SUI - SWITZERLAND
GENÈVE
Description  
Location Genève
GE - Genève - Région Lémanique
Location Geneva
Latitude - Longitude + 46°13'14"     + 6°08'33"
46.220556     6.1425
UTM Coordinates X = 279621.737  -  Y = 5122522.624  -  Zone 32T
Swiss national coordinates Y = 499992  -   X = 119618
Aerial photo / Map (*) Aerial photo / Map (*) OpenStreetMap  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Google Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Bing Maps  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Flash Earth  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) Wikimapia  -   Aerial photo / Map (*) map.search.ch
Altitude AMSL 400 m - 1312 ft
Inauguration  
Closing  
Designer  
Sources and links (Translation) (**)
(1) English ForumForum --> Europe --> German Countries --> SUI - Geneva 1938 [ENG]
(2) English velobanjogent.blogspot.com (...)
(3) English www.milermeter.com/?r=1527161Track layout
(4) English www.milermeter.com/?r=1527324Track layout
(5) English www.racingcircuits.netMotor Racing Circuits Database
(6) Italian www.tazionuvolari.it/corse7it.htmTazio Nuvolari’s 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.

Genève
Description Circuit used at least in 1938 (motorbike Grand Prix) and 1946. I don’t know if it was used for some more times
Years 1938, 1946
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit YES
Type Street course
Inauguration 1938
Closing 1946
Last update of this page May 10th 2011
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Avenue de France - Avenue de la Paix - Rue de Lausanne - Avenue Mon Repos
length 2965  m 9728  ft 1.842  mi   (6)
length 2986  m 9797  ft 1.855  mi   (5)
length 2907  m 9538  ft 1.807  mi Calculated from aerial photo (*) (3)

Genève
Description Track layout is very similar to 1946 one
Years 1948
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Street course
Inauguration 1948
Closing 1948
Last update of this page February 10th 2007
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Avenue de France - Avenue de la Paix - Rue de Lausanne - Avenue Mon Repos
length 2945  m 9662  ft 1.83  mi   (5)

Genève
Description  
Years 1950
Direction Clockwise   Clockwise
Progetto Proposal NO
No longer operational YES
Car Circuit YES
Motorbike circuit  
Type Street course
Inauguration 1948
Closing 1948
Last update of this page February 10th 2007
Info last update  
Designer  
Distinctive points Avenue de France - Avenue de la Paix - Rue de Lausanne
length 6325  m 20751  ft 3.93  mi   (5)
length 6271  m 20573  ft 3.897  mi Calculated from aerial photo (*) (4)

Genève/Geneva: comparison between layouts

Genève/Geneva: comparison between layouts


Genève/Geneva 1946 (in 1948 it was very similar)

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 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)


Genève/Geneva 1950

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 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)



Updates
Date Track layout Years Description by Map by Thanks to Note
May 10th 2011   1938, 1946 Guido de Carli   micap Update Description
February 10th 2008     Guido de Carli Lorenzo Tommasi   Update Description with map
February 10th 2007     Guido de Carli     New Description without map
Not all eventual updates issued in last years are already visible in this list
 
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