Reims-Gueux: The Abandoned 1950s Grand Prix Track That's... Still There

Between 1950 and 1966, the Circuit of Reims-Gueux hosted the Formula One French Grand Prix 11 times, with the likes of Jim Clark, Jack Brabham, and Juan Manuel Fangio all winning races here. But six years later, it was shut down forever. And yet the old grandstands and pit lane are still there. Frozen in time for half a century. How have they survived, and how much can you explore? I went to Reims to investigate...

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Starting grid of the 1966 French GP used under license from Alamy - https://www.alamyimages.fr/photo-imag...

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