Circuit · Clermont-Ferrand, France

Charade

Dropped after loose volcanic stone caused injuries, including the eye injury that ended Helmut Marko's career in 1972.

Championship races
4
Seasons
1965–19724 seasons
Length
8.055 kmcurrent layout
Turns
51
Direction
clockwise
Type
permanent
F1DB layout clermont-ferrand-1 · 8.055 km · 48 turns, F1DB’s figures · 1965–1972 · 4 rounds
F1DB, CC BY 4.0 · drawn by Jules Roy
The outline is F1DB’s, for every layout; the trace is OpenStreetMap’s, where it exists.

Laid out around an extinct volcano; nicknamed the French Nurburgring

Most wins here

Most wins here
DriverWinsSpan
Sir Jackie Stewart21969–1972
Jim Clark11965
Jochen Rindt11970

Constructors here

Constructors here
ConstructorWinsSpan
Team Lotus21965–1970
Matra11969
Tyrrell11972

Where winners start here

All 4 races won here, counted together. No layout timeline is recorded for this circuit.

Won from first on the grid
2 of 4 (50%), against 30 of 89 (34%) at every circuit, 1965–1972
Won from the first two slots
2 of 4 (50%), against 46 of 89 (52%) at every circuit
Lowest winning grid slot
6th — Jochen Rindt, 1970
Most wins by a driver
Sir Jackie Stewart, 2
Most wins by a team
Team Lotus, 2
11965 Jim Clark, Team Lotus, from 1st1969 Sir Jackie Stewart, Matra, from 1st231972 Sir Jackie Stewart, Tyrrell, from 3rd4561970 Jochen Rindt, Team Lotus, from 6th11965 Jim Clark, Team Lotus, from 1st1969 Sir Jackie Stewart, Matra, from 1st231972 Sir Jackie Stewart, Tyrrell, from 3rd4561970 Jochen Rindt, Team Lotus, from 6th

A dot is a race won from that slot; over eight, the box shows the count. Boxes stand two abreast, as grids do now. Coloured by winner: the entrant’s national racing colour, not the team’s. A hollow dot has no colour on record.

Where winners start here
Grid slotWinsRaces won
1st21965 Jim Clark (Team Lotus); 1969 Sir Jackie Stewart (Matra)
3rd11972 Sir Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell)
6th11970 Jochen Rindt (Team Lotus)

Race by race

  1. 1960s
    1. 1965 French Grand Prix Team Lotus 1st
    2. 1969 French Grand Prix Matra 1st
  2. 1970s
    1. 1970 French Grand Prix Team Lotus 6th
    2. 1972 French Grand Prix Tyrrell 3rd

Every race here 4

Held here as the French Grand Prix (4 races).

Every race here
SeasonGrand PrixLayoutWinnerConstructor
1972French Grand Prix—Sir Jackie StewartTyrrell
1970French Grand Prix—Jochen RindtTeam Lotus
1969French Grand Prix—Sir Jackie StewartMatra
1965French Grand Prix—Jim ClarkTeam Lotus

Where this comes from

Official name
Circuit de Charade
Location
Clermont-Ferrand, France
Confidence
high