Circuit de Croix-en-Ternois, race track in France
The Circuit de Croix-en-Ternois is a racing track in northern France where both cars and motorcycles race, stretching about 1.9 kilometers with a width of roughly 9 meters. The course features tight, technical corners and straights equipped with safety barriers and gravel traps designed to protect drivers and spectators.
The track was founded in 1973 by a group of motorsport enthusiasts and quickly became an important venue for Formula 3 racing and European competitions. Over the decades it served as a testing ground for professional racing teams and developed young drivers who went on to international success.
The circuit hosts more than motorsport: endurance races on bicycles and roller skates, running events and road-safety sessions also take place on the 1.9 km track. The paddocks, the podium and the restaurant, which seats about a hundred people, are open to visitors, and the sign at the track entrance reads "Croix-Ternois".
The circuit lies beside the D939, which crosses the Pas-de-Calais from east to west, a few kilometres from Saint-Pol-sur-Ternoise and Hesdin. Drivers enter from the D939, while visitors come in through the village of Croix-en-Ternois. Visitors may walk freely into the paddocks and onto the podium, and can spend the night on site if needed.
The track's car lap record is held by Nico Rosberg, set in Formula 3 in 2004 at 47 seconds; the motorcycle record belongs to Benjamin Fontanelle on a Yamaha R1 at 53.504 seconds in May 2019. In 1996 the Griffith's team opened a Formula 3 driving school on the site.
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