Circuit d'Albi

The Circuit d'Albi is a 3.565 km (2.215 mi) motorsport race track located in the French town of Le Sequestre near Albi, about 80 km (50 mi) northeast of Toulouse. Built to replace the nearby Circuit Les Planques public road circuit, Albi has 70 years of history in motor-racing, including the 1951 French motorcycle Grand Prix.[1] It hosted the FFSA GT Championship in 1997, 2002, 2004–2011, and 2020–2022.

Circuit d'Albi
Full Circuit (2009–present)
LocationAlbi, Tarn, Occitanie, France
Time zoneCET (UTC+1)
CEST (DST)
Coordinates43°54′55.19″N 2°6′48.74″E
Opened1959
Major eventsFormer:
FFSA GT (1997, 2002, 2004–2011, 2020–2022)
Formula Two
Albi Grand Prix (1959–1960, 1962–1969, 1971–1973)
Racecar Euro Series (2009)
French F4 Championship (2011)
Porsche Carrera Cup France (1988–1998, 2002–2011)
French Formula Renault (1971–1972, 1975–1993, 1996–2007)
French Supertouring Championship (1976–1979, 1981–1997, 1999–2005)
French F3 (1964–1971, 1973, 1979, 1981–2002)
Websitehttps://circuit-albi.fr
Full Circuit (2009–present)
Length3.565 km (2.215 miles)
Turns15
Race lap record1:18.034 ( Dominique Cauvin, ASP Racing, 2015, CN)
Full Circuit (2003–2008)
Length3.573 km (2.220 miles)
Turns14
Race lap record1:15.809 ( Romain Grosjean, Tatuus FR2000, 2005, FR 2.0)
Full Circuit (1994–2002)
Length3.551 km (2.207 miles)
Turns11
Race lap record1:09.087 ( Tiago Monteiro, Dallara F399, 2000, F3)
Full Circuit (1988–1993)
Length3.536 km (2.197 miles)
Turns11
Race lap record1:09.930 ( Christophe Tinseau, Dallara F393, 1993, F3)
Full Circuit (1981–1987)
Length3.546 km (2.203 miles)
Turns7
Race lap record1:09.850 ( Harald Huysman, Ralt RT30, 1986, F3)
Full Circuit (1962–1980)
Length3.636 km (2.256 miles)
Turns7
Race lap record1:08.900 ( Jean-Pierre Beltoise, March 732, 1973, F2)

Notably, it shares its grounds with an active airport in its infield, the Aérodrome d'Albi - Le Sequestre (fr).

Lap records

As of June 2022, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuit d'Albi are listed as:

CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent
Full Circuit: 3.565 km (2009–present)[2]
CN1:18.034[2]Dominique CauvinASP Racing2015 Albi Trophée Endurance Proto round
Porsche Carrera Cup1:21.805[3]Kévin EstrePorsche 911 (997 II) GT3 Cup 3.82011 Albi Porsche Carrera Cup France round
GT41:23.525[4]Jim PlaMercedes-AMG GT42022 Albi French GT4 round
Formula Renault 1.61:26.710[5]Matthieu VaxivièreSignatech FR 1.62011 Albi French F4 round
Renault Clio Cup1:34.848[6]Thibaut BossyRenault Clio R.S. V2020 Albi Renault Clio Cup Spain round
Full Circuit: 3.573 km (2003–2008)[2]
Formula Renault 2.01:15.809[7]Romain GrosjeanTatuus FR20002005 Albi French Formula Renault round
Porsche Carrera Cup1:17.799[8]Mike ParisyPorsche 911 (997 I) GT3 Cup2007 Albi Porsche Carrera Cup France round
Silhouette racing car1:21.165[9]Julien MelisOpel Astra Coupé2003 Albi French Supertouring round
Full Circuit: 3.551 km (1994–2002)[2]
Formula Three1:09.087[10]Tiago MonteiroDallara F3992000 Albi French F3 round
Formula Renault 2.01:14.215[11]Éric SalignonTatuus FR20002002 Albi French Formula Renault round
GT21:16.709[12]Jean-Pierre JarierPorsche 911 GT21997 Albi FFSA GT round
Silhouette racing car1:18.687[13]Vincent RadermeckerSEAT Toledo Silhouette2002 Albi French Supertouring round
Super Touring1:19.668[14]William DavidPeugeot 4062000 Albi French Supertouring round
Full Circuit: 3.536 km (1988–1993)[2]
Formula Three1:09.930[15]Christophe TinseauDallara F3931993 Albi French F3 round
Formula Renault 2.01:17.910[16]Emmanuel CollardMartini MK591990 Albi French Formula Renault round
Full Circuit: 3.546 km (1981–1987)[2]
Formula Three1:09.850[17]Harald HuysmanRalt RT301986 1st Albi French F3 round
Group 61:11.780[18]José ThibaultDona-BMW1984 Albi French Group 6 race
Formula Renault 2.01:13.370[19]Bernard SouliéMartini MK361982 Albi French Formula Renault round
Group A1:18.860[20]Denis MorinBMW 635 CSi1987 Albi French Supertouring Group A round
Full Circuit: 3.636 km (1962–1980)[2]
Formula Two1:08.900[21]Jean-Pierre BeltoiseMarch 7321973 Albi Grand Prix
Formula Three1:12.980[22]Alain ProstMartini MK271979 Albi French F3 round
Formula Renault 2.01:17.560[23]Alain FertéMartini MK361979 2nd Albi French Formula Renault round
Formula Junior1:21.400[24]Peter ArundellLotus 271963 Albi Grand Prix
Group 41:23.100[25]Guy LigierFord GT401965 Albi Grand Prix
Group 61:30.400[26]Daniel RouveyranLola T2101971 Albi Gr.5/6 National race
Group 31:30.800[27]Henri OreillerFerrari 250 GT SWB1962 Albi Grand Prix

See also

References
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