This is how we have fun: among pistons, tires, engines, and circuits, while keeping alive a centuries-old know-how that speaks of community. For us, speed is a symphony of technology, innovation, and tradition.

Faenza is delicate like ceramic and powerful like the roar of the engines that have marked its history and made it famous worldwide. In this corner of Romagna, just a few kilometres from the International Racetrack of Imola and at the heart of Emilia-Romagna’s Motor Valley, Faenza boasts achievements no other city can match: it hosts both a Formula 1 and a MotoGP team. The city has embodied ambition and innovation since 1985, when Giancarlo Minardi turned a small workshop into a team capable of racing in Formula 1 — today known as Racing Bulls.

On two wheels, Gresini Racing has followed a similar path, nurturing riders such as Capirossi, Kato, Melandri, Bautista, and Iannone, leading up to Marc Márquez joining the team in 2024. These intertwined stories show how a small city can make its mark on the global stage. Around these teams, a cutting-edge technology supply chain has grown, with the carbon district and the C-Hub where companies, universities, and research centres collaborate to create the components that fuel top-level competition.

Faenza is more than companies and teams. Visionary projects, like 04 Park—created by the Municipality of Faenza in collaboration with Andrea Dovizioso and the Italian Motorcycling Federation—are set to make it Italy’s leading motocross circuit. Being a City of Motors means honouring a tradition built on passion and teamwork while looking to the future with bold ideas and tangible investments.

This is Faenza: discreet and authentic, yet full of stories of courage, talent, and deep roots, ready to surprise anyone who explores its streets and circuits.