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, 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
| Driver | Wins | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Sir Jackie Stewart | 2 | 1969–1972 |
| Jim Clark | 1 | 1965 |
| Jochen Rindt | 1 | 1970 |
Constructors here
| Constructor | Wins | Span |
|---|---|---|
| Team Lotus | 2 | 1965–1970 |
| Matra | 1 | 1969 |
| Tyrrell | 1 | 1972 |
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
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.
| Grid slot | Wins | Races won |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | 2 | 1965 Jim Clark (Team Lotus); 1969 Sir Jackie Stewart (Matra) |
| 3rd | 1 | 1972 Sir Jackie Stewart (Tyrrell) |
| 6th | 1 | 1970 Jochen Rindt (Team Lotus) |
Race by race
- 1960s
- 1965 French Grand Prix Team Lotus 1st
- 1969 French Grand Prix Matra 1st
- 1970s
- 1970 French Grand Prix Team Lotus 6th
- 1972 French Grand Prix Tyrrell 3rd
Every race here 4
Held here as the French Grand Prix (4 races).
| Season | Grand Prix | Layout | Winner | Constructor |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | French Grand Prix | — | Sir Jackie Stewart | Tyrrell |
| 1970 | French Grand Prix | — | Jochen Rindt | Team Lotus |
| 1969 | French Grand Prix | — | Sir Jackie Stewart | Matra |
| 1965 | French Grand Prix | — | Jim Clark | Team Lotus |
Where this comes from
- Official name
- Circuit de Charade
- Location
- Clermont-Ferrand, France
- Confidence
- high