Circuit de Lohéac

The Circuit de Lohéac is a racing circuit in Lohéac, Ille-et-Vilaine.

Circuit de Lohéac

World RX layout of Circuit de Lohéac
Location	Lohéac, France
Time zone	CET (UTC+1) CEST (DST)
Coordinates	47°51′51″N 1°53′37″W
Capacity	80,000
Opened	1976
Major events	Former: FIA World Rallycross Championship World RX of France (2014–2019, 2021) FIA European Rallycross Championship Euro RX of France (1978, 1983, 1988, 1993, 2001, 2013–2019, 2021)
Length	1.070 km (0.665 miles)
Turns	7
Race lap record	0:35.843 ( Timmy Hansen, Peugeot 208 WRX, 2019)

The circuit is the oldest Rallycross circuit in France. Since 1976, it has a round of the French Rallycross Championship annually. The circuit also hosts the French round of the FIA World Rallycross Championship since the inauguration of the championship in 2014.

History

Circuit de Lohéac in 2001

This circuit was created by Michel Hommell, leader and founder of the Michel Hommell Group specializing in automotive magazines and between 1990 and 2003, would act as a car manufacturer. It is on this circuit that the inaugural French Rallycross Championship was raced, with the race taking place on September 5, 1976.^[1]

With over 80,000 spectators attending the 2018 edition, the French round of World Rallycross became the third most viewed auto racing event in France, after 24 Hours of Le Mans and French Grand Prix.^[2][3]

See also

• Rallycross
• FIA World Rallycross Championship
• FIA European Rallycross Championship
• Hommell
• Lohéac