Autodromo Riccardo Paletti is a motorsport race track near Varano in the Province of Parma, Italy. The track began as a small 550 m (0.34 mi) oval in 1969, and this was then expanded to a full 1.800 km (1.118 mi), 11 turn race track. This new layout was inaugurated officially on 26 March 1972. In 2001 the layout was extended to a length of 2.375 km (1.476 mi). The track is named after Formula One driver Riccardo Paletti, who was killed at the 1982 Canadian Grand Prix. Källa: Wikipedia.