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This is an improved version of my Top 10 of Lost F1 Circuits. In this edition you got much more information and entertainment than in the older versions. This video contains a voiceover, maps with indicators and much more!

All race tracks in this video are visited by me, Herman Liesemeijer. At this way I wish to thank all circuits that collaborated to this video and let me on the track.

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10. Nivelles-Baulers 0:08
9. AVUS Berlin 1:48
8. Reims-Gueux 3:51
7. Rouen-les-Essarts 5:52
6. Montjuich Park 7:34
5. Old Monza 8:49
4. Old Spa-Francorchamps 11:10
3. Österreichring 13:15
2. Old Charade Clermont-Ferrand 14:39
1. Old Hockenheimring 16:02

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Les temps forts au cœur de Linas

Sessions de conduite et immersions pour les passionnés d’automobile

En complément des courses, l’autodrome propose des sessions de roulage pour les fans, offrant aux pilotes amateurs la chance de rouler sur le circuit historique. En toute sécurité, les fans peuvent ainsi expérimenter les sensations de l’anneau de vitesse et participer à des moments mémorables, tout en découvrant le tracé emblématique du circuit.

Grands Prix et courses historiques

Avec les années, l’Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry a accueilli d’innombrables Grands Prix et courses légendaires où des autos de toutes cylindrées ont brillé. Aujourd’hui, le célèbre plateau Saint-Eutrope rassemble chaque année des automobiles anciennes et des modèles emblématiques sans chronométrage, dans une ambiance conviviale. Ces événements attirent un public passionné, rassemblant fans et collectionneurs autour de véhicules mythiques. Lien a propos des rassemblements de voitures à Linas-Montlhéry.

À la découverte du circuit de Linas-Montlhéry, lieu incontournable pour les amateurs de vitesse

Nécessité de l’homologation et des performances chronométrées

La notoriété de l’autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry s’est bâtie autour de records de vitesse mémorables. Au fil des ans, des véhicules emblématiques ont inscrit leurs noms sur ce circuit, en particulier grâce à l’exceptionnel anneau de vitesse. Son tracé et son revêtement ont fait de ce lieu un terrain de choix pour établir des records du monde. Aujourd’hui, sous la gestion de l’Utac, ce site légendaire continue d’attirer les fans et les professionnels, avec une sécurité et une homologation rigoureusement assurées.

Le patrimoine du circuit de Linas-Montlhéry, témoin d’une passion intacte pour l’auto

L’Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, en Essonne, est un haut lieu de l’automobile française depuis les années 1920. Construit sous l’impulsion deAlexandre Lamblin, ce circuit se distingue par sonanneau de vitesseimpressionnant, doté de virages inclinés conçus pour des courses d’endurance et des tentatives derecordsde vitesse. Dès son inauguration, pilotes et constructeurs ont été séduits par ce tracé, qui leur permettait de tester les limites de leurs véhicules dans des conditions extrêmes. Ce site mythique incarne la passion pour la performance auto, attirant encore aujourd’hui des fans du monde entier.

L’univers des automobiles anciennes à Linas-Montlhéry

Les véhicules d’époque au cœur des événements

Sur le site de l’autodrome, les véhicules anciens sont exposés lors de festivals et d’expositions. L’absence de compétition chronométrée permet de présenter ces automobiles de collection dans un cadre respectueux de l’histoire automobile. Ces meetings sont une opportunité pour le public d’admirer de près des modèles rares et des voitures ayant marqué différentes époques.

Les équipes et pilotes emblématiques qui ont façonné l’histoire

Des équipes emblématiques et des noms illustres de l’voiture ont laissé leur empreinte sur l’histoire du circuit. Lors de coupes prestigieuses et de courses d’endurance, des pilotes tels que Gwenda Stewart et Raymond Sommer se sont affrontés, aux côtés d’autres légendes de la vitesse. Chaque édition des meetings actuels rend hommage aux exploits et aux figures qui ont défini l’identité de l’autodrome.

Plans stratégiques pour l’avenir de l’autodrome

Engagement pour la sauvegarde du patrimoine voiture

L’autodrome, conscient de son rôle historique, se consacre à la préservation du patrimoine automobile. En collaboration avec des fans et des associations locales, l’Utac prend soin de ce lieu emblématique, assurant son accès aux générations futures. La sauvegarde du circuit et les événements sans chronométrage offrent une nouvelle vie aux véhicules anciens tout en éduquant le public sur l’importance de ce site unique.

