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FRA - FRANCE
FONTANGE (MICHELIN)
Description
Location	Fontange, Salon-de-Provence 13 - Bouches-du-Rhône - Provence-Alpes-Côte-d’Azur
Location
Latitude - Longitude	+ 43°37'38"     + 5°00'24" 43.627222     5.006667
UTM Coordinates	X = 661888.258  -  Y = 4832426.957  -  Zone 31T
Aerial photo / Map (*)	Google Maps  -    Bing Maps  -    Flash Earth  -    GéoPortail
Altitude AMSL	60 m - 197 ft
Inauguration
Closing
Designer
Sources and links (Translation) (**)	(1) Forum Forum Europe France FRA - Centre d’essais Privé de Fontange [ENG] (2) www.michelin-engineering-and-services.com (...) Official website

(*) 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.

Centre d’essais Privé de Fontange: Speed ring
Michelin Proving Ground
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Proving ground
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	May 25th 2009
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	3085  m	10121  ft	1.917  mi		(2)
length	3500  m	11483  ft	2.175  mi		(1)
Min width	7  m	23  ft			(2)
Max width	11  m	36  ft			(2)
Straight length	750  m	2461  ft	0.466  mi		(2)
Straight length	1000  m	3281  ft	0.621  mi		(1)
Max. banking (bends)	20  %	11.3  °			(2)

Centre d’essais Privé de Fontange: Noise
Michelin Proving Ground
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Proving ground
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	May 25th 2009
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	950  m	3117  ft	0.59  mi	Long circuit	(2)
length	400  m	1312  ft	0.249  mi	Short circuit	(2)

Centre d’essais Privé de Fontange: Comfort
Michelin Proving Ground
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Proving ground
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	May 25th 2009
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	200  m	656  ft	0.124  mi		(2)

Centre d’essais Privé de Fontange: Wet handling course
Michelin Proving Ground
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Proving ground
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	May 25th 2009
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	1200  m	3937  ft	0.746  mi		(2)
Width	7  m	23  ft			(2)

Centre d’essais Privé de Fontange: Dry braking track
Michelin Proving Ground
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Proving ground
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	May 25th 2009
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	350  m	1148  ft	0.217  mi		(2)
Width	4  m	13  ft			(2)

Centre d’essais Privé de Fontange: Wet braking track
Michelin Proving Ground
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Proving ground
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	May 25th 2009
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	100  m	328  ft			(2)
Width	5  m	16  ft			(2)

Centre d’essais Privé de Fontange: Hydroplaning in curve
Michelin Proving Ground
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Proving ground
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	May 25th 2009
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
Bend minimum radius	100  m	328  ft			(2)

Centre d’essais Privé de Fontange: Hydroplanning in straight line
Michelin Proving Ground
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Proving ground
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	May 25th 2009
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points

Centre d’essais Privé de Fontange: Circular track
Michelin Proving Ground
Description
Years
Direction
Proposal	NO
No longer operational
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Proving ground
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	May 25th 2009
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
Bend minimum radius	50  m	164  ft			(2)
Max minimum radius	70  m	230  ft			(2)

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Latitude - Longitude: + 43°37'38", + 5°00'24"
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
May 25th 2009			Guido de Carli		Roelard Smit	New	Description without map
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list

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