Circuit info
Nivelles-Baulers
We don't have our own real GPS-telemetry-based 3D model for this circuit (typically a pre-2023 or discontinued venue). The outline below is a freely usable, hand-drawn circuit diagram.This layout was in use during: 1972,1974.Circuit diagram: ROY Jules (julesr0y) (CC BY 4.0). source & licenseOther known layouts at this circuit: 1972,1974Interesting facts
Nivelles-Baulers was designed by Roger Caignie and John Hugenholtz, built in 1971 and opened in 1972 as a deliberately 'safe alternative' to the dangerous Spa, with huge run-off areas and a flat, featureless, seven-corner layout. Drivers and spectators alike found it bland and sterile: the vast run-off zones left fans feeling disconnected from the action. It hosted the Belgian Grand Prix twice, in 1972 and 1974, both won by Emerson Fittipaldi; the plan was for the race to alternate between Walloon Nivelles and Flemish Zolder, but the arrangement proved short-lived. The Formula 1 lap record, 1:11.310, was set by Denny Hulme in a McLaren M23 in 1974; the Formula 2 record belonged to Jochen Mass at 1:14.170 from 1973. The organisers went bankrupt in 1974, and by 1976 the deteriorating tarmac had become unsafe for Formula 1; by 1980 it was deemed too dangerous for car racing altogether, though motorcycle events continued. The circuit's licence expired on 30 June 1981 and it closed permanently, later demolished and replaced by an industrial estate. The circuit is located in Brussels, Belgium. Formula 1 has raced here since 1972, with 2 races held so far, most recently in 1974. The first race here was won by Emerson Fittipaldi, in 1972. The most recent winner here was Emerson Fittipaldi, in 1974. Emerson Fittipaldi has won here more than anyone else, 2 times.