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Autodromo

race track, Monza, Italy

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The Autodromo in Monza, Italy, is a famous automobile-racing track renowned for its speed. Its elliptical shape and concrete banked curves are said to make it the fastest in the world. Monza itself is a city in the Lombardy region of northern Italy, located northeast of Milan. Historically, it was known as Modicia and became significant in the 6th century AD. The city is also recognized for its cathedral, the Villa Reale, and as an industrial center.1

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