Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry, Historic racing circuit in Linas, France.
This motorsport facility features a high-speed oval with banking up to 52 degrees and multiple circuit configurations ranging from 3.3 to 12.5 kilometers in total length.
Alexandre Lamblin had architect Raymond Jamin design the 2.548 km banked oval, built in six months by 2,000 workers using 1,000 tonnes of steel and 8,000 m³ of concrete, and opened on 4 October 1924. A 12.5 km road circuit was added in 1925, when the French Grand Prix was first held; Antonio Ascari died there. The Grand Prix returned in 1927 and annually from 1931 to 1937.
The site is listed in France's general inventory of cultural heritage. Its name comes from the towns of Linas and Montlhéry, though locals call it simply Montlhéry. The banked oval was designed so a one-tonne car could reach 220 km/h at the top of the curves, and the Cold Asphalt surface covers the track except the concrete banking.
Located on Avenue Georges Boillot with postal code 91310, the track operates under UTAC management for weekday automotive testing and weekend public racing events.
The 2.548 km oval was built with 1,000 tonnes of steel and 8,000 cubic metres of concrete by 2,000 workers in six months, using prefabricated elements. Its banked turns follow a cubic parabola joined by a logarithmic spiral, designed so a one-tonne car could reach 220 km/h at the top.
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