Circuit des Remparts

Circuit des Remparts is a historic race circuit in Angoulême, France using the town's ancient road layout.

History

Used once in 1939 for a circuit race for Grand Prix cars and Formula Two voiturettes, The circuit had a length of 1287 metres, which was driven for 80 laps. This urban race track returned to use after World War II from 1947 to 1951 as part of the Formula 2 Championship, hosting events where famous drivers could be seen, such as Juan Manuel Fangio, Maurice Trintignant, Raymond Sommer, Robert Manzon, André Simon and the like.

Today a successful historic festival event continues, usually held in September, that gathers historic car enthusiasts for a series of races for classic and historic cars, on the original race track. It also features a "Concours d'Élégance" and a concours of car restoration.[1]

The historic event was used as the basis for "Le Défi des Remparts" (1988), a volume of the Michel Vaillant comic book series.

Results
datePilotCar
1939Raymond Sommer[2]Alfa Romeo 308
1947 Eugène Martin[3]BMW 328
1947 Igor Troubetzkoy[4]Simca-Gordini T15
1949 Maurice Trintignant[5]Simca-Gordini T11
1950 Juan Manuel Fangio[6]Maserati 4CLT/48
1951 Rudi Fischer[7]Ferrari 212

References
  1. https://www.circuitdesremparts.com/en/car-racing
  2. Results 1939
  3. Results 1947
  4. Results 1948
  5. Results 1949
  6. Results 1950
  7. Results 1951

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