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MEYRIN
Description  
Location Genève
GE - Genève - Région Lémanique
Location Between Meyrin, Mategnin and Cointrin, at Genève Nort Western suburb and very close to French border. Now a section of the circuit doesn't exist anymore because that area is used by Geneva Cointrin International Airport, that in 192x was already there, but it was much smaller.
Latitude - Longitude + 46°13'23"     + 6°06'19"
46.223056     6.105278
UTM Coordinates X = 276761.316  -  Y = 5122904.513  -  Zone 32T
Swiss national coordinates Y = 497125  -   X = 119944
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Altitude AMSL 422 m - 1385 ft
Inauguration June 10th 1923
Closing 1931
Designer  
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) Italian mail, note Mail by Stephan Zeidler dated March 3rd 2008
(2) English www.gmap-pedometer.com/?r=1669803 Track layout
(3) English www.racingcircuits.net Motor Racing Circuits Database
(4) Italian www.tazionuvolari.it/corse3it.htm Tazio Nuvolari's official website
(5) English www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1923.html#chc I Grand Prix de Suisse Cyclecars
(6) English www.teamdan.com/archive/gen/1924.html#chc II Grand Prix de Suisse Cyclecars

(*) 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.

Meyrin
Description  
Years 1923÷1927÷...
Direction Anticlockwise   Anticlockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit  
Motorbike circuit YES
Type Street course
Inauguration June 10th 1923
Closing  
Last update of this page March 3rd 2008
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Meyrin - Les Vernes - Mategnin - Cointrin - Le Bouchet
length 9300  m 30512  ft 5.779  mi   (5)
length 9300  m 30512  ft 5.779  mi   (4)
length 9300  m 30512  ft 5.779  mi   (6)
length 9300  m 30512  ft 5.779  mi   (3)
length 9255  m 30364  ft 5.751  mi Calculated from aerial photo (*) (2)

Meyrin
Description  
Years 1931
Direction Anticlockwise   Anticlockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit  
Motorbike circuit YES
Type Street course
Inauguration 1931
Closing 1931
Last update of this page February 24th 2008
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points  
length 8260  m 27100  ft 5.133  mi   (3)

Meyrin 1923÷1927÷...

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Updates
Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note
March 3rd 2008   1923÷1927÷... Guido de Carli Guido de Carli Stephan Zeidler Update Description with map
February 24th 2008   1923÷1927÷... Guido de Carli Lorenzo Tommasi   Update Description with map
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