FRA - FRANCE
REIMS, GUEUX
SORRY, SOME DATA ARE NOT TRANSLATED YET
Not to be confused with Reims (1972) - Reims, Beine-Nauroy
Description  
Location Gueux
51 - Marne - Champagne-Ardenne
Location  
Latitude - Longitude + 49°15'33"     + 3°55'32"
49.259167     3.925556
UTM Coordinates X = 567345.131  -  Y = 5456678.946  -  Zone 31U
Aerial photo / Map (*) 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 90 m - 295 ft
Inauguration 1926
Closing  
Designer  
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) English 8w.forix.com/6thgear/reims.html Description and 2001 footage
(2) English French www.amis-du-circuit-de-gueux.fr Amis du Circuit de Gueux (Friends of Gueux Circuit)
(3) English Dutch www.circuitsofthepast.nl Circuit of the Past
(4) English www.panoramio.com/user/761553/tags/Gueux Photos by Roelard Smit
(5) English www.racingcircuits.net Motor Racing Circuits Database
(6) English www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/reims.html The GEL Motorsport - Tracks Around The World
(7) Italian www.tazionuvolari.it/corse5it.htm Tazio Nuvolari's official website
(8) Italian www.tazionuvolari.it/corse6it.htm Tazio Nuvolari's official website
(9) English French www.weea-organisation.com Weekend of Automobile Excellence
(10) Italian Autosprint 4/1963 Map (info to be verified)
(11) English Motor Racing Circuits of Europe (page 34) Author: Louis Klemantaski & Michael Frostick - Published by: Batsford Book
Description
1958
(12) Italian Autosprint 2/1964 (page 54) Map January 31st 1964
(13) Italian Autosprint 3/1969 (page 25) Venduto l'autodromo? January 20th 1969
(14) Italian Autosprint 21/1969 (page 20) Mappa e dati essenziali May 26th 1969
(15) English World Motor Racing Circuits: A Spectator's Guide (page 96) Author: Peter Higham, Bruce Jones - Published by: Andre Deutsch - ISBN: 0-233-99619-2
Description
1999
(16) English Autodrome: The Lost Race Circuits of Europe (page 44) Author: Sam S. Collins, Gavin D. Ireland - Published by: Veloce Publishing Ltd - Published in: United Kingdom - ISBN: 1904788319
2005
(17) Italian Quattroruote 720/2015 (page 63) Actual situation (photos and description in brief) September 2015

(*) 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.

Circuit de Gueux
Description  
Years 1926÷1951
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Road course
Inauguration 1926
Closing 1951
Last update of this page May 20th 2010
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Virage de Gueux - Garenne - Route Nationale 31 - Thillois
length 7829  m 25686  ft 4.865  mi   (6)
length 7816  m 25643  ft 4.857  mi   (8)
length 7826  m 25676  ft 4.863  mi   (7)
length 7826  m 25676  ft 4.863  mi   (5)

Circuit de Gueux
Description  
Years 1952
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Road course
Inauguration 1952
Closing 1952
Last update of this page April 10th 2008
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Courbe de Gueux - Bretelle Sud - Garenne - Route Nationale 31 - Thillois
length 7152  m 23465  ft 4.444  mi   (5)

Circuit de Gueux
Description  
Years 1953
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Road course
Inauguration 1953
Closing 1953
Last update of this page April 10th 2008
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Courbe de Gueux - Bretelle Sud - Annie Bousquet - Bretelle Nord - Hovette - Muizon - Route Nationale 31 - Thillois
length 8347  m 27385  ft 5.187  mi   (5)

Circuit de Gueux
Description  
Years 1954÷1972
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Road course
Inauguration 1954
Closing 1972
Last update of this page May 20th 2010
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Courbe de Gueux - Bretelle Sud - Annie Bousquet - Bretelle Nord - Hovette - Muizon - Route Nationale 31 - Thillois
length 8301  m 27234  ft 5.158  mi   (14)
length 8301  m 27234  ft 5.158  mi   (5)

Circuit de Gueux
Description From 2007 it hosts Weekend of Automobile Excellence, a meeting for historical cars. The circuit has nearly the same layout used in 1952
Years 2007÷...
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational  
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Historical parade
Inauguration September 22nd 2007
Closing  
Last update of this page September 17th 2009
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 7100  m 23294  ft 4.412  mi   (9)

Circuit de Gueux (all layouts)

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Circuit de Gueux 1926÷1951

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Circuit de Gueux 1952

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Circuit de Gueux 1953

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!)

See this track layout with Google Earth
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Circuit de Gueux 1954÷1972

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This feature will be restored as soon as I figure out how to do (any help would be appreciated!)

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PHOTOS
REIMS, GUEUX
CIRCUIT DE GUEUX 2007÷...

Foto scattate durante il 1° Weekend of Automobile Excellence e qui pubblicate con il consenso dell'autore

Photos by Yves-Henri Randier - September 2007
Click on thumbnail to open original large photo

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Jean Alesi guida la Mercedes W196 "Streamliner", che Juan Manuel Fangio aveva portato alla vittoria su questo circuito nel GP Francia 1954      


Updates
Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note
September 3rd 2015     Guido de Carli     Update Description
May 20th 2010     Guido de Carli Roelard Smit Roelard Smit Update Description with map
September 17th 2009 Circuit de Gueux 2007÷... Guido de Carli   Yves-Henri Randier New Photos (on this site)
October 2nd 2008     Guido de Carli     Update Description
September 11th 2008 Circuit de Gueux 2007÷... Guido de Carli   Martin Berrang Update Description
June 17th 2008     Guido de Carli   Roelard Smit Update Photos (link)
April 10th 2008     Guido de Carli     Update Description
September 2nd 2005     Guido de Carli     Update Description
September 17th 2003     Guido de Carli     New Description
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