to embrace all our friends from the Fan Clubs in Italy and around the world.”
Gian Carlo Minardi

Drivers and Technicians in the paddock

Fans will have the opportunity to meet drivers that wrote important pages of motor sport history and that of the team from Faenza such as Miguel Angel Guerra, Pierluigi Martini and Paolo Barilla who won the Le Mans 24 hours, Alessandro Nannini, Adrian Campos, Luis Perez Sala, Roberto Moreno, Luca Badoer, Tarso Marques, Jarno Trulli, Gaston Mazzacane, together with five times Le Mans winner Emanuele Pirro, Riccardo Patrese  the 1992 Vice world champion with Williams, Andrea Montermini and the engineers Garbiele Tredozi who joined the team in 1988 and was its technical director from 2001 – 2005 and Aldo Costa who left Faenza to go to Brackley to the world championship winning Mercedes with Hamilton and Rosberg.

“We have created a varied programme. Not only will there be lots of action on the track with the Formula 1, Formula 2, Formula 3 and  GT cars but also the Live Music Show and the Minardi Classic which will visit some of the most beautiful medieval towns in the Romagna around Imola which will end at the Imola circuit, as well as a photographic competition.”
Gian Carlo Minardi

When the engines are turned off on Saturday May 6 the spotlights will come on in the paddock for the Live Music Show (beginning at 9.00pm) which will see on the Minardi Live Stage Dedo and the Megaphones and the exceptional guest star will be Max Gazzè, a great artist and excellent driver. Tickets are already one sale at the circuit and TicketOne together with the two day passes.

Together with C.R.A.M.E. (the Historic Auto and motor Club of Romagna), whose president Bruno Brusa owns a GM75 Minardi, on the day of Saturday May 6 more than 40 classic and vintage road cars such as the Alfa Romeo 6C 1750 Gran Sport Spider Zagato will wind around the wonderful local hills stopping at magnificent medieval towns and cities of art before making their entrance in the Imola circuit in the late afternoon. The vehicles of the Minardi Classic will remain on show in the paddock for the rest of the event.

The prologue to the event will occur on Friday May 5 with the feast of Golf which begins at 2.00pm at Faenza’s “Le Cicogne” Golf course with drivers, sporting personalities and VIPs who will take part in a challenge that all enthusiasts will be able to witness at the club. Entry is free.

There is also room for photography. Beginning at 9.00am on Saturday 6 until noon on Sunday May 7 all the enthusiasts will be able to take part in a photo competition. Entries went will be examined by a judging panel led by Angelo Orsi, the famous reporter of the Formula 1 world championship. The panel’s decision will be final. The author of the winning photo will have the privilege of experiencing a lap of the Imola circuit at the side of a professional driver.

On the occasion, the display “Imola Formula 1 1963-2006: History continues” set up within the circuit’s “Checco Costa” museum will be enriched by many cars constructed by Gian Carlo Minardi for a trip through the most beautiful and important racing cars of the formula 1 world championship that raced around  the Imola circuit.

There will be no lack of street food with food vans where the public will be able to sample the flavours of the famed cuisine of the Romagna region and also a corner dedicated to a gaming area with challenges on simulators.

Historic Minardi Day 2017 | Many additions in the second edition of the Historic Minardi Day which will double the attraction at the Imola Circuit

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On Saturday May 6th and Sunday May 7th Imola’s Enzo and Dino Ferrari Circuit will host the second edition of the Historic Minardi Day. The event is dedicated to drivers, fans, collectors and enthusiasts who want to relive the emotions tied to the history of Formula 1 and the Team from Faenza founded by Gian Carlo Minardi.

Eleven years after Michael Schumacher’s last Grand Prix win with Ferrari, the 4,909m of the track beside the Santerno River will host the powerful racing cars of the team from Faenza that from 1985 to 2005 rode the scene of Formula 1, together with other historic vehicles of the World Championship as well as F2, F3 and GT racing. The enthusiasts will have the opportunity to meet in the boxes and the paddock (with free entry) the engineers and drivers that lived Formula 1 history (last year 27 drivers were present). There will also be other guests such as Italian rock/pop star, Max Gazzè, an enthusiast and himself a driver who in 2004 drove a Minardi F1 car.

