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DETROIT
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Description
Location	Detroit MI - Michigan - Midwest
Location	Around Reinassance Center, Detroit
Latitude - Longitude	+ 42°19'49"     - 83°02'28" 42.330278     -83.041111
UTM Coordinates	X = 331833.604  -  Y = 4688465.226  -  Zone 17T
Aerial photo / Map (*)	Google Maps  -    Bing Maps  -    Flash Earth  -    Microsoft Research Maps  -    MapQuest
Altitude AMSL	173 m - 568 ft
Inauguration	June 6th 1982
Closing	June 16th 1991
Designer
Sources and links (Translation) (**)	(1) Rombo 17/1981 (page 28) prime anticipazioni (senza mappa) (2) Autosprint 37/1981 (page 6) (3) Rombo 8/1982 (page 60) Mappa del circuito (4) Rombo 17/1982 (page 20) Visita al circuito (5) Rombo 23/1983 (page 8) (6) Rombo 41/1985 (page 69) Resta in centro (e non a Belle Isle) il GP Detroit F.1 1986 (7) Autosprint 4/1989 (page 5)

(*) 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.

Detroit
Description	Proposal dated September 1981 for Detroit street circuit, that hosted a F.1 GP in 1982.
Years	1981
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	YES
Proposal not developed	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Street course
Inauguration
Closing
Last update of this page	February 26th 2004
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points

Detroit
Description	First track layout used by F.1 on June 6th 1982
Years	1982
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Street course
Inauguration	June 6th 1982
Closing	June 6th 1982
Last update of this page	February 26th 2004
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	4015  m	13173  ft	2.495  mi

Detroit
Description	1983-1988 track layout, used for the first time on June 5th 1983. Compared to 1982 layout, corner 5 was removed and chicane had a new quicker layout (even if it’s not shown on the map)
Years	1983÷1988
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Street course
Inauguration	June 5th 1983
Closing	June 19th 1988
Last update of this page	February 26th 2004
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	4023  m	13199  ft	2.5  mi		(5)

Detroit
Description	1989-1991 Cart version of the track used by F.1. The only change is the removal of chicane just before start/finish line
Years	1989÷1991
Direction	Anticlockwise
Proposal	NO
No longer operational	YES
Car Circuit	YES
Motorbike circuit
Type	Street course
Inauguration	June 18th 1989
Closing	June 16th 1991
Last update of this page	February 26th 2004
Info last update
Designer
Distinctive points
length	4023  m	13199  ft	2.5  mi		(7)

Latitude - Longitude: + 42°19'49", - 83°02'28"
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
November 9th 2005			Guido de Carli		Lorenzo Tommasi	Update	Description
October 17th 2004		1983÷1988	Guido de Carli			Update	Description
February 27th 2004		1981	Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli		New	Description with map
February 27th 2004		1982	Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli		New	Description with map
February 27th 2004		1983÷1988	Guido de Carli	Guido de Carli		New	Description with map
February 27th 2004		1989÷1991	Guido de Carli			Update	Description
July 5th 2003		1989÷1991	Guido de Carli			Update	Description
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list

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