Dunlop Bridge

Dunlop Bridge

The Dunlop Bridge is a footbridge situated at a number of racing circuits.

The bridge is considered to be one of the most significant landmarks in a motorsport venue particularly the Circuit de la Sarthe[1] and Donington Park.[2], although the latter was removed during renovations for the failed attempt to stage the 2010 British F1 Grand Prix, and due to new regulations, cannot be restored.

List of race circuits featuring a Dunlop Bridge

Italics indicate that the bridge is no longer within the circuit.

Photo Venue Section Locale Installed Dismantled Source Notes
Le Mans Esses.jpg Circuit de la Sarthe Dunlop Curve Le Mans, Sarthe, France 1932 [nb 1][3]
DunlopBridge.JPG Donington Park Starkey's Straight Leicestershire, United Kingdom 1977 2009 [nb 2][4]
Sandown Raceway Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1989 [nb 3]
Mount Panorama Circuit Exit of The Chase Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia 1986 [5][nb 4][6]
Tsukuba Circuit Midfield Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Japan
Laguna Seca Turn 3 Monterey, California, USA
Surfers Paradise Raceway Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia
Mantorp Park Mantorp, Östergötland, Sweden

Notes

  1. ^ Relocated to its present location at the between 1986 and 1987 to allow for the insertion of a chicane.
  2. ^ Originally dismantled to allow a proposed 200mph straight to be created, since work fell through due to financial reasons, the bridge is currently in a dismantled state
  3. ^ Formerly belonging to Surfers Paradise Raceway
  4. ^ Originally known as Bridgestone Bridge, has since been renamed.

References


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