The gates of the Imola Circuit will open at 9.00am and the motors of the historic F1, F2, F3 and GT cars will go on track on Saturday May 6th and will only stop on 6.30pm on Sunday May 7th. After last year’s success the Historic Minardi Day will repeat its formula of opening the boxes and paddock to all the enthusiasts who will be able to touch the cars that made motor sport history, but the weekend will not lack other activities.

Historic Minardi Day – New events for 2017

The Golf Game – On Friday May 5th beginning at 2.00pm at Faenza’s “Le Cicogne” Golf Course drivers that wrote some of the most important pages of Formula 1 History, great sportsmen and VIPs will challenge each other in front of enthusiasts who will have free access into the club to meet their favourites.

Minardi Classic – In collaboration with the Club Romagnolo Auto e Moto d’Epoca (the regional Historic Car Club) – C.R.A.M.E. whose president Bruno Brusa owns a GM75 Minardi, historic road sports cars of the 1950s – 1970s will make a tour that will wind around more than 70 kilometres of the local hills with stops in magnificent medieval towns and cities of Art. The vehicles will then be on display within the circuit paddock area during the rest of the weekend.

Live Music Show – On the evening of May 6th in the Paddock after the motor are turned off for the day the spotlights will come on the Live Music Show which will see on the Minardi Live Stage Dedo & The Megaphones and an exceptional Guest Star, Max Gazzè a friend who is not only a great artist, but also an excellent driver.

A Photographic “competition” will be open to all enthusiasts who take part in the Historic Minardi Day beginning at 9.00am Saturday 6th until noon Sunday 7th.

Any type of photographic device can be used and it will be the task of each fan to post it in the format to be announced. The photos will be judged by a committee headed by famous Formula 1 sport photographer Andrea Orsi. The committee’s decision will be final.

Simulator zone – This year will again see enthusiasts challenge each other at the wheel of simulators located in the Paddock area and so become a driver for a day.

IMOLA FORMULA 1 1963-2006: LA STORIA CONTINUA HISTORY CONTINUES
The “Checco Costa” Museum within the Imola Circuit will host a magnificent display of the history of Formula 1 at Imola. Within its confines will be some of the most beautiful and important racing cars of the Formula 1 World Championship that raced around the circuit which will take fans on a trip through history.

Scuderia Ferrari Clubs – worldwide Ferrari passion will not be lacking within the paddock area of Imola’s Enzo and Dino Ferrari Circuit thanks to the participation of the Scuderia Ferrari Clubs.

Street Food – There will be no lack of food trucks offering the flavours of the famous cuisine of the Romagna.

Tickets  – Tickets are available directly at the circuit or can be bought online on TicketOne.it. To live the whole weekend of  Saturday May 6th and Sunday May 7th  as a protagonist of the Historic Minardi Day and also to attend the Saturday evening concert, two day tickets are also available. Access is free on Friday May 5th from 2.00pm until 7.00pm at Faenza’s “Le Cicogne” Golf Club.

Entries are open for laps of the circuit
Registration is now open for laps of the circuit by owners of historic F1, F2 e F3 and GT cars and entry to the Minardi Classic Tour is reserved for classic and vintage road cars. All the information is available on the web site www.minardiday.it

Gian Carlo Minardi “The Historic Minardi Day is ready to grow while keeping its roots firmly planted in the ground. As we saw last year cars, motorsport and enthusiasts will be the heart and soul of the two days at Imola’s Circuit. I am happy to have with us the cars and such prestigious clubs as C.R.A.M.E. which will give further vitality to the Minardi Classic. Last year I had great pleasure seeing the paddock and boxes invaded by young people and families. In addition to doubling the number of days we have enriched the programmes with a number of initiatives amongst which is the Live Music Show, as well as the return of the driving simulators.”

