Motor Sports at Magny-Cours

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Magny-Cours just outside Nevers, is the home of the Formula 1 Grand Prix in France and the Superbike World Championships. But Magny-Cours doesn’t come alive only twice a year. Other activities include F3, the Porsche Driving Experience, GT racing and activities for youngsters such as karting and training courses. According to the director responsible for the activities on the circuits, Philippe Decharne, the main problem is ‘not to have the tracks unoccupied’.

Magny-Cours is the premier racing facility in France. Thanks to President Mitterand, whose political life really started in the region, it was bought by the council of Nièvre in 1988. The circuit, facilities and infrastructure are being improved all the time to maintain the number one position of the facility. A section of motorway was built to cut down the travelling time from Paris to just over two hours. The industrial zone, Technopole, has attracted the leading French teams, and here there is a technical school, offering a degree in Sports Engineering.

2008 Events

FRENCH OPEN MOTORBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP

BOL CLASSIC

Endurance race of bikes constructed from 1920 to 1985

TROPHEES HISTORIQUES

Competition of Vintage Cars

WORLD TOURING CAR CHAMPIONSHIP

GT cars

PEUGEOT SPORT MEETING

SERIE FFSA and 12 HOUR ENDURANCE

June 20- 22
Formula 1 Grand Prix

GTI TOURING INTERNATIONAL

BOL D'OR

24 hr race of old bikes

WORLD SUPERBIKE CHAMPIONSHIP

SUPER SERIES FFSA

SERIE FFSA

COUPE DE FRANCE DES CIRCUITS