Circuit de la Châtre is a circuit located in La Châtre, Indre, France.
The circuit was opened in June 1956 as a street circuit, and it was extended from in 1976. After its extension, the circuit has both characteristics of permanent circuits and street circuits. Besides national championships, the circuit also hosted FIA European Formula 3 Championship from 1980 to 1984.
Lap records
As of May 1984, the fastest official race lap records at the Circuit de la Châtre are listed as:
CategoryTimeDriverVehicleEvent Grand Prix Circuit (1978–1995, 2001–present): Formula Three 1:03.333 Alain Ferté Martini MK37 1982 La Châtre European F3 round Formula Renault 2.0 1:03.980 Joël de Miguel Martini MK26 1980 La Châtre French Formula Renault round Group 6 1:07.310 Dominique Lacaud Lola T600 1984 La Châtre French Group 6 Championship round Original Circuit (1956–1977): Sports 2000 0:34.700 Jean-Pierre Jabouille Lola T290 1973 La Châtre Championnat de France des Circuits round Formula Three 0:35.700 Tony Brise Brabham BT38C 1972 La Châtre French F3 round Formula Renault 2.0 0:37.500 Jacques Laffite Martini MK8 1972 La Châtre French Formula Renault round
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