Perspectives de développement et d’innovation

Actuellement, l’Utac, gestionnaire de l’autodrome, est impliqué dans des projets d’innovation visant à adapter le circuit aux nouvelles technologies. En plus des événements habituels, des infrastructures modernes permettent de tester des véhicules autonomes et de découvrir des technologies de voiture intelligente. Un campus auto est en cours de création, centré sur les innovations de la mobilité de demain.

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Retranscription des paroles de la vidéo: in this Circuits of the past video you’ll see Herman’s top ten of lost Formula One circuits. The Nivelles circuit opened in 1971 as a safer alternative to Spa-Francorchamps. Nvelles hosted the Formula One Belgian Grand Prix twice, in 1972 and 1974. Both races were won by Emerson Fittipaldi. Because the circuit was only 2.3 miles long, with huge runoff areas, it wasn’t very popular with the drivers. However, there was a very challenging section called the Big Loop! Actually the track was never really finished. The design foresaw a longer track. But the owners could not bring up enough money to actually buy the land necessary to build it. They decided to build a short version first and then expand it later. That was a huge miscalculation! Once the circuit was there, the landowners wanted more money. So Nvelles was never completed. The circuit came into financial trouble and closed its doors in 1981. But that wasn’t the end of its story. After the closure it was used for illegal racing. In the spring of 1998, Herman visited the abandoned Nivelles circuit for the first time. He was just in time before the demolition started. The fate of Nivelles inspired him in 2003 to start a website about lost circuits. The name… Circuits of the past! Today the old Nivelles circuit is a Business Park. The public road follows parts of the old circuit layout, like the Big Loop. And in the woods there’s still part of an old abandoned track. But it’s only a matter of time until that part is also converted into a business park too. The AVUS in Berlin is without doubt one of the most curious racetracks of the past. In fact it was an experimental multiple lane highway which could also be used as a racetrack. The AVUS opened in 1921 and was one of the fastest circuits in the world. It had two very long straights, connected with an artificial loop on both sides. The original AVUS was 12.1 six miles long. A reconstruction came in 1936, when a new road was planned to the exposition site next to the AVUS. The Nordkurve, German for North Corner, should make place for this new road. But compensation a new high banked Nordkurve would be built as well. Actually a similar corner was planned to replace a South Loop. The works were already in place when WWII broke out. So today you can still see the remains of the unfinished South Corner. In 1954 there was a Formula One race at the AVUS, which didn’t count towards the championship. However, for political reasons in 1959 – two years before the Berlin Wall was built – the German Grand Prix was held at the AVUS, to give people from the Russian occupation zone the opportunity to visit the Grand Prix. The 1959 German Grand Prix was also the only Formula One race ever to have been driven over two heats. For safety reasons the high bank Nordkurve, nicknamed the Wall of Death, was demolished and replaced by a flat corner in 1967. Through the years the layout was shortened and chicanes were built. But the AVUS was still a dangerous track. In the 90s the AVUS was used for the Formula Three and touring car races. During a touring car race in 1995, British driver Kieth O’dor died after a crash in the North Corner. The AVUS received increasing criticism over time. When a new racetrack was built not far from Berlin, the Avis closed in the 1998 season. In 1999 there is one final right to say goodbye to one of the most peculiar circuits of the past. The Reims-Gueux circuit was operational from between the years of 1926 and 1972. It was most famous for holding the French Grand Prix, which it held 12 times between the years of 1950 and 1966. But alongside Formula One races they also hosted the annual 12 Hours of Reims. Originally the Reims-Gueux circuit ran through the village of Gueux. in 1952 however, a new connection was built to shortcut the passage through Gueux. A year later this section was extended which made the Reims-Gueux circuit one of the fastest circuits in the Formula One calendar. After the 1953 Grand Prix they also increased the radius of the Muizon Corner and the Thillois Corner, to make the circuit even faster. After the last French Grand Prix in 1966, the Reims-Gueux circuit was used just for national races and the 12 Hours of Reims. But the track soon became outdated and it was closed in June 1972. The day after the last race they started to demolish the pits. However, shortly after the start of the demolition a new mayor ordered it to be stopped immediately! But sadly the first pit boxes had already been demolished. After many years of being abandoned, new plans were made to demolish the rest of the buildings and build new houses on the site instead. Fortunately the foundation « Les Amis du Circuit de Gueux » was founded, to save the remains of the old Reims-Gueux circuit. They got permission to restore the buildings and guarantee that nothing else would be demolished again. Every time Herman visits the Reims-Gueux circuit he can see the improvement in the