The new F1 faces. Minardi "A historic day"

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It is a historic day for the world of Formula 1. Liberty Media has completed its acquisition, and Chase Carey is the new F1 boss. He replaces Bernie Ecclestone (Honorary President) who is forced to leave the control of his “toy” after 40 years. Unfortunately, this moments are part of life, I lived the same experience in 2005 with the arrival of the new ownership in Faenza.

If Formula 1 exists today, it is thanks to the intuition and to capacity of Mr. E. that now has the chance to see the world championship with new eyes. For this very reason, he can still be very helpful to the cause.

With pleasure I read that on the agenda there are some topics that I have faced since some time, and Ross Brawn’s arrival is a positive signal. For some while, I have stated that F1 has to be managed by specialists with some experience on te field, but not involved with the teams. I agree with Brawn when he points it finger at the current power-units because I am sure it is a technology more suitable for prototypes and for endurance. The sprint races shall be the major expression of velocity and of competition with tyre-to-tyre struggle. Regarding this issue, FIA has required commissioners to be more permissive. To do this, it is important to have the same team in each circuit. Decisions must be objective and not subjective ( as it happened too many time in the last few years).

The new management will have a not easy task, the fruits of which will be visible in some years. It will be a slow process. Marketing will have to attract new sponsors and fire up the passion in every fan.

#HistoricMinardiDay | Space to Classic Cars

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On 6-7 May 2017, at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari in Imola, the appointment with the history of the Minardi Team and of Motorsport will be renewed.
The organizational machine of the Historic Minardi Day is at work to arrange the second edition, after the success of last 25 June with seven thousand fans crowding Santerno’s pits and grandstands.

The formula of the first edition is confirmed with the paddock and the pits – along with the grandstands – open to the fans and aficionados that will have the chance to see and touch many cars and single-seaters that wrote important pages of motorsport. The main point of the event, once again, will be the single-seaters of Formula 1 that were built in 20 years by the stable from Faenza, along with the cars that made this sport great.

Last June, the Ferraris of Alesi, Prost, Capelli, and Niki Lauda were back to roar along with The Williams , 1980’s World Champion , the 1972’s Techno, the March-BMW and the Dallara’s F3s,The Renault F2000, the Ralt F3000, the Chevron-Toyota, and many other Grand Touring cars. More than 60 cars were displayed.

“The main newness, along with the fact that the event will take place on two days, will be the strong presence of amazing classic cars from the 60s and the 70s. In addition, on F1 cars side, we are receiving an incredible number of registrations“, comments Gian Carlo Minardi. “We also satisfied the request coming from our fans by scheduling the event on Saturday and Sunday. We added a little bit of charm in choosing as the date for the second edition of the Historic Minardi Day the traditional weekend of the Grand Prix in San Marino”.

Save the Date | The Historic Minardi Day redoubles

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After last June’s success that attracted more than seven thousand fans into the Enzo and Dino Ferrari in Imola, the preparations for the second edition of the Historic Minardi Day have already begun.

We renew the appointment with the history of the Minardi Team and Motorsport among the kerbs of the Santerno’s track that gave us a journey 30 years long, making us taste the flavours and the sounds of the V8, V10, and V12 coming from the 80s, from the 90s and from 2000s, ten years after the last F1 Grand Prix.

More than fifty single-seaters from Formula 1, along with Grand Touring cars, Formula 2, Formula 3, and F3000 animated the first edition, along with team-principal Carlo Minardi, the drivers, and the engineers that took part in the stable from Faenza. Miguel Angel Guerra, the first driver who raced under the colors of the Minardi Team in Formula 2, the Italians, Paolo Barilla, Giancarlo Fisichella, Giovanni Lavaggi, Pier Luigi Martini, Gianni Morbidelli, Jarno Trulli, Matteo Bobbi and Thomas Biagi, the Brazilian Tarso Marques, and the Spanish Adrian Campos and Sala Luiz Perez, along with engineers Gabriele Tredozi and Aldo Costa. They all signed autographs, took pictures, answered to fan’s questions, and brought the collectors’ F1 Minardi cars on track.It was also a success the exposition “From Minardi to Torio Rosso” with 39 cars deployed for a “walk” into the “made in Faenza” Motorsport world. It began with the first F2 cars built by Gian Carlo Minardi, then the M185, the first F1 Minardi that made its debut on 5 April 1985 in Brazil and the Minardi PS05, closing with the whole Toro Rosso car selection, till the STR 10.

