Английская Википедия:Circuit des Nations
Шаблон:Short description The Circuit des Nations ("Circuit of the Nations") is a long street circuit of Шаблон:Cvt between Lake Geneva and the Place des Nations in Geneva, Switzerland. It hosted the Grand Prix de Nations, similar to a Formula One race; the Grand Prix de Genève, similar to a Formula Two race; and various championship events. The first Grand Prix de Genève was held in Meyrin in 1931 and won by Marcel Lehoux, racing for Bugatti.
Geneva race-track (Switzerland)
The Geneva race-track[1] was established between the lake (Geneva) and the Nations square. Its length was Шаблон:Cvt. Grand-Prix races were organised after World War II, on this track, similar to Formula 1 or Formula 2 races, as well as non championship ones. In total 5 major events happened on this track between 1946 and 1950. Key pilots came here to compete: among them Giuseppe Farina, Raymond Sommer, Maurice Trintignant, Juan Manuel Fangio, Prince Bira (who had established residency, in Geneva).
The closest race-tracks were Aix les Bains – France (Circuit du Lac) and Lausanne (Circuit du Léman or Blécherette). All were temporary urban race-tracks that disappeared shortly after the Le Mans accident in 1955, or before.
| Date | Race | Race track | Category | Lap length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 21, 1946 | 1st Grand Prix des Nations | Circuit des Nations | Grand Prix FIA | Шаблон:Convert |
| May 2, 1948 | 2nd Grand Prix de Genève | Circuit des Nations | Formula 2 FIA, non-championship | Шаблон:Convert |
| May 2, 1948 | 2nd Grand Prix des Nations | Circuit des Nations | Formula 1 FIA, non-championship | Шаблон:Convert |
| July 30, 1950 | 3rd Grand Prix de Genève | Circuit des Nations | Formula 2 FIA, non-championship | Шаблон:Convert |
| July 30, 1950 | 3rd Grand Prix des Nations | Circuit des Nations | Formula 1 FIA, non-championship | Шаблон:Convert |
Note: contradictory information about the length of the track have been witnessed. Measurement on maps indicate that the shorter length is more likely.
1st Grand Prix des Nations
FIA Grand Prix, Circuit des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland – July 21, 1946
44 laps of the urban race track (short version) of Шаблон:Convert, or Шаблон:Convert, at an average speed of Шаблон:Convert.
| Position | Pilot | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Giuseppe Farina | Alfa Romeo 158 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Carlo Felice Trossi | Alfa Romeo 158 |
| 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Wimille | Alfa Romeo 158 |
| 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Tazio Nuvolari | Maserati 4CL |
| 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati 4CL |
| 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Prince Bira | ERA B |
| 7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Achille Varzi | Alfa Romeo 158 |
| 8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Raymond Sommer | Maserati 4CL |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon George Abecassis | Alta |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Reg Parnell | Maserati 4CL |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi | Maserati 4CL |
2nd Grand Prix de Genève
FIA Formula 2, non championship race, Circuit des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland – May 2, 1948
70 laps of the urban race-track (short version) Шаблон:Convert, or Шаблон:Convert, at an average speed of Шаблон:Convert.[2]
| Position | Pilot | Team | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Raymond Sommer | Equipe Gordini | Simca-Gordini T11 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Prince Bira | Equipe Gordini | Simca-Gordini T11 |
| 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Robert Manzon | Equipe Gordini | Simca-Gordini T11 |
| 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Harry Schell | Ecurie Bleue | Cisitalia D46-Fiat |
| 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon "Robert" | Ecurie Pano | Cisitalia D46-Fiat |
| 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Claude Bernheim | Ecurie Autosport | Cisitalia D46-Fiat |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Raymond de Saugé | Raymond de Saugé Destrez | Cisitalia D46-Fiat |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Carlo Pesci | Carlo Pesci | Cisitalia D46-Fiat |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Roger Loyer | Ecurie de Paris | Cisitalia D46-Fiat |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant | Equipe Gordini | Simca-Gordini T11 |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Hans Stuck | Hans Stuck | Cisitalia D46-Fiat |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Rudolf Fischer | Ecurie Espadon[3] | Simca-Gordini T11 |
| DQ | Шаблон:Flagicon Walter Triverio | Ecurie Pano | Cisitalia D46-Fiat |
2nd Grand Prix des Nations
FIA Formula 1, non championship race, Circuit des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland – May 2, 1948
80 laps of the urban race-track (short version) Шаблон:Convert or Шаблон:Convert, at an average speed of Шаблон:Convert.
