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Paul Ricard

 
Alain Prost has dominated this circuit with 4 consecutive French GP victories from 1983 to 1990. Two of these wins came with McLaren and one each came for Ferrari and Renault. |  Prost also leads the podium winners list with 8. Nelson Piquet who lies at the second spot won 4. |  This circuit first hosted the French GP in 1971 and the last one in 1990; after which Magny-Cours has played host to the French Grand Prix. |  The track is known for its distinctive black and blue runoff areas known as the Blue Zone, which is used instead of gravel traps of other circuits, the runoff surface consists of a mixture of asphalt and tungsten. |  Nigel Mansell holds the record for the fastest lap with the time of 1’08.012

FACTFILE

Name :Paul Ricard
Country :France
No. of Races :14
First Race :Jul 04, 1971
Last Race :Jul 08, 1990
Defending Champion:A.Prost
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INFO
Laps: 80
Circuit Lenght: 3.81 km
Race Distance: 305.04 km
Lap Record: Nigel Mansell - 1:08.012
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TOP PERFORMERS AT PAUL RICARD

According to stats...

  • Alain Prost has dominated this circuit with 4 consecutive French GP victories from 1983 to 1990. Two of these wins came with McLaren and one each came for Ferrari and Renault.
  • Prost also leads the podium winners list with 8. Nelson Piquet who lies at the second spot won 4.
  • This circuit first hosted the French GP in 1971 and the last one in 1990; after which Magny-Cours has played host to the French Grand Prix.
  • The track is known for its distinctive black and blue runoff areas known as the Blue Zone, which is used instead of gravel traps of other circuits, the runoff surface consists of a mixture of asphalt and tungsten.
  • Nigel Mansell holds the record for the fastest lap with the time of 1’08.012

List of Grands Prix Held

No Date/Year Grand Prix Pole Winner  
1 Jul 04, 1971 France
J.Stewart
Tyrrell 		Race Result
2 Jul 01, 1973 France
R.Peterson
Lotus 		Race Result
3 Jul 06, 1975 France
N.Lauda
Ferrari 		Race Result
4 Jul 04, 1976 France
J.Hunt
McLaren 		Race Result
5 Jul 02, 1978 France
M.Andretti
Lotus 		Race Result
6 Jun 29, 1980 France
A.Jones
Williams 		Race Result
7 Jul 25, 1982 France
R.A.Arnoux
Renault 		Race Result
8 Apr 17, 1983 France
A.Prost
Renault 		Race Result
9 Jul 07, 1985 France
N.Piquet
Brabham 		Race Result
10 Jul 06, 1986 France
N.Mansell
Williams 		Race Result
11 Jul 05, 1987 France
N.Mansell
Williams 		Race Result
12 Jul 03, 1988 France
A.Prost
McLaren 		Race Result
13 Jul 09, 1989 France
A.Prost
McLaren 		Race Result
14 Jul 08, 1990 France
A.Prost
Ferrari 		Race Result

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