The first innovation for 2017 is the doubling of the days. The engines of the Historic Minardi Day will turn on on Saturday May 6 and will turn off on Sunday May 7.

“After the good feedback of June, we decided to grow with two days devoted to the Historic Minardi Day, bringing forward the event, in May. Once again, we celebrate the sports cars that wrote important pages of this sport with many Formula 1 cars and much more – Gian Carlo Minardi explains – the format remains the same. The Paddock and the pits will be open to the fans that will have the chance to touch the cars ready to go on track, and to meet up with their favorite drivers. Last year, we had many young people and I was very pleased, it was definitely a counter-trend if we think to what is happening to the F1 world championship. A significant signal”.

In the upcoming weeks, we will announce all the new features of the Historic Minardi Day. Let’s start highlighting the event on the calendar: 6 and 7 May 2017, at the Circuit of Imola– Second Edition of the Historic Minardi Day.

#HistoricMinardiDay | Space for classic cars

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On 6-7 May 2017, at the Enzo and Dino Ferrari in Imola, the appointment with the history of the Minardi Team and of Motorsport will be renewed.The organizational machine of the Historic Minardi Day is at work to arrange the second edition, after the success of last 25 June with seven thousand fans crowding Santerno’s pits and grandstands.

The formula of the first edition is confirmed with the paddock and the pits – along with the grandstands – open to the fans and aficionados that will have the chance to see and touch many cars and single-seaters that wrote important pages of motorsport.The high point of the event, once again, will be the single-seaters of Formula 1 that were built in 20 years by the stable from Faenza, along with the cars that made this sport great.

Last June, the Ferraris of Alesi, Prost, Capelli, and Niki Lauda were back to roar along with The Williams , 1980’s World Champion , the 1972’s Techno, the March-BMW and the Dallara’s F3s,The Renault F2000, the Ralt F3000, the Chevron-Toyota, and many other Grand Touring cars. More than 60 cars were displayed.

 “The main newness, along with the fact that the event will take place on two days, will be the strong presence of amazing classic cars from the 60s and the 70s. In addition, on F1 cars side, we are receiving an incredible number of registrations“, comments Gian Carlo Minardi. “We also satisfied the request coming from our fans by scheduling the event on Saturday and Sunday. We added a little bit of charm in choosing as the date for the second edition of the Historic Minardi Day the traditional weekend of the Grand Prix in San Marino”. 

Historic Minardi Day | The best of

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Let’s come back to Imola for a moment, with our mind and eyes, to live again the most exciting moments of the Historic Minardi Day. Enjoy the new video. 


Historic Minardi Day | The movie

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Let’s live again, through images, the emotions of the Historic Minardi Day on stage at the “Dino and Enzo Ferrari Circuit” of Imola. Thank you Gian Carlo Minardi for this wonderful present.

Three thousand fans warm up the paddock on the Historic Minardi Day

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With the Historic Minardi Day, on stage at the “Dino and Enzo Ferrari Circuit”, Gian Carlo Minardi donated a 30 years long time-travel to more than three thousand fans, letting them feeling the tastes and the sounds of V8 and V12 used in the 80s, 90s and 2000.

Three thousand fans have crowded the paddock and pits of the Santerno’s circuit to embrace Formula 1 again, ten years after the last f1 Grand Prix to see more than 50 Formula 1 single-seaters, Grand Tourism, Formula 2, Formula 3, and F3000 cars closely. A collection of over 70 cars with the chance to meet the Team Principal Gian Carlo Minardi and the drivers who took part in the stable from Faenza.

