 the autodromo internazionale enzo e dino ferrari is an auto racing circuit near the italian town of imola,  east of bologna and  east of the ferrari factory in maranello. the circuit is named after ferrari's late founder enzo and his son dino who had died in the 1950s. before enzo ferrari's death in 1988 it was called 'autodromo dino ferrari'. it was the venue for the formula one san marino grand prix (for many years two grands prix were held in italy every year, so the race held at imola was named after the nearby state) and it also hosted the 1980 edition of the italian grand prix, which usually takes place in monza. when formula one visits imola, it is seen as the 'home circuit' of ferrari and masses of tifosi (ferrari supporters) come out to support the local team. imola, as it is colloquially known, is one of the few major international circuits to run in an anti-clockwise direction. (istanbul park, korea international circuit, marina bay street circuit, autÃ³dromo josÃ© carlos pace, circuit of the americas, and the yas marina circuit are other anti-clockwise circuits used recently by formula one.) ==tamburello curve== the track was inaugurated in 1953, and it had no chicanes, so the run from rivazza all the way to tosa, through the pits and the eventually notorious tamburello was totally flat out, as was the run from acque minerali all the way to rivazza was just a long straight with a few small bends; and the circuit remained in this configuration until 1972. despite the addition of the chicanes, the circuit was subject to constant safety concerns, mostly regar
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