FRA - FRANCE
PAU
SORRY, SOME DATA ARE NOT TRANSLATED YET
Not to be confused with Pau (1930) - Pau, Sud-Ouest - Pau-Arnos
Description  
Location Pau
64 - Pyrénées-Atlantiques - Aquitaine
Location  
Latitude - Longitude + 43°17'31"     - 0°21'57"
43.291944     -0.365833
UTM Coordinates X = 713691.897  -  Y = 4796605.136  -  Zone 30T
Aerial photo / Map (*) Aerial photo / Map (*) OpenStreetMap  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Google Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Bing Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Flash Earth  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Wikimapia  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) GéoPortail
Altitude AMSL 178 m - 584 ft
Inauguration 1933
Closing  
Designer  
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) English World Motor Racing Circuits: A Spectator’s Guide (page 150)Author: Peter Higham, Bruce Jones - Published by: Andre Deutsch - year: 1999 - ISBN: 0-233-99619-2
Description
(2) English ForumForum --> Europe --> France --> FRA - Pau [ENG]
(3) English albums.photo.epson.com (...)Photos
(4) French grandprixdepau.free.fr/historic_fr.htm
(5) French grandprixhistorique.com/03_circuit/circuit_futur2.htm
(6) French www.bearn-online.com/sport/grand-prix/grand-prix/presentation.asp
(7) English www.racingcircuits.netMotor Racing Circuits Database
(8) Italian www.tazionuvolari.it/corse6it.htmTazio Nuvolari’s official website, with 1935÷1938 race results
(9) Italian Autosprint 21/1969 (page 20)Mappa e dati essenziali
(10) Italian Autosprint 19/1971 (page 36)Verso la chiusura?
(11) English Spanish German French www.grandprixautomobilepau.comOfficial website
(12) French www.grandprixhistorique.comGran Prix Historique official website

(*) NOTE: a complete and detailed view of the circuit can be found (if available) on Street View by Google Maps and/or Bird's Eye and 3D views by Bing Maps for Enterprise (former Microsoft Virtual Earth): both can be reached using their own link in Aerial photo / Map cell.

(**) For on-line not-English speaking sources, click on each small flag and you open the corresponding Google Translator page with automatic translation.

Pau
Description  
Years 1933
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Street course
Inauguration 1933
Closing 1933
Last update of this page May 8th 2007
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Casino - Epingle des Réparatrices - Avenue du Général Poeymiraud - Virage du Buisson - Chicane - Avenue du Bois Louis - Virage de la Gare - Avenue Léon Say - Pont Oscar - Virage du Lycée
length 2649  m 8691  ft 1.646  mi   (7)

Pau
Description  
Years 1935÷...
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Street course
Inauguration February 24th 1935
Closing  
Last update of this page May 8th 2007
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Avenue Gaston Lacoste - Virage de la Gare - Avenue Léon Say - Pont Oscar - Virage du Lycée - Casino - Parc Beaumont - Virage Foch - Avenue du Général Poeymiraud - Virage du Buisson - Chicane
length 2760  m 9055  ft 1.715  mi   (6)
length 2760  m 9055  ft 1.715  mi   (5)
length 2770  m 9088  ft 1.721  mi   (8)

Pau
Description In October 2002 an extension of the track was proposed, in order to host important categories such as Champ Car, FIA GT world championship, DTM, F.3000 or international F.3.
Years  
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal Proposal  YES
Proposal not developed  
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Street course
Inauguration  
Closing  
Last update of this page May 17th 2009
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Avenue Gaston Lacoste - Virage de la Gare - Avenue Léon Say - Pont Oscar - Virage du Lycée - Casino - Parc Beaumont - Virage Foch - Avenue du Général Poeymiraud - Virage du Buisson - Avenue de Barèges - Rue Georges Clemenceau - Rue de Bizanos
length 3235  m 10614  ft 2.01  mi   (6)
length 3236  m 10617  ft 2.011  mi   (5)

Pau 1933

Pau 1933


Pau 1935÷...

Pau 1935÷...


Pau - 2003÷2004 proposed extension

Pau - 2003÷2004 proposed extension


Pau - 2003÷2004 proposed extension

Due to technical problems, temporarily it’s no longer possible to see the circuits on Google Maps embedded in the current page.
This feature will be restored as soon as I figure out how to do (any help would be appreciated!)

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Updates
Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note
May 19th 2009     Guido de Carli     Update Description
May 17th 2009     Guido de Carli   Roelard Smit Update Description
May 8th 2007     Guido de Carli Lorenzo Tommasi   Update Map
May 7th 2007     Lorenzo Tommasi     Update Photos (link)
April 25th 2004     Guido de Carli     New Description
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