restoration. The foundation does a good job in preserving this piece of motorsport history! The Rouen-les-Essarts circuit was a street circuit, with a permanent pit building and grandstands, in the Northern France region of Normandi. The shape and the layout of the circuit was actually quite similar to that of Spa-Francorchamps. The original version of the circuit was 3.169 miles long and started with a breathtaking descent. The official name of this section was Six Freres. But some drivers gave it the nickname Chickens Lifts. The brave drivers will take the whole section flat out, while the chicken’s lifts the throttle. During the years the layout would change. First because of construction of a new highway, later because of safety reasons. In 1973 the Six Freres became an improvised chicane. A year later it was a permanent chicane, to lower the speed for Chickens Lift. In the last version of improvements, a permanent section was then also placed. The Rouen Circuit hosted the French Grand Prix in 1952 57 60 to 64 and 1968. After it lost the French Grand Prix, circuit Rouen-les-Essarts was used formula Two races up until 1978. After 1978 the major event to go there was the annual round for the French Formula three championship. At the end of the 1993 season however, the street circuit was found to be too dangerous for all series and so was no longer used. Since then the buildings have been demolished. But some versions of the track are still drivable. Most of the permanent section though is long gone! The Montjuich street circuit was located in Montjuich Park in Barcelona. With its mix of challenging corners, elevations, architecture and natural beauty, it was one of the best street circuits ever made! The 2.36 mile-long circuit hosted the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix four times, between 1969 and 1975. The other years the Grand Prix alternated between itself and Jarama. But during the 1975 Grand Prix, German driver Rolf Stommelen crashed heavily after his rear wing of his car broke Stommelen survived the crash but three marshals and a reporter were killed. That crash meant the end of Formula One racing at Montjuich Park. Until 1986 it was still in use though for motorcycle racing. But in the end it was found too dangerous for racing at all, so after the 1986 motorcycle racing was completed the street circuit was never used for racing again. Today the street circuit is still there but as a public road instead. So if you want you can enjoy a lap at low speed and enjoy the beautiful scenery around you. Talking about the old Monza circuit, we actually mean the combination of the current road circuit and the old high banked oval. When the Monza circuit opened in 1922, it was a combined road circuit and a high banked oval, which could be used together or separately. The length of the combined circuit was exactly ten kilometers, which is 6.2 Miles. During a huge reconstruction of the track in 1938, the original banking was demolished. However, in the 1950s Monza wanted to return to its original concept of a combination of a road circuit and a high banked oval. Once again in 1955 the new Monza layout opened with its new oval on almost exactly the same site as the original. To give the circuit its exact length of 10 kilometers once again, they introduced the famous Parabolica Corner. The full circuit was used three times for the Formula One Italian Grand Prix. In 1956 in 60 and 1961. The full version with the banking was also used for the 1966 Formula One movie Grand Prix. After Formula One abandoned the banking, it was also found too dangerous for other series. It was used for the last time in 1969 during the 1000 Kilometers of Monza. Since then the old oval was left abandoned. When the Monza circuit needed to improve safety in the 90s, they needed to chop down some trees. So they came up with the plan to demolish the disused banking and then use the space to replant trees again. Just like they would do with the old 2002 Hockenheim revamp. But after the massive protests, among others by Formula One drivers themselves, they decided to cancel the plan. Since 1978 though the old Monza Oval is used once a year by the Monza Rally. But only the lower part of the banking can be used. The rest of the year it is just simply a memory to the past, which can be explored utterly illegally. The first time the old Spa-Francorchamps circuit was in use was in 1922. The 8.7 mile long circuit through the Belgian Ardennes was very fast. And that’s exactly what the circuit bosses intended. In 1939 the section with the l’Ancienne Douane hairpin was cut off by a new artificial corner to make the circuit even faster. Because the new corner was very steep they called it the Raidillon. Today most people incorrectly call this Eau Rouge! Insert your mean here. In 1947 an artificial corner was introduced to replace the slow Stavelot Corner. The new Stavelot Corner was much faster including banking. But the one most feared corner old Spa-Francorchamps was the Masta Kink. An almost flat out combination of two kinks at the end of the long Masta Straight. The old Spa-Francorchamps circuit hosted the formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix eighteen times, between the period of 1950 to 1970. But as people started to think more about safety, the fast street circuit became increasingly criticized. After the 1970 Grand Prix, Formula One shunt the old Spa-Francorchamps circuit and moved to Nivelles and Zolder. In 1979 however, the