
Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours – F1 Track Layout, Records & Winners
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Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours, located in central France near Nevers, opened in 1960 and was extensively rebuilt in 1989-91 to attract the French Grand Prix. The 4.411 km layout hosted F1 from 1991 to 2008 but was unpopular with teams due to its remote location. Known for its smooth surface, technical character, and the famous Adelaide Hairpin and 180 Estoril sequence — but limited for overtaking despite multiple revised configurations.
Track Geometry
| Lap distance | 4.411 km / 2.741 mi |
| Circuit type | Permanent circuit |
| Elevation change | 12 meters / 39 feet |
| Driving direction | Clockwise ↻ |
| Corners | 17 corners (5 low / 9 medium / 3 high speed) |
Driving Demands
Performance
| Wins by grid position | P128%P250%P311%P45.6%P55.6%based on 18 races |
| Pole position side | Left side |
| Top speed | 310 km/h (193 mph) |
| Average race speed | 212 km/h (131 mph) |
| Pit lane time loss | 23.0 seconds |
| Lap record | 1:15.045 (212 km/h / 131 mph) (David Coulthard, 2002) McLaren MP4/17 · Mercedes |
Race Strategy
Heritage
| Opened | 1960 (66 years ago) |
| Local timezone | Europe/Paris (CEST, UTC+02) |
| Owner | Conseil départemental de la Nièvre |
| Official website | www.circuitmagnycours.com |
Surface & Tyres
Key corners
01 Adelaide Hairpin
A tight 180-degree right-hand hairpin at the end of the back straight, the principal overtaking spot during the circuit's F1 years. Heavy braking from over 300 km/h on a smooth surface.
02 Estoril
A flowing medium-fast double-apex right named after the Portuguese circuit. Carrying speed here defined the entry to the back straight.
03 Imola Chicane
A tight left-right chicane near the end of the lap, named after the Italian circuit. A demanding precision section that punishes any overcommitment on the kerbs.
F1 winners & podiums
All-time driver ranking
| NO | Driver | GP | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pod | Pole | FL | Avg Grid | Avg Pos | Points | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 2.7 | 5.3 | 98 | 455 | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.3 | 5.3 | 20 | 79 | |
| 3 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6.6 | 3.8 | 43 | 87 | |
| 4 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6.7 | 7.6 | 28 | 123 | |
| 5 | Fernando Alonso | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 6.6 | 7.9 | 29 | 109 |
| 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 8.7 | 24 | 74 | |
| 7 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 31 | 95 | |
| 8 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8.9 | 8.1 | 19 | 9 | |
| 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2.0 | 1.5 | 16 | 90 | |
| 10 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 6.6 | 7.2 | 30 | 46 | |
| 11 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 21 | 6 | |
| 12 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10.2 | 11.8 | 11 | 1 | |
| 13 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9.5 | 9.4 | 16 | 3 | |
| 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4.6 | 9.8 | 12 | 39 | |
| 15 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 8 | 18 | |
| 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 21 | 44 | |
| 17 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.4 | 10.8 | 18 | 2 | |
| 18 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.9 | 10.2 | 11 | 0 | |
| 19 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 10.5 | 10.0 | 9 | 0 | |
| 20 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3.7 | 10.0 | 7 | 0 | |
| 21 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.5 | 13.2 | 7 | 0 | |
| 22 | Lewis Hamilton | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.5 | 6.5 | 6 | 0 |
| 23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 | 11.6 | 11 | 0 | |
| 24 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 9 | 0 | |
| 25 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.8 | 12.2 | 9 | 0 | |
| 26 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.6 | 10.1 | 6 | 0 | |
| 27 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.2 | 10.4 | 6 | 0 | |
| 28 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 5 | 0 | |
| 29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 30 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 10.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 31 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.3 | 10.8 | 2 | 0 | |
| 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.3 | 11.0 | 2 | 0 | |
| 33 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.0 | 13.4 | 2 | 0 | |
| 34 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.2 | 11.6 | 2 | 0 | |
| 35 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | |
| 36 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.3 | 11.6 | 1 | 0 | |
| 37 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.3 | 13.7 | 1 | 0 | |
| 38 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 39 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 40 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 41 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 42 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 43 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 44 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 45 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 46 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 47 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 48 | Sebastian Vettel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 50 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 51 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 52 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 55 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26.0 | 26.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 56 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 57 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 58 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 59 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 60 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 61 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 62 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.0 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 63 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 64 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 65 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 66 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 67 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 22.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 68 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 69 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 70 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 71 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 | 11.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 72 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 73 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.5 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 74 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.5 | 15.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 75 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.5 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 76 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 77 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.5 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 78 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 14.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 79 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.5 | 17.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 80 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14.5 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 81 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.5 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 82 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 19.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 83 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 84 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.0 | 16.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 85 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.5 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 86 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 18.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 87 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.5 | 16.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 88 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 18.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 89 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 12.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| 90 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.5 | 8.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 91 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 92 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.3 | 13.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 93 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.3 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 94 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.0 | 17.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 95 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.0 | 14.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 96 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.3 | 21.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 97 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 0 | 0 | |
| 98 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.0 | 12.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 99 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 0 | 0 | |
| 100 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.0 | 23.0 | 0 | 0 |
All-time constructor ranking
| NO | Team | GP | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | Pod | Pole | FL | Avg Grid | Avg Pos | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ferrari | 18 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 5.1 | 6.3 | 158 |
| 2 | Williams | 18 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 123 |
| 3 | Benetton | 11 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 8.8 | 10.2 | 39 |
| 4 | McLaren | 18 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 6.9 | 8.2 | 92 |
| 5 | Renault | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5.3 | 7.9 | 44 |
| 6 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11.7 | 13.1 | 16 | |
| 7 | Toyota | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.6 | 11.0 | 18 |
| 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11.2 | 13.5 | 4 | |
| 9 | BMW Sauber | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 | 7.7 | 14 |
| 10 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10.1 | 13.0 | 12 | |
| 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9.9 | 11.9 | 7 | |
| 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.6 | 12.0 | 6 | |
| 13 | Team Lotus | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 | 14.3 | 4 |
| 14 | Red Bull | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.9 | 11.4 | 3 |
| 15 | Jaguar | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11.2 | 12.3 | 3 |
| 16 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19.2 | 15.5 | 2 | |
| 17 | Honda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.2 | 15.0 | 1 |
| 18 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| 19 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.0 | 15.5 | 0 | |
| 20 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| 21 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.5 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| 22 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.0 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| 23 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.0 | 17.0 | 0 | |
| 24 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.5 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.0 | 19.3 | 0 | |
| 26 | Super Aguri | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.5 | 18.5 | 0 |
| 27 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23.3 | 21.0 | 0 | |
| 28 | Brabham | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.5 | 19.5 | 0 |
| 29 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 22.7 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| 30 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21.5 | 18.0 | 0 | |
| 31 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15.7 | 15.3 | 0 | |
| 32 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.5 | 15.9 | 0 | |
| 33 | Prost | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12.5 | 12.4 | 0 |
| 34 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.3 | 14.9 | 0 | |
| 35 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18.3 | 15.7 | 0 | |
| 36 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17.8 | 16.1 | 0 |
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