TRACKS: MORTEFONTAINE, CERAM

FRA - FRANCE

MORTEFONTAINE, CERAM

Description

It was a Simca private proving ground (1958÷1978) and later owned by PSA (Peugeot - Citroën - Talbot group) unil 1986. From 1988 to 1993 it was managed by Valéo and from 2003 to 2008 it was owned by Pininfarina

Location

Mortefontaine
60 - Oise - Picardie

Location

North of Paris

Latitude - Longitude

+ 49°08'17" + 2°35'58"
49.138056 2.599444

UTM Coordinates

X = 470783.416 - Y = 5442880.234 - Zone 31U

Aerial photo / Map (*)

OpenStreetMap - Aerial photo / Map (*)

Google Maps - Aerial photo / Map (*)

Bing Maps - Aerial photo / Map (*)

Zoom Earth - Aerial photo / Map (*)

Wikimapia - Aerial photo / Map (*)

GéoPortail

Altitude AMSL

68 m - 223 ft

Inauguration

1958

Closing

Designer

Sources and links (Translation) (**)

(1)		www.ceram-mortefontaine.fr/fr/infrastructures.php	Official website
(2)		Quattroruote 348/1984 (page 200)		October 1984

(*) 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.

Centre d'Essais et de Recherche Automobile de Mortefontaine (CERAM): Anneau de Vitesse
Former PSA Test Track (Peugeot Citroën)
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	May 1^st 2003
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	3000 m	9843 ft	1.864 mi
Total area	188 hectares	1880000 m²	464.553 acres

Centre d'Essais et de Recherche Automobile de Mortefontaine (CERAM): Anneau de Vitesse
Pininfarina Test Track
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	May 1^st 2003
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	3000 m	9843 ft	1.864 mi
Total area	188 hectares	1880000 m²	464.553 acres

Centre d'Essais et de Recherche Automobile de Mortefontaine (CERAM): Circuit Routier
Former PSA Test Track (Peugeot Citroën)
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	May 1^st 2003
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	5200 m	17060 ft	3.231 mi
Total area	188 hectares	1880000 m²	464.553 acres

Centre d'Essais et de Recherche Automobile de Mortefontaine (CERAM): Circuit Routier
Pininfarina Test Track
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	May 1^st 2003
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	5200 m	17060 ft	3.231 mi
Total area	188 hectares	1880000 m²	464.553 acres

Centre d'Essais et de Recherche Automobile de Mortefontaine (CERAM): Circuit Ville
Former PSA Test Track (Peugeot Citroën)
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	May 1^st 2003
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	1700 m	5577 ft	1.056 mi
Total area	188 hectares	1880000 m²	464.553 acres

Centre d'Essais et de Recherche Automobile de Mortefontaine (CERAM): Circuit Ville
Pininfarina Test Track
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	May 1^st 2003
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	1700 m	5577 ft	1.056 mi
Total area	188 hectares	1880000 m²	464.553 acres

Centre d'Essais et de Recherche Automobile de Mortefontaine (CERAM): Piste comfort
Former PSA Test Track (Peugeot Citroën)
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	May 1^st 2003
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	1500 m	4921 ft	0.932 mi
Width	15 m	49 ft
Max. banking (bends)	45 °	100 %
Total area	188 hectares	1880000 m²	464.553 acres

Centre d'Essais et de Recherche Automobile de Mortefontaine (CERAM): Piste comfort
Pininfarina Test Track
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	May 1^st 2003
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	1500 m	4921 ft	0.932 mi
Width	15 m	49 ft
Max. banking (bends)	45 °	100 %
Total area	188 hectares	1880000 m²	464.553 acres

Centre d'Essais et de Recherche Automobile de Mortefontaine (CERAM): Piste pavée
Former PSA Test Track (Peugeot Citroën)
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	May 1^st 2003
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	800 m	2625 ft	0.497 mi
Total area	188 hectares	1880000 m²	464.553 acres

Centre d'Essais et de Recherche Automobile de Mortefontaine (CERAM): Piste pavée
Pininfarina Test Track
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit
Motorbike circuit
Type
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	May 1^st 2003
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	800 m	2625 ft	0.497 mi
Total area	188 hectares	1880000 m²	464.553 acres

Mortefontaine, CERAM

Updates
Date	Track layout	Years	Description by	Map by	Thanks to	Note
January 23^rd 2010			Guido de Carli			Update	Description
March 12^th 2004			Guido de Carli			Update	Map
May 1^st 2003			Guido de Carli			New	Description
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list

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