new Spa-Francorchamps circuit opened. It contained a part of the old circuit, but with a new section. Too unlike many other reconstructed circuits though, the new layout was still fast and challenging. Today you can drive most of the old track yourself because it’s a public road. However, in 2000 the current track became a permanent race circuit. So the more common parts where the old and new combined is no longer open to traffic. The Österreichring was one of the finest permanent circuits of its time. With its fast corners and huge elevation changes, it was often compared with Spa-Francorchamps. It opened in 1969 and was an alternative for a bumpy circuit on an airfield near Zeltweg, in Austria. The Österreichring is located near the village of Spielberg, not too far from Zeltweg itself. The 3.7 mile circuit hosted the Austrian Grand Prix from 1970 to 1987. As usual, beautiful circuits are also dangerous. When in 1975 Mark Donohue died, the fast first corner was changed for the 1976 Grand Prix. A year later it was changed into a chicane. However, after the 1987 Austrian Grand Prix, the Österreichring was removed from the F1 calendar. In 1996 a new version of the track opened under the name A1-Ring. But the natural flow of the circuit was destroyed with this new layout. It was a stop and go track now. Today we know the circuit is the Red Bull Ring, after it was bought by Red Bull owner Dietrich Mateschitz. However, a part of the old Österreichring is still there. There’s even plans to reconnect this part. But it will be a tough battle to get permission to reuse the old Western Loop, because of the noise complaints from local residents. So for now, this section is left abandoned. The Clermont-Ferrand circuit was a street circuit around an extinct volcano in the Puy-de-Dôme region of France. The 5 mile long circuit opened in 1958 and contained a challenging mix of different corners and elevations. For that reason it was nicknamed the French Nürburgring. The old Clermont-Ferrand circuit hosted the Formula One French Grand Prix in 1965 1969 1970 and 1972. Because the old Clermont-Ferrand circuit was found too dangerous it lost the French Grand Prix and other international races. Until 1988 it was used just for national races. Than the street circuit closed for motorsport. However, the general counsel of Puy-de-Dôme recognised the interest of a circuit to the local economy. With their financial support a new 2.4 7 mile circuit was built. Just like Spa-Francorchamps they used a part of the old circuit and built a new connection. The new circuit opened in 1989 and was now a permanent racetrack, known under the name Circuit de Charade. Most of the old circuit is still there as a public road. And there is a small abandoned section between the public road and the current Charade circuit. The Hockenheim circuit opened in 1932 as a triangular street circuit. Despite to what many sources claim, Hockenheim was absolutely NOT built as a test track for Mercedes! It was actually an initiative of assistant timekeeper and local motorsport fan Ernst Christ. The first version of the track was a fast triangle. In 1938 the famous Ostkurve, German for East Corner, was built as part of the new permanent section. In the 1960s though, a new highway was planned and it would cut through the section through the village of Hockenheim ,and remove it from the track. So to keep the track operational a reconstruction was necessary. In 1966 a new stadium section named Motodrom replaced the run through Hockenheim. Now the Hockenheimring was a full permanent racetrack. They also changed the driving direction from anti-clockwise to clockwise. It was a sad day however on April the 7th of 1968, when two-time Formula One world champion Jim Clark lost his life during a Formula 2 race here at Hockenheim. After this tragedy, chicanes were built into the fast sections through the woods. One of those chicanes would end up being close to the site of the accident, and in 1994 it was named after Jim Clark. Because of safety issues of the old Nürburgring, the Formula One German Grand Prix moved to Hockenheim for the first time in 1970. After a short return to the Nürburgring, the German Grand Prix came back in 1977 to stay at Hockenheim and settle there for a long time. With the popularity of Michael Schumacher and the opening of the Lausitzring, the circuit bosses feared the loss of the Grand Prix. So a plan was made to modernize the track. Nope, it wasn’t Ecclestone or the FIA who required the reconstruction of Hockenheim. The initiative came from the owners themselves! A new circuit designed by Hermann Tilke was then built. To compensate for the felled trees, the old track was demolished to plant new ones. The new track opened in 2002, but the reconstruction was a financial disaster, which brought Hockenheim to the brink of bankruptcy. Thanks to government intervention the track could be saved from downfall. But with the taxpayers money of course. Today, many fans still miss the old circuit with its typical blast through the old woods. The reconstruction was not only a financial disaster, but also one of the most controversial reconstructions of a racetrack in history! If you want more information about the circuits in this video, please visit the website www.circuitsofthepast.com. There’s also a free ebook about seven abandoned circuits that you can visit legally! Thank you for watching and don’t forget to subscribe, for more memories of circuits of the past! .

