Grand Prix de la Marne

France Grand Prix de la Marne
Grand Prix de la Marne
VenueCircuit de Reims-Gueux
LocationReims, France
49°15′14.67″N 3°55′50.02″E / 49.2540750°N 3.9305611°E / 49.2540750; 3.9305611
Corporate sponsorA. C. de Champagne
First race1925 Circuit Beine-Nauroy
First Gueux race1926
Last race1952 Gueux
Distance509.905 km
Laps71
Duration3 hours
Most wins (driver)France Philippe Étancelin (3)
Most wins (team)France Ettore Bugatti
Most wins (manufacturer)France Bugatti (9)
Circuit information
SurfaceAsphalt
Length7.826 km (4.863 mi)
Turns8
Lap record2'28.2 (France Jean Behra,
 France Gordini T16,
1952, Formula 2)

The Grand Prix de la Marne (commonly known as the Marne Grand Prix) was a motor race organized by the Automobile Club de Champagne and staged at the circuit Reims-Gueux on public roads located 7.5 km (4.7 mi) west of the city of Reims in the Marne département of north-eastern France. It proved to be one of the fastest and most prestigious road races in Europe.