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47-459: Motor racing at Reims started in 1926 with the second Grand Prix de la Marne, relocating the race from the square-shaped 22 km (14 mi) Circuit de Beine-Nauroy east of Reims to Reims-Gueux, west of Reims. The original 7.816 km (4.857 mi) circuit placed the start/finish line on road D27, approximately 1.6 km (0.99 mi) east of the Gueux village center, where it would remain for

94-579: A street circuit in Baku , Azerbaijan . In earlier years, the European Grand Prix was not a race in its own right, but an honorific title given to one of the national Grands Prix in Europe. The first race to be so named was the 1923 Italian Grand Prix , held at Monza , and the last was the 1977 British Grand Prix at Silverstone . The European Grand Prix was created as an honorific title by

141-494: A supercharged 158 , a well-developed pre-war design that debuted in 1938, and managed to win all six races they competed in. Italian Giuseppe "Nino" Farina and Argentine teammate Juan Manuel Fangio both won three races and set three fastest laps. But Fangio did not score points in the other three races, while Farina finished fourth in Belgium , handing him the championship. The following teams and drivers competed in

188-671: A European Grand Prix at the track in its place. The success of the event, buoyed by a spirited battle for the World Championship, led to the event returning on the schedule the following year. Brands Hatch was unable to host the European Grand Prix in 1984, as it was hosting the British Grand Prix in even numbered years (alternating with Silverstone ) so the European GP went to a redesigned and shorter Nürburgring circuit in 1984. Brands Hatch returned to host

235-598: A deal for a further 5 races, which put Valencia on the calendar until 2014. Despite this, in March 2012, it was announced that the European Grand Prix was to be discontinued in 2013 , with the Spanish Grand Prix planned to alternate between Barcelona and Valencia . However, Barcelona has retained the race since 2013, and the Valencia circuit was removed from the calendar. The European Grand Prix returned to

282-434: A fifth front-row lockout of the season, as Ascari qualified second for Ferrari. Farina started from third, while Consalvo Sanesi completed the front row in an additional Alfa Romeo. Fagioli could only manage fifth on the grid, alongside the fifth Alfa of Piero Taruffi , the second Ferrari of Dorino Serafini , and Sommer in a Talbot-Lago. Farina took the lead early on, with Ascari and Fangio not far behind. Ascari briefly held

329-436: A further lap back in the works Maserati. A first-lap accident caused by the damp track had eliminated nine of the nineteen starters—including Farina and Fagioli—while González, who had incurred damage in the pile-up, retired on the following lap. Villoresi, although delayed by the accident, had made his way through the field to second place but was forced to retire with an axle problem. Fangio's win brought him level with Farina in

376-497: A points-scoring position. If more than one driver set the same fastest lap time, the fastest lap point would be divided equally between the drivers. Numbers without parentheses are championship points; numbers in parentheses are total points scored. Points were awarded in the following system: The following Formula One races, which did not count towards the World Championship of Drivers, were also held in 1950. European Grand Prix The European Grand Prix (also known as

423-413: Is no longer possible to complete a lap of the circuit used from 1953 onwards as the tarmac between Bretelle Nord and Muizon has been removed. Les Amis du Circuit de Gueux (a non-profit organization) is working to preserve the old pit building, grandstands and other remaining structures of the circuit and actively support historic meetings which use the 1952 Circuit d'Essais. The official race lap records at

470-465: The Grand Prix of Europe ) was a Formula One event that was introduced during the mid-1980s and was held every year from 1993 to 2012 , except in 1998 . During these years, the European Grand Prix was held in a country that hosted its own national Grand Prix at a different point in the same season, at a different circuit (except in 2007 ). The race returned as a one-off in 2016 , being held on

517-578: The Nippon Autopolis with the idea of hosting a Formula One race. In 1992, plans were made to have an Asian Grand Prix in 1993 to replace the Mexican Grand Prix on the schedule. However, these plans failed to materialise. Instead, Bernie Ecclestone added a race at Donington Park to the schedule, which brought back the European Grand Prix moniker. The race was the brainchild of Tom Wheatcroft , who had been trying to bring F1 to

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564-625: The Portuguese Grand Prix . In 1998, the European Grand Prix was dropped from the schedule with Jerez dropping off the schedule and the Nürburgring race retaining the Luxembourg Grand Prix moniker for that year, but returned in 1999 when the race at Nürburgring re-adopted the European Grand Prix name. The 1999 race saw torrential rain conditions which caused numerous retirements, presenting Johnny Herbert with

