Santa Marina Stadium
The Santa Marina Stadium is an 5,000-capacity motorcycle stadium in the Lonigo, Italy. The stadium is situated in the southern part of Lonigo, which itself is 25km south of Vicenza.[1] The stadium is affiliated to the Federazione Motociclistica Italiana.
| Location | 36045 Lonigo, Province of Vicenza, Italy |
|---|---|
| Coordinates | 45°22′32″N 11°23′34″E |
| Capacity | 5,000 |
| Owner | Moto Club Lonigo |
| Opened | 12 June 1977 |
| Length | (334 metres) 0.334 km |
History
The stadium opened on the on 12 June 1977 hosting the semi-finals of the 1977 Speedway World Pairs Championship.[2] Lonigo had previously had a speedway venue from 1947 to 1972.[3]
The stadium has been the home of the World Championship round known as the Speedway Grand Prix of Italy in 1996 and from 2005 to 2008.[4] In addition it has hosted numerous major speedway events, including World and European qualifiers and the Italian Individual Speedway Championship.[5][6]
In 2021, renovation costing in excess 280,000 euros took place in order to bring the stadium into line with regulatory adaptation that also allowed the venue to be used by other parties and not exclusively speedway and it also set a new capacity of 5,000 instead of 8,000.[7]
The speedway track has a circumference of 334 metres.
See also
References
- "Home". Moto Club Lonigo. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- "History". Moto Club Lonigo. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- "LONIGO PARCO IPPODROMO COMUNALE - Italy". Speedway Plus. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- "FIM SPEEDWAY GRAND PRIX WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP - QUALIFYING ROUND 3 - LONIGO (ITA)". FIM. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- "Individual Italian Championship". Historia Sportu Zuzlowego. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- "SPEEDWAY ITALIAN CHAMPIONSHIP: CASTAGNA WINS IN LONIGO". Domino Group. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- "Speedway, final project presented: construction starts in Lonigo". Vicenza Today. Retrieved 29 January 2023.