Reims-Gueux

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Reims-Gueux
Location	Reims, France
Active from	1926 - present
Major events	Formula One French Grand Prix Grand Prix de la Marne
Surface	N/A
Length	mi ( km)
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Reims-Gueux was a triangular motor racing road course near Reims, France, which hosted 14 French Grands Prix.

Reims-Gueux was first established in 1926 on the public roads between the small French villages of Thillois and Gueux. The circuit had two very long straights between the towns, and teams strove to maximize straight-line speed of their cars; many slipstream battles ensued. Race organizers actually felled trees and demolished old houses in order to make the circuit even quicker. In 1952, the circuit was significantly altered to bypass the village of Gueux, and many people now refer to the course as simply Reims.

Its first event was the Grand Prix de la Marne, staged by the Automobile Club of Champagne. International racing came soon thereafter, with the first official Formula One event occurring in 1950, the inaugural year of the Formula One world championship. The circuit was last used by Formula One in 1966, and it closed permanently in 1972 due to financial difficulties.

In 1997, there was to be a historic race held there, but for technical reasons, it was cancelled several months before it was due to take place and in 2002, the bulldozers arrived to demolish some portions of the track. Sections of the track around the pit lanes are still visible today.

Les Amis du Circuit de Gueux is a non-profit organisation working to preserve traces of the circuit.

Winners of the 12 Hours of Reims Sports Car race

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The circuit of Reims-Gueux as it looked between 1926 and 1951.

Year	Drivers	Team	Car	Laps	Distance
1953	Template:Country flagicon Stirling Moss Template:Country flagicon Peter Whitehead	Template:Country flagicon	Jaguar		2,036.356 km
1954	Template:Country flagicon Ken Wharton Template:Country flagicon Peter Whitehead	Template:Country flagicon	Jaguar D-type
1955	Cancelled
1956	Template:Country flagicon Duncan Hamilton Template:Country flagicon Ivor Bueb	Template:Country flagicon	Jaguar D-type
1957	Template:Country flagicon Olivier Gendebien Template:Country flagicon Paul Frere	Template:Country flagicon	Ferrari 250 GT
1958	Template:Country flagicon Olivier Gendebien Template:Country flagicon Paul Frere	Template:Country flagicon	Ferrari 250 GT
1964	Template:Country flagicon Graham Hill Template:Country flagicon Joakim Bonnier	Template:Country flagicon Maranello Concessionaires	Ferrari 250 LM		2,443.933 km
1965	Template:Country flagicon Pedro Rodriguez Template:Country flagicon Jean Guichet	Template:Country flagicon N.A.R.T.	Ferrari 365 P2		2,365.454 km
1966	No event
1967	Template:Country flagicon Jo Schlesser Template:Country flagicon Guy Ligier	Template:Country flagicon Ford France	Ford MkIIA	296	2,458.256 km
1968	Cancelled

External links

• Les Amis du Circuit de Gueux
• Google Maps link