Douglas Circuit

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Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Douglas Circuit
Circuit-douglas-1937-2.png
Location Douglas, Isle of Man
United Kingdom
Time zone GMT
Coordinates 54°9′14.41″N4°28′44.36″W / 54.1540028°N 4.4789889°W / 54.1540028; -4.4789889
Opened1933
Closed1953
Major events Grand Prix
Voiturette
Formula One
Sports car
Douglas Circuit (1937, 1947-1953)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length6.24 km (3.87 miles)
Turns4
Race lap record3:08 ( Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reg Parnell, Maserati 4CLT/48, 1950, Formula One)
Douglas Circuit (1936)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length6.44 km (4.00 miles)
Turns5
Race lap record3:20 ( Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Seaman, Delage 15S8, 1936, Voiturette)
Douglas Circuit (1935)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length6.49 km (4.03 miles)
Turns7
Race lap record3:06 ( Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Lewis, Bugatti Type 59, 1935, Grand Prix)
Douglas Circuit (1934)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length5.88 km (3.65 miles)
Turns6
Race lap record2:50 ( Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Lewis, Alfa Romeo Tipo B, 1934, Grand Prix)
Douglas Circuit (1933)
SurfaceAsphalt
Length7.40 km (4.60 miles)
Turns16
Race lap record4:10.0 ( Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Lewis, Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza, 1933, Grand Prix)

The Douglas Circuit was a motor racing street circuit in Douglas, the capital and largest town of the Isle of Man and was re-configured each year until 1937. [1] The first Grand Prix, titled "Mannin Beg & Mannin Moar" (English: Small Man & Big Man) was held in 1933 on a 4.60 mi (7.40 km) street circuit [2] which repeated as II and III Mannin Moar on different circuit layouts until 1935. In 1936 the circuit changed again for the IV RAC International Light Car Race and a last time for the (1937) V RAC International Light Car Race.

Contents

Racing at Douglas resumed in post-war 1947 on the 1936 3.87 mi (6.23 km) circuit configuration [3] with the first Manx Cup and the 9th British Empire Trophy. This circuit variant remained largely unchanged until 1953, the 15th British Empire Trophy and last event held on the Douglas street circuit.

Circuit history

1933-1935:
1936-1937:
1947:
1947-1949:
1950:
1951-1953:

 

Mannin Beg & Mannin Moar
RAC International Light Car Race
I Manx Cup
British Empire Trophy
British Empire Trophy
British Empire Trophy

 

Grand Prix
Voiturette
Voiturette
Grand Prix
Formula One
Sports car

Douglas circuit by year

YearRace NameDist.CircuitFormulaDriverManufacturerTimeLapsReport
1933I Mannin Moar230.0 mi (370.1 km)4.60 mi (7.40 km) Grand Prix Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Lewis Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza 3:34:52.050 Report
1934II Mannin Moar182.95 mi (294.4 km)3.65 mi (5.88 km) Grand Prix Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Lewis Alfa Romeo Tipo B 2:25:41.050 Report
1935III Mannin Moar201.75 mi (324.7 km)4.03 mi (6.49 km) Grand Prix Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Brian Lewis Bugatti T59 2:40:11.050 Report
1936IV RAC International LCR *199.98 mi (321.85 km)4.00 mi (6.44 km) Voiturette Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Richard Seaman Delage 15S8 2:52:01.050 Report
1937V RAC International LCR194.5 mi (313.00 km)3.89 mi (6.26 km) Voiturette Flag of Thailand.svg B Bira ERA B 2:45:34.050 Report
1938-1946 (No racing events held)
1947I Manx Cup46.67 mi (75.12 km)3.89 mi (6.26 km) Voiturette Flag of Thailand.svg B Bira Simca-Gordini T11 42:17.012 Report
IX British Empire Trophy155.59 mi (250.40 km)3.89 mi (6.26 km) Grand Prix Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Gerard ERA B 2:16:52.040 Report
1948X British Empire Trophy140.03 mi (225.36 km)3.89 mi (6.26 km) Grand Prix Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Geoffrey Ansell ERA B 2:03:45.036 Report
1949XI British Empire Trophy140.03 mi (225.36 km)3.89 mi (6.26 km) Grand Prix Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Gerard ERA B 1:57:56.036 Report
1950XII British Empire Trophy140.03 mi (225.36 km)3.89 mi (6.26 km) Formula One Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Bob Gerard ERA B 1:59:36.036 Report
1951XIII British Empire Trophy136.14 mi (219.1 km)3.89 mi (6.26 km) Sports car Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Stirling Moss Frazer Nash Bristol L6 OHV1:57:38.035 Report
1952XIV British Empire Trophy202.26 mi (325.52 km)3.89 mi (6.26 km) Sports car Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Pat Griffith Lester T51 MG 6850 2:54:0052 Report
1953XV British Empire Trophy62.23 mi (100.16 km)3.89 mi (6.26 km) Sports car Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Reg Parnell Aston Martin DB35 0:53:21.021 Report
Sources: [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13] [14] [15] [16] [17] [18] [19] [20] [21] (* RAC International Light Car Race)

Layout history

Street Map - Douglas Circuit 1933 Circuit-douglas-1933-(openstreetmap).png
Street Map - Douglas Circuit 1933
Street Map - Douglas Circuit 1934 Circuit-douglas-1934-(openstreetmap).png
Street Map - Douglas Circuit 1934
Street Map - Douglas Circuit 1935 Circuit-douglas-1935-(openstreetmap).png
Street Map - Douglas Circuit 1935
Street Map - Douglas Circuit 1936 Circuit-douglas-1936-(openstreetmap)2.png
Street Map - Douglas Circuit 1936
Street Map - Douglas Circuit 1937 Circuit-douglas-1937-(openstreetmap)1.png
Street Map - Douglas Circuit 1937

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