Aintree Circuit

Aintree Circuit

Aintree , England
Route type:	permanent race track
Formula 1 venue :	1955-1962
former route
Route data
Important events:	Club sport
Route length:	4.828  km (3  mi )
Curves:	8th
Records
Track record: (Formula 1)	1: 55.0 min. ( Jim Clark , Lotus-Climax , 1962)
www.aintree.co.uk

Coordinates: 53 ° 28 '32.5 "  N , 2 ° 56' 7.8"  W.

The Aintree Circuit is a former motor racing circuit in Aintree , England . The British Grand Prix took place here five times between 1955 and 1962 .

history

Very close to the track, which was first used in 1954, there is also a racecourse where the important Grand National horse obstacle race is held. The track was very fast. At that time, when there were very few well-developed racing facilities, Aintree had the advantage that the grandstands of the racecourse could also be used. So it quickly gained in importance.

The Great Britain Grand Prix was held here for the first time in 1955. Stirling Moss and his Mercedes-Benz team- mate Juan Manuel Fangio fought for the lead for most of the race and Moss crossed the finish line just before Fangio in the second narrowest finish in Formula 1 history. In 1957 the British Grand Prix was held again in Aintree. British racing cars began to be successful and Stirling Moss won with Tony Brooks in a Vanwall . This was the first victory for a British racing car in a championship round. In 1959, Jack Brabham secured victory in a Cooper . In 1961 Wolfgang von Trips won in a Ferrari , in 1962 Jim Clark won the race and the first six places were exclusively British racing cars.

The circuit was then sold and doubts about the future of the circuit ensured that the British Grand Prix would be held at Silverstone and Brands Hatch in the years that followed. Today, the focus in Aintree is again on equestrian sport , in October 1994 a golf course was opened in the infield of the racetrack . A shortened version of the old route is still used today for club sport events.

statistics

All winners of Formula 1 races at Aintree

No.	year	driver	constructor	engine	tires	time	Route length	Round	Ø pace	date	GP of
1	1955	Stirling Moss	Mercedes	Mercedes	C.	3: 07: 21.2 h	4,828 km	90	139.155 km / h	16th of July	Great Britain
2	1957	Tony Brooks / Stirling Moss	Vanwall	Vanwall	P	3:06:37.8 h	4,828 km	90	139.695 km / h	20th of July
3	1959	Jack Brabham	cooper	Climax	D.	2:30: 11.6 h	4,828 km	75	144.653 km / h	July 18th
4th	1961	Wolfgang von Trips	Ferrari	Ferrari	D.	2: 40: 53.6 h	4,828 km	75	135.034 km / h	15th of July
5	1962	Jim Clark	lotus	Climax	D.	2: 26: 20.8 h	4,828 km	75	148.456 km / h	21 July

Record winner
Driver: Stirling Moss (2) • Driver nations: Great Britain (3) • Designers: –– • Engine manufacturer: Climax (2) • Tire manufacturer: Dunlop (3)

See also

• List of motorsport racetracks

Web links

Commons : Aintree Circuit  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• Satellite image on Google Maps
• Homepage of the Liverpool Motor Club (automobile organizer)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Liverpool Motor Club: Aintree Circuit , LMC home page, accessed January 10, 2013.
2. ^ Aintree Golf Course History ( Memento from April 30, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
3. ↑ Aintree Motorcycle Racing Club ( Memento from January 2, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
4. ↑ Sprint races at Aintree , LMC homepage, accessed January 10, 2013.