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]

1939 winner Raymond Sommer in front of the Angoulême Cathedral

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

Results

datePilotCar
1939France Raymond Sommer[2]Alfa Romeo 308
1947France Eugène Martin[3]BMW 328
1947Russia Igor Troubetzkoy[4]Simca-Gordini T15
1949France Maurice Trintignant[5]Simca-Gordini T11
1950Argentina Juan Manuel Fangio[6]Maserati 4CLT/48
1951Switzerland Rudi Fischer[7]Ferrari 212

References

  1. ↑ "Car racing – Circuit des remparts". www.circuitdesremparts.com. Archived from the original on 2017-09-20.
  2. ↑ Archived 2011-03-16 at the Wayback Machine Results 1939
  3. ↑ Results 1947
  4. ↑ Results 1948
  5. ↑ Results 1949
  6. ↑ Results 1950
  7. ↑ Results 1951

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

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