The Douglas Circuit was a motor racing street circuit in Douglas, the capital and largest town of the Isle of Man and was re-configured each year until 1937.[1] The first Grand Prix, titled "Mannin Beg & Mannin Moar" (English: Small Man & Big Man) was held in 1933 on a 4.60 mi (7.40 km) street circuit [2] which repeated as II and III Mannin Moar on different circuit layouts until 1935. In 1936 the circuit changed again for the IV RAC International Light Car Race and a last time for the (1937) V RAC International Light Car Race.
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| Location | Douglas, Isle of Man United Kingdom |
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| Time zone | GMT |
| Coordinates | 54°9′14.41″N 4°28′44.36″W / 54.1540028°N 4.4789889°W |
| Opened | 1933 |
| Closed | 1953 |
| Major events | Grand Prix Voiturette Formula One Sports car |
| Douglas Circuit (1937, 1947-1953) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 6.24 km (3.87 miles) |
| Turns | 4 |
| Race lap record | 3:08 ( Reg Parnell, Maserati 4CLT/48, 1950, Formula One) |
| Douglas Circuit (1936) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 6.44 km (4.00 miles) |
| Turns | 5 |
| Race lap record | 3:20 ( Richard Seaman, Delage 15S8, 1936, Voiturette) |
| Douglas Circuit (1935) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 6.49 km (4.03 miles) |
| Turns | 7 |
| Race lap record | 3:06 ( Brian Lewis, Bugatti Type 59, 1935, Grand Prix) |
| Douglas Circuit (1934) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 5.88 km (3.65 miles) |
| Turns | 6 |
| Race lap record | 2:50 ( Brian Lewis, Alfa Romeo Tipo B, 1934, Grand Prix) |
| Douglas Circuit (1933) | |
| Surface | Asphalt |
| Length | 7.40 km (4.60 miles) |
| Turns | 16 |
| Race lap record | 4:10.0 ( Brian Lewis, Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza, 1933, Grand Prix) |
Racing at Douglas resumed in post-war 1947 on the 1936 3.87 mi (6.23 km) circuit configuration[3] with the first Manx Cup and the 9th British Empire Trophy. This circuit variant remained largely unchanged until 1953, the 15th British Empire Trophy and last event held on the Douglas street circuit.
Circuit history
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1933-1935: |
Mannin Beg & Mannin Moar |
Grand Prix |
Douglas circuit by year
edit| Year | Race Name | Dist. | Circuit | Formula | Driver | Manufacturer | Time | Laps | Report |
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| 1933 | I Mannin Moar | 230.0 mi (370.1 km) | 4.60 mi (7.40 km) | Grand Prix | Brian Lewis
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Alfa Romeo 8C 2300 Monza | 3:34:52.0 | 50 | Report |
| 1934 | II Mannin Moar | 182.95 mi (294.4 km) | 3.65 mi (5.88 km) | Grand Prix | Brian Lewis
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Alfa Romeo Tipo B | 2:25:41.0 | 50 | Report |
| 1935 | III Mannin Moar | 201.75 mi (324.7 km) | 4.03 mi (6.49 km) | Grand Prix | Brian Lewis
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Bugatti T59 | 2:40:11.0 | 50 | Report |
| 1936 | IV RAC International LCR * | 199.98 mi (321.85 km) | 4.00 mi (6.44 km) | Voiturette | Richard Seaman
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Delage 15S8 | 2:52:01.0 | 50 | Report |
| 1937 | V RAC International LCR | 194.5 mi (313.00 km) | 3.89 mi (6.26 km) | Voiturette |  B Bira
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ERA B | 2:45:34.0 | 50 | Report |
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| 1947 | I Manx Cup | 46.67 mi (75.12 km) | 3.89 mi (6.26 km) | Voiturette | B Bira
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Simca-Gordini T11 | 42:17.0 | 12 | Report |
| IX British Empire Trophy | 155.59 mi (250.40 km) | 3.89 mi (6.26 km) | Grand Prix | Bob Gerard
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ERA B | 2:16:52.0 | 40 | Report | |
| 1948 | X British Empire Trophy | 140.03 mi (225.36 km) | 3.89 mi (6.26 km) | Grand Prix | Geoffrey Ansell
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ERA B | 2:03:45.0 | 36 | Report |
| 1949 | XI British Empire Trophy | 140.03 mi (225.36 km) | 3.89 mi (6.26 km) | Grand Prix | Bob Gerard
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ERA B | 1:57:56.0 | 36 | Report |
| 1950 | XII British Empire Trophy | 140.03 mi (225.36 km) | 3.89 mi (6.26 km) | Formula One | Bob Gerard
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ERA B | 1:59:36.0 | 36 | Report |
| 1951 | XIII British Empire Trophy | 136.14 mi (219.1 km) | 3.89 mi (6.26 km) | Sports car | Stirling Moss
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Frazer Nash Bristol L6 OHV | 1:57:38.0 | 35 | Report |
| 1952 | XIV British Empire Trophy | 202.26 mi (325.52 km) | 3.89 mi (6.26 km) | Sports car | Pat Griffith
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Lester T51 MG 6850 | 2:54:00 | 52 | Report |
| 1953 | XV British Empire Trophy | 62.23 mi (100.16 km) | 3.89 mi (6.26 km) | Sports car | Reg Parnell
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Aston Martin DB35 | 0:53:21.0 | 21 | Report |
| Sources:[4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21] (* RAC International Light Car Race) | |||||||||
Layout history
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References
edit- ^ "Douglas Circuit - Isle of Man". Leif Snellman. Archived from the original on February 7, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "Douglas Circuit - From "The Circuit Dust, 1935"". isle-of-man.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ Galpin, Darren. "Douglas Track Info". www.silhouet.com. Retrieved 2017-12-29.
- ^ "1933 I Mannin Moar". Leif Snellman. Archived from the original on January 19, 2021. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "1934 II Mannin Moar". Leif Snellman. Archived from the original on June 20, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "1935 III Mannin Moar". Leif Snellman. Archived from the original on October 30, 2013. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "1936 IV RAC International Light Car Race". Leif Snellman. Archived from the original on March 16, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "1937 V RAC International Light Car Race". Leif Snellman. Archived from the original on September 24, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "1937 V RAC International". allracingdatabase.com. Archived from RAC International Light Car Race the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
{{cite web}}: Check|url=value (help) - ^ "1947 Manx Cup". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "1st Manx Cup". ultimateracinghistory.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "IX British Empire Trophy 1947". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "1947 9th British Empire Trophy". ultimateracinghistory.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "X British Empire Trophy". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "1948 10th British Empire Trophy". ultimateracinghistory.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "XI British Empire Trophy". silhouet.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "1949 11th British Empire Trophy". ultimateracinghistory.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "1950 12th British Empire Trophy". ultimateracinghistory.com. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "1951 British Empire Trophy". wsrp.ic.cz. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "1952 British Empire Trophy". wsrp.ic.cz. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2014.
- ^ "1953 British Empire Trophy". wsrp.ic.cz. Archived from the original on April 28, 2014. Retrieved April 26, 2014.