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0.03 in this Circuits of the past video
you&;ll see Herman&;s top ten of lost
0.03 Formula One circuits. The Nivelles circuit
opened in 1971 as a safer alternative to
0.03 Spa-Francorchamps. Nvelles hosted the
Formula One Belgian Grand Prix twice, in
0.03 1972 and 1974. Both races were won by
Emerson Fittipaldi. Because the circuit
0.03 was only 2.3 miles long, with huge runoff
areas, it wasn&;t very popular with the
0.03 drivers. However, there was a very
challenging section called the Big Loop!
0.03 Actually the track was never really
finished. The design foresaw a longer
0.03 track. But the owners could not bring up
enough money to actually buy the land
0.03 necessary to build it. They decided to
build a short version first and then
0.03 expand it later.
That was a huge miscalculation! Once the
0.03 circuit was there, the landowners wanted
more money. So Nvelles was never
0.03 completed. The circuit came into
financial trouble and closed its doors
0.03 in 1981. But that wasn&;t the end of its
story. After the closure it was used for
0.03 illegal racing. In the spring of 1998, Herman
visited the abandoned Nivelles circuit
0.03 for the first time. He was just in time
before the demolition started. The fate
0.03 of Nivelles inspired him in 2003 to start
a website about lost circuits. The name…
0.03 Circuits of the past!
0.03 Today the old Nivelles circuit is a
Business Park. The public road follows
0.03 parts of the old circuit layout, like the
Big Loop. And in the woods there&;s still
0.03 part of an old abandoned track. But it&;s
only a matter of time until that part is
0.03 also converted into a business park too.
The AVUS in Berlin is without doubt one
0.03 of the most curious racetracks of the
past. In fact it was an experimental
0.03 multiple lane highway which could also
be used as a racetrack. The AVUS opened
0.03 in 1921 and was one of the fastest
circuits in the world. It had two very
0.03 long straights, connected with an
artificial loop on both sides.
0.03 The original AVUS was 12.1 six miles
long. A reconstruction came in 1936, when
0.03 a new road was planned to the exposition
site next to the AVUS. The Nordkurve,
0.03 German for North Corner, should make
place for this new road. But compensation
0.03 a new high banked Nordkurve would be
built as well. Actually a similar corner
0.03 was planned to replace a South Loop. The
works were already in place when WWII
0.03 broke out. So today you can still
see the remains of the unfinished South Corner.
0.03 In 1954 there was a Formula One
race at the AVUS, which didn&;t count towards
0.03 the championship. However, for political
reasons in 1959 – two years before the
0.03 Berlin Wall was built – the German Grand
Prix was held at the AVUS, to give people
0.03 from the Russian occupation zone the
opportunity to visit the Grand Prix. The
0.03 1959 German Grand Prix was also the only
Formula One race ever to have been
0.03 driven over two heats. For safety reasons
the high bank Nordkurve, nicknamed the
0.03 Wall of Death, was demolished and
replaced by a flat corner in 1967. Through the
0.03 years the layout was shortened and
chicanes were built. But the AVUS was
0.03 still a dangerous track. In the 90s the
AVUS was used for the Formula Three and
0.03 touring car races. During a touring car
race in 1995, British driver
0.03 Kieth O&;dor died after a crash in the
North Corner. The AVUS received
0.03 increasing criticism over time. When a
new racetrack was built not far from Berlin,
0.03 the Avis closed in the 1998 season. In
1999 there is one final right to say
0.03 goodbye to one of the most peculiar
circuits of the past.
0.03 The Reims-Gueux circuit was operational from between the
years of 1926 and 1972. It was most
0.03 famous for holding the French Grand Prix,
which it held 12 times between the years
0.03 of 1950 and 1966. But alongside Formula
One races they also hosted the annual 12
0.03 Hours of Reims. Originally the Reims-Gueux
circuit ran through the village of Gueux.
0.03 in 1952 however, a new connection was
0.03 built to shortcut the passage through Gueux.
0.03 A year later this section was extended
which made the Reims-Gueux circuit one
0.03 of the fastest circuits in the Formula
