|
F1 Home
F1 Forum
Drivers
Constructors
|
|
 |
| France |
|
French GP
Saturday 02rd of July 2005
&
Sunday 03rd of July 2005
|
|
Venue:
|
|
Magny-Cours
|
|
No. of Laps:
|
|
70 |
|
Lap Distance:
|
|
4.411 km |
| Race Distance: |
|
308.586 km |
| Lap Record: |
|
Michael Schumacher, 1'15.311 |
|
|
| |
| Circuit Details |
The French invented motor racing and therefore the French Grand Prix has the longest history of all the races on the calendar. The first event took place in 1906 at Le Mans and the race has had many homes in the intervening years. Since the beginning of the world championship in 1950 the race has had seven different homes.
The 1979 French Grand Prix at Dijon produced one of greatest battles in Formula 1 history, as Gilles Villleneuve and Rene Arnoux fought for second place. The pair banged wheels and raced side by side almost continuously for the best part of three laps, with Villeneuve prevailing. The monumental scrap overshadowed Jean-Pierre Jabouille?s victory, the first for a turbo car.
By the early Nineties the French Government was becoming interested in motor sport. President Mitterand backed a bid to re-develop the Magny Cours track which won the right to host the race from 1991. Although far from popular, the track has witnessed some fine races in recent years. Heinz-Harald Frentzen took an unlikely win in 1999 while Michael Schumacher sewed up his fifth world title at the circuit in 2002.
Address
Circuit de Nevers
Magny-Cours
Technopole
58470 Magny-Cours
Tel: (33) 1 44435200
Fax: (33) 386218080
2004
1 Michael Schumacher
2 Fernando Alonso
3 Rubens Barrichello
4 Jarno Trulli
5 Jenson Button
6 David Coulthard
7 Kimi Raikkonen
8 Juan Pablo Montoya
Recent Winners
2004 - M Schumacher - Ferrari
2003 - R Schumacher - Williams
2002 - M Schumacher - Ferrari
2001 - M Schumacher - Ferrari
2000 - Coulthard - McLaren
1999 - Frentzen - Jordan
1998 - M Schumacher - Ferrari
1997 - M Schumacher - Ferrari
1996 - Hill - Williams
1995 - M Schumacher - Benetton
1994 - M Schumacher - Benetton
1993 - Prost - Williams
1992 - Mansell - Williams
1991- Mansell - Williams
|
|
|
