Pescara Circuit

Pescara Circuit
Grand Prix Circuit (1934–1961)
LocationPescara, Abruzzo, Italy
Time zoneGMT+01:00
Coordinates42°28′30″N 14°9′3″E / 42.47500°N 14.15083°E / 42.47500; 14.15083
Opened13 July 1924 (1924-07-13)
Closed15 August 1961 (1961-08-15)
Major eventsFormula One
Pescara Grand Prix (1957)
World Sportscar Championship (1961)
Coppa Acerbo (1924–1928, 1930–1939, 1947–1954, 1956–1957, 1960–1961)
Grand Prix Circuit (1934–1961)
Length25.801 km (16.032 miles)
Race lap record9:44.600 ( Stirling Moss, Vanwall VW 5, 1957, F1)
Original Road Course (1924–1933)
Length25.578 km (15.894 miles)
Race lap record10:25.400 (Alfa Romeo P3, Tazio Nuvolari, 1932, GP)

The Pescara Circuit was a 16.032 mi (25.801 km) race course made up entirely of public roads near Pescara, Italy that hosted the Coppa Acerbo auto race. Pescara is the longest circuit to ever host a Formula One Grand Prix.