Watkins Glen International
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Watkins Glen , New York , USA | ||
Route type: | permanent race track | |
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Owner: | International Speedway Corporation | |
Operator: | International Speedway Corporation | |
Opening: | October 2, 1948 | |
Formula 1 venue : |
1961-1980 | |
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Important events: |
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ( GoBowling at The Glen ) NASCAR Xfinity Series ( Zippo 200 at The Glen ) |
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Route length: | 5.472 km (3.4 mi ) | |
Curves: | 12 | |
Curve superelevation: | 6 ° - 10 ° | |
Audience capacity: | 41,000 | |
http://www.theglen.com |
Coordinates: 42 ° 20 ′ 13 " N , 76 ° 55 ′ 38" W.
Watkins Glen International is a race track near the town of Watkins Glen in New York State . It is also known as "The Glen" among locals and fans . The course can be traveled in two ways. The shorter version is 2.45 miles (3.94 km) long and has seven turns, the longer one is 3.40 miles (5.47 km) long with eleven turns.
In the 1960s and 1970s, Formula 1 World Championship races were held regularly on the track in the eastern United States . Record winners are the Scot Jim Clark and the Englishman Graham Hill , who each won the US Grand Prix three times.
history
The first races at Watkins Glen were held on public roads in 1948 to attract tourists to the area. This succeeded and the race became an annual event. Only when a driver named Sam Collier overturned in his Ferrari in 1951 and was killed, and a year later the future Formula 1 driver Fred Wacker seriously injured twelve spectators in an accident and killed a child, the event was stopped and construction was carried out a permanent race track planned.
Finally, in 1956, the first 2.3 mile course was opened, built around a wooded hilltop. It was not until five years later that Formula 1 and with it the first globally popular racing series found its way into Watkins Glen. From 1961 to 1980 the US Grand Prix was held there twenty times, until Formula 1 looked for alternatives for image reasons. Non-existent hotels and rioting and rioting fans had increasingly been a thorn in the side of the organizers, so they finally decided to swap the province for the big city: From 1982 the race took place on a street circuit in Detroit .
After the IndyCar series, which was popular in the USA, also withdrew a year later, the route was sold to the International Speedway Corporation in the mid-eighties. NASCAR races have been held regularly since 1986, and have been expanded into an event with thousands of stock car fans camping around the track. The race is one of only two races in the series on street circuits. The IndyCar Series has also been on the track since 2005 .
The current shape and length of the route has existed since the last renovation measures in 1992.
Deadly accidents
Watkins Glen claimed several deaths, including two in the context of Formula 1. In 1973, the Frenchman François Cevert died in training in his Tyrrell , whereupon the team withdrew from the race and teammate Jackie Stewart did not come to his 100th Formula 1 race. The Austrian Helmut Koinigg on Surtees had a fatal accident at the 1974 US Grand Prix .
statistics
Records
- NASCAR Sprint Cup Qualifying: Jeff Gordon , 70.798 s (124.580 mph), 2003
- NASCAR Sprint Cup Race (220.5 miles): Mark Martin , 2:26:17 (100.300 mph), 1995
- NASCAR Nationwide Series Qualifying: Scott Pruett , 72.861 s (121.052 mph), 2001
- NASCAR Nationwide Series Race (200.9 miles): Terry Labonte , 2:11:47 (91.468 mph), 1996
All winners of Formula 1 races at Watkins Glen
year | driver | constructor | engine | tires | time | Route length | Round | Ø pace | date | GP of |
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1961 | Innes Ireland | lotus | Climax | D. | 2: 13: 45.800 h | 3.701 km | 100 | 166.010 km / h | 8th October | United States |
1962 | Jim Clark | lotus | Climax | D. | 2: 07: 13,000 h | 3.701 km | 100 | 174.553 km / h | October 7th | |
1963 | Graham Hill | BRM | BRM | D. | 2: 19: 22,100 h | 3.701 km | 110 | 175.267 km / h | October 6th | |
1964 | Graham Hill | BRM | BRM | D. | 2: 16: 38,000 h | 3.701 km | 110 | 178.775 km / h | 4th of October | |
1965 | Graham Hill | BRM | BRM | D. | 2: 20: 36,100 h | 3.701 km | 110 | 173.729 km / h | October 3 | |
1966 | Jim Clark | lotus | BRM | F. | 2: 09: 40,110 h | 3.701 km | 108 | 184.952 km / h | October 2nd | |
1967 | Jim Clark | lotus | ford | F. | 2: 03: 13,200 h | 3.701 km | 108 | 194.631 km / h | October 1 | |
1968 | Jackie Stewart | Matra | ford | D. | 1: 59: 20.290 h | 3.701 km | 108 | 200.962 km / h | October 6th | |
1969 | Jochen Rindt | lotus | ford | F. | 1: 57: 56.840 h | 3.701 km | 108 | 203.332 km / h | 5th October | |
1970 | Emerson Fittipaldi | lotus | ford | F. | 1: 57: 32.790 h | 3.701 km | 108 | 204.025 km / h | 4th of October | |
1971 | François Cevert | Tyrrell | ford | G | 1: 43: 51.991 h | 5.435 km | 59 | 185.237 km / h | October 3 | |
1972 | Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell | ford | G | 1: 41: 45.354 h | 5.435 km | 59 | 189.079 km / h | 8th October | |
1973 | Ronnie Peterson | lotus | ford | G | 1: 41: 15.799 h | 5.435 km | 59 | 189.999 km / h | October 7th | |
1974 | Carlos Reutemann | Brabham | ford | G | 1: 40: 21.439 h | 5.435 km | 59 | 191.714 km / h | October 6th | |
1975 | Niki Lauda | Ferrari | Ferrari | G | 1: 42: 58.175 h | 5.435 km | 59 | 186.850 km / h | 5th October | |
1976 | James Hunt | McLaren | ford | G | 1: 42: 40.741 h | 5.435 km | 59 | 187.379 km / h | October 10th | USA East |
1977 | James Hunt | McLaren | ford | G | 1: 58: 23.267 h | 5.435 km | 59 | 162.516 km / h | October 2nd | |
1978 | Carlos Reutemann | Ferrari | Ferrari | M. | 1: 40: 48,800 h | 5.435 km | 59 | 190.847 km / h | October 1 | |
1979 | Gilles Villeneuve | Ferrari | Ferrari | M. | 1: 52: 17.734 h | 5.435 km | 59 | 171.333 km / h | October 7th | |
1980 | Alan Jones | Williams | ford | G | 1: 34: 36.050 h | 5.435 km | 59 | 203.380 km / h | 5th October |
Record winner driver: Jim Clark , Graham Hill (3 each)
Record winner driver nations: Great Britain (11)
Record winner designers: Lotus (7)
Record winner engine manufacturer: Ford (11)
Record winner tire manufacturer: Goodyear (8)