The fourth round of the 2004 FIA Form▨ula One World Championship takes place this weekend at Imola in Italy. Here you can find out some relevant facts and figures for the San Marinoﷺ GP...

1. Location:

Imola has a population of approximately 65,000, is situꦛated in the Emilia Romagna region and located in the provinc𝓡e of Bologna.

The Republic of San Marino, after which t꧋he Grand Prix is named, covers an area of just 60 square kilometres and lies to the southea𒁃st of Imola.

2. History:

Imola's motor sport 🌠history dates back to the 1940s when the town's races were held on public roads. It wasn't until 1950, however, that work began to construct a permanent race track. Work was finally completed in 1952.

Formula One mཧade its debut in Imola on 21st April 1963. Jim Clark, in a Lotus, took the victory, although the race was not an official round of the Formula One World Championship.

Formula One did not return to Imola for a further fifteen years after th꧟e inaugural race but, on 19th September 1979, the sound of Formula One cars once again reverberated through the streets for the Dino Ferrari Gra🔯nd Prix.

Imola has hosted a round of the FIA Formula One World Championship every year since the Italian Grand Prix was staged on 14th September 198𒁏0. With two races held in Italy from 1981 onwards, Imola's race became known as the San Marino Granꦦd Prix.

In total, 🍃Imola has hosted 24 World 💟Championship events.

In 19𝕴88, the circuit was officially named 'A🗹utodromo Enzo e Dino Ferrari Imola.'

3. Track length:

One lap of the circuit e𓆏quates to 4.933 kilometres. With a race distance of 62 laps, the drivers will cover 305.609 kilometres.

The San Marino Grand Prix starts a♍t 14:00 hrs local time on Sunday 25th April 2004.

4. Last year:

Last year, Ferrari #1 Michael Schumacher took pole position with a lap time of 1 minute 22.327 seconds. He also set a n💝ew lap record - 1m 22.491s🌠 - and went on to win the race.

5. Did you know?

R♛aces at I❀mola are run in an anti-clockwise direction.