| Position | Pilot | Car |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Giuseppe Farina | Maserati 4CLT |
| 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon Emmanuel de Graffenried | Maserati 4CL |
| 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Raymond Sommer | Ferrari 166SC |
| 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Eugène Chaboud | Delahaye 135S |
| 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon Henri Louveau | Delage D6.70 |
| 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Clemar Bucci | Maserati 4CL |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Jean-Pierre Wimille | Simca-Gordini T15 |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Charles Pozzi | Talbot-Lago T150C |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Louis Rosier | Talbot-Lago 150SS |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Yves Giraud-Cabantous | Talbot-Lago 150C |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Nello Pagani | Maserati 4CL |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi | Maserati 4CL |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Luigi Fagioli | Maserati 4CL |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant | Simca-Gordini T15 |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Prince Bira | Maserati 4CL |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Richard Ramseyer | Maserati 4CL |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Louis Chiron | Talbot-Lago T26 SS |
3rd Grand Prix de Genève
FIA Formula 2, non championship race, Circuit des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland – July 30, 1950
45 laps of the urban race-track Шаблон:Convert or Шаблон:Convert, at an average speed of Шаблон:Convert.
| Position | Pilot | Team | Car |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Шаблон:Flagicon Maurice Trintignant | Equipe Gordini | Simca-Gordini T15 |
| 2 | Шаблон:Flagicon André Simon | Equipe Gordini | Simca-Gordini T15 |
| 3 | Шаблон:Flagicon Dorino Serafini | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 166F2 |
| 4 | Шаблон:Flagicon Roberto Mieres | Automovil Club Argentina | Maserati 4CLT/48 |
| 5 | Шаблон:Flagicon André Canonica | André Canonica | Simca-Gordini T11 |
| 6 | Шаблон:Flagicon Lance Macklin | HW Motors Ltd. | HWM/Alta |
| 7 | Шаблон:Flagicon Alfred Dattner | Alfred Dattner | Simca-Gordini T11 |
| 8 | Шаблон:Flagicon Luigi Villoresi | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 166F2 |
| 9 | Шаблон:Flagicon Toni Branca | Mme. Walckiers | Simca-Gordini T15 |
| 10 | Шаблон:Flagicon "Robert" | Ecurie Paris | Cisitalia D46/Fiat |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Mario Tadini | Scuderia Ferrari | Ferrari 166F2 |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Aldo Gordini | Equipe Gordini | Simca-Gordini T15 |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Roger Loyer | Ecurie Paris | Simca-Gordini T16 |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Paul Glauser | Ecurie Suisse | Veritas Meteor |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Alexander Orley | Alexander Orley | Veritas Meteor |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon George Abecassis | HW Motors Ltd. | HWM/Alta |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Ernesto Tornqvist | Equipe Gordini | Simca-Gordini T11 |
| DNF | Шаблон:Flagicon Harry Schell | Horschell Racing Corporation | Cooper T12/JAP |
3rd Grand Prix des Nations
FIA Formula 1, non championship race, Circuit des Nations, Geneva, Switzerland – July 30, 1950
68 laps of the urban race-track Шаблон:Convert or Шаблон:Convert, at an average speed of Шаблон:Convert.
A tragic end
Towards the end of the third Grand Prix des Nations (1950), the engine of Alberto Ascari's Ferrari 340 blew up, pouring oil onto the corner at the end of the Avenue de la Paix. Behind him Luigi Villoresi, in a Ferrari 275, could not avoid the oil, his car skidded, went over the security barrier and ploughed into the crowd. Three spectators were killed,[4] another twenty were injured. Villoresi survived with a severely fractured leg.
After this tragedy, stemming like others from the use of street circuits ill-adapted to increasingly high-speed motor racing, the organisers cancelled the following year's event. Geneva would never again host a Grand Prix race.
In 1958 motor racing was banned altogether by the Swiss government as an unsafe spectator sport following the death of 80 people at the 1955 24 Hours of Le Mans race.
References
Шаблон:Authority control Шаблон:MotoGP circuits Шаблон:Sidecar World Championship circuits Шаблон:Coord missing
- ↑ [1] Шаблон:Webarchive Map
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web
- ↑ Шаблон:Cite web (en) présentation
- ↑ [2] (en) Circuit des Nations – détails of the accident
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