Location | San Martino del Lago, Lombardy, Italy |
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Time zone | CET (UTC+1) CEST (DST) |
Coordinates | 45°5′7.56″N 10°18′43.25″E / 45.0854333°N 10.3120139°E |
Broke ground | March 2011 |
Opened | 7 July 2011 |
Former names | Circuito di San Martino del Lago (2011–2015) |
Major events | Current: World SBK (2024) Former: Alpe Adria International Motorcycle Championship (2021–2022) |
Website | https://cremonacircuit.it/ |
Full Circuit (2024) | |
Length | 3.768 km (2.341 miles) |
Turns | 13 |
Race lap record | 1:28.289 ( Danilo Petrucci, Ducati Panigale V4 R, 2024, World SBK) |
Full Circuit (2021–2023) | |
Length | 3.702 km (2.300 miles) |
Turns | 13 |
Race lap record | 1:32.434 ( Fabrizio Perotti, Aprilia RSV4, 2022, SBK) |
Original Circuit (2011–2020) | |
Length | 3.450 km (2.144 miles) |
Turns | 11 |
Cremona Circuit is a 3.768 km (2.341 mi) hard-surfaced race track used for motor racing near San Martino del Lago, Lombardy, Italy.[1][2] It was inaugurated on 7 July 2011, and named as Circuito di San Martino del Lago until 2015.[3] The circuit was originally 3.450 km (2.144 mi) long.[4] The track was extended to 3.702 km (2.300 mi) in January–April 2021, based on design by the Italian circuit designer Jarno Zaffelli .[3][5]
On 26 October 2023, it was announced that the circuit would enter the Superbike World Championship calendar in 2024 with a five-year contract.[6][7] The track was resurfaced and extended from 3.702 to 3.768 km (2.300 to 2.341 mi), and a new grandstand was built.[8]
As of September 2024, the fastest official race lap records at the Cremona Circuit are listed as:
Category | Time | Driver | Vehicle | Event |
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Full Circuit: 3.768 km (2024)[2] | ||||
World SBK | 1:28.289[9] | Danilo Petrucci | Ducati Panigale V4 R | 2024 Cremona World SBK round |
World SSP | 1:32.117[10] | Yari Montella | Ducati Panigale V2 | 2024 Cremona World SSP round |
World WCR | 1:40.649[11] | Ana Carrasco | Yamaha YZF-R7 | 2024 Cremona World WCR round |
Full Circuit: 3.702 km (2021–2023)[2] | ||||
Superbike | 1:32.434[12] | Fabrizio Perotti | Aprilia RSV4 | 2022 Cremona Alpe Adria Superbike round |
Supersport | 1:34.227[13] | Luca Ottaviani | Yamaha YZF-R6 | 2022 Cremona Alpe Adria Supersport round |
Supersport 300 | 1:43.547[14] | Oliver König | Kawasaki Ninja 400 | 2021 Cremona Alpe Adria Supersport 300 round |