One calendar. After the 1953 Grand Prix
0.03 they also increased the radius of the
Muizon Corner and the Thillois Corner, to
0.03 make the circuit even faster. After the
last French Grand Prix in 1966, the
0.03 Reims-Gueux circuit was used just for
national races and the 12 Hours of Reims.
0.03 But the track soon became outdated and
it was closed in June 1972. The day after
0.03 the last race they started to demolish
the pits.
0.03 However, shortly after the start of the
demolition a new mayor ordered it to
0.03 be stopped immediately! But sadly the
first pit boxes had already been
0.03 demolished. After many years of being
abandoned, new plans were made to
0.03 demolish the rest of the buildings and
build new houses on the site instead.
0.03 Fortunately the foundation "Les Amis du Circuit de Gueux"
was founded, to save
0.03 the remains of the old Reims-Gueux
circuit. They got permission to restore
0.03 the buildings and guarantee that nothing
else would be demolished again. Every
0.03 time Herman visits the Reims-Gueux
circuit he can see the improvement in
0.03 the restoration. The foundation does a
good job in preserving this piece of
0.03 motorsport history!
0.03 The Rouen-les-Essarts circuit was a street
circuit, with a permanent pit building
0.03 and grandstands, in the Northern France
region of Normandi. The shape and the
0.03 layout of the circuit was actually quite
similar to that of Spa-Francorchamps. The
0.03 original version of the circuit was
3.169 miles long and started with a
0.03 breathtaking descent. The official name
of this section was Six Freres. But
0.03 some drivers gave it the nickname
Chickens Lifts. The brave drivers will
0.03 take the whole section flat out, while
the chicken&;s lifts the throttle.
0.03 During the years the layout would change.
First because of construction of a new
0.03 highway, later because of safety reasons.
In 1973 the Six Freres became an
0.03 improvised chicane. A year later it was a
permanent chicane, to lower the speed for
0.03 Chickens Lift. In the last version of
improvements, a permanent section was
0.03 then also placed. The Rouen Circuit
hosted the French Grand Prix in 1952 57
0.03 60 to 64 and 1968. After it lost the
French Grand Prix, circuit Rouen-les-Essarts
0.03 was used formula Two races up until
1978. After 1978 the major event to go
0.03 there was the annual round for the
French Formula three championship. At the
0.03 end of the 1993 season however, the
street circuit was found to be too
0.03 dangerous for all series and so was no
longer used. Since then the buildings
0.03 have been demolished. But some versions
of the track are still drivable.
0.03 Most of the permanent section though is
long gone!
0.03 The Montjuich street circuit was located
in Montjuich Park in Barcelona. With its
0.03 mix of challenging corners, elevations,
architecture and natural beauty, it was
0.03 one of the best street circuits ever
made! The 2.36 mile-long circuit hosted
0.03 the Formula One Spanish Grand Prix four
times, between 1969 and 1975. The other
0.03 years the Grand Prix alternated between
itself and Jarama. But during the 1975
0.03 Grand Prix, German driver
Rolf Stommelen crashed heavily after his
0.03 rear wing of his car broke Stommelen
survived the crash but three marshals
0.03 and a reporter were killed. That crash
meant the end of Formula One racing at
0.03 Montjuich Park. Until 1986 it was still
in use though for motorcycle racing. But
0.03 in the end it was found too dangerous
for racing at all, so after the 1986
0.03 motorcycle racing was completed the
street circuit was never used for racing
0.03 again. Today the street circuit is still
there but as a public road instead. So if
0.03 you want you can enjoy a lap at low
speed and enjoy the beautiful scenery
0.03 around you. Talking about the old Monza circuit,
we actually mean the
0.03 combination of the current road circuit
and the old high banked oval. When the
0.03 Monza circuit opened in 1922, it
was a combined road circuit and a high
0.03 banked oval, which could be used together
or separately. The length of the combined
0.03 circuit was exactly ten kilometers, which
is 6.2 Miles. During a huge
0.03 reconstruction of the track in 1938,
