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Grand Prix Des Frontières
The Grand Prix des Frontières was a motor race held at a street circuit in Chimay, Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered by the Netherlands to the north, Germany to the east, Luxembourg to the southeast, France to th .... The race was created by Jules Buisseret, who was also responsible for the circuit's existence. The first event was held in 1926 and was discontinued after the 1972 event for safety reasons. Since the 1980s, races for classic motorcycles have been run on a reduced version of the Chimay road circuit under the banner of the Grand Prix des Frontières. The full circuit was used for the 2008 anniversary races, but since that year the full circuit has been reserved for special occasions, with the regular annual events using the shorter course. Winners of the Grand Prix des Frontières Multiple winners By year References Circuit of Chima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1954 Grand Prix Des Frontières
The 24th Grand Prix des Frontières was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 6 June 1954 at the Chimay Street Circuit in Chimay, Belgium. The Grand Prix was won by B. Bira in a Maserati A6GCM. André Pilette finished second in a Gordini T16 and Don Beauman was third in a Connaught Type A-Lea Francis. Jacques Pollet took pole and fastest lap in another Gordini T16. During the race Pollet crashed while avoiding the spinning Pilette and two spectators were killed. Classification Race References {{F1 NC race report , Name_of_race = Grand Prix des Frontières The Grand Prix des Frontières was a motor race held at a street circuit in Chimay, Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered ... , Year_of_race = 1954 , Previous_race_in_season = 1954 Rome Grand Prix , Next_race_in_season = 1954 BARC Formula 1 Race , ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1947 Grand Prix Des Frontières
The 17th Grand Prix des Frontières was a Formula Libre motor race held on 25 May 1947 at the Chimay Street Circuit in Chimay, Belgium. The Grand Prix was won by B. Bira in a Maserati 4CL. Bira also set fastest lap. Peter Monkhouse finished second in a Bugatti Type 51 and Louis Rosier was third in a Talbot-Lago. Classification References {{Grand Prix race report , Name_of_race = Grand Prix des Frontières The Grand Prix des Frontières was a motor race held at a street circuit in Chimay, Belgium Belgium, ; french: Belgique ; german: Belgien officially the Kingdom of Belgium, is a country in Northwestern Europe. The country is bordered ... , Year_of_race = 1947 , Previous_year's_race = 1946 Grand Prix des Frontières , Next_year's_race = 1948 Grand Prix des Frontières Grand Prix des Frontières Frontières Frontières ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1953 Grand Prix Des Frontières
The 23nd Grand Prix des Frontières was a non-championship Formula Two motor race held on 24 May 1953 at the Chimay Street Circuit in Chimay, Belgium. The Grand Prix was won by Maurice Trintignant in a Gordini Type 16. Roger Laurent finished second in a Ferrari 500 and Fred Wacker was third in another Gordini Type 16. Classification Race References {{F1 NC race report , Name_of_race = Grand Prix des Frontières , Year_of_race = 1953 , Previous_race_in_season = 1953 Winfield JC Formula 2 Race , Next_race_in_season = 1953 Coronation Trophy , Previous_year's_race = 1952 Grand Prix des Frontières , Next_year's_race = 1954 Grand Prix des Frontières The 24th Grand Prix des Frontières was a non-championship Formula One motor race held on 6 June 1954 at the Chimay Street Circuit in Chimay, Belgium. The Grand Prix was won by B. Bira in a Maserati A6GCM. André Pilette finished second in a Gor ... Grand Prix des Frontières Fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chimay Street Circuit
The Chimay Street Circuit (also known as Circuit de Chimay) was a street circuit in Chimay, Belgium used during the Grand Prix des Frontières between 1926 and 1972, when the event was discontinued due to safety reasons. The course length was . In 1975, a shorter version of the Chimay Street Circuit was used in races for classic motorcycles. Layout The most southern corner and at the same time the slowest corner in the course borders the town of Chimay Chimay (, wa, Chimai) is a city and Municipalities of Belgium, municipality of Wallonia located in the Hainaut Province, province of Hainaut, Belgium. In 2006, Chimay had a population of 9,774. The area is 197.10 km2 which gives a populatio .... A long straight leads to the town of Salles. Passing the church of Chlle de Arbrisseau, the most northern point is reached - the town of Thiérissart - before turning back south down the main straight. References {{reflist Motorsport venues in Belgium Sports venues in Hainaut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1938 Grand Prix Des Frontières
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