Circuit Jules Tacheny

Circuit Jules Tacheny
Circuit de Mettet

Address: Circuit JULES TACHENY Rue Saint-Donat 6 5640 Mettet
Mettet , Belgium
Route type:	permanent race track
Opening:	March 12, 2010
Time zone:	UTC + 1 ( CET )
Track layout
Route data
Important events:	nat. Superbike, Special Open Trophy
Route length:	2.28  km (1.42  mi )
Curves:	10
http://www.circuit-mettet.be

Coordinates: 50 ° 18 ′ 5.8 "  N , 4 ° 39 ′ 8.8"  E

Circuit Jules Tacheny , also Circuit de Mettet , is a motorsport racing track in the town of Mettet in the province of Namur in Belgium . The route opened on March 12, 2010. In order to promote the Charleroi region economically, the circuit was largely financed by public funds from the Walloon government. The Circuit Jules Techeny is the third remaining permanent race track in Belgium - next to Spa-Francorchamps and Zolder .

The route is named after the Belgian motorcycle racer Jules Tacheny , who came from Mettet and died in a traffic accident in Floreffe in 1984 .

Routing

The track is not designed for major international events such as Formula 1 or Superleague Formula , but primarily for small racing categories and training sessions. With the longest straight of only 600 meters, the route is technically demanding, as the performance of the racing cars is less important than the driving skills in the corner combinations. One of these combinations ( Schikane de Radigues ) is based on the routing of the Corkscrew curve in Laguna Seca .

history

The forerunner was a well-known street circuit in Mettet, which was the scene of various Formula 2 races in the 1950s . The winners at the time included Stirling Moss and Alberto Ascari .

Web links

Commons : Circuit Jules Tacheny  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Circuit de Mettet is open !!!  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives ), motorsportcircuitguide.com from March 26, 2010, accessed March 26, 2011. (English)
2. ↑ Jules Tacheny. www.motorsportmemorial.org, accessed on May 15, 2020 (English). 
3. ↑ Belgium: New racetrack inaugurated in Mettet , PS magazine online from April 14, 2010, accessed on March 25, 2011.