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The race circuit opened on 3 October 1960 as the first purpose-built race circuit in France. [2] [3] [4] The first race held at the new circuit was the Nogaro Grand Prix for Formula Junior cars, won by Bruno Basini. [2]
Victors included Claude Storez, Henri Oreiller and local ace Paul Armanac. As the decade wore on, it became increasingly difficult to gain permission for racing on public roads, prompting the club's founder, Robert Castagnon, to begin considering building a permanent circuit – France's first.
Feb 7, 2021 · For everyone's safety, a circuit had to be built. The influential pilot Paul Armagnac directed the authorities towards the aerodrome of Nogaro, built to the north of the city. Luckily, the latter is managed by Jean Armagnac, his father. Work began some time later, in 1959.
The first Armagnac Rally was then born in 1953 contested on open roads and part of which took place in the streets of Nogaro in the Gers. With the safety of pilots and the public called into question, Robert Castagnon, with the complicity of his friend Paul Armagnac, must find a solution.
Jan 10, 2017 · 1. 2. 3. 4. 0. The Circuit Paul Armagnac, also known as the Circuit de Nogaro, is a race track located near the French town Nogaro, in the Gers department in the southwestern France. The race track was opened in 1960 and it was the first purpose-built race track in France at that time.
Opened October 3, 1960, the Paul Armagnac Circuit of Nogaro was the first permanent circuit in France.
The circuit held its first race meeting on October 3rd, 1960 (a Formula Junior meeting) and the circuit remained very much a regional / local racing circuit for the first decade or so. Originally 1.7km in length, the circuit was lengthened in 1973 to 3.1km.
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