Built in 1965 and inaugurated in 1966, the Bugatti Circuit was conceived as a permanent track, as requested by the leaders of the Automobile Club de l’Ouest, primarily to open a driving school. How did this “small circuit” in Le Mans, which reuses part of the layout and infrastructure of the 24 Hours of Le Mans track, become, sixty years later, a major hub for car and motorcycle motorsports?

National championships, 1990s Formula 3000, Moto Grand Prix, 24 Hours of Moto and Truck races, dragster festivals, GP Explorer, and even the 24 Hours of Cycling! Stéphane Barbé tells the grand story of this circuit, from the 1967 French Formula 1 Grand Prix to Johann Zarco’s victory at the 2025 French MotoGP Grand Prix, through numerous photos and exclusive testimonies.