TRACKS: NICE

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NICE

Description Sources don’t agree about years in which each layout was used, so I have no sure info (see detail)

Location Nice/Nizza
06 - Alpes-Maritimes - Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur

Location

Latitude - Longitude + 43°41'45"     + 7°16'06"
43.695833     7.268333

UTM Coordinates X = 360456.834  -  Y = 4839547.585  -  Zone 32T

Aerial photo / Map (*) Google Maps - Bing Maps - Flash Earth - GéoPortail

Altitude AMSL 1 m - 3 ft

Inauguration 1932

Closing 1947

Designer

Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) Forum Forum --> Europe --> France --> FRA - Nice & Antibes [ENG]
(2) 8w.forix.com/40s-nice.html Nice 1946÷1947
(3) www.kolumbus.fi/leif.snellman/t1.htm The Golden Era of Grand Prix Racing
(4) www.milermeter.com/?r=1468211 2012 m track layout
(5) www.milermeter.com/?r=1468231 3214 m track layout
(6) www.racingcircuits.net Motor Racing Circuits Database
(7) www.silhouet.com/motorsport/tracks/nice.html The GEL Motorsport - Tracks Around The World
(8) Italian www.tazionuvolari.it/corse5it.htm Tazio Nuvolari’s official website
(9) www.the-fastlane.co.uk/formula2/V1932-14.htm F2 Register: I Circuit de Vitesse de Nice 1932
(10) Italian Autosprint 11/1985 (page 48)

(*) NOTE: a complete and detailed view of the circuit can be found (if available) on Street View by Google Maps and/or Bird's Eye and 3D views by Bing Maps for Enterprise (former Microsoft Virtual Earth): both can be reached using their own link in Aerial photo / Map cell.

(**) For on-line not-English speaking sources, click on each small flag and you open the corresponding Google Translator page with automatic translation.

Nice (2012 m)
Description	According to Motor Racing Circuits Database (racingcircuits.net) this layout was used from 1932 to 1935. The GEL Motorsport - Tracks Around The World reports only that this one was used for the first time in 1932, without any more info. Other sources don’t report this track layout
Years
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Street course
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	November 25^th 2007
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Promenade des Anglais - Avenue de Verdun - Pláce Masséna
length	2012 m	6600 ft	1.25 mi		(6)
length	2012 m	6600 ft	1.25 mi		(7)
length	2130 m	6987 ft	1.323 mi	Calculated from aerial photo (*)	(4)

Nice (3214 m)
Description	According to Motor Racing Circuits Database (racingcircuits.net) this layout was used in 1946 and 1947. The GEL Motorsport - Tracks Around The World has the map, but without any more info. According to other sources, this track layout was in use even in 1930s
Years
Direction	Clockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Street course
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	November 25^th 2007
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Promenade des Anglais - Avenue de Verdun - Pláce Masséna - Quai des Etats-Unis
length	3219 m	10560 ft	2 mi		(7)
length	3214 m	10545 ft	1.997 mi		(6)
length	3214 m	10545 ft	1.997 mi		(8)
length	2824 m	9264 ft	1.755 mi	Calculated from aerial photo (*)	(5)

Nice
Description	Veteran car parade, held in 1984 and 1985 and probably alsoin following years. I have no info about track layout but the use of Promenade des Anglais
Years	1984÷...
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Historical parade
Inauguration	1984
Closing
Last update of this page	February 10^th 2008
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points	Promenade des Anglais

Nice: comparison between short and long courses

Due to technical problems, temporarily it’s no longer possible to see the circuits on Google Maps embedded in the current page.
This feature will be restored as soon as I figure out how to do (any help would be appreciated!)

See this track layout with Google Maps - Google Earth
(milermeter.com can be used in your browser, without installing anything; Google Earth is a program that must be installed in your computer)
(Map shown here above can show at the same time all eventual layouts drawn. If you want to see only some of them, please go to Google Maps or Google Earth, by clicking on its own link)

Nice (2012 m)

Due to technical problems, temporarily it’s no longer possible to see the circuits on Google Maps embedded in the current page.
This feature will be restored as soon as I figure out how to do (any help would be appreciated!)
See this track layout with Google Maps - Google Earth - milermeter.com
(milermeter.com can be used in your browser, without installing anything; Google Earth is a program that must be installed in your computer)
(Map shown here above can show at the same time all eventual layouts drawn. If you want to see only some of them, please go to Google Maps or Google Earth, by clicking on its own link)

Nice (3214 m)

Due to technical problems, temporarily it’s no longer possible to see the circuits on Google Maps embedded in the current page.
This feature will be restored as soon as I figure out how to do (any help would be appreciated!)
See this track layout with Google Maps - Google Earth - milermeter.com
(milermeter.com can be used in your browser, without installing anything; Google Earth is a program that must be installed in your computer)
(Map shown here above can show at the same time all eventual layouts drawn. If you want to see only some of them, please go to Google Maps or Google Earth, by clicking on its own link)

Latitude - Longitude: + 43°41'45", + 7°16'06"
If the aerial photo is not visible, you have to zoom out by clicking (maybe more then once) button ’-’ in top left corner

Updates

Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note

December 27^th 2010 Guido de Carli andylaurence Update Description

February 10^th 2008 1984÷... Guido de Carli Update Description

November 25^th 2007 Guido de Carli Guido de Carli Lorenzo Tommasi Update Description with map

December 23^rd 2003 Guido de Carli New Description

Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list

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Updates
Date	Track layout	Years	Description by	Map by	Thanks to	Note
December 27^th 2010			Guido de Carli		andylaurence	Update	Description
February 10^th 2008		1984÷...	Guido de Carli			Update	Description
November 25^th 2007			Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli	Lorenzo Tommasi	Update	Description with map
December 23^rd 2003			Guido de Carli			New	Description
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list