GridpediaReims-Gueux
- Location
- Reims, France
- Races held
- 11 (1950 to 1966)
- Most wins, drivers
- Jack Brabham (2), Mike Hawthorn (2), Juan Fangio (2), Jim Clark (1), Giancarlo Baghetti (1)
- Most wins, teams
- Ferrari (5), Alfa Romeo (2), Mercedes (1), Cooper-Climax (1), Lotus-Climax (1)
- Most poles
- Juan Fangio (4), Jack Brabham (1), Jim Clark (1), Lorenzo Bandini (1), Phil Hill (1)
- Map
- OpenStreetMap
What is a lap of Reims-Gueux like?
Reims-Gueux was a roughly triangular road circuit on public roads between Thillois and Gueux, west of Reims; its long straights made it one of the fastest tracks of its era and known for slipstreaming battles. The layout changed during the F1 years: the original 7.8 km lap through the village of Gueux was used in 1950 and 1951, a bypass came in 1952, a 1953 extension to a new hairpin at Muizon lengthened the lap, and re-profiling of Muizon and Thillois for 1954 shortened it slightly to its final 8.302 km. Formula 1 last raced there in 1966, when Jack Brabham won; Formula 2 continued until 1969 and the circuit closed in 1972 because of financial difficulties. The pit buildings and grandstands still stand beside the D27 road and are being preserved by the association Les Amis du Circuit de Gueux; the RN31 straight is now a dual carriageway and Thillois is a roundabout.
- Lap length
- 8.302 km
- Direction
- clockwise
- Layout described
- Final Grand Prix circuit of 1954-1972 (8.302 km): bypasses the village of Gueux (1952), runs over the 1953 extension to the Muizon hairpin on the RN31, with Muizon and Thillois re-profiled for 1954; used by the F1 World Championship in 1954, 1956, 1958-1961, 1963 and 1966
| Order | Name | Side | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Courbe de Gueux (le Calvaire) | Right | fast |
| 2 | Virage de la Hovette | Left | |
| 3 | Virage de Muizon | Right | hairpin |
| 4 | Virage de Thillois | Right | hairpin |
Sources for the checked facts (13)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reims-Gueux
- formula1.com/en/latest/article/a-history-of-the-french-gp-in-7-circuits.4jWYb4usZay2AK6geW
- formula1.com/en/results/1966/races/237/france/race-result
- racingcircuits.info/europe/france/reims.html
- statsf1.com/en/circuit-reims.aspx
- googlesightseeing.com/2011/04/le-circuit-de-reims-gueux/
- motorsportmagazine.com/archive/article/october-1992/24/champagne-days/
- f1-fansite.com/f1-circuits/reims-gueux-circuit-layout-records/
- motorsportmagazine.com/database/races/1966-french-grand-prix/
- circuitsofthepast.com/reims-circuit-lap/
- speedhunters.com/2019/10/temple-of-speed-circuit-de-reims-gueux/
- pressreader.com/uk/autosport-uk/20210408/282110639414501
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drag_reduction_system
Does pole position win at Reims-Gueux?
The pole sitter has won 6 of 11 races here (55%). Across all circuits since 1950 the pole sitter wins 44% of races. The winner started from the front row (P1 or P2) in 6 of 11 races (55%) and from the top three in 7 (64%). Lowest grid position to win: 12th, Giancarlo Baghetti in 1961.
| Winner started from | Wins | Share |
|---|---|---|
| P1 | 6 | 55% |
| P3 | 1 | 9% |
| P4 | 1 | 9% |
| P7 | 2 | 18% |
| P11 or lower | 1 | 9% |
Where the winner started, every race at this circuit. Pole sitter means the driver who set the fastest qualifying time (first on the grid where no qualifying data exists); a grid penalty can move the pole sitter back, and that race still counts for them. Compare every circuit.