Formula 1 presents the weirdest race name you’ve ever seen
By Asher Fair
The race name for this weekend’s Imola Formula 1 race is quite bizarre to say the least, thanks to a decision by the Italian government.
The 2021 Formula 1 season got off without any major incidents at Bahrain International Circuit on Sunday, March 28 with the Bahrain Grand Prix.
This race inherited the season-opening slot on the schedule after coronavirus pandemic-related restrictions in Melbourne, Australia caused the original season opener, the Australian Grand Prix at Albert Park Grand Prix Circuit, to be pushed back from Sunday, March 21 to Sunday, November 21.
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Now Formula 1 is set for its second race of the season — and just the second race of the last 15 seasons at Autodromo Internazionale Enzo e Dino Ferrari.
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Formula 1 returned to the 21-turn, 3.05-mile (4.908-kilometer) road course in Imola, Emilia-Romagna, Italy last year for the first time since 2006 as a result of the fact that multiple other venues were axed from the calendar due to pandemic-related restrictions.
It was Mercedes’ Lewis Hamilton who took the checkered flag ahead of teammate Valtteri Bottas in second place and Renault’s Daniel Ricciardo in third. The Italian-made AlphaTauri of Daniil Kvyat and the Italian-made Ferrari of Charles Leclerc finished in fourth and fifth, respectively, and you’ll see why that’s important in a second.
The race could not be called the Italian Grand Prix, since Autodromo Nazionale di Monza remained on the calendar and hosted that event like it does each year. As a result, the Imola race was called the Emilia Romagna Grand Prix.
This year, the name of this 63-lap race is quite bizarre.
Due to a decision by the Italian government, the official name for this year’s race at the track is the “Gran Premio del Made in Italy e dell’Emilia-Romagna”.
In English, that literally translates to the “Made in Italy and Emilia-Romagna Grand Prix”.
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So tune in to ESPN at 9:00 a.m. ET on Sunday, April 18 for the race that most fans still plan to simply call the San Marino Grand Prix.