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F1 News - Grandprix.com > GP Encyclopedia > Races > Swiss GP, 1982 (401 words) |
 | There had not been a World Championship Swiss GP since 1954 and as motor racing was banned in the country the race had to be held at Dijon. |
| The success of French drivers in F1, however, led to pressure for more French races and so the idea was revived if not for the Swiss for the sake of convenience. |
| The field was unchanged from the race in Austria and to no great surprise the Renaults were 1-2 on the grid with Alain Prost beating Rene Arnoux. |
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GRAND PRIX MOTOR RACING DEVELOPMENT AND HISTORY | FORMULA ONE RECORDS AND RACING SPEED ACES | THE BLUEBIRD ELECTRIC ... (14761 words) |
| This was true of the Le Mans circuit of the 1906 Grand Prix, as well as the Targa Florio (run on 93 miles of Sicilian roads), the German Kaiserpreis circuit (75 miles long), and the French circuit at Dieppe (a mere 48 miles), used for the 1907 Grand Prix. |
| The 1933 Monaco Grand Prix was the first time in the history of the sport that the grid was deciding by timed qualifying rather than the luck of a draw. |
| The French Grand prix was held at on the Bugatti circuit at LeMans. |
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