From the Argentinian driver Miguel Angel Guerra, the first driver who has raced under the colors of the Minardi Team in Formula 2 up to the Italian Paolo Barilla, Giancarlo Fisichella, Giovanni Lavaggi, Pier Luigi Martini, Gianni Morbidelli, Alessandro Nannini, Jarno Trulli. The Brazilian Tarso Marques, the Spaniards Adrian Campos and Sala Luis Perez and the Portuguese Pedro Lamy, along with engineers Gabriele Tredozi and Aldo Costa willing to sign autographs and photos, and to go onto track with the Minardi cars brought by collectors.

A lot of emotions for almost five thousand aficionados in the central grandstand who watched the single-seaters from the Scuderia from Fanza hurtling along with cars from Ferrari, williams , Tecno, March-BMW Schitzer, Chevron-Toyota, and many others. A lot of emotions in the pits where fans had the chance to closely watch mechanics at works on the single seaters, the ignition of engines and the entrance into the pit-lane , but also the exhibition “From Minardi to Toro Rosso”. More than 30 cars lined up for a “walk” into the Motorsport world “made in Faenza” : from the first Formula 2 cars built by Gian Carlo Minardi up to the M185, the first Minardi F1 that debuted in 1985, April, 5th in Brazil, up to the Minardi PS05 and the STR 10.

Gian Carlo Minardi: “I am satisfied and touched. A day devoted to sport and to fans where I had the pleasure to see again many drivers who have wrote, with me, important pages of the Minardi Team history. The strong feedback of the audience with a great participation both in grandstand and in the paddock is the most beautiful side. I was glad to see the paddock animated by many young people. I got moved when, along with all the drivers, I greeted the people in the central grandstand. The Hystoric Minardi Day has been the occasion to retrace 30 years of passion, making a time travel, also with technic. It is surely an experience to repeat. I must thank everybody for their warm welcome”.

Pier Giovanni Ricci (General Manager of the Circuit):  “A wonderful day made up by emotions that appear strongly when we talk about Formula 1 in Imola. The duo Circuit-Minardi was the trump card of this event. They are both symbols of two close lands that were able to express these two peaks. A come back to a recent past in which Gian Carlo Minardi’s stable as got a prestigious place in F1 history with “his” drivers that were present at this great party. I want to thank the so many fans that did not miss this event and challenged such a scorching temperature: probably the passion was even more fiery”.

 

Historic Minardi Day | Seven good reasons to come to Imola

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Are you bored of usual F1 entrenched in its super-armored and unattainable mega-motorhomes? Are you bored of a F1 not engaging and too silent? The answer is the Historic Minardi Day that is getting ready to crowd the “Enzo and Dino Ferrari Circuit” in Imola next Saturday June, 25th at 9.00, for a whole day devoted to all fans. More than 70 cars will animate a unique show, with a lot of action on track, and even more in the paddock with exhibitions, simulators, and much more. We have found 7 good reasons…

1) The sound of F1 golden years
Formula 1 coming from the era of the Turbo and of the V10 and V12 engines roars again in Imola. We will have 17 single-seaters from the World Championship that will go around in Imola. Along with the Tecno 1972, the Williams FW07 1980’s World Champion, Alain Prost’s Ferrari, Jean Alesi’s Ferari, and Ivan Capelli’s Ferrari. Ten single-seaters from the Minardi Team will do the honors, starting from the Minardi M186 Motori Moderni up to 2005’s Minardi, retracing this way more than 30 years in Formula 1.
The engines will turn on at 9.00 am with the first laps on track performed by Grand Touring cars, forerunners for the single-seaters from Formula 1, Formula 2, Formula 3, and formula 3000 for a show that will finish only at 18.30 pm.

