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Magny-Cours
The Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours is a motor racing circuit located in the municipalities of Magny-Cours and Saint-Parize-le-Châtel (France), 15 kilometres south of Nevers in the Département of Nièvre in western Burgundy. Opened in 1961 as the Circuit Jean Behra, it was renamed the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in 1989.
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Opening
Opened in 1961 as the Circuit Jean Behra, it was renamed the Circuit de Nevers Magny-Cours in 1989.
Extension
In 1971, the circuit was extended for the first time to 3.848 kilometres. The last rebuild in 2003 saw the Estoril Curve, the longest straight on the circuit at just under 900 metres (now called the Golf), extended to include the Adelaide Curve (which was considerably longer than the later hairpin) and a new back straight to a tight corner, simply called 180 degrees, which leads back to the old track, for a total of 4.411 kilometres.