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The Dunlop Bridge is a landmark advertising footbridge sponsored by Dunlop Tyres, located at several racing circuits around the world. The oldest surviving example of this bridge is at the Circuit de la Sarthe, the home of the 24 Hours of Le Mans.

The bridge is regarded as one of the most recognisable features at 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 racing safety regulations, cannot be restored.

Radio and television personality Chris Evans bought the Donington Park bridge while visiting a racing memorabilia auction in September 2012.[3]

List of race circuits featuring a Dunlop Bridge[edit]

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

Photo

Venue

Section

Locale

Installed

Dismantled

Source

Notes

Circuit de la Sarthe

Dunlop Curve

Le Mans, Sarthe, France

1932

[nb 1][4]

Suzuka Circuit

Turn 7

Suzuka, Mie, Japan

1960s

1987

Surfers Paradise Raceway

Turn 1

Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia

1966

1987

Donington Park

Starkey's Straight

Leicestershire, United Kingdom

1977

2009

[nb 2][5]

Mount Panorama Circuit

Exit of The Chase

Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia

1982

[6][nb 3][7]

Sandown Raceway

Turn 9

Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

1989

[nb 4]

Tsukuba Circuit

Midfield

Shimotsuma, Ibaraki Japan

WeatherTech Raceway Laguna Seca

Turn 3

Monterey, California, United States

[nb 5]

Mantorp Park

Mantorp, Östergötland, Sweden

Circuit Paul Armagnac

Turn 11

Nogaro, Midi-Pyrénées, France

Sportsland SUGO

Home straight

Murata, Miyagi, Japan

Circuit d'Albi

Le Séquestre, Midi-Pyrénées, France

Circuit Carole

Home straight

Tremblay-en-France, Île-de-France, France

Autodrome de Linas-Montlhéry

Home straight

Linas, Île-de-France, France

A Dunlop Bridge also exists in the Apricot Hill Raceway, a fictional racetrack in the Gran Turismo series, although the branding was removed in Gran Turismo 6.

See also[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ^ Relocated to its present location at the between 1986 and 1987 to allow for the insertion of a chicane.
  • ^ 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 after it was not restorable due to racing regulations.
  • ^ Originally known as the JPS Bridge, then the Bridgestone Bridge and the GMAC Bridge, has since been renamed the Armor All Bridge.
  • ^ Sandown Raceway originally had a Dunlop Bridge from 1964-1984 located at the Turn 9 causeway. The base of the old bridge was not protected by barriers and was the site of many high speed crashes and was removed on safety grounds during circuit re-configuration in mid-1984. Sandown's current bridge was originally the Dunlop Bridge which stood at the Surfers Paradise Raceway from 1966 until the circuit closed in 1987. This bridge has been since been modified and renamed the Jim Beam Bridge.
  • ^ Various other tire brands also advertised on Laguna Seca's Dunlop Bridge.
  • References[edit]

    1. ^ Brian Laban (16 June 2007). "The greatest race". Telegraph. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  • ^ "Iconic Dunlop Bridge dismantled at Donington | Planet F1 | Formula One News". Planet F1. 13 February 2009. Archived from the original on 11 September 2012. Retrieved 14 September 2010.
  • ^ "Chris Evans bought Donington Park's Dunlop bridge 'by accident'". BBC News. 18 September 2012. Retrieved 12 September 2012.
  • ^ "Le Mans (not just) for Dummies - The Club Arnage Guide to the 24 hours of Le Mans 2009" (PDF). Club Arnage.
  • ^ "Dunlop Bridge goes at Donington Park | This is Nottingham". Archived from the original on 12 September 2012.
  • ^ "A close look at the Australian Bathurst racing circuit". Archived from the original on 8 October 2010. Retrieved 8 October 2010.
  • ^ "Central West riding :: IMG_1926sm.jpg picture by yogi2795 - Photobucket". Archived from the original on 15 July 2011.
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