Circuit du Mas du Clos is a racing circuit located in Mas du Clos,

Saint-Avit-de-Tardes Saint-Avit-de-Tardes is a commune in the Creuse department in central France. Geography The village lies on the left bank of the Tardes, which flows west through the southern part of the commune, then north through its western part. Population ...

, France. It was founded by

Pierre Bardinon Pierre Bardinon (1931 – August 2012) was a French businessman and collector of Ferrari cars. Pierre Bardinon was born in 1931, an heir to the Chapal family. He later inherited their leather and fur business. Bardinon owned the Circuit du Mas d ...

, one of the most famous Ferrari collectors in the world, in 1963. The track was initially created for private use before being opened to the public for private events by his son Patrick Bardinon, who took over ownership of the track when his father died. The track is now managed by racing driver

Alexandre Bardinon Alexandre Bardinon (born 9 May 2002) is a French-Swiss racing driver who last competed in the 2021 Formula Regional European Championship under a French license for FA Racing. He is the grandson of French businessman and Ferrari collector Pierr ...

, the grandson of the founder. As of 2010, the race track is also the base of a modern and historical race team well known under the name "Mas Du Clos Racing MCR". The

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located next to the track was also owned by Pierre Bardinon. Patrick Bardinon now owns it, as well as a private collection of

Ferrari Ferrari S.p.A. (; ) is an Italian luxury sports car manufacturer based in Maranello, Italy. Founded by Enzo Ferrari (1898–1988) in 1939 from the Alfa Romeo racing division as ''Auto Avio Costruzioni'', the company built its first car in ...

road and racing cars. Tha race track was re-opened in October 2022.

References

External links

Corner by corner analysis of the Circuit du Mas du Clos track
- www.super-trackday.com

- www.racingcircuits.info Motorsport venues in France Sports venues in Creuse {{France-sports-stub