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24 unusual facts about Magny


1997 French Grand Prix

The 1997 French Grand Prix (formally the LXXXIII French Grand Prix) was a Formula Onemotor race held at Circuit de Nevers, Magny-Cours, France on 29 June 1997.

1999 French Grand Prix

The 1999 French Grand Prix (formally the LXXXV Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France) was a Formula One motor race held on 27 June 1999 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours near Magny-Cours, France.

2001 French Grand Prix

The 2001 French Grand Prix (formally the Mobil 1 Grand Prix de France) was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France on 1 July 2001.

2005 Magny-Cours GP2 Series round

The 2005 French GP2 round was a GP2 Series motor race held on July 2 and July 3, 2005 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in Magny-Cours, France.

2006 French Grand Prix

The 2006 French Grand Prix (formally the XCII Grand Prix de France) was a Formula One motor race held at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, near Magny-Cours, France on 16 July 2006.

2007 French Grand Prix

The 2007 French Grand Prix (formally the XCIII Grand Prix de France) was a Formula One motor race held on July 1, 2007 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France.

2008 French Grand Prix

The 2008 French Grand Prix (formally the XCIII Grand Prix de France) was a Formula One motor race held on June 22, 2008 at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, France.

2010 Magny-Cours Superleague Formula round

The 2010 Magny-Cours Superleague Formula round was a Superleague Formula round held on May 23, 2010, at the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, Magny-Cours, France.

2010 World Series by Renault season

Aleshin took his third victory of the season at Magny-Cours, while Berthon picked up his only win of the season in the second race, and thus Aleshin extended his championship lead at the halfway stage, leading with 75 points to Ricciardo's 66 and Guerrieri's 59.

Andrea de Cesaris

Although he retired after 24 laps, he was again in the points at the next event, the French Grand Prix at Magny-Cours.

Arthur de Buyer Coal Mine

The Arthur de Buyer Coal Mine or coal mine #11 was one of the major Ronchamp coal mines, which is in the area of the city Magny-Danigon in the French region of Franche-Comté.

Automobiles Martini

Automobiles Martini is a constructor of Formula racing cars from France, founded by Renato "Tico" Martini in 1965, when Martini and partner Bill Knight founded the Winfield Racing School at the Magny-Cours circuit.

Colchester Racing Developments

The best result was achieved by Swede Håkan Dahlqvist in the Coupe d'Europe at Magny-Cours where he finished sixth.

Dan Linfoot

Just a week after making his BSB debut Linfoot was given a wildcard entry to the World Supersport Championship at Magny-Cours.

Deutsche Tourenwagen Meisterschaft

The choices of circuits on which to hold rounds of the championship were also unsuccessful – the rounds at Magny-Cours, France and particularly Interlagos suffered very poor attendance.

JMB Racing

Wendlinger and Bertolini won at Magny-Cours but missed the win at the Spa 24 Hours by two laps, taking third place at the end of the year for the drivers championship, with the team reaching second place.

Jon Lancaster

He dovetailed that European campaign with a season in the French Formula Renault Championship, competing in eleven of the series' thirteen races, finishing sixth with two wins coming at Magny-Cours and Barcelona.

Karl Muggeridge

He struggled throughout the season with his highest place finish of 8th in race 2 of the penultimate round at Magny-Cours, Karl did not race in the final round of the season.

Luciano Bacheta

Bacheta made six starts in the WEC, recording a best finish of ninth at Magny-Cours with left him 26th in the championship.

Magny-Cours

It is best known for being the home of the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, a famous motor racing circuit (whose name is often abbreviated to 'Magny-Cours').

Mike Conway

At Magny-Cours he also finished 8th in the feature race, but this time he faded to finish 6th in a wet sprint race.

Nicolas de Neufville, seigneur de Villeroy

Villeroy died in 1617 and was buried in the church of Magny-en-Vexin.

Trevor Blokdyk

He continued in Formula Junior in 1964 and then moved into Formula 3 and scored some good results, including a win at Magny-Cours and Nogaro.

Walter D'Aincourt

His surname is said to have had its origin in the village of Aincourt in Normandy on the River Seine between Mantes and Magny.


2002 Formula Renault 2000 Eurocup season

Series veteran Eric Salignon scored four victories at Magny-Cours, Silverstone, Oschersleben and Imola during the season, he took the championship at the wheel of his Graff Racing-run car, giving team their first Eurocup championship.

IMSA Performance

In the Porsche Carrera Cup France, the team's only highlight was a win at Magny-Cours.