Circuit des Remparts

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Circuit des Remparts is a historic race circuit in Angoulême, France using the town's ancient road layout.

History[]

Used once in 1939 for a circuit race for Grand Prix cars and Formula Two voiturettes, The circuit had a length of 1287 metres, which was driven for 80 laps. This urban race track returned to use after World War II from 1947 to 1951 as part of the Formula 2 Championship, hosting events where famous drivers could be seen, such as Juan Manuel Fangio, Maurice Trintignant, Raymond Sommer, Robert Manzon, André Simon and the like.

Today a successful historic festival event continues, usually held in September, that gathers historic car enthusiasts for a series of races for classic and historic cars, on the original race track. It also features a "Concours d'Élégance" and a concours of car restoration.[1]

The historic event was used as the basis for "Le Défi des Remparts" (1988), a volume of the Michel Vaillant comic book series.

Results[]

date Pilot Car
FranceRaymond Sommer[2] Alfa Romeo 308
France Eugène Martin[3] BMW 328
Russia Igor Troubetzkoy[4] Simca-Gordini T15
France Maurice Trintignant[5] Simca-Gordini T11
Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio[6] Maserati 4CLT/48
Switzerland Rudi Fischer[7] Ferrari 212

References[]

  1. ^ https://www.circuitdesremparts.com/en/car-racing[dead link]
  2. ^ [1] Results 1939
  3. ^ [2] Results 1947
  4. ^ [3] Results 1948
  5. ^ [4] Results 1949
  6. ^ [5] Results 1950
  7. ^ [6] Results 1951

External links[]

Coordinates: 45°38′58″N 0°09′25″E / 45.64944°N 0.15694°E / 45.64944; 0.15694

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