the original banking was demolished. However, in the
0.03 1950s Monza wanted to return to its
original concept of a combination of a
0.03 road circuit and a high banked oval. Once
again in 1955 the new Monza layout
0.03 opened with its new oval on almost
exactly the same site as the original. To
0.03 give the circuit its exact length of 10
kilometers once again, they introduced
0.03 the famous Parabolica Corner. The full
circuit was used three times for the
0.03 Formula One Italian Grand Prix. In 1956
in 60 and 1961. The full version with the
0.03 banking was also used for the 1966
Formula One movie Grand Prix. After
0.03 Formula One abandoned the banking, it was
also found too dangerous for other
0.03 series. It was used for the last time in
1969 during the 1000 Kilometers of
0.03 Monza.
Since then the old oval was left
0.03 abandoned. When the Monza circuit needed
to improve safety in the 90s, they needed
0.03 to chop down some trees. So they came up
with the plan to demolish the disused
0.03 banking and then use the space to replant
trees again. Just like they would do with
0.03 the old 2002 Hockenheim revamp. But after
the massive protests, among others by
0.03 Formula One drivers themselves, they
decided to cancel the plan. Since 1978
0.03 though the old Monza Oval is used
once a year by the Monza Rally. But
0.03 only the lower part of the banking can
be used. The rest of the year it is just
0.03 simply a memory to the past, which can be
explored utterly illegally.
0.03 The first time the old Spa-Francorchamps circuit
0.03 was in use was in 1922. The 8.7 mile long
circuit through the Belgian Ardennes was
0.03 very fast. And that&;s exactly what the
circuit bosses intended. In 1939 the
0.03 section with the l&;Ancienne Douane hairpin was
cut off by a new artificial corner to
0.03 make the circuit even faster. Because the
new corner was very steep they called it
0.03 the Raidillon. Today most people incorrectly
call this Eau Rouge! Insert your mean here.
0.03 In 1947 an artificial corner was
introduced to replace the slow Stavelot Corner.
0.03 The new Stavelot Corner was much
faster including banking. But the one
0.03 most feared corner old Spa-Francorchamps
was the Masta Kink. An almost flat out
0.03 combination of two kinks at the end of
the long Masta Straight. The old
0.03 Spa-Francorchamps circuit hosted the
formula 1 Belgian Grand Prix eighteen
0.03 times, between the period of 1950 to 1970.
But as people started to think more
0.03 about safety, the fast street circuit
became increasingly criticized. After the
0.03 1970 Grand Prix, Formula One shunt the
old Spa-Francorchamps circuit and moved
0.03 to Nivelles and Zolder. In 1979 however, the
new Spa-Francorchamps circuit opened. It
0.03 contained a part of the old circuit, but
with a new section. Too unlike many other
0.03 reconstructed circuits though, the new
layout was still fast and challenging.
0.03 Today you can drive most of the old
track yourself because it&;s a public
0.03 road. However, in 2000 the current track
became a permanent race circuit. So the
0.03 more common parts where the old and new
combined is no longer open to traffic.
0.03 The Österreichring was one of the
finest permanent circuits of its time.
0.03 With its fast corners and huge elevation
changes, it was often compared with Spa-Francorchamps.
0.03 It opened in 1969 and was an
alternative for a bumpy circuit on an
0.03 airfield near Zeltweg, in Austria. The
Österreichring is located near the
0.03 village of Spielberg, not too far from
Zeltweg itself. The 3.7 mile circuit
0.03 hosted the Austrian Grand Prix from 1970
to 1987. As usual, beautiful circuits are
0.03 also dangerous. When in 1975 Mark Donohue
died, the fast first corner was changed
0.03 for the 1976 Grand Prix. A year later it
was changed into a chicane. However, after
0.03 the 1987 Austrian Grand Prix, the
Österreichring was removed from the F1
0.03 calendar. In 1996 a new version of the
track opened under the name A1-Ring.
0.03 But the natural flow of the circuit was
destroyed with this new layout. It was a
0.03 stop and go track now. Today we know the
circuit is the Red Bull Ring, after it was
0.03 bought by Red Bull owner Dietrich
Mateschitz. However, a part of the old
0.03 Österreichring is still there. There&;s
