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Circuit Les Planques[1] was a Шаблон:Cvt long motor racing road circuit in a triangular shape, located near Albi. The circuit was later shortened to Шаблон:Cvt in 1934, and again to Шаблон:Cvt in 1954.[2]

History

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Map of the route of the Albi des Planques circuit, as it was in 1933

Built in 1933 by a group of enthusiasts, the circuit of Albi les Planques quickly became a classic in the racing specialty of cars. This event was run on a bumpy and narrow road.[3]

After the war, from 1946, the Albi Grand Prix continued to be a non-championship Formula One motor race.

Dario Ambrosini died in the 1951 French motorcycle Grand Prix.

In 1954, the circuit was renamed Circuit Raymond Sommer in homage to the driver who died in 1950 and had enchanted the Albigensians in 1947 in Formula Two.

After the 1955 Le Mans disaster, the track was officially closed as deemed too dangerous. Motor racing was transferred in 1959 to the new purpose-built Circuit d'Albi west of the city, first for Formula Two and then Formula Three.

Description

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The original timing tower, as it is today.

The start was given on the shorter side of the triangle, in the hamlet of Les planques, near Albi; after a right turn, the circuit winded up to Saint-Antoine and climbed to the village of Saint-Juéry where a hairpin turned the track south and then crossed a railway line followed by a bump. A long straight, Montplaisir, followed by another, the current Route de Millau, led back to the starting line.

In 1934, the first modification was made. To remove the hairpin at the Planques, a Шаблон:Cvt ramp was drawn along the edge which was built, by volunteers, stood on either side as well as a passage under the track which led the riders to their pits. The starting line was permanently fixed there. At the end of the grandstand (south of the starting line) was built the timing tower, the only vestige still in place from that time. This new structure allowed the homologation for the registration of the circuit on the international calendar.

The circuit was shortened in 1954 to only Шаблон:Cvt and was called the Raymond Sommer circuit. No more races crossed Saint-Juéry.

Lap records

The official race lap records at the Circuit Les Planques are listed as:

Category Time Driver Vehicle Event
Circuit Raymond Sommer (1954–1955): 2.991 km
Formula One 1:17.100[3] André Simon Maserati 250F 1955 Albi Grand Prix
Grand Prix Circuit (1934–1953): 8.911 km
Formula One 2:52.000[4] Ken Wharton BRM Type 15 1953 Albi Grand Prix
GP 3:10.100 Luigi Villoresi Maserati 4CLT/48 1948 Albi Grand Prix
Formula Two 3:14.300[4] Roberto Mieres Gordini T16 1953 Albi Grand Prix
500cc 3.17.300 Alfredo Milani Gilera 500 Rondine 1951 French motorcycle Grand Prix
Voiturette 3:20.000[5] Arthur Dobson ERA E-Type 1939 Albi Grand Prix
350cc 3.38.000 Bill Doran AJS 7R 1951 French motorcycle Grand Prix
250cc 3.40.800 Bruno Ruffo Moto Guzzi 250 1951 French motorcycle Grand Prix
Sidecar 3:59.100 Eric OliverШаблон:Efn
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Norton SidecarШаблон:Efn
Gilera SidecarШаблон:Efn
1951 French motorcycle Grand Prix
Original Grand Prix Circuit (1933): 9.226 km
GP 3:44.000[3][6] Whitney Straight Maserati Tipo 26M 1933 Albi Grand Prix
Voiturette 4:16.000[7] Pierre Veyron Bugatti Type 51A 1933 Albi Grand Prix

See also

Notes

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References

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Шаблон:MotoGP circuits