611-478: The 16th Grand Prix de Reims, effectively ending the Grand Prix de la Marne series except for a last edition in 1952. 1948 and 1949 saw the first Formula 1 cars at Reims-Gueux for two non-championship rounds. By then temporary grandstands were established fixtures at the Gueux / La Garenne and Thillois corners and after hosting the sixth round of the inaugural 1950 World Drivers' Championship , it became clear that

658-647: The 1950 FIA World Championship of Drivers . The cars were entered by 30 teams; 4 works teams ( Alfa Romeo , Ferrari , Maserati , and Talbot-Lago ) and 26 privateer teams . The list does not include those that only contested the Indianapolis 500 . The Alfa Romeo team dominated the British Grand Prix at the fast Silverstone circuit in England, locking out the four-car front row of the grid. With King George VI in attendance, Giuseppe Farina won

705-456: The 1954 season, re-profiling the new Muizon corner from the previous year and the Thillois corner to a larger and faster radius, which established again a shorter and final circuit length of 8.302 km (5.159 mi). This public road circuit had previously been made up entirely of straights with a few slight and very fast kinks and slow corners; with the addition of these 3 fast sweepers and

752-821: The AIACR, the FIA 's predecessor in the organisation of motor racing events. The first race to receive the title was the Italian Grand Prix , in 1923; the French Grand Prix followed in 1924 and the Belgian Grand Prix in 1925. After a hiatus in 1929, the Belgian race received the title in 1930, becoming the last race to do so before World War II . The title was revived by the FIA after the war, when it

799-510: The European Grand Prix in 1985, Originally the 1985 European Grand Prix was going to be held in Rome on a street circuit around the EUR but was moved to Brands Hatch. There was a attempt to stage the European Grand Prix in 1986 with an early version of the calendar publishing Jarama as the host track but these plans fell through. In 1990, a wealthy Japanese businessman, Tomonori Tsurumaki , built

846-798: The Formula One World Championship in 2016 , being held on the Baku City Circuit in Azerbaijan. The race was renamed the Azerbaijan Grand Prix for the 2017 season. This means that the European Grand Prix was again discontinued after a one-off in 2016. Only includes standalone events. Drivers in bold are competing in the Formula One championship in the current season. Only includes standalone events. Teams in bold are competing in

893-1254: The Reims-Gueux are listed as: Race Names Grand Prix de la Marne Coupe d’Or (1° 12 Heures de Reims) Grand Prix de France (GP de l'ACF) Grand Prix de la Marne de Tourisme Coupe de la Commission Sportive de l'ACF Grand Prix de Reims Coupe des Petites Cylindrées Coupe des Racers 500 European Grand Prix (honorary) (E) 12 Heures Internationales de Reims Coupe Internationale de Vitesse Coupe de Juniors Trophée International Prototypes Grand Tourisme et Sport Les Grands Prix France Les Trophées de France Editions 13 1 16 1 1 3 4 1 3 8 9 4 1 3 3 First Year 1926 1926 1932 1935 1939 1947 1947 1950 1951 1953 1957 1960 1963 1964 1967 Last Year 1952 - 1966 - - 1962 1950 - 1966 1967 1969 1963 - 1966 1969 Regulations FL - GP - VT - SC FL - SC GP - F1 - F2 SC VT GP - F1 F2 F3 F1 SC F2 - F3 FJ SC F2 F2 Legend 1950 Formula One season The 1950 Formula One season

940-536: The World Championship returned to Europe for the Swiss Grand Prix at the tree-lined Bremgarten circuit outside Bern. Fangio, Farina, and Fagioli locked out the front row of the grid for Alfa, while the Ferraris of Villoresi and Ascari started from the second row. Fangio was the initial leader, starting from pole position, but Farina passed him on lap seven. Ascari and Villoresi were both able to compete with

987-419: The circuit needed further extensive renovations to comply with the accelerating Formula 1 technology. For 1952, the track was re-configured to bypass Gueux via the (then) new D26 section, shortening the circuit from 7.826 km (4.863 mi) to 7.152 km (4.444 mi) after which it was renamed "Circuit de Reims" or commonly referred to simply as "Reims". Improvements continued in preparations for 1953,

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1034-542: The circuit remained essentially the same until 1937. Organizational changes prior to the 1938 GP de France saw extensive widening of the Thillois-Gueux straight. The process was reported to have felled trees and demolished structures to make the circuit yet faster, concluding the Grand Prix era with the 1938-1939 championship editions of the French Grand Prix. Racing at Reims-Gueux resumed in 1947 with

