Reims-Geux GP Circuit Pit Lane & Grandstand

You will get fined if you stop you can only drive past this has just come about you have been warned. No more photo opportunities. John

Every time we’ve been to the Reims circuit we’ve found a new treasure. The restoration team have done (and continue to do) a brilliant job at bringing this old relic back to life. There is plenty to explore and they provide information booklets to tell you about the history and the work they’re doing (in English as well as other languages). It’s a really busy main road – I wonder if the locals laugh at us tourists pulling up for a photo opp – but time it right and you can lose yourself in this ghostly place to soak up the history and get some great photos.

While the pits and grandstands are a great place to visit any fan of 50’s and 60’s GPs (after all Britain’s first World Champion Mike Hawthorn won his first GP here after a titanic tussle with Fangio) it’s well worth driving the rest of the circuit. This is primarily a triangle (with a dog-leg) on the D27, D26 and N31. A good surface and clear views only the roundabouts spoil the illusion.

Wonderfully atmospheric and a must for any petrolhead in the area. Wander through thr deserted pits and climb into the control tower and grandstand and look out on a road once full of Moss and his contempories. Very far from modern circuits with catch fencing etc. A picture of the car in front of the pits and a roar past is of course compulsory! Dave (via iPad)