Circuit du Lac
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 Aix-les-Bains , France
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| Route type: | temporary racetrack | ||
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| Opening: | 1949 | ||
| Decommissioned: | 1960 | ||
| Time zone: | UTC + 1 ( CET ) | ||
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| Route length: | 2.4 km (1.49 mi ) | ||
Coordinates: 45 ° 41 ′ 29.5 " N , 5 ° 53 ′ 41.8" E
The Circuit du Lac was a temporary street circuit in Aix-les-Bains , on which both motorcycle races and car races were held between 1949 and 1961 .
The route led through the city center of Aix-les-Bains, a spa town in the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region . It was driven on a 2,400 meter long circuit. From 1949 to 1953 the Grand Prix du Lac - a Formula 2 race - was held here five times in a row . 1949 won Eugène Martin on a Jicey-BMW and a year later Raymond Sommer in a plant - Ferrari 166F2 . In 1951 the victory went to the Swiss Rudolf Fischer in a privately entered Ferrari 212F2 . In 1952 Jean Behra won on a Gordini T16 . The last Formula 2 race in Aix-les-Bains ended with a victory for Élie Bayol in an Osca 20 . In 1960 there was another Formula Junior race. After that, the route was no longer used for motor racing.