2) Formula 1 cars “at your fingertips” for a unique time travel
From 9.00 am, the Paddock gates will be opened to all the fans and aficionados (entrance fee 10 euro, free for aged under 12), to closely see the cars of the Minardi Team and of the Toro Rosso Stable. Alongside the 31 single-seaters from Faenza (starting from the Minardi M185 that made its debut into F1 World Championship in the Brazilian Gran Prix with Piero Martini, up to Verstappen-Sainz jr.’s STR10). We will find exhibited the little FIAT 500 of 1972 with which Gian Carlo Minardi won the first Italian Championship as a Sport Director of the Scuderia del Passatore, the Minardi F2 of 1982, and the Ferrari F201, Constructors’ World Champion with Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello.

3) “Face to face” with the drivers
Walking in the paddock, we will encounter the team principal Gian Carlo Minardi and his “boys” that took part in the stable from Faenza in its 35 years history. From Argentinian Miguel Angel Guerra, the first driver who has raced under the colors of the Minardi Team in Formula 2 up to the Italian Paolo Barilla, Giancarlo Fisichella, Giovanni Lavaggi, Pier Luigi Martini, Gianni Morbidelli, Alessandro Nannini, Jarno Trulli. The Brazilian Tarso Marques, the Spaniard Adrian Campos and Sala Luis Perez. The Portuguese Pedro Lamy, and test-drivers that alternated on Gian Carlo Minardi’s cars, among the others Davide Rigon, Gabriele Lancieri, Matteo Bobbi, and Thomas Biagi.

4) Challenge your friends
Do you feel yourself as a real World Champion? You must challenge your friends at the wheel of GT Challenge and F1 simulators. The more capable driver will have the emotion to go on Imola’s track inside a real Lamborghini Huracan beside a professional driver.

5) Lots of music and Street-food
We all know Emilia Romagna is the land of motors but also of good cuisine. Thus, we have set an area devoted to Street-food where we will have the chance to taste different flavors, drinking a good beer. We will have also a lot of music, the dj-set in pure Red Bull style fun.

6) A space for technology
There will also be room for the new technologies “made in Emilia Romagna” and for motorbike fans thanks to the participation of “Energica Motor Company”. The company from Modena will exhibit its electrical motorbikes models Ego and Eva. The last, an electrical streetfighter that reaches 200 km/h, has just been presented publicly and will be at disposal for programmed test drive.

7) The comfort in getting to Imola
Reaching the “Enzo and Dino Ferrari Circuit” of Imola is not like to climb Mount Everest! It is very comfortable by train (the station is 3,5 km away from the entrance) and by car (A14 Exit Imola). A circuit that is part of the history of Motorsport, a day not to be missed.

You are ALL invited!

Historic Minardi Day | Imola, more than 70 cars, 50 F1 single-seaters, 22 "Minardi" drivers, and a must-see exhibition

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A Historic Minardi Day internationally colored is getting ready to crowd the “Autodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari” of Imola on Saturday, June 25. Cars and drivers coming from Europe and South America will gather for a sport day devoted to fans, collectors, and to the stable from Faenza founded by Gian Carlo Minardi.

Ten years after the last F1 Grand Prix, the Santerno’s track is getting ready to host F1 again. On track and in the Paddock, there will be more than 70 cars and 50 different kind of single-seaters that wrote the most important pages of F1 World Championship. Along with cars coming from Formula 2, Formula 3, F.Italia, F300 and GT. There will be the possibility to meet the drivers of the Minardi Team and Gian Carlo Minardi.

FORMULA 1 ROARS AGAIN ON TRACK      

Starting from 9 am, we will turn the engines on. The first laps on track will be carry out by the cars coming from GT, Ferrari, Aston Martin and Porsche, to lead the way for the show with 17 Formula 1 cars. Fans will have the opportunity to watch in action 10 single-seaters of the Minardi F1 Team, starting with the Minardi M186 Motori Moderni up to the Minardi PS04/B.  The William WF07, World Champion in 1980, and the Ferrari cars with which Giancarlo Martini, Alain Prost, Jean Alesi and Ivan Capelli defended the color of the Prancing Horse and the Tecno in 1972.