even plans to reconnect this part. But it
0.03 will be a tough battle to get permission
to reuse the old Western Loop, because of
0.03 the noise complaints from local
residents. So for now, this section is left abandoned.
0.03 The Clermont-Ferrand
circuit was a street circuit around an
0.03 extinct volcano in the Puy-de-Dôme
region of France. The 5 mile long circuit
0.03 opened in 1958 and contained a
challenging mix of different corners and
0.03 elevations. For that reason it was
nicknamed the French Nürburgring. The old
0.03 Clermont-Ferrand circuit hosted the
Formula One French Grand Prix in 1965
0.03 1969 1970 and 1972. Because the old
Clermont-Ferrand circuit was found too
0.03 dangerous it lost the French Grand Prix
and other international races. Until 1988
0.03 it was used just for national races. Than
the street circuit closed for motorsport.
0.03 However, the general counsel of Puy-de-Dôme
recognised the interest of a
0.03 circuit to the local economy. With their
financial support a new 2.4 7 mile
0.03 circuit was built. Just like Spa-Francorchamps
they used a part of the old circuit and
0.03 built a new connection. The new circuit
opened in 1989 and was now a
0.03 permanent racetrack, known under the name
Circuit de Charade. Most of the old
0.03 circuit is still there as a public road.
And there is a small abandoned section
0.03 between the public road and the current
Charade circuit.
0.03 The Hockenheim circuit opened in 1932 as
a triangular street circuit. Despite to
0.03 what many sources claim, Hockenheim was
absolutely NOT built as a test track for
0.03 Mercedes! It was actually an initiative
of assistant timekeeper and local
0.03 motorsport fan Ernst Christ. The first
version of the track was a fast triangle.
0.03 In 1938 the famous Ostkurve, German
for East Corner, was built as part of the
0.03 new permanent section. In the 1960s
though, a new highway was planned and it
0.03 would cut through the section through the
village of Hockenheim ,and remove it from
0.03 the track. So to keep the track
operational a reconstruction was
0.03 necessary. In 1966 a new stadium section
named Motodrom
0.03 replaced the run through Hockenheim. Now
the Hockenheimring was a full
0.03 permanent racetrack. They also changed
the driving direction from
0.03 anti-clockwise to clockwise. It was a sad
day however on April the 7th of 1968,
0.03 when two-time Formula One world champion
Jim Clark lost his life during a Formula 2
0.03 race here at Hockenheim.
After this tragedy, chicanes were built
0.03 into the fast sections through the woods.
One of those chicanes would end up
0.03 being close to the site of the accident,
and in 1994 it was named after Jim Clark.
0.03 Because of safety issues of the old
Nürburgring, the Formula One German Grand
0.03 Prix moved to Hockenheim for the first
time in 1970. After a short return to the
0.03 Nürburgring, the German Grand Prix came
back in 1977 to stay at Hockenheim
0.03 and settle there for a long time. With
the popularity of Michael Schumacher and
0.03 the opening of the Lausitzring, the circuit
bosses feared the loss of the Grand Prix.
0.03 So a plan was made to modernize the
track. Nope, it wasn&;t Ecclestone or the
0.03 FIA who required the reconstruction of
Hockenheim. The initiative came from the
0.03 owners themselves! A new circuit designed
by Hermann Tilke was then built. To
0.03 compensate for the felled trees, the
old track was demolished to plant new
0.03 ones. The new track opened in 2002,
but the reconstruction was a financial
0.03 disaster, which brought Hockenheim to the brink of
0.03 bankruptcy. Thanks to government
intervention the track could be saved
0.03 from downfall. But with the taxpayers
money of course.
0.03 Today, many fans still miss the old
circuit with its typical blast through
0.03 the old woods. The reconstruction was not
only a financial disaster, but also one
0.03 of the most controversial
reconstructions of a racetrack in history!
0.03 If you want more information
about the circuits in this video, please
0.03 visit the website www.circuitsofthepast.com.
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0.03 free ebook about seven abandoned
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