Charade (Page 1 of 8)

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Black numbers on the map represent the location of where the photos were taken. Click links above to view the photographs.
Orange numbers are located at every 1 kilometre mark and represent the approximate location of each of the 8 pages

#001 - Start/Finish line

#002 -Entry to first corner and pitlane exit

#003 - First Corner

Looking back towards the the start line, a "classic view" of the start of races

#004 - Exit of First Corner

#005

#006 - Entry to the shortcut for the modern circuit is to the right. The original course continues straight ahead.

#007

#008 - This roundabout was added after use of the original circuit discontinued.

#009 - Entry of Courbe de Manson

A close-up of the wall shown to the left of the circuit in the previous photo. This wall was built to prevent cars from falling onto the old road from Manson to Charade (see map)

#010

#011 - Exit of Courbe de Manson

#012 - In 1980, three marshalls were killed here when two cars that were competing in the "Coupe de France Renault 5 Elf" crashed at this corner.

Another "classic view", looking back to the Puy-de-Dome in the background (the highest mountain in the area)

Photographs and Map ©Franck RIVE. Reproduced here with kind permission.
Photographs of the present circuit were taken with kindly permission of the track’s director.