1081-516: The duration of the circuit. This variant of the circuit was made up entirely of long straights, flat out kinks, 2 tight angular corners and a sharp hairpin, which made it very hard on engines, brakes and fuel consumption. Gradual improvements in track width to a few sections including the Garenne-Gueux / Thillois corners prior to the 1932 Grand Prix de France contributed to a new published circuit length of 7.826 km (4.863 mi) after which

1128-433: The extension of the main straight, this circuit, which was already very fast- was now even faster than it had been before, by about 4-5 mph per lap. The last year for Formula One at Reims came in 1966, final sports car competitions were held in 1969 and Motorcycle racing continued for another 3 years. In 1972, Reims-Gueux closed permanently due to financial difficulties. There was to be a historic race held in 1997 but it

1175-414: The first quarter of the race before fuel problems put him to the back of the field. He fought back to third before he was forced to retire (he was ultimately classified seventh). Fangio picked up the fastest lap on his way to his second consecutive victory. Fagioli finished second for the fourth time out of five starts, while Peter Whitehead , in a privateer Ferrari, took a maiden podium in his first start of

1222-545: The inaugural year of the 12 Hours of Reims series, which featured a new D26 track extension from the Virage de la Hovette (Annie Bousquet corner) to a new purpose built intersection with the La Garenne straight (Muizon corner) about 1.2 km (0.75 mi) west of the previous Gueux / La Garenne junction, resulting in a new preliminary circuit length of 8.372 km (5.202 mi). The last major modifications were before

1269-477: The lead but was forced to retire when his engine overheated. Two laps later, Fangio also retired due to problems with his gearbox. Taruffi's car, which was now running in second, was taken over by Fangio, although the Argentinian was forced to retire for the second time in the race, this time with engine problems. Ascari took over Serafini's car and ultimately finished second behind Farina, whose victory clinched

1316-537: The name of this Grand Prix would be was uncertain for a time; while originally intended to be the German Grand Prix from 2007, the Nürburgring race of 2007 was renamed "Großer Preis von Europa" (European Grand Prix) due to a dispute over the ownership of the title "German Grand Prix" . From 2008 to 2012 the European Grand Prix took place in Valencia , Spain . During the 2009 event, Valencia signed

1363-467: The old RN31 straight between Muizon and Thillois is a wider dual carriageway, although it does follow the same line as the original two-lane road of the former circuit. It is still possible to drive a lap around the (more or less) original 1926 version (through the center of Gueux) and the 1952 variant of the circuit, except for the old Garenne -junction which was demolished as part of the RN31 modernization. It

1410-579: The opportunity to take Stewart Grand Prix 's first and only victory in its final season before being sold to Ford . The race continued to be held at the Nürburgring until 2007. On 29 August 2006 it was announced that it had been removed from the F1 calendar for the 2007 season. From then there would only be one GP hosted in Germany each year, alternating between Hockenheimring and Nürburgring. However, what

1457-760: The points standings. The Indianapolis 500, the third round of the inaugural World Championship of Drivers held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Indianapolis, Indiana, in the United States, was won by the Kurtis Kraft - Offenhauser of Johnnie Parsons , ahead of the Diedt -Offenhausers of Bill Holland and Mauri Rose . The race was stopped after 138 of the scheduled 200 laps due to rain. Alfa Romeo's dominance continued when

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1504-455: The race from pole position, also setting the fastest lap. The podium was completed by his teammates Luigi Fagioli and Reg Parnell , while the remaining Alfa driver, Juan Manuel Fangio, was forced to retire after experiencing problems with his engine. The final points scorers were the works Talbot-Lagos of Yves Giraud-Cabantous and Louis Rosier , both two laps behind the leaders. Scuderia Ferrari made their World Championship debut around

1551-582: The season at the Belgian Grand Prix at the speedy 8.7 miles (14.0 km) Spa-Francorchamps circuit, while the Ferrari of Villoresi shared the second row with the privateer Talbot-Lago of Raymond Sommer . The Alfas were once again untouchable at the start of the race, but when they stopped for fuel, Sommer emerged as an unlikely race leader. His lead, however, was short-lived, and he was forced to retire when his engine blew up. Fangio ultimately took

1598-420: The season finale in 1997 , and it was the site of the controversial collision between Michael Schumacher and Jacques Villeneuve which saw Schumacher get disqualified from the championship and it was also the scene of Mika Häkkinen 's first Formula One victory. Brands Hatch was unable to host the European Grand Prix in 1984, so the European GP went to a redesigned and shorter Nürburgring circuit in 1984. It

1645-550: The season. Fangio took the championship lead as a result of his victory. Fagioli remained in second, while Farina dropped to third, four points behind his Argentinian teammate. The final championship round of the season was the Italian Grand Prix at the Monza Autodrome near Milan, and all three of the regular Alfa Romeo drivers were in contention for the title. If Fangio finished first or second, he would win

