Watkins Glen International

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Watkins Glen International
The Glen
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Address:
2790 County Route 16,
Watkins Glen,
New York 14891

Watkins Glen International (USA)
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United StatesUnited States Watkins Glen , New York , USA
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Route type: permanent race track
Owner: International Speedway Corporation
Operator: International Speedway Corporation
Opening: October 2, 1948

Formula 1 venue :
1961-1980
Track layout
Route data
Important
events:
Monster Energy NASCAR Cup Series ( GoBowling at The Glen )
NASCAR Xfinity Series ( Zippo 200 at The Glen )
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
1961 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Innes Ireland lotus Climax D. 2: 13: 45.800 h 3.701 km 100 166.010 km / h 8th October United StatesUnited States United States
1962 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jim Clark lotus Climax D. 2: 07: 13,000 h 3.701 km 100 174.553 km / h October 7th
1963 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Graham Hill BRM BRM D. 2: 19: 22,100 h 3.701 km 110 175.267 km / h October 6th
1964 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Graham Hill BRM BRM D. 2: 16: 38,000 h 3.701 km 110 178.775 km / h 4th of October
1965 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Graham Hill BRM BRM D. 2: 20: 36,100 h 3.701 km 110 173.729 km / h October 3
1966 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jim Clark lotus BRM F. 2: 09: 40,110 h 3.701 km 108 184.952 km / h October 2nd
1967 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jim Clark lotus ford F. 2: 03: 13,200 h 3.701 km 108 194.631 km / h October 1
1968 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jackie Stewart Matra ford D. 1: 59: 20.290 h 3.701 km 108 200.962 km / h October 6th
1969 AustriaAustria Jochen Rindt lotus ford F. 1: 57: 56.840 h 3.701 km 108 203.332 km / h 5th October
1970 BrazilBrazil Emerson Fittipaldi lotus ford F. 1: 57: 32.790 h 3.701 km 108 204.025 km / h 4th of October
1971 FranceFrance François Cevert Tyrrell ford G 1: 43: 51.991 h 5.435 km 59 185.237 km / h October 3
1972 United KingdomUnited Kingdom Jackie Stewart Tyrrell ford G 1: 41: 45.354 h 5.435 km 59 189.079 km / h 8th October
1973 SwedenSweden Ronnie Peterson lotus ford G 1: 41: 15.799 h 5.435 km 59 189.999 km / h October 7th
1974 ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Reutemann Brabham ford G 1: 40: 21.439 h 5.435 km 59 191.714 km / h October 6th
1975 AustriaAustria Niki Lauda Ferrari Ferrari G 1: 42: 58.175 h 5.435 km 59 186.850 km / h 5th October
1976 United KingdomUnited Kingdom James Hunt McLaren ford G 1: 42: 40.741 h 5.435 km 59 187.379 km / h October 10th United StatesUnited States USA East
1977 United KingdomUnited Kingdom James Hunt McLaren ford G 1: 58: 23.267 h 5.435 km 59 162.516 km / h October 2nd
1978 ArgentinaArgentina Carlos Reutemann Ferrari Ferrari M. 1: 40: 48,800 h 5.435 km 59 190.847 km / h October 1
1979 CanadaCanada Gilles Villeneuve Ferrari Ferrari M. 1: 52: 17.734 h 5.435 km 59 171.333 km / h October 7th
1980 AustraliaAustralia 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)

See also

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