TRACKS: PÉRIGUEUX

FRA - FRANCE

PÉRIGUEUX

Description

Street Circuit. It was used only once, on September 23^rd and 24^th 1950, respectively for a motorbike and a F.2 race. The name of the race was 1er Circuit Automobile & Motocycliste de Vitesse de Périgueux (First speed car and motorbike race in Périgueux). Virage de l’Arsault (Arsault Curve) had to be raised of 1.50 m - 5 ft (so it was a very little banked) in spite of the refusal of the mayor. So, works was done during a night, in the illegality. This curve still exist today, still banked.

Accesses

Accès 1: Place du Palais - Tribune Officielle A
Accès 2: rue Mouchy - Tribune B (Theatre)
Accès 3: rue Gambetta - Tribune C, Tribune D, enceinte Ravitaillement, enceinte Montaigne
Accès 4: rue Saint-Front - Tribune E, rampe Tourny, enceinte Tourny
Accès 5: passage Sainte-Cécile - enceinte Bugeaud

Location

Périgueux
24 - Dordogne - Aquitaine

Location

Approx. 130 km - 80 mi East of Bordeaux

Latitude - Longitude

+ 45°11'09" + 0°43'20"
45.185833 0.722222

UTM Coordinates

X = 321057.752 - Y = 5006118.348 - Zone 31T

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

Inauguration

September 23^rd 1950

Closing

September 24^th 1950

Designer

Sources and links (Translation) (**)

(1)		mail, note	Mails from Alex Mondin dated January 30^th 2006 and February 2^nd 2006 that quotes "L’automobile en Périgord" by Jean-Marie Deplagne, Edited by Fanlac
(2)		www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/F250_28.htm	F2 Register

(*) 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.

Périgueux

Description
Years	1950
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit	YES
Type	Street course
Inauguration	September 23^rd 1950
Closing	September 24^th 1950
Last update of this page	September 25^th 2007
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Boulevard Michel De Montaigne - Allées De Tourny - Virage de l’Arsault - Cours Tourny - Place Bugeaud
length	1750 m	5741 ft	1.087 mi
Max width	9 m	30 ft		Start finish straight

Périgueux

1ER CIRCUIT AUTOMOBILE DE VITESSE DE PÉRIGUEUX
Race result
1. Robert Manzon (Simca-Gordini T15)
2. André Simon (Simca-Gordini T15)
3. Stirling Moss (HWM - Alta)
There were 19 participants. 4 cars were entered by the Ecurie Gordini, 2 cars by Scuderia Ferrari, 2 by HWM, some others were private entries and two locals from the city of Bordeaux. Complete results can be found on F.2 Register

Updates

Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note

February 13^th 2006 Guido de Carli Guido de Carli Alex Mondin Update Description with map

February 12^th 2006 Guido de Carli Alex Mondin Update Description

February 12^th 2006 Guido de Carli Guido de Carli Alex Mondin New Description with map

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Updates
Date	Track layout	Years	Description by	Map by	Thanks to	Note
February 13^th 2006			Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli	Alex Mondin	Update	Description with map
February 12^th 2006			Guido de Carli		Alex Mondin	Update	Description
February 12^th 2006			Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli	Alex Mondin	New	Description with map
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list