Luxembourg Grand Prix
The Luxembourg Grand Prix (German: Großer Preis von Luxemburg) was a Formula One motor race for two years in the 1990s. The FIA created the Luxembourg GP to keep a race at Nürburgring, and allow the European GP to be held in another country.
| Nürburgring (Germany) | |
| |
| Race information | |
| Laps | 67 |
|---|---|
| Circuit length | 4.556 km (2.83 mi) |
| Race length | 305.252 km (189.66 mi) |
| Number of times held | 6 |
| First held | 1949 |
| Last held | 1998 |
| Most wins (drivers) | No repeat winners |
| Most wins (constructors) |  Cooper (2)  Ferrari (2)
|
| Last race (1998): | |
| Pole position |  Michael Schumacher Ferrari 1:18.561 |
| Podium | 1.  M. Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:32:14.789 2. M. Schumacher Ferrari +2.211 3. D. Coulthard McLaren-Mercedes +34.163 |
| Fastest lap | Mika Häkkinen McLaren-Mercedes 1:20.450 |
The FIA only allowed one Formula One per country. They would allow a second race within a country if it had a different Grand Prix name. For several years, the German Grand Prix had been held at Hockenheimring, and the European Grand Prix at Nürburgring. There was unease that the Nürburgring was being given a monopoly for the European GP. The border of Luxembourg lies about 50 miles away from the Nürburgring track.
Winners of the Luxembourg Grand Prix
A pink background indicates an event which was not part of the Formula One World Championship.
| Year | Driver | Constructor | Location | Report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Luigi Villoresi[1] |
Ferrari | Findel | Report |
| 1950 | Alberto Ascari[2] |
Ferrari | Report | |
| 1951 | Alan Brown[3] |
Cooper-Norton | Report | |
| 1952 | Les Leston[4] |
Cooper-Norton | Report | |
| 1952 – 1996 |
Not held | |||
| 1997 |  Jacques Villeneuve
|
Williams-Renault | Nürburgring GP-Strecke | Report |
| 1998 | Mika Häkkinen
|
McLaren-Mercedes | Report | |
Broadcasting
United Kingdom
| Year | Network | Lap-by-lap | Colour commentator(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | ITV | Murray Walker | Martin Brundle |
| 1997 |
Luxembourg Grand Prix Media
Findel Circuit layout (1949–1952)
References
- ↑ "Villoresi, Luigi". Autocourse Grand Prix Archive. Archived from the original on 21 December 2007. Retrieved 17 March 2008.
- ↑ "Non Championship Races 1950". World Sports Racing Prototypes. Archived from the original on 25 April 2009. Retrieved 17 March 2008.
- ↑ "Amicale de la Voiture Historique" (in French). Automobile Club du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg. Retrieved 13 March 2008.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unrecognized language (link)[dead link] - ↑ "500cc Formula 3 Results (All Others)". 500 Owners Association. Archived from the original on 28 August 2008. Retrieved 13 March 2008.
