Circuito Lasarte

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Start of the 1929 Spanish Grand Prix
The Alfa Romeo team in 1929 before the start, on the left the winning vehicle from Rigal / Zehender / Canavesi , in the middle the failed vehicle from Varzi , on the right the runner-up.

The Circuito Lasarte was a 17.749-kilometer circuit (road circuit ) in Lasarte-Oria , Province of Gipuzkoa in the Basque Country near the resort of San Sebastián on the Bay of Biscay .

history

The anti-clockwise motorsport racing track was used between 1923 and 1935. With the outbreak of the Spanish Civil War in 1936, motor racing was given up on this track.

The start and finish were in Lasarte, near the racecourse, where the pit lane and the main stand were also located. The race distance at the Grand Prix was usually around 621 kilometers (35 laps), which at the time meant a race duration of around six hours. At the last race in Lasarte in 1935, Rudolf Caracciola ( Mercedes-Benz ) set the fastest lap at an average speed of 164 km / h.

Events

Between 1923 and 1935 the Spanish Grand Prix and the Gran Premio de San Sebastián for automobiles with international participation were held on the Circuito Lasarte . Well-known racing drivers who won on the Circuito Lasarte were, for example, Robert Benoist , Rudolf Caracciola, Louis Chiron , Bartolomeo Costantini , Albert Divo , Luigi Fagioli , Emilio Materassi , Achille Varzi and Goffredo Zehender .

After the Second World War , the races for the Spanish Grand Prix took place on the Circuit de Pedralbes near Barcelona .

In 1965, the route, with a slightly modified route and a length of 17.66 kilometers, was used at the cycling and road world championships . It was the first cycling world championship in Spain.

See also

Web links

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