1692-481: The streets of Monaco. Their leading drivers, Luigi Villoresi and Alberto Ascari had to settle for the third row of the grid, however, while the Alfa Romeos of Fangio and Farina again started from the front row, alongside the privateer Maserati of José Froilán González . Polesitter Fangio took a comfortable victory, setting the race's fastest lap, a whole lap ahead of Ascari, with the third-placed Louis Chiron

1739-561: The third Alfa of Fagioli in the early stages, although both had retired by the ten-lap mark. Farina took the win and the fastest lap, finishing just ahead of Fagioli, while Rosier, in third place due to Fangio's retirement, took Talbot-Lago's first podium. Farina's second win of the season put him six points clear of the consistent Fagioli, while Fangio was a further three points behind, having only scored points in one race (in Monaco, where he won). Alfa Romeo took their third front row lockout of

1786-528: The title by taking him three points clear of Fangio. Fagioli finished third in the race, and clinched the same position in the Drivers' Championship standings. Points were awarded to the top five classified finishers, with an additional point awarded for setting the fastest lap, regardless of finishing position or even classification. Only the best four results counted towards the championship. Shared drives result in half points for each driver if they finished in

1833-418: The title, regardless of where his teammates finished. If Farina failed to score at least five points, he would be unable to take the title. Fagioli's only chance of becoming World Champion was if he won the race and set the fastest lap; even then, he would need Farina to finish no higher than third, and Fangio would have to score no points at all. Fangio again took pole position, but Alfa Romeo could not make it

1880-618: The track since an abortive attempt to host the British Grand Prix in 1988. The first and so far only Formula One Grand Prix at Donington Park resulted in Ayrton Senna 's victory in mixed wet and dry conditions. The Circuito de Jerez in Jerez de la Frontera in Spain was intended to be host of the European Grand Prix in 1992 but this was cancelled. However, Jerez would eventually host the event two years later as round 14 of 16 in 1994 and

1927-487: The victory, ahead of Fagioli, who again finished second. Rosier again made the podium in his Talbot-Lago. He had been able to pass the polesitter Farina when the Italian picked up transmission problems towards the end of the race. It was not all bad for Farina, however, as he picked up the point for fastest lap. Fagioli and Fangio closed the gap to Farina in the points standings—Fagioli was just four points adrift, while Fangio

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1974-475: Was a far cry from the 23 kilometre Nürburgring that most were used to seeing, and was initially unpopular during Formula One's return. The race returned to Nürburgring in 1995, which was now popular again with drivers. But after complaints that no other countries were to get the race, the Nürburgring race was renamed the Luxembourg Grand Prix . Jerez got the race back in 1997 as a replacement for

2021-517: Was a further point behind. Alfa Romeo was largely unchallenged at the French Grand Prix, held at the high-speed Reims-Gueux circuit, due to the withdrawal of the works Ferraris of Ascari and Villoresi. The Alfas produced yet another lockout of the front row of the grid, with Fangio taking pole for the third time in six races. The power of the Alfas suited this public road circuit- made up entirely of long straights, and Farina, starting from second, led for

2068-509: Was cancelled for technical reasons several months before it was due to take place and by 2002, the bulldozers arrived to demolish some portions of the track. A few sections of the old circuit are still visible today around the pit lane, at the D26 / D27 round-about and a part of the D26 extension at the Hovette corner to what once was the 1953 Muizon hair-pin (visible on current sat. images). Today,

2115-404: Was given to the 1947 Belgian Grand Prix . For the next thirty years (except 1953 and 1969–1971), the title was distributed across several countries, including at the prestigious Monaco Grand Prix in 1963 . The last race to receive the title was the 1977 British Grand Prix . All post-war honorific European Grands Prix were Formula One races except for the 1952 event, the Belgian Grand Prix , which

2162-468: Was run to Formula Two regulations. The Italian and Belgian Grands Prix both received the title seven times, more than any other race. The event was initially created as a stop-gap. In 1983, the Formula One schedule originally featured a race near Flushing Meadows in New York City . When the race was cancelled three months before the event, track organizers at Brands Hatch were able to create

2209-608: Was the fourth season of the FIA Formula One motor racing. It featured the inaugural FIA World Championship of Drivers , which was contested over seven races between 13 May and 3 September 1950. The only one outside of Europe was the Indianapolis 500 , which was run to AAA National Championship regulations. No Formula One drivers competed in the Indy 500 or vice versa. Finally, the season also included several non-championship races for Formula One cars. Alfa Romeo entered

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