Nivelles 727

Nivelles

Designed by Roger Caignie, this safe but bland circuit was built near Brussels in 1971.

Designed by Roger Caignie, this safe but bland circuit was built near Brussels in 1971. When Spa-Francorchamps fell from favour in the early 1970s, Nivelles-Baulers twice held the Belgian Grand Prix both of which were won by Emerson Fittipaldi as part of his championship campaigns. But the teams hated the new track, and the championship did not return. Nivelles went bankrupt and was sold in October 1977, closing soon afterwards. The site of the 1972 and 1974 Belgian GPs is now an industrial estate.

Circuit

1971 - 1981

Type

Permanent road course

Length

2.314 (Miles)

Fastest Race Lap

Denny Hulme (McLaren M23-Ford), 1m11.31, 116.820 mph, F1, 1974

Fastest Qualifying Lap

Clay Regazzoni (Ferrari 312B3), 1m09.82, 119.313 mph, F1, 1974

Latest Races

3,415

Championships

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19,346

Results

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25,227

Drivers

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14,546

Teams

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920

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