Dijon-Prenois
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| Location | Dijon, France |
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| Major events | Formula One |
| Circuit length | 3.8 kilometres (2.361 miles) |
| Turns | 7 (including 1 double turn) |
| Lap record | 1'05.257 min. 209.633 km/h. (Alain Prost, Team McLaren, 1984) |
Dijon-Prenois is a 3.8 km (2.361-mi) motorsport race track located in Prenois, near Dijon, France.
Built in 1972, Dijon-Prenois played host to the Formula One French Grand Prix five times, and the Swiss Grand Prix once. The first F1 race was run in 1974 on the circuit's original 3,2 kilometres (2-mile-long) layout; with lap times under the 1-minute mark, there was an extreme problem with congested traffic between the race leaders and the backmarkers. Therefore, 1975 an extension was added to lengthen the circuit, as well as to reprofile many of its corners before the time F1 returned to Dijon in 1977.
Although Formula One has not returned to Dijon since 1984, the circuit continues to be used today for minor, local races. Also, several Swiss racing series use this circuit, as motor racing is still banned in Switzerland.
[edit] Formula One history
| Season | Grand Prix | Date | Winning Driver | Winning Team | Report |
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| 1984 | French Grand Prix | May 20 | Niki Lauda | McLaren-TAG | Report |
| 1982 | †Swiss Grand Prix | August 29 | Keke Rosberg | Williams-Ford | Report |
| 1981 | French Grand Prix | July 5 | Alain Prost | Renault | Report |
| 1979 | French Grand Prix | July 1 | Jean-Pierre Jabouille | Renault | Report |
| 1977 | French Grand Prix | July 3 | Mario Andretti | Lotus-Ford | Report |
| 1974 | French Grand Prix | July 7 | Ronnie Peterson | Lotus-Ford | Report |