Alongside the Dallara F3 cars, Renault F2000, and Ralt F3000, there will also be on track the Minardi M283B, pushed by BMW engine with which Gian Carlo Minardi faced the Championship of F2 in 1983, the March-BMW Schnitzer 732 and the Chevron-Toyota B38 with which Elio De Angelis won the race in Monaco and the Italian Championship in 1977.

So, there will be numerous single-seaters and Grand tourism cars that will animate the show on track up to 18.30 pm, before the greetings in front of the main grandstand. For the occasion, the access to the grandstands is free.

 
EXHIBITION: FROM MINARDI TO TORO ROSSO – the history of F1 in 30 years of passion

From 9,00 am, the gates into the Paddock area of the circuit of Imola will be open for all the fans and aficionados (entry fee 10€, free for aged under 12) to see the cars of the Minardi F1 Team and the cars of the Scuderia Toro Rosso closely, retracing more than 30 years of Motorsport. Alongside the 31 single-seaters from Faenza, you will also find  1982’s Minardi F2 and 1972’s FIAT 500, with which Gian Carlo Minardi won the first Italian Championship as a Sports Director of the Scuderia del Passatore, and the Ferrari F2001, F1 World Constructors’ Champion with Michael Schumacher and Rubens Barrichello.

We will have many occasions to greet and speak with Gian Carlo Minardi, and with the drivers that have been part of the stable from Faenza in its 35 years of history. The Argentinian Miguel Angel Guerra, first driver to race under the colors of the Minardi Team in Formula 2, up to Paolo Barilla, Giancarlo fisichella, Giovanni Lavaggi, Pier Luigi Martini, Gianni Morbidelli, Alessandro Nannini, and Jarno Trulli. There will be the Brazilian Tarso Marques, the Spaniards Adrian Campos and Sala Luis Perez, the Portuguese Pedro Lamy and the tests-drivers who alternated on Gian Carlo Minardi’s cars, among the others, Davide Rigon, Gabriele Lancieri, Matteo Bobbi, and Thomas Biagi.

ENTERTAINMENT

Within the Paddock, an area of pure entertainment will be set up in Red Bull style with music and dj-set, we will have the chance to test ourselves in pit-stop simulations and to challenge our friends using GT and F1 Challenge Simulators. The most skilled driver will have the emotion to go on the track of Imola inside a real Lamborghini beside a professional driver. There will also be a tasting corner with a vast food offer thanks to Street Food’s numerous stands.

There will also be room for new technologies “made in Emilia Romagna” and for the motorcycle enthusiasts thanks to “Energetica Motor Company” participation. The company from Modena, that chose Gian Carlo Minardi as an independent counselor, will exhibit its newest electrical motorcycles models.

For the occasion, an official portal has been inaugurated, www.MinardiDay.it, where you can find the whole program and details about this day at the Race Track of Imola. You can also follow the updates via Facebook and Twitter social networks, using the hashtag #HistoricMinardiDay and #MinardiDay, and www.Minardi.it.

We take the opportunity to remind you that the documents concerning the request of PRESS REGISTRATION for Saturday June 25 should be sent by e-mail to Marcello Pollini (marcello.pollini@autodromoimola.it) by June 20. All information is available on the website of the Autodromo of Imola at http://www.autodromoimola.it/accredito-stampa/historic-minardi-day/ and on the event page.

 

Historic Minardi Day – The Scuderia Ferrari Clubs also present at Imola

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The Scuderia Ferrari Clubs – that represent the FERRARI PASSION in the world – will take part in the HISTORIC MINARDI DAY scheduled for next June 25 at the Dino and Enzo Ferrari Circuit of Imola.

We are sure that this cooperation will enrich a day devoted to fans, collectors, and aficionados who wants to live again the emotions arising from F1 history, and to admire the vintage single-seaters roaring again on track with their scents and noises that by now are faraway.