Circuit des Remparts is a historic race circuit in Angoulême,

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using the town's ancient road layout.

History

Used once in 1939 for a circuit race for

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voiturettes, The circuit had a length of 1287 metres, which was driven for 80 laps. This urban race track returned to use after

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from 1947 to 1951 as part of the Formula 2 Championship, hosting events where famous drivers could be seen, such as Juan Manuel Fangio,

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, 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. The historic event was used as the basis for "Le Défi des Remparts" (1988), a volume of the ''

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series.

Results

References

External links

Circuit des Remparts website

Race track détails
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