July, 2004 utilising the public roads located to the southwest of the city of rouen in normandy, this circuit hosted the french grand prix on five occasions between 1950 and 1968. Rouenlesessartsextralongrtbrevisited2017 racedepartment. Back to 70s index page the annual weekend at rouen was very different for 1972. A circuit which challenged the worlds best drivers with its unique blend of fast, downhill sweepers tightening to an impossibly slow hairpin, before blasting back to the pit straight through the forest at incredible speed. The 1962 french grand prix was a formula one motor race held at rouenlesessarts on 8 july 1962. Rouenlesessarts history rouen hosted five formula one french grand prix races, the last one in 1968 resulting in the tragic burning death of jo schlesser, at the fast downhill six freres curve. The planned autoroute had been built, and the circuit had then undergone its biggest change since 1955. But it cant be used right now for online racing, because in the 1974 version 2 cars will be. The sharp descent to the cobbled nouveau monde hairpin was breathtaking, and the return uphill leg required a strong engine. Follow all news and events held at frances rouenlesessarts race track. Abandoned proposal for a new track layout at rouen lesessarts. Follow all news and events held at frances rouen les essarts race track. Great app for managing and updating existing mods and their id automaticaly racedepartment. Over the course of the 54lap race, gurney, who had qualified down on the third row of the grid.
It was race 4 of 9 in both the 1962 world championship of drivers and the 1962 international cup for formula one manufacturers. On july 8, 1962 dan gurney secured porsche its first and so far last grand prix win at a world championship round at the fearsome rouenlesessarts. The scene is unforgettable, probably the most famous single motorracing image ever taken. The legendary french circuit is a high speed semipermanent racetrack, famous for its fast sweeps and the brickyard hairpin. Rouenlesessarts orival, hautenormandie, france race. The circuit at rouenlesessarts only held five grands prix, but it still managed to give two marques and one driver their first f1 victories and prove fangios genius before clouding itself in tragedy. When i click on icon begin setup of graphics, i clik ok and nothing not begin. The street circuit which ran on public roads had a few medium straights, a cobbled hairpin turn nouveau monde at the southernmost tip, and a. Class driver laps best race best q avg best race avg best q. Jean behra has obviously jumped the fall of the flag and has a big but temporary lead, followed by the ferrari of luigi musso, juan manuel fangio s maserati and peter collins ferrari. The 1968 french grand prix was a formula one motor race held at the rouen lesessarts circuit on 7 july 1968. The race was won by dan gurney, his first formula one victory, driving a porsche, that companys only win as a. By the 80s rouenlesessarts had faded into relative obscurity, finally closing in 1993.
The 1962 french grand prix was a formula one motor race held at rouen les essarts on 8 july 1962. Nov 04, 2015 the wonderful natural road circuit of rouen les essarts is without question the finest in france and approaches the spa circuit for the ultimate in grand prix courses. The circuit contains everything from tight hairpins corners, steep uphill sections, and a wonderful series of downhill swerves of the type that really sorts out the men from the. Fangio went on to take the lead and absolutely dominate the race. Coupe motobecane, circuit rouen les essarts 1976 2016. Rouen les essarts rtb 20162017,and sebringand the futurproject. Most textures are also new, as well as several trackside objects. Sebring international raceway is a road course auto racing facility located near sebring, florida. Racing games gtr, race07, rfactor, etc games quarter. F1 challenge 99 02 vb mod gameplay, rouenlesessarts 1968 with jeanpierre beltoise. Abandoned proposal for a new track layout at rouen les essarts.
Set in attractive woodland south of the city, rouen les essarts was one of europes finest circuits. The race was won by dan gurney, his first formula one victory, driving a porsche, that companys. The wonderful natural road circuit of rouenles essarts is without question the finest in france and approaches the spa circuit for the ultimate in grand prix courses. Sep 17, 2016 if you like my work, my circuits trackmod.
From its opening in 1950, rouenlesessarts was recognized. Ha ospitato cinque edizioni del gran premio di francia validi per il campionato mondiale di formula 1, tra il 1952 e il 1968, oltre ad alcune gare valide per il motomondiale. Circuit rouen les essarts asac normand 46 rue general giraud rouen f76000 france tel. Utilising the public roads located to the southwest of the city of rouen in normandy, this circuit hosted the french grand prix on five occasions between 1950 and. But arguably the greatest french circuit of all was rouenlesessarts. Thankfully only 5 died during the 43 years the track was used. The race was won by dan gurney, his first formula one victory, driving a porsche, that companys only win as a constructor in a formula one championship race coming after. Frances forgotten treasure remembered 1972 rouen changes forever author. Racing games gtr, race07, rfactor, etc games quarter to. Digga has just released a new version of rouen, there is still work to do but is slowly taking shape.
Rouen les essarts for gt legends download rouen les essarts for gtr 2 download rouen les essarts for race07gtr evolution. Frances forgotten treasure remembered 1968 end of an era. All credits to original authors of rf1 version who made the track in association with vlm, elwood and madhorse. Motor racing is inherantly dangerous, and rouenlesessarts did claim the lives of a small number who braved its dangers. It should have used partially the old track from virage du gresil to the old startfinish line. Unfortunately, there are only a small handful of car mods that i think are keepers. Motor racing is inherantly dangerous, and rouen les essarts did claim the lives of a small number who braved its dangers. One of the best mod database, but download is limited. Deutch website with mod atuoinstaller and autoupdater nogripracing. Among the most significant modifications, the 19741994 layout has been created and several parts have been smoothed also. Jo schlesser was killed during the 1968 french gp, jeanluc salomon and denis dayan both died after separate crashes during a formula 3 race in 1970 and.